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Get ready for a weekly dose of all things Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing! Join us as we dive into topics including Kubernetes, DevOps, Serverless, Security and Coding. Plus, we’ll keep you entertained with plenty of off-topic banter and nonsense. Don’t worry if you miss the latest industry conference - we’ve got you covered with recaps of all the latest news from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 16min
Episode 480: No offsite content
Delve into the amusing world of home internet challenges, complete with dog-related antics. Explore Intel's strategic shifts and their AI struggles against heavyweights like AMD and ARM. Debate the appropriateness of LinkedIn content as startups navigate big tech's shadow. Uncover the hypothetical impacts of breaking up Google, alongside lighthearted anecdotes about office tech quirks. Lastly, engage in renovations’ funny mishaps while modernizing home designs for better accessibility.

Aug 9, 2024 • 1h 16min
Episode 479: Packing Cube Victory
Curious about Kubernetes? Discover what organizations are prioritizing for their cloud investments and the role of automation in their strategies. Also, dive into cultural road trips along I-95 while exploring diverse American experiences. The discussion includes the latest on healthcare tech regulations and the importance of understanding client needs in enterprise product management. Plus, hear amusing RV travel tales, practical packing tips, and insights on the financial dynamics around AI tech investments.

Aug 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
Episode 478: Beware of the Llama
This week, there's a lively discussion on Meta's Llama going open source and the implications for AI development. Microsoft faces scrutiny as its AI investments don’t yield expected results, leading to a stock drop. Meanwhile, AWS is trimming its service offerings under new leadership, signaling shifts in cloud strategy. The conversation also touches on the nostalgic loss of Southwest Airlines' open seating policy and explores emerging trends in mapping services and messaging apps.

Jul 26, 2024 • 1h 11min
Episode 477: We’re an N-1 Organization
The podcast dives into the major CrowdStrike outage that disrupted global internet services, analyzing its implications for cybersecurity. There's an in-depth discussion on the lessons learned from this incident, comparing it to past security failures like McAfee and SolarWinds. The hosts also address the challenges of software accountability and the systemic issues in endpoint management. Additionally, there's exciting personal news about career changes and a humorous take on Google's decision to shut down its URL shortener. Tech updates and even kids' tech debates round out the conversation!

Jul 19, 2024 • 1h 40min
Episode 476: Bring a point of view
This podcast discusses Google considering buying cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, the rise of 'meta work' leading to too many meetings, and the long-awaited spell check in Notepad after forty years. They touch on strategic vacation planning, workplace productivity, and the importance of having a strong point of view in organizations.

Jul 12, 2024 • 1h 11min
Episode 475: Calendar Math
This week, we discuss Mary Meeker's AI & Universities report, the CD Foundation's State of CI/CD Report, and share a few thoughts on DevRel. Plus, Coté gets fiber and is forced to watch soccer.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 475
Runner-up Titles
If not better, at least the same. The enterprise software buyer’s lament.
Order tokens at fantastical speeds.
They think I am an idiot
Cherry pick it from a survey
The Demo Matters
Rundown
Mary Meeker’s new report AI and Universities
State of CI/CD Report 2024 - CD Foundation
70% of people hadn't checked their code in for 12 months
Relevant to your Interests
Opinion | The Blue-State Wealth Exodus Continues
How Apple used Google's help to train its AI models
Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts
Clouded Judgement 7.5.24 - Declining Growth
Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
Mirantis Builds on OpenStack To Serve Up a VMware Alternative
Is this the biggest password leak ever uncovered? Researchers claim nearly 10 billion credentials under threat — here's what we know so far
We tested over a dozen laptops to see how Snapdragon compares to Intel, AMD, and Apple’s chips
Nonsense
Mark Zuckerberg's Lake Tahoe antics are getting even weirder
The Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars Are More Cutthroat Than Ever Before
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Conferences
Webinar on State of Cloud Native Survey, July 24th, 2024, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024
DevOpsDays Antwerp, 15th anniversary, Sep 4th-5th.
SpringOne/VMware Explore US, August 26–29, 2024
SREday London 2024, September 19th to 20th, Coté speaking. 20% off with the code SRE20DAY
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Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 474: There’s at least a road to Nirvana
This podcast explores the slowdown in DevOps adoption, compares open-source and proprietary foundation models, and discusses AI simplifying CI/CD. Also, a fun Australian history quiz and updates on ransomware attacks, cloud closures, and AI industry shifts.

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Jun 28, 2024 • 51min
Episode 473: RESOLVED: Unscheduled Outage
This podcast delves into the 5 key trends from Bessemer’s State of the Cloud 2024 report and a stock pick for the next 10 years. They discuss Amazon hitting $2 trillion market value, the real reason music is deteriorating, 1Password simplifying setup, and Nvidia insiders cashing in on the rally.

Jun 21, 2024 • 60min
Episode 472: Speaking of Goat Rodeos
This week, we discuss Forrester’s LLM Wave, Nvidia's Market Cap Dilemma, and why everything is code. Plus, Matt Ray explains more about Australian slang.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 472
Runner-up Titles
Is pig latin American?
The final boss for Duolingo
The Corrections Episode
You can always get it from the leader
Frito Lay of Chips
Everything is code
Rundown
Forrester has no idea what its talking about
Get it from Google.
Nvidia
Nvidia Earnings: Stock Rallies As AI Giant Reports 600% Profit Explosion, 10-For-1 Stock Split
Nvidia: Short bets against stock top $34B
Nvidia to Become $10T Company: I/O Fund's Kindig
Intel CEO Fires Back at Nvidia in Battle for AI Chip Leadership
Peak Nvidia
Solomon Hykes & Dagger
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Ghost jobs : The Indicator from Planet Money
Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash
Broadcom soars as demand for AI chips power forecast raise
Clouded Judgement 6.14.24 - Is Seat Based Pricing Dead?
Olivier Pomel (CEO, Datadog) Shares Every Lesson From Scaling to $40B
US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
Senior Engineer Fatigue
AWS’ AI And GenAI Leader Leaves For DigitalOcean As New CTO
The Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world’s first RISC-V laptops
A Look Back at Q1 '24 Public Cloud Software Earnings
Nonsense
You can renew U.S. passports online again
The Excel superstars throw down in Vegas
Conferences
DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024
DevOpsDays Antwerp, 15th anniversary, Sep 4th-5th.
SpringOne/VMware Explore US, August 26–29, 2024
SREday London 2024, September 19th to 20th, Coté speaking. 20% off with the code SRE20DAY
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Brandon: Houston Public Library and Libby
Matt: Dissect podcast
Coté: Ikea RIKLIG - small, glass teapot.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 54min
Episode 471: The Gen X mascot is Fine Dog
This week, we discuss the AI Hype Cycle, Apple Intelligence and other announcements from WWDC. Plus, Coté concludes the episode by using as many phrases as possible from Taylor’s Urgent/Optimistic Meeting Matrix.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 471
Runner-up Titles
Our dreams fell with the Berlin Wall
I need two offers
You Kids
We are the rock eaters to Slack
I mean, what else am I doing with my life?
Rundown
Apple Made Once-Unlikely Deal With Sam Altman to Catch Up in AI
Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements
iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Overview
Blog - Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud
Here’s Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its AI-Focused WWDC Event
Apple to Debut Passwords App in Challenge to 1Password, LastPass
macOS Sequoia's Layouts just fixed the worst thing about Mac vs Windows
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Cloud cost optimization startup Finout reels in $26.3M in Series B funding
Dell Data Breach Impacts 49 Million Customers - CPO Magazine
It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer
Linux as the new developer default at 37signals
Details of Google Cloud GCVE incident
The Worst Website In The Entire World
How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size
Michael Dell, Jensen Huang and Bill McDermott on New AI Factories
Google Fiber unveils first CFO (GOOG)
Anthropic hires former OpenAI safety lead to head up new team
What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate
Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hack
Australians among 560 million users around the world caught in Ticketmaster hack
Salesforce shares plunge 16% on first revenue miss since 2006
Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real
Interview - WSO2 CEO Sanjiva Weerawarana on being acquired by major investor
Your employees are afraid to take PTO, but a third are playing hooky from work anyway
OpenAI appears to have closed its deal with Apple.
Openwashing
IRS opening free online tax filing program to all 50 states for 2025 tax season
How ‘world-changing’ solar tech could mean the death of batteries
OpenAI board members respond to a warning by former members
A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
RISC-V battles to get messaging right over open standard
'ThreadsDeck' arrived just in time for the Trump verdict | TechCrunch
Adam Selipsky, the exit interview
Snowflake warns over “rapeflake” data breaches
10 things you need to know about AWS CEO Matt Garman
Computex 2024, Is AWS Modular or Integrated?
Broadcom’s VMware strategy looking shaky - and less relevant
Yet another open source rug pull (Changelog News #97)
OpenAI Insiders Warn of a ‘Reckless’ Race for Dominance
Job openings fall to new 3-year low, as the US economy continues to slow
AI Patterns
Stacklet Secures $14.5M in Funding
Google acquires Cameyo to integrate Windows app virtualization into ChromeOS
GitLab quarter
eBay debuts AI-powered background tool to enhance product images
Privacy policies have gone insane. Doubt it? Consider Instacart
The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever
The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
GameStop stock slumps after announcing sale of 75M shares
VMware customers may stay, but Broadcom could face backlash “for years to come”
Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS
Silicon Valley's False Prophet
Raspberry Pi Hands London a Starry Share Market Debut at Last
Nonsense
Navneet Alang (@navneetalang) on Threads
Fans can finally get a chance to listen to the Wu-Tang Clan’s one copy album… but there’s a catch
The five stages of computer science
Chipotle says its portion sizes haven’t changed, despite complaints on TikTok
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College
Costco hot dogs have cost $1.50 since the 1980s. Here's why prices aren't changing
Joro spiders, giant, venomous flying arachnids, are here to stay, pest experts say
The 'big boof' is out. What data reveals about football's hair trends
Conferences
NDC Oslo, Coté speaking, June 12th.
DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024
SpringOne/VMware Explore US, August 26–29, 2024
SREday London 2024, September 19th to 20th, Coté speaking. 20% off with the code SRE20DAY
SDT news & hype
Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us: Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!
Recommendations
Brandon:
MoviePass, MovieCrash
From Sun to Oxide with Bryan Cantrill (Changelog Interviews #592)
Matt: Bazzite - Linux Gaming OS
Coté: if you liked my Business Bullshit dictionary and surviving at BigCo stuff, you’ll enjoy Taylor’s Urgent/Optimistic Meeting Matrix. Also, self-promotion: “How to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one.”
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