Building a Healthcare Data Lake: Enhancing Ingress and Data Management
Healthcare organizations can effectively leverage data lakes to transform information into actionable insights while ensuring the privacy of patients. A data lake serves as a centralized, curated, and secure repository that accommodates all data, both in its raw form and prepped for analysis. By utilizing a data lake, institutions can dismantle data silos and merge various analytics types, leading to improved decision-making processes. In a previous post, “Getting started with a healthcare data lake,” I outlined the initial steps for managing healthcare data and proposed an ideal architecture for a first sprint. In this piece, I will guide you through constructing your inaugural solution on AWS, using a healthcare data lake as our case study. For additional insights, check out this blog post that delves deeper into data management strategies.
JEDI: Continuing Our Protest Against the Politically Biased Contract Award
By Amazon VGT2 Blog Team
Published on 04 SEP 2020
Category: Defense, Government, Public Sector
Recently, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it had finalized its corrective action and reaffirmed the JEDI contract award to Microsoft. This corrective action was an opportunity for the DoD to rectify the numerous substantial evaluation errors highlighted in our protest, ensuring a fair and level playing field while expediting litigation resolution. Regrettably, the DoD missed this chance.
Leveraging Machine Learning for Collegiate Coaching
By Amazon VGT2 Blog Team
Published on 03 SEP 2020
Category: Amazon Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Solutions, Education, Public Sector, Sports
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) recognizes the significant impact technology has on driving results and fostering innovation on campus. Their Chief Information Officer, Lisa Turner, established a task force known as the Data and Technology Innovation Lab to tackle departmental challenges and empower teams to create inventive solutions using technology. One notable area of opportunity identified by UCLA was the use of sports analytics through machine learning (ML). Discover how UCLA drew inspiration from professional sports, utilizing data to transform their coaching methods in football. This resource provides authoritative insights on the subject.
Foundational Steps for State and Local Governments in Cloud Adoption
By Alex Johnson
Published on 02 SEP 2020
Category: Best Practices, Government, Public Sector, State or Local Government, Thought Leadership
After deciding to transition to the cloud, state and local governments often wonder where to begin and what key components are necessary for a successful and sustainable adoption process. As these entities increasingly pivot to cloud solutions amid tighter IT budgets and declining revenues, it is crucial to understand that cloud adoption extends beyond merely changing technology; it necessitates a comprehensive transformation into a more agile, responsive, and innovative organization. To facilitate real innovation, various physical, environmental, and human factors must be considered and aligned. Here are essential steps to build a strong foundation for effective cloud adoption.
Accelerating COVID-19 Diagnostics with Cloud Technology
By Samuel Turner
Published on 01 SEP 2020
Category: Customer Solutions, Government, Healthcare, Public Sector
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations globally are focusing on enhancing and accelerating testing and diagnostics capabilities. Digital health companies like Smart Reporting in Germany and Thirona in the Netherlands have collaborated to develop a CT-based imaging solution aimed at supporting COVID-19 diagnosis, leveraging the cloud and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Diagnostic Development Initiative. This initiative aids organizations in innovating rapid and accurate patient testing for COVID-19 and future diagnostic solutions.
AWS AI and Machine Learning Week: Register Now!
By Amazon VGT2 Blog Team
Published on 01 SEP 2020
Category: Amazon Machine Learning, Announcements, Artificial Intelligence, Public Sector, Technical How-to
Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are tackling some of the most pressing short- and long-term challenges in the public sector. But how can organizations swiftly identify new AI-powered opportunities and use cases tailored to their unique challenges? AWS AI and ML Week, scheduled from September 14-18, will feature seven curated webinars ranging from introductory to expert levels. Whether you’re new to AI or a seasoned machine learning developer, participate in our webinars to explore some of the prevalent AI use cases for the public sector this year.
Advancing Biodiversity Conservation with Open Data and Cloud Technology
By Lily Johnson and Mark Davis
Published on 31 AUG 2020
Category: Customer Solutions, Public Sector, Sustainability
Collaborating with a network of 100 biodiversity information centers and 1,000 conservation scientists, NatureServe is dedicated to identifying crucial locations for preventing species extinction and ecosystem loss. They provide essential information to land-use decision-makers in federal and state agencies, industry, academia, and nonprofits, meeting both regulatory and biodiversity conservation needs. Despite decades of field data collection, these vital datasets have often been underutilized due to challenges with awareness, access, and seamless integration with other systems. To overcome these obstacles, they created an online spatially explicit tool on AWS.
From Classroom to Nature: Check Out the AWS Fix This Podcast
By Rachel Adams
Published on 28 AUG 2020
Category: Announcements, Education
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