Town of Cary innovates flood prediction with IoT

By Dustin Ward

This post was co-authored by Daniel Sumner, Worldwide Industry Director, Government—Smart Infrastructure at Microsoft. According to Flood Safety, flooding is the most common type of natural disaster worldwide. It affects tens of millions of people around the world each year and causes, on average, more than $200 billion in damages. Many communities face flood-related challenges,…

Azure responds to COVID-19

By Dustin Ward

The global health pandemic continues to impact every organization—large or small—their employees, and the customers they serve. Over the last several months, we have seen firsthand the role that cloud computing plays in sustaining operations across the board that helps us live, work, learn, and play. During this unparalleled time all of Microsoft’s cloud services,…

Continuous Diagrams as Code for AWS

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedContinuous Diagrams as Code for AWS It is often very useful to share diagrams when describing a software architecture to others. It applies the old adage that a “picture is worth a thousand words”. What’s more, it also helps you – as a builder – understand what you built and to learn…

How a Cloud Center of Excellence Spurs Innovation and Competitiveness

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedHow a Cloud Center of Excellence Spurs Innovation and Competitiveness By Eric Carlo, Global Head of Consulting at ISSIBy Mike Williams, EVP for Business Development at ISSI In today’s fiercely competitive IT landscape, many AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners face the same challenge as end customers: how do you manage ever-accelerating cycles…

Delivering real-time racing analytics using machine learning

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedDelivering real-time racing analytics using machine learning AWS DeepRacer is a fun and easy way for developers with no prior experience to get started with machine learning (ML). At the end of the 2019 season, the AWS DeepRacer League engaged the Amazon ML Solutions Lab to develop a new sports analytics feature…