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The most recent Summer Olympiad staked its place in history as the competition with the highest levels of digital engagement than any previous Olympic Games. We look at some of the key technology numbers behind the Rio events.
Cloud computing was used for the very first time in the history of the Olympic Games for the competitions in Rio ahead of a cloud-only Games in Tokyo in 2020.
The volunteer portal for the Rio events, as well as the accreditation and workforce systems were all hosted in a private cloud environment. According to Rio 2016 CIO Elly Resende, the system handled more than 300,000 credentials issued for the Games.
Caption by: Angelica Mari
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