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November 20, 2020Episode 272: This time we’re doing it in green
This week we discuss IBM buying Instana, highlights from Kubecon and the rise of Substack. Plus, Coté updates us on his quest to live the iPad lifestyle.
The Rundown
IBM To Acquire Instana For Undisclosed Terms
Instana Crunch Base Overview
KubeCon Review
Envoy Mobile Joins the CNCF
Open Source Web Engine Servo to be Hosted at Linux Foundation - The Linux Foundation
Relevant to your Interests
The Evolution of Cloud
2020 State of DevOps Report | presented by Puppet, & CircleCi
Amazon's Inferentia AI Chip Is Ready For Prime Time, Now Powers the Alexa Service
FinOps Foundation launches Kubernetes Whitepaper with CNCF, adds vendor members, Densify, SoftwareOne, Virtasant and more...
Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more
New Zoom feature can alert room owners of possible Zoombombing disruptions
Fast Facts
Your Pa$$word doesn't matter
11 facts about real world container use
Half of all containers are now managed by cloud provider and third-party registries
Apple
Apple to lower commissions for small businesses on App Store
Safely open apps on your Mac
Yeah, Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro is powerful, but it’s the battery life that will blow you away
Mac users couldn’t launch apps this afternoon after Apple verification server issue
Nonsense
Welcome to Slow Boring
Zoom Is Temporarily Removing Its 40 Minute Limit on Video Calls for Thanksgiving Day
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Listener Feedback
Little Snitch from Jordy
Mac users couldn’t launch apps this afternoon after Apple verification server issue
Conferences
Mykel Alvis All Day DevOps Talk
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Recommendations
Matt: Rewatching Veep.
Brandon: The Undoing on HBO and Serverless Data APIs from the Cloudcast
Coté: Dithering) podcast) (https://dithering.fm/); Ted Laso.
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1 hr 5 min
November 13, 2020Episode 271: The Defaults Lifestyle
This week we breakdown Apple’s new M1 chip, the new MacBook Air and discuss why so many devs still use vi. Plus, a discussion about when to use the default Documents Folder.
The Rundown
Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs?
Everything Apple Announced, From New Macs to New Chips
Average UX Improvements Are Shrinking
Relevant to your Interests
Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and many others fall at China's top hacking contest
375% Return on One Startup to Help SoftBank Get Past WeWork Woes
Google Cloud’s Big Win: the Remarkable 2-Year Journey of CEO Thomas Kurian
Spotify acquires podcast monetization company Megaphone
Every last Slingbox will become a brick in two years
Zoom and other ‘stay-at-home’ stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news
TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what’s up
EU charges Amazon in antitrust lawsuit, alleges unfair competition
Austin software maker Planview sold in $1.6B deal
Nonsense
Steve Nouri on LinkedIn: #datascience #business #strategy | 404 comments
Ugliest App
Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC - Raspberry Pi
Train caught by Whale
Why I Still Use an Old PowerPC Mac in 2020
Chipotle to open its first digital-only restaurant as online orders soar
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Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
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Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
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Recommendations
Matt: Things you can make from old dead laptops - DIY Perks
Brandon: The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix
Coté: Patagonia Men's Torrentshell.
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1 hr 3 min
November 10, 2020 Episode 270: The Crossover Episode
A special crossover episode from our friends at Drunk and Retired. Visit drunkandretired.com to subscribe to the podcast.
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Special Guest: JJ Asghar.
53 min
November 06, 2020Episode 269: I like the no friction
This week we discuss Docker Hub's new rate limits, Tech Earnings and what Apple’s shift to ARM means for the industry. Plus, some advice on gaming for kids.
The Rundown
Big Tech earnings weren't slowed by the coronavirus pandemic
Amazon posts strong Q3 results despite ongoing pandemic costs
Alphabet revenue up 14% after second-quarter slump
Apple sets September quarter sales record despite later iPhone launch
Facebook beats on earnings
Container Registry
Advice for customers dealing with Docker Hub rate limits, and a Coming Soon announcement | Amazon Web Services
AWS to create its own public container registry in response to Docker pull rate limit
Consuming Public Content
Download rate limit
Relevant to your Interests
The new H-1B rules make finding talent a lot harder for startups
ARM has launched an Nvidia CPU monster that will get Intel and AMD very worried
SiFive Is Launching The Most Compelling RISC-V Development Board Yet - Phoronix
Cloud Native Applications: Stateless or Stateful Services?
AWS is opening yet another cloud computing region | ZDNet
An Open Source Leader Is Gone, a Remembrance of Dan Kohn
Why NerdWallet Is Buying Fundera
Pulumi raises Series B to build the future of Cloud Engineering
Descript | Create podcasts, videos, and transcripts
D2iQ Takes the Next Step Forward | D2iQ
Netflix is raising the price of its most popular plan to $14 today, premium tier increasing to $18
The man who brings the human touch to Google Cloud
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Nonsense
Steve Nouri on LinkedIn: #datascience #business #strategy | 404 comments
Ugliest App
Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC - Raspberry Pi
Train caught by Whale
Why I Still Use an Old PowerPC Mac in 2020
Listener Feedback
Chetan wants you to work as InfraCloud as a Product Engineer
Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
- Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
Recommendations
Matt: Back in Time for Dinner.
Brandon: Whistleblower Podcast.
Coté: Sorted app. By Force Alone vs. Mists of Avalon.
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1 hr
November 03, 2020Episode 268: Drew Firment on teaching the world to cloud
Brandon interviews Drew Firment from A Cloud Guru. They discuss Drew's career, how Capital One embraced the cloud and A Cloud Guru's mission to teach the world to cloud. Plus, Drew offers advice on deciding which cloud certifications to get first.
Show links
The Phoenix Project
Hygieia
The cloud resume challenge
Contact Drew
A Cloud Guru
Drew's LinkedIn
Twitter: @drewfirment
Photo Credit
Special Guest: Drew Firment.
57 min
October 30, 2020Episode 267: Databases are at the end of a network connection
We discuss Zoom’s new phone system, debate the merits of Serverless and reflect on how SaaS has taken over the enterprise. Plus, Coté explains why he is trying to live the iPad Pro life.
The Rundown
Zoom
Get Zoom Phone Service in 40+ Countries & Territories for One Flat Monthly Price
Introducing Zapps, Bringing Best-of-Breed Apps Into the Zoom Experience
Severless or Serverful
Serverlessconf New York 2019: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones | Simon Wardley
TheNewStack - From DevOps to DevApps
IBM Introduces IBM Cloud Code Engine
When (and why) not to go serverless
Relevant to your Interests
2020, the unexpected Requirement
AMD to buy chip peer Xilinx for $35 billion in data center push
Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser
Can We Replace YAML With an Easier Markup Language? - Slashdot
OpenStack at 10 years old: A failure on its own terms, a success in its own niche
PayPal to let you buy and sell cryptocurrencies in the US – TechCrunch
Backstage Pass with Arctiq - Migrate Cloud Foundry Applications to Anthos with Kf
Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes
Turing Pi 2 announcement - Turing Pi Cluster Board
Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet
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Nonsense
AWS Multicloud Snark Tweet
168 AWS services in 2 minutes
Researchers 3D-printed a cell-sized tugboat
Hema's veggie smoked sausage is ok but original is a 'culinary high point' - DutchNews.nl
Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Recommendations
Matt: Song Exploder Run the Jewels: Ju$t
100 Strong kettlebells
Brandon: Otter.ai see example transcript in interview with Dan Balcauski
Coté: Darondo.
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50 min
October 27, 2020Episode 266: Dan Balcauski on sabbaticals, consulting and reducing product churn.
Brandon interviews Dan Balcauski from Product Tranquility. They discuss Dan's mid-career "mini retirement", what it's like to be a consultant and some strategies for B2B companies to reduce churn. Plus, Dan shares two of the most interesting places he visited on his trip around the world.
Show links
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris
Kellogg School of Management
Conway's Law
Contact Dan
Product Tranquility
Dan's LinkedIn
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Special Guest: Dan Balcauski.
1 hr 5 min
October 23, 2020Episode 265: Configuring DNS? Pull up a chair.
Coté, Matt and Brandon discuss the latest news from the Cloud Foundry and OpenStack conferences, Docker alternatives, Google getting sued and the downfall of Quibi.
The Rundown
Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes
It's Time to Forget About Docker
The OpenStack Foundation becomes the Open Infrastructure Foundation
Quibi Is Shutting Down as Problems Mount
Relevant to your Interests
2020 State of the API Report | Brought to You by Postman
Zoom is getting into ticketed online events
Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent
Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC again to install more unwanted apps
Come on, Amazon: If you're going to copy open-source code for a new product, at least credit the creator
China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
Intel to sell its NAND business to South Korean rival for $9 billion
Atlassian to end sale and support of on-premise server products by 2024
Turing Pi 2 announcement - Turing Pi Cluster Board
Backstage Pass with Arctiq - Migrate Cloud Foundry Applications to Anthos with Kf
Sponsors
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Nonsense
Emacs is a multi-generational project.
How it started, How it’s going, DevOps Edition.
Southern Conundrum: Can You Use Soap to Clean Your Cast Iron?
Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Recommendations
Matt: New PC build out
Dell 32” UHD curved monitor
Brandon: Jabra 40 USB Headset
Coté: Anatomy of Norbiton. Camo to use your iPhone as a webcam on your computer.
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1 hr 9 min
October 16, 2020Episode 264: I poisoned the security well with my children
Matt and Brandon discuss Hashicorp’s recent product announcements and Twilio buying Segment. Plus, Matt gives his thoughts on the new iPhone 12 mini.
The Rundown
New iPhones… iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12 mini
Boundary by HashiCorp
Waypoint by HashiCorp
Twilio buys Segment and employees share in success
Companies with Extended Exercise Windows
Relevant to your Interests
Apple made ProtonMail add in-app purchases, even though it had been free for years
IBM shrinks with plans to spin-off managed infrastructure services arm
How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020 #Drama
Waymo’s driverless cars are open to the public. And Elon’s not impressed.
Carahsoft is trying to trademark DevSecOps (already withdrawn)
Gitpod - Dev environments built for the cloud
Podcast Data
Azure Arc Is a Control Plane to Orchestrate Hybrid Cloud Systems
Forget 5G: MagSafe could be the biggest reason to buy an iPhone 12
A few words on Git
Introducing DigitalOcean App Platform
Google will give up direct control of the Knative open-source project
Twilio Set To Acquire Cloud Customer Data Startup Segment For $3.2 Billion
Nonsense
Gartner Hype Cycle Visualization
Netflix plans to have even more originals in 2021
The Netherlands goes into partial lockdown; face masks will be compulsory - DutchNews.nl
Listener Feedback
Dan wants you to work at IBM
Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020
DevOps World Sessions
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Recommendations
Matt: Radiolab: No Special Duty
This Particular Album is Very, Very Important to Me: Devo’s Freedom Of Choice with Al Yankovic
Brandon: Three Body Problem
Translator Ken Liu
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55 min
October 13, 2020Episode 263: End of an Era
Brandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the recent changes at Chef and what it means for the Chef Community going forward.
Show Links
Progress Announcement
Chef Blog Post
Register Article
Adam Jacob Interview
CINC
Paul’s How to make a Hamburger Video
JJ on the Web
Drunk & Retired Podcast
IBMDeveloper on Twitch
@jjasghar
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49 min

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