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We dive deep into the current state of the venture capital (VC) market, exploring the significant shifts and challenges faced by entrepreneurs and investors alike in the post-COVID landscape. Key topics discussed include: The decline in the allure of VC funding and the impact of "pump and flip" models The market volatility and caution among venture firms due to economic factors The changing focus of VCs towards sectors like healthcare, fintech, and deep tech The challenges in building sustainable, billion-dollar companies The rise of corporate venture capital and strategic investments The potential for rational valuation adjustments and market consolidation The importance of clearly articulating the problem being solved and achieving product-market fit The conversation provides valuable insights for founders navigating the evolving VC ecosystem, as well as investors seeking to adapt their strategies to the changing market dynamics. Join Rob and Rich as they explore the future of VC and the strategies needed to succeed in this dynamic landscape.

We dive deep into the technical details of BootC - a Red Hat-led technology that uses container-like definitions to describe machine boot processes. BootC is an important development, especially as companies embrace containers and seek a unified approach to machine configuration. RackN CTO, Greg Althaus, provides an in-depth overview of how BootC works, its key capabilities, and the potential benefits and challenges for operations teams. They explore topics like BootC's relationship to containers, the concept of immutability, different deployment methods, and the operational considerations around managing BootC at scale. This conversation offers a balanced, non-Red Hat perspective on BootC, highlighting both its technical merits and the significant operational work required to successfully adopt and integrate it. Listeners will come away with a nuanced understanding of this emerging technology and the factors organizations should weigh as they evaluate BootC for their infrastructure.

This episode explores the challenges of processing events and logs in technical operations. The discussion covers the importance of understanding the intent and purpose of building systems downstream from eventing and logging systems. Key topics include the trade-offs between real-time and delayed event processing, the principle of least privilege, and strategies for handling event buffering and dropping. The conversation also touches on security concerns related to event and log data. The episode concludes with plans for future discussions on adding events and logging to scripts to make them more useful.

We dive deep into logging, tracing, metrics, observability, with a specific filter for automation and systems and infrastructure. There's a real challenge here of how you capture information from a running system in a way that provides the right information at the right time. That fundamentally is the question that we are working to answer throughout this really fascinating discussion about logging. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/msNO2gn1b0FP2lK7rSfplQrCrPQ?utm_source=copy_url

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble-bed_reactor Do nuclear power and a potential renaissance in nuclear power, driven by the voracious power demands for data centers, have the potential of becoming accepted, local and an economic boom for communities? If you're scratching your head thinking, no way, maybe this conversation will change your mind. Enjoy! Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/yUJapxBhVAhGnPUKgJDMqEJNt8I?utm_source=copy_url

This TechOps episode explores the challenges of processing events and logs in technical operations. The discussion covers the importance of understanding the intent and purpose of building systems downstream from eventing and logging systems. Key topics include the trade-offs between real-time and delayed event processing, the principle of least privilege, and strategies for handling event buffering and dropping. The conversation also touches on security concerns related to event and log data. The episode concludes with plans for future discussions on adding events and logging to scripts to make them more useful.

In this episode, we dive deep into the emerging world of building and training small language models. We'll discuss the benefits, risks, and challenges companies face as they work to create more targeted and efficient AI models. From managing hardware and power requirements to ensuring data privacy and governance, we'll cover the key considerations for enterprises looking to leverage the power of small language models. Join us as we unpack this fascinating topic and consider the implications for the future of AI and infrastructure operations. Transcript https://otter.ai/u/xJ5T-x70WUFQ55ZAsRQr57q6zwE Reference: https://www.composabl.com/

This podcast episode explores the challenges of process improvement in IT operations, using examples from data centers, automotive, and cybersecurity. The discussion covers the slow evolution of secure boot, the difficulties cloud providers face in translating their processes to the broader market, and the emergence of vehicle-to-anything ecosystems. The group delves into the need for standardization and security in vehicle ecosystems, as well as the policy management and automation challenges enterprises face. The conversation also examines the balance of trust in technology versus human expertise, particularly around the use of AI and the risks of generative AI. The CrowdStrike incident is analyzed, with debate around the responsibility of CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and Delta's operational controls. The impact on cyber insurance and the need for broader risk management approaches are also discussed, highlighting the interconnectedness of process improvement and risk management, and the call for greater industry collaboration to address these challenges. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/93JhNjmekqf0ttX21gsupz4OeBY?utm_source=copy_url

In this episode, we continue our TechOps series, diving deep into the topic of container management. As containers become increasingly mainstream, the need to effectively manage and orchestrate these lightweight, purpose-built environments is crucial. We'll explore the distinctions between container management and orchestration, discussing the different tools, techniques and trade-offs involved. We'll also hear insights from the RackN team on how they've approached container lifecycle management within their own infrastructure management platform, Digital Rebar. This is a rich discussion that touches on everything from Kubernetes to system design trade-offs. So let's jump in and learn how to wrangle those containers!

In this episode, we dive deep into a recent and highly sophisticated SSH intrusion attack that was discovered in the Linux kernel. We'll discuss how the attackers were able to inject a backdoor into a critical compression library, leveraging social engineering tactics to become a trusted maintainer over several years. The attack was designed to bypass security checks and evade detection, even from advanced techniques like eBPF monitoring. We'll explore the technical details of how the backdoor was triggered, the potential impact on various Linux distributions, and the broader implications for software supply chain security. This incident highlights the challenges of maintaining trust in open-source projects and the need for robust security measures to protect critical infrastructure. Join us as we unpack this fascinating case and consider the lessons it holds for the future of secure software development.