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AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts

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Announced at AWS re:Invent 2024, Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts offers a comprehensive, Partner-managed solution for resilient cloud-connected edge computing that extends the reach of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to the most remote and geographically dispersed environments on earth.

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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

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Characterizing disaster risk and developing strategies for resilience and response to natural event hazards is core to the mission of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The science of event simulation and emergency response is based broadly on physics and earth science for climate simulations.

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Enhance productivity with Amazon Bedrock Agents and Powertools for AWS Lambda

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Large language models (LLMs) have shown great promise in various applications, but their true potential is unlocked when they can access real-time informationsuch as current data, time, weather, or breaking events. Amazon Bedrock Agent Action Group : Manages the actions performed by the agent.

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Harnessing cloud solutions to tackle water challenges

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These extreme events, and water quantity and quality issues more broadly, are pressing concerns in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, further aggravated by the uncertain impacts of climate change. For example, creating digital twins of water systems promotes more effective management and simulation of various scenarios.

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Holiday Safety Tips for Municipal Operations

From ensuring safe snow removal and managing icy sidewalks to organizing festive events and addressing increased community needs, municipalities play a critical role in keeping residents safe and operations running smoothly.

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Concerts for Carers uses AWS Fargate, Amazon Aurora to deliver ticketing and events platform at any scale

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Charitable organizations see spikes in activity as they respond to disasters, host seasonal events, and perform outreach to their donor base during fundraising appeals. We did not want to manage infrastructure,” said James Haigh, director of We Are Sweet. The content in Amazon S3 is also encrypted.

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University of British Columbia Cloud Innovation Centre: Governing an innovation hub using AWS management services

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This post discusses the management of AWS in higher education institutions, emphasizing governance to securely foster innovation without compromising security and detailing policies and responsibilities for managing AWS accounts across projects and research. These OUs help apply management controls like service control policies (SCPs).