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Amazon EC2 Spot Instances for scientific workflows: Using generative AI to assess availability

AWS Public Sector Blog

In recent years, public sector organizations have found success running their scientific data processing workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). As the number of workloads increase with the massive data volume and complex scientific simulations, organizations are looking for ways to optimize cost while maintaining research momentum. Amazon EC2 Spot Instances presents a compelling option to run unused Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) capacity with an up to 90 percent discount compared to

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Federal Efforts to Update Old IT are Years Behind Schedule—We Looked at the Impacts of Delays

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Each year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion to manage its IT systems, acquire new systems, or update old ones. Federal IT is used to help provide critical serviceseverything from health to the economy and national defense. But.

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How to stand out and win over big funders

Professional Grant Writer

Grant funding is wildly competitive, but you can stand out by aligning with funders priorities, proving your impact, and building relationships before you. The post How to stand out and win over big funders appeared first on Professional Grant Writers.

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Talking with Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO of Trustly: Breaking barriers

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The Swedish payments veteran talks about using the power of open banking and account-to-account payments to remove friction from commerce and money movement.

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How Gilbert, AZ Prepares for the Future While Protecting What Makes It Great

A top-rated place to live, Gilbert, AZ struggled with outdated short-term rental management—low compliance, lost revenue, and growing administrative strain. By adopting the GovOS Tax & Compliance suite, the Town: Increased compliance from 40% to 90% Generated over $85K in new revenue Has a single digital system to manage tasks more efficiently With a centralized hub for short-term rental registration and enforcement, Gilbert balances tourism and community needs.

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Save Time and Money on Managing Your Microsoft Infrastructure

State Tech Magazine

Budget and workforce are invaluable resources at the state and local levels of government, and both are hard to come by. This is especially true for small and rural communities. Increasingly complicated IT environments and aging workforces only make things harder. When it comes to tech support for Microsoft IT environments, Microsoft Unified is a tremendous service for larger government entities such as state agencies or departments under the umbrella of major metropolitan areas.

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The relationship between national identity and the United Nations General Assembly voting patterns: a Narrative Policy Framework analysis

Policy & Politics Journal blog

by Yael R. Kaplan, Melissa K. Merry and Michael D.

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How to Bolster Your Agency’s Identity-Based Protections

GovLoop

Identity is at the heart of the modern cyber ecosystem. Whether implementing full-blown zero-trust security or not, a growing number of agencies authenticate the identity of users or applications before permitting them to access network resources. But here’s the catch: How do you know if an identity has been compromised? This is not a hypothetical question.

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Trash piled up around a trash/waste can/container at London Fields Park, on a nice weather weekend, London

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Reddit photo. Many parks and business improvement districts provide more limited services on weekends, when these districts may have more patronage not less, but it doesn't comport with "business hours." They need to have more frequent pick up on weekends. This has to do with planning for seasonality and 12 month parks. That's the point made in the entry, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Levels of Service " wrt parks that need more service than what is typical.

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Using Data to Engage with Constituents

GovLoop

Agencies at every level of government have an abundance of data, but knowing how that data can help you understand and better serve the community is often a real challenge. How can you craft data-driven narratives that connect with your intended audience, whether internal stakeholders or constituents, to help address community needs? During the latest CX Community of Practice online training, Mallory Bateman, Director of Demographic Research, Kem C.

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Southern California Museums “Free-For-All” day: March 16th

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I think coordinated " Open Doors " events like this are a great way for the cultural community to market itself while providing access to people who might not otherwise visit. -- Southern California Museums Free-For-All day , Sunday March 16th The only thing is one day probably isn't enough, I'd do the full weekend. The downside of such Open Doors events, like the one the Smithsonian Museums sponsors in September, is that they are super crowded and can be uncomfortable.

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Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections

Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.

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Why Europe is going car free?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Early in my days of pro center city advocacy, I was somewhat troubled about how advocates jumped on the ideas of Hans Monderman and the woonerf or shared street, streets designed to mix motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, as a way to slow traffic and better balance mobility between the car and non motorized forms. It wasn't because I don't believe in making pedestrian and bike trips better, but because the US physical environment is so dominated by the car and much of the nation's urban fo