This document summarizes presentations from a public sector cloud innovation luncheon. It discusses how several organizations are using AWS cloud services to realize efficiencies, share large datasets, develop new testing models quickly, and store/analyze large amounts of video evidence. Attendees can discuss their own cloud innovations and challenges and how AWS can help further during a post-luncheon technical session.

1. Welcome to the Public Sector
Cloud Innovation Luncheon
Teresa Carlson
VP Worldwide Public Sector

2. Why Cloud Computing?
―A shift to cloud computing creates an opportunity for many organizations to
realize efficiencies not possible with their existing infrastructure.‖ – Forbes

3. NIH 1000 Genomes Project
―Putting the data in the AWS cloud provides a tremendous
opportunity for researchers around the world who want to
study large-scale human genetic variation but lack the
computer ability to do so.‖ – Richard Durbin, Co-Director of
the 1000 Genomes Project
AWS now holds the world’s largest set of data on human
genetic variation
200 terabytes — the equivalent of 16 million file cabinets
filled with text, or more than 30,000 standard DVDs
Prime example of big data that has become so massive that
few researchers have the computing power to use them

4. Harvard Medical School
―We believe our models may dramatically reduce the time it usually
takes to identify the tests, protocols, and trials that are worth pursuing
aggressively for both FDA approval and clinical use.‖ – Dr. Peter
Tonellato, Laboratory for Personalized Medicine of the Center of
Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School
The power of high throughput sequencing and
biomedical data collection technologies paired
with the flexibility of AWS
Developed innovative whole genome analysis
testing models in record time

5. TASER
―Having a single copy of evidence makes it hard to share
information. But when that evidence is digital, great things
happen. It can be shared across users and compared side-
by-side. Having fifteen different perspectives of a single
event will let investigators build a more immersive model of
what took place at the crime scene.‖ – Bitcurrent
Brand new, socially disruptive market
Generates massive amounts of video data
All video and analysis tools stored in the Amazon
cloud
Evidence.com is a scalable SaaS model
Shared, elastic computing resource

6. Luncheon Discussion
Introductions
Your Cloud Innovations
Your Cloud Challenges
How Can AWS Help?

7. Dive Deeper
Post Luncheon Technical Discussions Available
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