Former Joyent team members reflect on a data center reboot gone wrong, discussing post-mortems, technical challenges, driver lineage, critical system failures, and the importance of transparency and collaboration in overcoming data center issues.

Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Oxide Computer Company, shares insights from his journey spanning Sun to Oxide, discussing topics like building cloud servers, debugging latency issues, founding CFS, transitioning to Rust, forming Oxide, troubles with Dell machines, and the challenges of starting a new venture and fundraising.

Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Oxide Computer, explains why the industry has been using the wrong components in data centers. The cloud's success is due to its easily consumed virtual servers, but it comes with costs. Cantrill discusses the need for an elastic infrastructure on-premise and why his team had to rebuild almost everything to deliver it.

Bryan Cantrill, co-founder of Oxide, and Steve Tuck, who specializes in manufacturing software for server racks, dive into their innovative approach to server solutions. They share intriguing insights about the challenges of unboxing and shipping hardware. Discover the importance of custom manufacturing software and the pitfalls of rushing to market. They discuss the #1 reason startups fail and emphasize the need for empathy in sales. Plus, hear a heartwarming full-circle story of their initial meeting, wrapping up a fascinating conversation!

Bryan Cantrill, Co-founder and CTO of Oxide Computer Company, discusses his journey from Sun to Oxide, touching on ZFS, DTrace, and the development of on-prem cloud servers. Topics include building technology collaborations, Sun's ethical practices during the Oracle acquisition, navigating values clashes in programming communities, and the challenges of starting a company like Oxide in the tech landscape.