Start your cloud journey with AWS
Whether your organization serves a community of hundreds or millions, Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help you manage IT costs, enhance data security, and modernize with the power of cloud computing.
What can AWS do for my organization?
Public sector organizations around the world face unique challenges in accomplishing complex missions with limited resources. Cloud computing offers cost savings, reduced security risks, and improved operational efficiency, allowing public sector organizations to invest time and resources back into their core missions. Starting your organization's cloud computing journey on AWS has never been easier.
How do public sector organizations usually start their cloud journey?
Public sector organizations often start their IT modernization journey with AWS by launching one of these foundational first cloud workloads.
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Access reliable, scalable, and secure storage services that are highly-durable and cost-effective. For more information, see this step-by-step tutorial for getting started with Amazon S3.
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Meet your organization’s access retrieval and data compliance needs with AWS as part of your organization’s disaster recovery strategy. Learn more about backup and disaster recovery with AWS.
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With AWS cloud infrastructure and our broad set of security services, you can integrate powerful security technology and control across your organization. Learn more about security, identity, and compliance on AWS.
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AWS offers affordable cloud web hosting solutions customized for your organization. With a wide range of flexible and scalable website hosting options, we'll help you find the one that’s right for you. Learn more about web hosting services on AWS.
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Contact Center Modernization solutions on AWS help you establish an easy-to-use, omnichannel cloud contact center, so your organization can provide superior services to the communities you serve at a lower cost. Learn more about virtual contact centers with AWS.
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End-user computing (EUC) is a combination of technologies, policies, and processes that gives your employees secure and remote access to applications, desktops, and data they need to serve your community. Learn more about AppStream, Workspaces, and other end user computing (EUC) services on AWS.
Step 1: Set up your account
It only takes 10 minutes to set up your first account and doesn't require advanced technical expertise. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to get started.
Need to set up your account for invoicing? Contact our public sector sales team to help complete your account set up.
Step 2: Secure your account
Watch an AWS Public Sector Solutions Architect explain best practices for securing your AWS account and its resources.
For further assistance, see these step-by-step instructions for securing your AWS account, enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), and using AWS GuardDuty security threat detection service. Contact AWS Public Sector for additional help.
Step 3: Explore the AWS Management Console
Join an AWS Public Sector Solutions Architect for a tour of the AWS Management Console, the central tool for managing your organization’s AWS cloud services.
For further assistance, see these step-by-step instructions for navigating the AWS Management Console. Contact AWS Public Sector for additional help.
Step 4: Enable cost controls for your account
AWS offers you a pay-as-you-go approach for pricing for the vast majority of our cloud services. With AWS, you pay only for the individual services you need, for as long as you use them, and without requiring long-term contracts or complex licensing. AWS pricing is similar to how you pay for utilities like water and electricity. You only pay for the services you consume, and once you stop using them, there are no additional costs or termination fees.
Because you pay for AWS services as you use them, it’s important to set up cost controls in your AWS account. You can use AWS Budgets to track and take action on your AWS costs and usage.
For further assistance, see these step-by-step instructions for controlling AWS costs with AWS Budgets and using AWS Billing and Cost Management services. Contact AWS Public Sector for additional help.
Explore first cloud workloads
Join the AWS Public Sector Solutions Architects team for an introduction to building and launching a common first cloud workload with AWS.
Public Sector Success Stories
Learn how public sector organizations across the country use AWS to manage IT costs, enhance data security, and grow with the power of cloud computing.
How Rockdale County improved operations and security with the cloud
With cyberattacks on the rise, so too are stories about government agencies and departments that have been victims. Rockdale County, Georgia, is one of them. The jurisdiction experienced two cybersecurity incidents that led Jamie Cabe, the county’s chief of staff, to work with AWS Partner Tyler Technologies, Inc. to use the cloud to make adjustments to strengthen the county’s security position. Migrating to the cloud not only enhanced data security and continuity of operations, but it also reduced network downtime by 99 percent, while streamlining budgeting and reducing the IT staff’s burden.