Ep. 46 - IT for the City of Atlanta: Building Scalable and Resilient Systems - with Tameka Neely-Dudley

ITOps, DevOps, AIOps - All Things Ops

What can we learn about resilience, scalability, and workforce development from the IT organization of the 6th-largest metro in the US?
In this episode, Tameka Neely-Dudley, Director of IT Infrastructure Operations and Service Delivery for the City of Atlanta, shares insights from her nearly 25-year career, beginning as an intern and growing into a key leader managing Atlanta's complex IT landscape. Tameka reveals how her early experience preparing for Y2K laid the groundwork for building resilient systems, scaling IT services for a booming metro area, and using internships to attract and develop diverse tech talent.
You'll learn:
1. How Y2K lessons shape today’s continuity planning
2. Strategies for scaling IT in a fast-growing metro
3. The power of internships in recruiting IT talent - in the public sector and beyond
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Get in touch with Tameka Neely-Dudley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tameka-neely-dudley-565018177/
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Details about the City of Atlanta:
Website: https://www.atlantaga.gov/
Industry: Government Administration
Company size: 8,000+ employees
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Founded: 1847
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About the host Elias Voelker: Elias is the VP for North America at Checkmk. He comes from a strategy consulting background but has been an entrepreneur for the better part of the last 10 years. In his spare time, he likes to do triathlons.
Get in touch with Elias via LinkedIn or email [e-mail].
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Podcast Music:
Music by Ströme, used by permission
‚Panta Rhei‘ written by Mario Schoenhofer
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