AWS GovCloud (US) Celebrates 10th Anniversary and a Decade of Digital Transformation in the Federal Government

Next-generation cloud offerings, led by Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud (US), have matured to support the mission-critical objectives of national security, defense, and civilian agencies in a secure and compliant manner. The past decade has seen the federal government and highly regulated industries reevaluate the role of cloud technology in enabling their digital transformation initiatives. Next-generation cloud offerings, led by Amazon AWS GovCloud (US), have matured to support the mission-critical objectives of national security, defense, and civilian agencies in a secure and compliant manner. AWS GovCloud (US) was built based on the feedback and unique needs of government customers who require extremely high security and highly compliant infrastructure and services to innovate while doing more with less, more quickly, and more impactfully. When released in 2011, AWS GovCloud (US) was the first cloud provider to build and operate cloud infrastructure specifically designed to meet U.S. government requirements.