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Okay, the #AWSPSSUMMIT attendance is... not small.
I'm starting to think that maybe this @awscloud thing may not be a passing fad?
I'm starting to think that maybe this @awscloud thing may not be a passing fad?
The Intel sponsorship of the opening keynote video is fascinating to me. "AWS unlocks the world through the power of Intel processors" feels like a bit of a leap. #AWSPSSUMMIT
And now @triciadm takes the stage to kick off the first of two #AWSPSSUMMIT keynotes.
Wow, @datadog is a bronze tier sponsor. I don't think I've ever seen them not be the absolute top tier at an AWS event. #AWSPSSUMMIT
"You may be wondering what the woman on the stationary bike is doing." --@triciadm
I'd just assumed she was powering one of the us-east-1 AZs and they built the stage around her. #AWSPSSUMMIT
I'd just assumed she was powering one of the us-east-1 AZs and they built the stage around her. #AWSPSSUMMIT
Lucky Dog Rescue sponsoring the dog petting station.
WHY IS @DatadogHQ NOT ALL OVER THIS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY?!
THIS IS PRIME "DATE A DOG" PUN FODDER!
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WHY IS @DatadogHQ NOT ALL OVER THIS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY?!
THIS IS PRIME "DATE A DOG" PUN FODDER!
#AWSPSSUMMIT
"The winner of the DeepRacer race wins an all expense paid trip to re:Invent."
I'm wondering what terrifying hotel they'll be put up in. There's a "Venetian" --> "Motel 6" --> "Stabbin' Cabin" spectrum.
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I'm wondering what terrifying hotel they'll be put up in. There's a "Venetian" --> "Motel 6" --> "Stabbin' Cabin" spectrum.
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And now, a robotic introduction of @teresacarlson to the stage.
That's not me throwing shade at @triciadm, they had Alexa introduce her.
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That's not me throwing shade at @triciadm, they had Alexa introduce her.
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The usual @awscloud revenue chart. No changes from a couple of weeks ago.
Okay, @awscloud. Let's chat about this. There is nobody who doesn't work at AWS who sees this slide and feels a sense of dread that they're missing something that would really, really help them with their jobs.
Heck, I'm sure *I'm* missing a couple!
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Heck, I'm sure *I'm* missing a couple!
#AWSPSSummit
Ooh, they just name-dropped Spotify. I guess they're not as "all-in" on @GCPcloud as we've been told. #AWSPSSummit
"Introducing Amazon Pokémon, a service that gathers customer logos."
Happy, @esh? I didn't use my "sarcastic number of logos" joke.
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Happy, @esh? I didn't use my "sarcastic number of logos" joke.
#AWSPSSummit
"Our men and women serving in the armed forces deserve the best technology" but instead get GovCloud's watered down service offering list. I get why, it's just sad.
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Ooh, additional Public Sector summits! Bahrain is interesting in particular. #AWSPSSUMMIT
It's gotta be super easy to build keynotes slides for #AWSPSSummit; just grab 2014's re:Invent slides and you're at GovCloud service parity.
Q: "What's the difference between a TDM, TAM, Account Exec, Professional Services, and Solutions Architect?"
A: "Ask your Account Manager."
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A: "Ask your Account Manager."
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Okay, I admit I didn't know the AWS Marketplace was available in GovCloud. #AWSPSSUMMIT
The @awscloud Migration Acceleration Program launching today--wait. What? That's been around for years. I talked about it with @adrianco on Twitter years ago...
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And now Susan M Gordon, Deputy Director of National Intelligence is on stage. #AWSPSSUMMIT
Talking about moving people back and forth between the public and private sectors to share talent.
Great idea, but when private sector pays 3x for the skillset as public sector, it's hard to build compelling stories for top talent.
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Great idea, but when private sector pays 3x for the skillset as public sector, it's hard to build compelling stories for top talent.
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And @teresacarlson returns to the stage to talk about compute. Over 190 EC2 instance options now.
I'm sure picking which one to use is totally straightforward for all of your customers...
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I'm sure picking which one to use is totally straightforward for all of your customers...
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Talking about AWS Outposts, which is interesting but still vaporware until it goes GA.
Snowball Edge, which remains both a fascinating service and two words you shouldn't look up on Urban Dictionary.
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Snowball Edge, which remains both a fascinating service and two words you shouldn't look up on Urban Dictionary.
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Now Morgan Reed, CIO for the state of Arizona takes the stage. Makes a great sales pitch for Arizona by referencing a dust storm that looks like Armageddon.
TRAVEL AGENTS ARE STANDING BY! #AWSPSSUMMIT
TRAVEL AGENTS ARE STANDING BY! #AWSPSSUMMIT
Arizona made a "Cloud First" policy. Then moved a Mainframe to cloud. The AWS/400 looms.
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#AWSPSSummit
"No more outages during the monsoon season. No more downtime when the flood plain that's downtown Phoenix sees another disaster."
Sorry, is this the CIO from Arizona or Hell? #AWSPSSUMMIT
Sorry, is this the CIO from Arizona or Hell? #AWSPSSUMMIT
75% of their current footprint is now on AWS, well above their target of 50-75%.
"We have a bias for action" which shows they've also taken the Amazon Leadership Principles into government. That's a whole new level of worrying.
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"We have a bias for action" which shows they've also taken the Amazon Leadership Principles into government. That's a whole new level of worrying.
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Talking about their cloud transformation.
I don't mean to sound catty, but I'd love to hear how the State of Arizona intends to "recruit top talent." Every person I've spoken to at this conference so far has a giant recruiting and retention problem. #AWSPSSUMMIT
I don't mean to sound catty, but I'd love to hear how the State of Arizona intends to "recruit top talent." Every person I've spoken to at this conference so far has a giant recruiting and retention problem. #AWSPSSUMMIT
Now @teresacarlson is back, talking about security and compliance.
"Security headlines haven't been good," she says, demonstrating cherry-picked incidents in which open S3 buckets didn't play a part.
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"Security headlines haven't been good," she says, demonstrating cherry-picked incidents in which open S3 buckets didn't play a part.
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"We offer 15 free digital trainings on security."
Cool, you going to offer the money it costs to pay staff to take those 15 free trainings too? If not, it's not a money problem, it's an attention / focus issue.
This has to get simpler.
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Cool, you going to offer the money it costs to pay staff to take those 15 free trainings too? If not, it's not a money problem, it's an attention / focus issue.
This has to get simpler.
#AWSPSSUMMIT
Now launching an Authority to Operate program under the APN. 24 launch partners now authorized to operate on regulated workloads. #AWSPSSUMMIT
Ooh, new GovCloud launches today! #AWSPSSUMMIT
And now Kenny Bowen, CIO for DoD Special Programs.
"No technical content; this talk is for government employees."
Very fair; you've *gotta* speak to your customers in their own language. #AWSPSSUMMIT
"No technical content; this talk is for government employees."
Very fair; you've *gotta* speak to your customers in their own language. #AWSPSSUMMIT
This is definitely a DoD slide. #AWSPSSUMMIT
Oh, it almost snuck past me. Earlier they referenced "lock-in from commercial database vendors" without naming competitors, accusing @FakeOracleLarry of being an abusive spouse, etc. Well messaged for a change.
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Now Andrea Norris, CIO at NIH.
"Our $35 billion annual budget covers a bunch of facilities as well as some C5 instances we left running by mistake." #AWSPSSUMMIT
"Our $35 billion annual budget covers a bunch of facilities as well as some C5 instances we left running by mistake." #AWSPSSUMMIT
Dear lord, the use of the term "Machine Learning" means that the serpent grease salesfolks have started selling to governments too.
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#AWSPSSUMMIT
How in the world do you build a four year degree program around something that's changing as rapidly as cloud computing?
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#AWSPSSUMMIT
Now defining cloud computing for us.
I'm sorry, this is adorable. He's better dressed and better spoken than many of the adults who present at these events.
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I'm sorry, this is adorable. He's better dressed and better spoken than many of the adults who present at these events.
#AWSPSSUMMIT
And keynote over. There's another one tomorrow, and a fireside chat with @teresacarlson and @ajassy in which we'll watch them attempt to apply @awscloud service naming principles to name a puppy.
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