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April 28, 2023Episode 412: We’re at a Kubernetes Conference
Matt, Coté and guest host Barton George record live from KubeCon EU. They discuss the Keynotes, Amsterdam grocery stores, A.I. coverage by tech media and reminisce about OpenStack. Plus, some thoughts on the Breakfast Buffet…
Runner-up Titles
The CNCF invades Amsterdam
So nice not to talk to anyone
Kubecon EU 2023 recap
Curve Fits
Rundown
Thanks to developer.dell.com team for help with show production.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022
Self Scanning in Dirk
Conferences
DevOpsDays Austin 2023, May 4-5
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Special Guest: Barton George.
50 min
April 21, 2023Episode 411: Jamin Ball on Cloud Earnings
Brandon is joined by Jamin Ball, a partner at Altimeter Capital and the author of the "Clouded Judgement" newsletter. Together, they delve into the crucial financial metrics utilized in evaluating cloud-based enterprises and examine the standout performers in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Show Links
A Look Back at Q4 '22 Public Cloud Software Earnings
The Cloudcast, The Evolution of SaaS Business Models, Episode 708
Clouded Judgement
Contact Jamin
LinkedIn
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Special Guest: Jamin Ball.
56 min
April 14, 2023Episode 410: Jordan Tigani on the death of Big Data
This week Brandon talks to Jordan Tigani, the founder of MotherDuck. They explore how faster and cheaper computing is changing the way we handle Big Data and making it easier to analyze. Jordan also shares his insights on DuckDB, and his vision for MotherDuck.
Show Links
Big Data is Dead
DuckDB
DuckDB Tutorial For Beginners
MotherDuck
Google Big Query
Contact Jordan
LinkedIn: jordantigani
Twitter: @jrdntgn
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Special Guest: Jordan Tigani.
49 min
April 07, 2023Episode 409: It’s never too early to start a revolution
This week we discuss regulators slowing Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, Nutanix’s delayed earnings, GitHub's origins, Tech Stocks and staplers at Google. Plus, some thoughts on GM and Apple CarPlay.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 409
Runner-up Titles
Why not Linux?
I remain skeptical
Let’s complain about some software
Think of the listeners
Going to need a bigger Post-it Note
We’ve baked too many muffins on a Monday
88.1 on your dial
Rundown
Everybody hates GM’s decision to kill Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its EVs
GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs
CMA to probe Broadcom and VMware merger more deeply
Nutanix CIO Exits Amid Software Misuse Probe
Origins of GitHub Biz Model
Tom Preston-Werner interview on Kubelist
After layoffs, tech stocks boom
Google letting people leave
Google to cut down on employee laptops, services and staplers for 'multi-year' savings
Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm
"author_is_elon"
Relevant to your Interests
Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter - Future of Life Institute
Exclusive: Google says Microsoft cloud practices are anti-competitive
Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is getting more ads
Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns
State of startup compensation, H2 2022
Source code for Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm
The Open Letter on AI Doesn't Go Far Enough
Ex-Grubhub Driver Wins $65 in 8-Year-Fight to Be Called Employee
Saudi Arabia Is Investing $38 Billion to Become a Video-Game Hub
Former Start-up Founder Charged by Prosecutors for Defrauding JPMorgan Chase
Amazon announced eliminating another 9,000 roles
Nonsense
The last O'REILLY book
3 Pieces of Military Tech From "The Mandalorian" That We're Already Working on
Conferences
KubeCon EU Amsterdam, April 18-21 - Matt & Cote will be there
DevOpsDays Birmingham, AL 2023, April 20 - 21, 2023
DevOpsDays Austin 2023, May 4-5
SDT news & hype
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Recommendations
Brandon:
Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code, spelled out
The Evolution of SaaS Business Models (Brandon co-hosts The Cloudcast)
Matt: Bernie Worrell: Elevation (The Upper Air)
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59 min
March 31, 2023Episode 408: Undivided Attention
This week we discuss Docker’s reversal, Amazon's return to office, Apple’s headset, the state of the Metaverse and the rise of LLMs. Plus, Matt shares his sleep study experience and an after-show about Hawaii.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 408
Runner-up Titles
Tyranny of 16x9
College Sports of Mastodon
Sleep Study
NPS survey at the end
Dependent on Goodwill
This is best for the customer
Worlds greatest employer
Apple, we were counting on you
Mechanized Mansplaining
Rundown
We're no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan
Amazon’s head of HR rejects employees’ return-to-office petition (Insider)
At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
Disney reportedly eliminates metaverse division in first round of layoffs
Cheating is All You Need
Relevant to your Interests
Introducing World ID and SDK
You Broke Reddit: The Pi-Day Outage
De-cloud and de-k8s — bringing our apps back home
Venture Firms And Startups Are Returning To Government-Backed SVB In Droves
OpenStack starts wrapping around the alphabet to name it's latest release.
51 Tips For Surviving in a BIG Company
New York Times touts continued Wordle success
SVB Capital Owned Pieces Of Top VC Firms. With A Sale Ongoing, Their Future Is In Flux.
First Citizens agrees to buy Silicon Valley Bank
Databricks pushes open-source chatbot as cheaper ChatGPT alternative
Let's Get To The News #11: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Rackspace cutting workforce in response to downturn. Amid string of losses, its stock has plummeted.
Microsoft is testing a redesigned Windows 11 audio mixer
Twilio's IoT business unit to be acquired by KORE to build first 'IoT Hyperscaler'
Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 16.4 with New Emoji, Notifications for Web Apps on the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for Cellular Calls, New Shortcuts Actions, and More
The Bank Regulators Are Disappointed
ChatGPT plugins
AI changes the software-making game
Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is GA | Google Cloud Blog
Alibaba to split into 6 units and explore IPOs; shares up 14% in the U.S.
Elon Musk: Only paid subscribers will get recommended in Twitter 'For You' feed
Zoom is adding new features to compete with Slack, Calendly, Google and Microsoft
How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race
Nonsense
Beaver fossil named after Buc-ee's
The Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket Crowns Its Champion — Texas Monthly
After Show
Coté’s interview with Barton
Conferences
KubeCon EU Amsterdam, April 18-21 - Matt & Cote will be there
DevOpsDays Birmingham, AL 2023, April 20 - 21, 2023
DevOpsDays Austin 2023, May 4-5
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
Recommendations
Brandon: Duo Lingo
Matt:
Hardcore History Addendum: Rick Rubin/Dan Carlin Conversation
Kubernetes Cloud Cost Monitoring with OpenCost & Optimization Strategies
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Special Guest: Barton George.
1 hr 11 min
March 24, 2023Episode 407: It’s fine, pretty fine, and just fine
This week we discuss Docker’s Business Model, the Stack Overflow’s Sentiment Survey and ChatGPT use cases. Plus, some predictions about VR/AR headsets.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 406
Runner-up Titles
Free isn’t good enough
I’m not that disconnected
It’s a presentation with yourself
We still hate this
Open Source Continuity
Founder Magic
Syntactic Sugar
How cool do you feel, Tim Cook?
Rundown
Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
Docker’s bad week
After the buzz fades: What our data tells us about emerging technology sentiment
Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine
The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Google has discontinued the Glass Enterprise Edition
Meta's metaverse is on the back burner
Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?
Meta announces big price cuts for its VR headsets
Mark Gurman details Apple's Reality Pro headset
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4K Blu-Rays Vs. 4K Streaming: Which Is the Best Way to Enjoy Movies?
Tweetbot and Twitterrific Face the Cliff
Salesforce shares jump 16% on better-than-expected forecast
Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices by 70% and Caps Patient Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month | Eli Lilly and Company
Adrian Cockcroft on LinkedIn: Amazon denies claims hiring freeze is slowing AWS sustainability work
NPM repository flooded with 15,000 phishing packages
Introducing Service Weaver
A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life
Ford announces it hired 550 former Argo devs
Amazon says it is pausing construction at HQ2 in Arlington
National Cybersecurity Strategy
Richard Seroter’s take on Web Assembly
VMware’s SaaS Sales Surge As Broadcom Deal Nears
Technology Chiefs Seek Help Wrangling Cloud Costs (The Wall Street Journal)
Top Apple Supplier Foxconn Plans Major India Expansion
Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired ‘without cause’
A cloud migration in wartime
Apple’s VP of Cloud Engineering Michael Abbott Reportedly Leaving Company in April
ARM vs Intel on Amazon’s cloud: A URL Parsing Benchmark
Microsoft brings an AI-powered Copilot to its business app suite
NO_SSH_JJ talking about 1Password
Alphabet headcount on Google Cloud
How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday
Kubernetes as a platform vs. Kubernetes as an API | Amazon Web Services
Atlassian to Eliminate 500 Jobs in Latest Software Cutbacks
Even Slack has a ChatGPT app now
The Pursuit of Shareholder Value: Cisco’s Transformation from Innovation to Financialization
Google I/O 2023 takes place on May 10th in front of a 'limited' in-person audience
Datadog’s software is down — and so is its stock
Southwest lands on AWS as preferred cloud for modernization push
Microsoft says Bing has crossed 100 million daily active users | Engadget
SCOOP: Stripe Is Raising $6 Billion to Resolve Taxes & Expiring Employee Shares, Delaying Public Listing
After Stadia, Google's new gaming roadmap
GM offers buyouts to 'majority' of U.S. salaried workers
Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network
VMware turns to containerization to improve virtual apps
Exclusive: Meta mulls a Twitter competitor codenamed ‘P92’ that will be interoperable with Mastodon
Oracle shares sink nearly 5% after third-quarter revenue miss
How Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by NOT Going to the Cloud
U.S. government steps in and says people with funds deposited at SVB will be able to access their money
Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC
GitLab loses one-third of its value after software company issues weak revenue forecast
Hashi Stack To Break $1 Billion, With Profits, In Two Years
Gowalla returns to see if location-based networking is ready for its mainstream moment
Amazon's New Home Internet Service Announces New Details | Cord Cutters News
Grammarly's New AI Tool Can Do More Than Check Your Spelling
Google Cloud gives developers access to its foundation models
The inside story on Mountpoint for Amazon S3, a high-performance open source file client
Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers
Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration
Apple is reportedly experimenting with language-generating AI
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is stepping down
The Four Domains of Wasm
Navigating SVB's new era
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to acquire OpsRamp, advancing hybrid cloud leadership and expanding HPE GreenLake into IT Operations Management
Proximus and Google Cloud to Deliver Sovereign Cloud Services in Belgium and Luxembourg
Netflix plans 40 more game releases in 2023
Dragonfly - Dragonfly Is Production Ready (and we raised $21m)
HPE picks up OpsRamp for Greenlake multi-cloud AIOps
Nutanix To Miss SEC Deadline Amid Internal Software Probe
Nutanix's latest bumper financials overshadowed by 3rd party evaluation software probe – Blocks and Files
AWS Cost Leaderboard
GitHub releases blueprint for budding open source program offices
Introducing GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service
Cloud Repatriation Trends: Where Are We Now?
The cloud backlash has begun: Why big data is pulling compute back on premises
Nonsense
Goldman Sachs arm among bidders with appetite for $10bn Subway
This smart toaster lets you cook two slices of bread at different temperatures at the same time (Yanko Design)
A Matt Levine Effect?
Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool
Man Sues Buffalo Wild Wings Over ‘Boneless’ Wings
Metallica Acquires Furnace, One of America’s Largest Vinyl-Manufacturing Companies
Got a question for Twitter's press team? The answer will be a poop emoji
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Conferences
PyTexas 2023, Austin, TX April 1 - 2, 2023
KubeCon EU Amsterdam, April 18-21 - Matt & Cote will be there
DevOpsDays Birmingham, AL 2023, April 20 - 21, 2023
DevOpsDays Austin 2023, May 4-5
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
Recommendations
Brandon: YouTube TV Multiview
Matt: Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats its Young
Manly Dam 21k
Jabulani Challenge 22k
Coté: EQPMNT inflight bag, steel grey, toiletry bag.
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1 hr 16 min
March 17, 2023Episode 406: John Willis on Deming, DevOps, Platform Engineering, and DevSecOps
John Willis joins Matt and Coté for a discussion in this episode. We discuss John's upcoming book on Deming; the progress of automating audit, security; and compliance with DevOps-think, and then the general state of DevOps and platform engineering.
There's Q&A from the live-audience at the end as well.
Thanks to SCaLE 20x for taking the time to set this up for us and offering to do so. Both it and DevOpsDays LA were a great conferences, as we discuss in the episode.
Links:
Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge - John's upcoming book, co-authored by Derek Lews - "How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future." It'll be out in August, 2023. Pre-order here.
Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age - A Novel about DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age.
SCaLE 20x.
DevOpsDays LA.
Special Guest: John Willis.
1 hr 5 min
March 10, 2023Episode 405: Peter Pouliot on DevRel at a hardware company
Matt interviews Peter Pouliot from Ampere. They discuss Peter’s experience with working on OpenStack for Microsoft, developer relations in his latest role at Ampere, and how to strategically choose your conference parties to attend.
Links:
Ampere Altra Developer Platform
Linux on Microsoft Dev Kit 2023
Ampere Developer Program
Contact Peter:
LinkedIn
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
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Special Guest: Peter Pouliot.
1 hr 20 min
March 07, 2023Episode 404: Sargun Kaur on Technical Interviews
Brandon interviews Sargun Kaur , Co-Founder and CEO of Byteboard. They discuss the challenges and frustrations with technical interviews and how Byteboard has redesigned the coding test. Plus, Sargun offers tips for job seekers and shares her experience going from software engineer to startup CEO.
Show Links:
Byteboard
Contact Sargun
LinkedIn
Twitter: @justsargs
SDT news & hype
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Special Guest: Sargun Kaur.
48 min
March 03, 2023Episode 403: Everything about this is wrong
Everything about this is wrong
This week we discuss the digital transformation of paid TV, the struggle to modernize the IRS and DHH’s MRSK project. Plus, Matt is Factorio famous…
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 403
Runner-up Titles
Forbidden
Everything needs cables
Got to be Grammarly
I’ve got a lot of hills to die on
A hatred for their customers
They wanted to hate your corpse
Except for The Wu-Tang Saga
You’ve abandoned the ship
No, no, we need to spy on you
You are gaslighting what your selling
I wouldn’t touch this
Full of chef kiss quotes
Rundown
What the NBA Can Learn From Formula 1
IRS tech is so ‘archaic’ the agency struggles to find people to work it
Screaming in the Cloud #357: Stepping Onto the AWS Commerce Platform with James Greenfield
US Digital Service
Individual Master File
Introducing MRSK
mrsked/mrsk
Justin Garrison @rothgar’s take
Relevant to your Interests
After Fraud Charges Against Slync’s Ex-CEO, Goldman Sachs Doubles Down With $24 Million Investment
ChatGPT-style search represents a 10x cost increase for Google, Microsoft
Why everyone’s talking about Section 230 - The Hustle
Reveal Survey Report: Top Software Development Challenges For 2023
Microsoft previews cost-efficient Azure VMs
DOJ Preps Antitrust Suit to Block Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal
Oracle Cloud Made All The Right Moves In 2022 - Moor Insights & Strategy
DoJ to block Adobe purchase of Figma on competition concerns
Your jailbroken ChatGPT might violate OpenAI’s safety guidelines when role-playing as ‘DAN’
Is WebAssembly Really the Future?
Elon Musk says remaining Twitter employees will receive ‘very significant’ stock awards on March 24th
Salesforce weighing up more job cuts to hit margin goal
Alphabet Needs to Replace Sundar Pichai
LastPass Reveals Second Attack Resulting in Breach of Encrypted Password Vaults
Stack Overflow Stats
Nonsense
Twitter had 88,188 channel but they don’t have THE THREAD.
Sponsors
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Conferences
Southern California Linux Expo, Los Angeles, March 9-12, 2023 Matt & Cote!
Use Discount Code: DEVOP
Coté and Matt arranging a live recording.
PyTexas 2023, Austin, TX April 1 - 2, 2023
KubeCon EU Amsterdam, April 18-21 - Matt & Cote will be there
DevOpsDays Birmingham, AL 2023, April 20 - 21, 2023
DevOpsDays Austin 2023, May 4-5
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
Recommendations
Brandon: Drive to Survive Season 5
Matt
Factorio Story Missions
Recent podcast appearances
Software Engineering Daily
The Cloudcast
Open Observability Talks
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1 hr 8 min

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