12.15.2023 - By Software Defined Talk LLC
This week, we discuss the distribution of cloud revenue, explore who is investing in A.I., and take a look back at Mesosphere DC/OS. Plus, some thoughts on the peacefulness of flying.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 445
Runner-up Titles
I feel very safe on an airplane
We’re one mishap away from Lost
Difference between the right decision and the safe decision
First rule of AI Ethics Team: Don’t fake the demo
“Rice”
They got run over by the Kubernetes Truck
Figure out where all the yaml goes
Rundown
Many Different Kinds Of Cloud, Very Big Piles Of Money - IT Jungle
Software Startup That Rejected Buyout From Microsoft Shuts Down, Sells Assets to Nutanix
Apache Mesos
Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January
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OAI staff deeply did not want to work for Microsoft
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'No one saw this coming': Kevin O’Leary says remote work trend is now hurting sectors other than real estate — here’s why he’s saying certain ‘banks are going to fail’
The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side
Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework
Will VMware customers balk as Broadcom transitions them to subscriptions?
Broadcom to divest VMware’s EUC and Carbon Black units
Apple Confirms It Shut Down iMessage for Android App Beeper Mini
Tech company VMware slashing 577 jobs in Austin
The Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software | Aneel Lakhani | Monktoberfest 2023
WFH levels have become "flat as a pancake"
Broadcom halves sub price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud
VMware by Broadcom Dramatically Simplifies Offer Lineup and Licensing Model
Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos
The Kubernetes 1.29 release interview
HashiCorp Shares Drop 22% After Forecasting Slowing Sales Growth
Oracle shares slide as revenue misses estimates
Platform teams need a delightfully different approach, not one that sucks less
Nonsense
Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?
It’s time for the Excel World Championships!
Only in Australia: huge snake drops from roof during podcast recording – video
Committing to Costco
220-ton Nova Scotia building moved using 700 bars of soap
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Recommendations
Brandon: The Fund
Matt: Reese’s minis unwrapped
Anti-recommendation: Keychron Acoustic Kit
Coté: Sex Education, season 3. (some follow-ups: Menewood was good, a bit too Moby Dick w/r/t to wheat and barley in the middle; Descript is still fantastic, getting even better with the AI stuff)
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