Introduction

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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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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