AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

The tech industry in the state of Texas is booming, with a growing demand for skilled workers in cloud, information technology (IT), software development, and data analytics roles. According to the Dallas Federal Reserve, high tech represents almost 5 percent of Texas’ gross domestic product (GDP) and more than 9 percent of employment. The tech sector in Texas has added jobs at an average annual rate of 4.7 percent over the last decade, more than double the overall state job growth rate.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

As the current market shifts, some agencies are looking for virtualization alternatives. Multiple paths forward exist for agencies seeking virtual representations of physical machines — including storage, networks and servers — to use resources more efficiently, whether they’re improving existing efforts or just starting out. Different agencies have different hypervisor, cloud migration, desktop virtualization and application modernization needs, so it’s important to understand which alternative

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 23, 2024

Operations technologies are here. Productivity gains are not. Why? It’s increasingly clear that to transform industrial production, industrial organizations must also be transformed.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Attendees watch and listen as Dave Levy, right, speaks during his fireside chat at the event, “An Allied Approach in the Age of AI.” On June 27, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Atlantic Council Geotech Center co-hosted an event, “An Allied Approach in the Age of AI,” during the annual AWS Summit Washington, DC. The event convened senior U.S.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 23, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

As a teacher with the KIPP charter school network in Houston, Texas, Dave Wakefield knew there had to be a better way for educators to gain insightful feedback on their instruction. Traditionally, educators who wanted feedback on their teaching either had to have someone visit their classroom or film themselves and then send that video to a mentor or peer for review.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to announce the 2024 cohort of AWS Champions, and the expansion of the program to AWS education and government technology (EdTech, GovTech) partners. The AWS Champions program recognizes individuals and organizations pioneering meaningful, cloud-powered change to improve outcomes, build resilience, and accelerate progress in service of their respective missions, constituents, and communities.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

More than half of state and local governments now allow eligible employees to work hybrid schedules on a regular basis, and personnel at nearly a quarter of government entities can telework full time, according to a survey conducted by three public sector organizations. To facilitate seamless communication between team members no matter where they’re located, city and state governments are using a number of technological tools.

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Park Leaders

JULY 23, 2024

“If you look back over the last 100 years of significant events in America’s parks, state, national, local, that, you know, on that list of the top 10 or 15 things that’s changed the way we manage parks is, how we did the pandemic.” We just celebrated a major milestone—300 episodes of the Park Leaders Show! This episode felt like a great opportunity for Phil Gains and I to reflect on what has changed in parks over the last decade and look towards the future.

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Princeton Public Library

JULY 23, 2024

Travel is about enjoying the experience, whether you fly for hours to somewhere new or walk through your neighborhood. The post Making the most of wherever you are appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

JULY 23, 2024

Government and businesses work side by side to prepare their respective organizations to become disaster resilient. In this podcast we focus on what that looks like for businesses; how that matches up government emergency management; and then we delve a little bit into emergency management in the military due to our guest’s professional experiences while serving in the US Army.

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GovPilot

JULY 23, 2024

Mountainside, NJ just began a new partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 23, 2024

As we continue to celebrate Park and Recreation Month , we’re excited to highlight a story that truly embodies our theme of “Where You Belong.” Today’s episode is all about ensuring opportunities to recreate and spend time in nature are available to all, regardless of ability. And, it’s perfect timing because July is also Disability Pride Month! We are so thrilled to chat with Caitlin Marcotte, an operations specialist IV adaptive manager at Charlottesville (Virginia) Parks and Recreation, and

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