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AWS re/Start MENA celebrates successful first year

AWS Public Sector Blog

Closing the digital skills gap is a priority for the private and public sector, and government entities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. AWS re/Start is a no-cost, cohort-based, workforce development training program that first launched in the MENA region in June 2021.

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How to avoid and recover from cyber and ransomware attacks

Open Access Government - Technology News

Best practices for public sector organisations to avoid and quickly recover from cyber and ransomware attacks. In 2021 there was a joint advisory from the NCSC and its international partners on this increased global threat. Treat public sector data as a first-class citizen. © Stevanovicigor.

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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS opened the AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Region in March 2011, and expanded the AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region to a full Region in 2021 to give our customers in Japan even lower latency, and the ability to architect workloads for even greater fault tolerance, resiliency, and availability. Earning trust with customers since Day One.

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Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Working Backwards process is gaining traction among outcome-focused public sector organizations tackling problems ranging from gun violence to cyclist and pedestrian road safety. In 2021, more than 42,000 people died in roadway crashes in the US. Building solutions through public and private sector collaboration.

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Continuing the pace of government innovation with the cloud in Asia Pacific and Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

During the COVID-19 pandemic, public sector organizations across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) had to act quickly to find digital solutions to everyday challenges to keep citizens safe while managing an evolving pandemic response. Continue the momentum by scaling digitization.

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Microsoft 365 Government price updates - into effect March 1st 2023

Microsoft Public Sector

On August 2021 we announced an update to our pricing for Microsoft 365 (which applies to all commercial customers: Enterprise, US Government, and Business). 1 Following the phased pricing update, Office 365 G1 will also increase in March 2024 by 10% and in March 2025 by 5%.

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AWS selected for U.S. Department of Defense Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, the U.S. Cloud trainings and education: To help meet the growing demand for individuals with cloud skills, AWS has pledged to train 29 million people around the world with free cloud training by 2025. JWCC will enable the DoD to fully leverage the capabilities of the cloud to meet current and future mission initiatives.

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