Software Defined Talk Episode 377: Coffee is for closers
Sep 16, 2022
46:49
This week we discuss Oracle’s Cloud Growth(?), Starbuck’s blockchain-based loyalty program and André Staltz’s “Time Till Open Source Alternative” article. Plus, some thoughts on free coffee…
Runner-up Titles
- It’s about me
- Workshop it
- I stand with the workers of Goldman Sachs
- This is their Popeye moment
- Pulitzers and free coffee
- Financial shenanigans
- Hide the gift shop in the data center
Rundown
- No more free coffee as bankers return to Goldman Sachs
- Oracle on Verge of Becoming World’s Hottest Cloud Vendor
- Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey
- André Staltz - Time Till Open Source Alternative
- Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it
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