This week, we discuss IBM's intent to acquire HashiCorp, the state of Open Source Businesses, and the (slow) adoption of Continuous Integration. Plus, some thoughts on the end of non-compete agreements.

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Runner-up Titles

• Extra Innings
• Later Innings
• Customer is always right, except for pricing
• Leave the party crying
• Put a price on it

Rundown

• Hashi
  • Introducing The Infrastructure Cloud
  • HashiCorp unveils The Infrastructure Cloud, a unified platform for cloud Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management
  • IBM to Acquire HashiCorp, Inc. Creating a Comprehensive End-to-End Hybrid Cloud Platform
  • IBM to acquire Hashi for $6.4 billion, seeks software boost
  • IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand
  • IBM Is Buying HashiCorp. What Comes Next?
  • The threat to open source comes from within
• You should automate your builds and tests - 71% of people do not “use continuous integration to automatically build and test my code changes.”
• FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes

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Nonsense

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• Red Lobster Is Reportedly Heading For Bankruptcy After Losing Millions On Endless Shrimp

Conferences

• Executive Dinner in Atlanta, May 22nd
• NDC Oslo, Coté speaking, June 12th.
• DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
• DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024.

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