Improving Technical Competency in the Public Sector with BidNet Direct and Amazon Web Services
When it comes to maintaining cloud-based services in support of digital government operations, security and reliability are of the utmost concern. BidNet Direct understands these concerns and that’s why we’ve integrated Amazon Web Services and localized data hosting with our platform, ensuring a secure and reliable environment for critical data.
Why Amazon Web Services?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud platform for businesses of all sizes and provides a broader range of cloud-computing services than any other provider. AWS also supports security standards and compliance certifications that are crucial to public sector agencies.
The core AWS infrastructure is used to support the operations of organizations requiring the highest degree of security and reliability, including the military, international banks, Fortune 500 corporations and others.
This is why BidNet Direct chose AWS to provide the infrastructure needed to support our business and ensure compliance. Our customers deserve the best and secured cloud environment available, and we’re proud to provide it for them.
Why does localized data storage matter?
The security and availability of data is a primary concern for any business. For this reason, BidNet Direct ensures that data for our US-based customers is kept in the United States.
This policy of keeping data stored in the same jurisdiction as where customers do business is an important consideration, especially for public sector businesses. Data residency, which refers to where particular data ‘lives’, has significant impacts on the handling of that data because data is subject to the laws and regulations (or lack thereof) of whatever country hosts that data.
US-based public sector organizations need to have their data hosted in the US to ensure compliance, security and accessibility. With BidNet Direct and AWS cloud, government agencies in the US can be sure that their data is hosted domestically and in compliance to regulatory framework.
Data sovereignty is vitally important to ensure regional integrity standards are met and to comply with our customers governing bodies. The AWS cloud offers out-of-the-box toolsets and governance to help manage conformity of security and personal identifiable information within our solutions. AWS supports various regional and global standards to ensure that data is controlled, secured and maintained according to local governance requirements of the hosting regions.
Public sector expertise
Amazon is a leader in providing cloud infrastructure and services to public sector organizations. This proven experience aligns perfectly with BidNet Direct’s core mission of providing cutting-edge digital procurement solutions to public entities throughout the country. With BidNet Direct and AWS, buying organizations can simultaneously improve and modernize their purchasing process while integrating with the most secure and reliable cloud platform available.
AWS counts the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) as customers of their secure cloud platform, demonstrating how major public sector institutions trust AWS with their data.
What’s more, AWS works with security partners that support a wide range of security standards and compliance certifications. AWS also offers unique security services including Access and Identity Management (IAM), Key Management Service (KMS), Simple Storage Service (S3), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), CloudWatch Logs and GuardDuty.
Amazon Web Services and BidNet Direct: A Winning Team
Moving forward, BidNet Direct will continue to leverage AWS to enhance the security and reliability of cloud operations, protect client data and maintain compliance with laws and regulations surrounding data residency and security. Contact us today to find out how BidNet Direct solutions can enhance and streamline your procurement process.
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