At Amazon, we believe that success and scale bring broad responsibility. At AWS, that means we look for meaningful ways to use the power of the cloud to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. The Disaster Preparedness and Response team’s mission is to help communities more efficiently prepare for and respond to disasters globally through our cloud technology. We strive to provide support at every stage of a disaster lifecycle, from preparedness to response and recovery. We help relief organizations, government entities, and nonprofits more effectively respond to disasters by enhancing their responses with AWS technology in two primary ways:

• Innovating new concepts for the long-term. Not preparing is preparing to fail. When we aren’t responding to a disaster, we are thinking of ways to help customers and communities better prepare for the next one and build resilience. We focus on developing new concepts that customers can incorporate into their disaster response efforts and on testing those concepts in real-world environments.
• Responding to disasters. AWS responds at the request of standby partners by sending a combination of Disaster Preparedness and Response core team members and trained AWS volunteers. We also provide cloud technologies to help with recovery efforts, including helping responders quickly understand the scope of damage, map the terrain, and enable cloud-based contact centers to help people get vital information and assistance quickly.

Come learn more about our current AWS enabled response vehicle. We have integrated AWS Snow Family devices (edge computing), communications gear, and mobile workstations into a rugged off-road disaster response vehicle that can improve a response team’s efficiency and effectiveness.