This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.”Maybe you forgot your shoesNot just room temperature, but coldI thought Europe was known for its soupsIce, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems.Sloppy searchCutlery, tupperware, COVIDThe Young People.The Automation Apologist.I’m disappointed in everythingModels don’t matter anymoreShade-tree programmerAn empty farm in WacoRundown
2024 Year in ReviewScaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community - Abby BangserSyntaso’s Platform as a Product bookClaude Skills are way under-rated“Agents are [just] models using tools in a loop.2026 PredicationsAre we in an AI Bubble?Do Anthropic or OpenAI IPO?New AI use cases?Altman remain CEO?Do Apple or AWS make an AI acquisition?CFB Championship?Conferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis.DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CAUse code: DEVOP for 50% off.Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)SDT News & Community
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