Amazon’s Alexa to Co-Host Red Cross Fundraiser
Two years ago, Doug VanDyke co-hosted the American Red Cross’ Salute to Service gala with author and thought leader Rebecca Shambaugh. “This year, an 8-foot-tall Amazon Alexa robot will be hosting the event with me,” said VanDyke, director of civilian government nonprofits for Amazon Web Services. “I thought Rebecca and I did a really nice
MacB Subsidiary Enlighten IT Gets Managed Service Provider Seal of Approval from AWS
Enlighten IT, a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. subsidiary, has been certified by Amazon Web Services as a managed service provider, the company announced. The designation is for consulting partners skilled at cloud infrastructure and application migration to deliver managed services to AWS customers. To get the designation, Enlighten passed a comprehensive third-party audit of its capabilities with
Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit Draws Leaders from Government, Industry to Talk Cloud, Cutting-Edge Tech
The Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit has wrapped up its two-day annual public sector summit, which drew a host of tech leaders from the federal government, industry and the education sector to Washington, D.C. The event, which was held June 20-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C., featured keynote addresses
SAP NS2 Joins With AWS To Spur Government Transition to the Cloud
SAP National Security Services has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to help government customers quickly and securely transition to the cloud. The partnership will allow SAP NS2 customers to select AWS GovCloud as a part of NS2’s Secure HANA Cloud offering, enabling them to easily and securely transition workloads to the cloud, the company
AWS’ Teresa Carlson to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Institute for Excellence in Sales will present Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, with the 8th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented June 15 at the Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church, Virginia. As is the IES tradition, 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Paul Smith,
Save the Date: NVTC Titans Event Featuring Teresa Carlson, April 13
The Northern Virginia Technology Council is hosting Teresa Carlson, vice president for worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, at a Titans event on April 13. Carlson started and currently leads the AWS worldwide public sector business, which includes state, local, central and regional governments; educational institutions and ed techs; nonprofits and NGOs. She also
Novetta Releases Analysis of Amazon Rekognition
Amazon Web Services’ machine learning-based face recognition service correctly identified 90 percent of its subjects in tests run by analytics technology company Novetta using relatively small databases. Novetta released its findings in late August. The analysis also found Amazon Rekognition enrollment error rates were about 10 times lower than those of other cloud-based face recognition
Altamira Makes Its Data Visualization Platform Available on Amazon
Altamira announced its Lumify platform—a big data fusion, analysis and visualization tool—is now available in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. Amazon services allow for greater flexibility and usability of Lumify, which aims to empower actionable intelligence through the swift analysis of vast amounts of information, according to Altamira. Lumify, which visually links data points through
This Weekend: Women’s Center Leadership Conference
The Women’s Center is holding its 31st annual leadership conference April 22, at the McLean Hilton. Featured speakers include Arati Prabhakar, former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; the inventor of GloveStix, Krista Woods; and Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. This year, the event has a new feature,
Win a Meeting with C-Level Execs- or Hamilton Tickets!- at NVTC’s 2017 CXO Auction
On April 20, 2017, at The Ritz Carlton in Tyson’s Corner, the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) will host its annual CXO Auction, an exciting event during which regional and industry C-level executives will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Winning bidders are guaranteed a one-on-one meeting with their auctioned executive within 12 months,
Flexible Cloud Computing Services Key to Federal Innovation, Says Amazon Web Service’s Teresa Carlson
Just how innovative will the federal government’s future cloud computing efforts be? The answer depends on the government’s ability to try out new offerings with minimal risk or procurement costs. Also imperative will be agencies’ ability to pay for services on an “on-demand” basis. Six years into her role as vice president of Amazon Web
InfoReliance Named Member of Amazon Web Services Public Sector Partner Program
InfoReliance announced Dec. 13 it has been named a member of the Amazon Web Services Public Sector Partner Program focused on mission-critical solutions for education, nonprofit and government customers. “We are excited to have AWS recognize our dedication to education and nonprofit organizations, in addition to our large base of government customer,” InfoReliance Executive Vice President
Doug VanDyke Discusses Nov. 19 American Red Cross’ ‘Salute to Service Gala’
The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region will host the “2016 Salute to Service Gala” from 6-8 p.m., Nov. 19 at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner. This year’s event is in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War II. The annual black-tie tribute is the largest fundraising
InfoReliance Named Amazon Web Service MSP for Third Straight Year
InfoReliance announced June 13 that the company has been named an approved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) for the third consecutive year. Through the agreement, InfoReliance will continue to provide technical and business benefits to deliver cloud services as managed business solutions to AWS customers. “Over the past five years, AWS has
Professional Services Council’s Technology Council Creates 6 Committees, Working Groups
The Professional Services Council’s Technology Council, of Arlington, Va., announced Jan. 15 the creation of six new committees and working groups led by top tech leaders. “The PSC Tech Council committees and working groups will provide thought leadership and practical advice and actions on the pressing technology issues facing the government market today,” PSC’s Senior
Save the Date: GMU’s Brown & Brown Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Teresa Carlson, Oct. 10, 2014
The George Mason University School of Business’ Brown & Brown Distinguished Speaker Series will welcome Teresa Carlson, Amazon Web Services’ Vice President Global Public Sector, to present at its October 10th event. As head of Amazon Web Services Worldwide Public Sector, Carlson directs strategy, sales, operations and business development for Amazon’s Web Services and Cloud
Agilex Receives Amazon Web Services’ Advanced Consulting Partner Certification
Amazon has named Chantilly-based Agilex an Advanced Consulting Partner in the AWS Partner Network (APN). Agilex provides mission and technology solutions to the federal government, including supporting agencies in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, which is an isolated Amazon Web Services (AWS) Region that addresses regulatory and compliance requirements so that government agencies and customers
Ostrato Launches Simple, User-Friendly Cloud Software Solutions
There is a new kid on the block in the Dulles Tech Corridor. Ostrato was launched in 2013 with the single mission to provide innovative cloud software solutions that empower customers to govern and embrace heterogeneous cloud services through a simple, unified user experience. The company’s technology enables organizations to harness the power of cloud
Amazon Web Services to Expand, Add 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) will expand in Fairfax County and add 500 new jobs to the county economy. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) worked with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to secure the project for Virginia. McDonnell also approved a $500,000 grant from the Governor’s Opportunity
SAVE THE DATE: 2013 GovCon Symposium: Thriving in the Innovation Era, Presented by FCCC and SECAF
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (FCCC), along with its GovCon Council, is holding the 2013 GovCon Symposium on February 19 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Frank DiGiammarino, Director of Innovation & Global Expansion, Amazon Web Services, is the keynote speaker and will discuss how government contractors can develop best practices for “doing more
TechAmerica Commission Releases “Demystifying Big Data” Report, Leaders Discuss Findings
The TechAmerica Foundation Big Data Commission released its much anticipated 40 page report, “Demystifying Big Data: A Practical Guide To Transforming The Business of Government,” at the United States Capitol last week with a panel of Commission Chairs. The panel included Steven Mills (Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Software & Systems at IBM
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