This week, we discuss the distribution of cloud revenue, explore who is investing in A.I., and take a look back at Mesosphere DC/OS. Plus, some thoughts on the peacefulness of flying.

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Runner-up Titles

• I feel very safe on an airplane
• We’re one mishap away from Lost
• Difference between the right decision and the safe decision
• First rule of AI Ethics Team: Don’t fake the demo
• “Rice”
• They got run over by the Kubernetes Truck
• Figure out where all the yaml goes

Rundown

• Many Different Kinds Of Cloud, Very Big Piles Of Money - IT Jungle
• Software Startup That Rejected Buyout From Microsoft Shuts Down, Sells Assets to Nutanix
• Apache Mesos
• Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January

Relevant to your Interests

• Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack
• OAI staff deeply did not want to work for Microsoft
• Silicon Valley Confronts a Grim New A.I. Metric
• The Fastest Growing Brands of 2023
• Vast Data lands $118M to grow its data storage platform for AI workloads
• 'No one saw this coming': Kevin O’Leary says remote work trend is now hurting sectors other than real estate — here’s why he’s saying certain ‘banks are going to fail’
• The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side
• Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework
• Will VMware customers balk as Broadcom transitions them to subscriptions?
• Broadcom to divest VMware’s EUC and Carbon Black units
• Apple Confirms It Shut Down iMessage for Android App Beeper Mini
• Tech company VMware slashing 577 jobs in Austin
• The Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software | Aneel Lakhani | Monktoberfest 2023
• WFH levels have become "flat as a pancake"
• Broadcom halves sub price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud
• VMware by Broadcom Dramatically Simplifies Offer Lineup and Licensing Model
• Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos
• The Kubernetes 1.29 release interview
• HashiCorp Shares Drop 22% After Forecasting Slowing Sales Growth
• Oracle shares slide as revenue misses estimates
• Platform teams need a delightfully different approach, not one that sucks less

Nonsense

• Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?
• It’s time for the Excel World Championships!
• Only in Australia: huge snake drops from roof during podcast recording – video
• Committing to Costco
• 220-ton Nova Scotia building moved using 700 bars of soap

Conferences

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• SCaLE 21x, March 14th to 17th, 2024
• DevOpsDays Birmingham 2024 April 17-18, 2024
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Recommendations

• Brandon: The Fund
• Matt: Reese’s minis unwrapped
  • Anti-recommendation: Keychron Acoustic Kit
• Coté: Sex Education, season 3. (some follow-ups: Menewood was good, a bit too Moby Dick w/r/t to wheat and barley in the middle; Descript is still fantastic, getting even better with the AI stuff)

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