Emma Pudney

Head of PS @RackspaceANZ. Cloud strategist with pinch of managed services (10+yrs). Addicted to BJJ, Bikram & improving mobility. Love Japan. Views are my own.

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Define application profiles when migrating lots of apps to #cloud. Conceptually basic, in practice hard but worth it https://t.co/5xr27M7qlr

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Teams who say their DC is >secure #cloud DC work for multi-billion bank or fearful of roles becoming inconsequential https://t.co/epUwoaZhPc

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Like fashion, #cloud takes traditional trends and revamps them to be relevant to the now: Amazon Dedicated Hosts https://t.co/PPyot8fQK5

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Trick isn't to avoid #cloud lockin but go in with eyes open. Understand the risk vs return and impact to change. https://t.co/RfWfrENjpM

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More consolidation in the #cloud tooling market - red hat buys ansibke http://t.co/JgrhCM672T

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"Bold prediction: Microsoft will rule the #cloud" - unlikely but illustrates Microsoft is good at acquisitions http://t.co/DEN6u0ZBsG

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New AWS security and compliance tools for the #cloud http://t.co/Ix5H6iBIdx

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thought this was a fear mongering article RE #cloud and #shadowit. Not true. Is progressive with some hard truths. http://t.co/ippNLIv8ib

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

3 mistakes enterprises make that kill their #cloud initiatives. ++ "Clouds simple, I don't need new heads to manage" http://t.co/fMw4sNaLmj

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

fairly rudimentary but good start if looking into autoscaling an app on #cloud for the first time http://t.co/gJXxzTNx1l

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support for its own #cloud /platforms + Azure, AWS (coming) and O365, rackspace headed to solve this support problem http://t.co/1yiAXGde2n

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

good points about automation but one selling points of #cloud is reusability of scripts. Use a code repository! http://t.co/Mmuo3IOHYZ

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

@matthewsmall consumers see considerable value mostly due to self-service. Re features - they're not the types of apps that use funky svcs

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

"3 tips to avoid disaster in your cloud migration" -Add step 0: assess best migration approach per app InfoWorld http://t.co/uscP5ZBhGs

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Detail on one of #Docker steps towards securing containers. Ensure publisher is who they say they are. http://t.co/HKEkOgikDB

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

Hear, hear! "The more #OpenStack becomes container soln, the better chance of retaining relevance in container world" http://t.co/22QDiFoOev

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

@matthewsmall depends on workload. They identified the cost point where public makes sense (<12hr per day). So non-prod is usually public

[Emma Pudney @emmapudney]

100% agree. I know enterprises that deliver private #cloud cheaper than public. It comes down to scale & efficiency. http://t.co/LJFHkcHXnu

[Mel Ziarno @MelZiarno]

DevOpsifying... it's totally a thing. With @emmapudney at #RackspaceSolve

[Adrian Chenault @amchenault]

"Transformation to the cloud is not just a technology decision, it's an ROI decision" @emmapudney #rackspacesolve