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The University of Washington campus in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The University of Washington will require all students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the autumn quarter, UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced Monday . In a message to students, faculty, academic personnel and staff at UW, Cauce said “widespread vaccination is the only real way we can put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and return to a more normal way of living, learning and working.” Unless claiming a medical, religious or philosophical exemption, student will need to verify that they have been vaccinated. If they are unable to get vaccinated where they currently live, UW says it will provide access to vaccinations once they arrive on campus. The COVID vaccine requirement is similar to UW’s  Tri-Campus Immunity Verification Requirement , which is aimed at protecting the university community from outbreaks of infectious diseases like measles, mumps and meningitis ACWY. As colleg

Public cloud adoption was on the rise well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. The coronavirus proved to be a powerful driver of rapid digital transformation, across industries, outpacing previous expectations or goals. COVID-19 has pushed cloud usage slightly or significantly higher than initially planned for the vast majority of organizations (9 out of 10), according to the Flexera 2021 State of the Cloud Report . The report, based on a survey of 750 global respondents, is the 10th annual look at trends related to cloud adoption, usage, and challenges. To read this article in full, please click here

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