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Podcast: WSCA States Team Up for Better Deal on Cloud GIS
Last November, the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) issued a “Request for Information” (RFI) to look at purchasing bundled cloud hosting services. The effort was to assess the technical and financial feasibility of using public cloud hosting services to support GIS applications and data presently supported by the individual states. The idea was to save money by "bulk purchasing" such services. The editors look at the RFI, the assessment of responses from the 23 vendors, and consider the value of this effort to states for the short and long term.
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Cloud Computing, Esri Technology, State and Local Government
Seven Principles for Creating a Successful GIS Internship Program
In an economy where job openings remain limited and new, unemployed college graduates are piling up, the prospect of bringing on qualified, low-to-no-cost intern labor has never been better. Matt Lamborn of Pacific Geodata provides seven tips for companies who need qualified labor but who are on a tight budget.
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