The Brief: February 2020

In “The Brief,” AWS recaps the top stories on the cloud for government, education, nonprofit, and healthcare. In February 2020, Sarah Worley covers Earth observation data, the Smithsonian’s new Open Access Initiative, the most common cloud spend pitfalls, and more. (Story select below!)
Get the full stories from this episode of The Brief here:
1. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/true-value-earth-observation-data/
2. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/smithsonian-3-million-images-smithsonian-open-access-initiative/
3. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/idc-marketscape-names-aws-leader-iot-apps-platforms-smart-cities/
4. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/tco-cost-optimization-best-practices-for-managing-usage/
5. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/five-desktop-as-a-service-trends-higher-education/

Story Select:
Earth observation data 0:27
Smithsonian Open Access Initiative 1:04
AWS as a leader in IoT Apps Platforms Smart Cities 1:32
Optimizing cloud spend 2:02
Desktop-as-a-service trends 2:31