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This week, we review the major announcements from AWS re:Invent and discuss how the hyperscalers are embracing A.I. Plus, a few thoughts on children’s chores. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xwqUis6xA) 443 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xwqUis6xA) Runner-up Titles No Slack The Corporate Podcast. Quality of life stop Our roads diverge Eats a bag of llama Nobody wants to do a bake-off AI all the time Rundown AWS re:Invent Top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023 | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2023/) Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/salesforce-to-sell-software-on-aws-marketplace-in-self-service-purchase-push#xj4y7vzkg) AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips (https://press.aboutamazon.com/2023/11/aws-unveils-next-generation-aws-designed-chips) Join the preview for new memory-optimized, AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon E

Brandon interviews Dustin Kirkland, VP of Engineering at Chainguard. They delve into Dustin’s experience as a part-time analyst, explore how Chainguard secures open-source software, and Dustin shares his hiking experience on the Camino de Santiago. Plus, some thoughts on men’s fashion and the timeless three-piece suit. Show Links theCUBE (https://www.thecube.net/) SiliconANGLE (https://siliconangle.com) Chainguard: Fortified Software Delivery (https://www.chainguard.dev/) Chainguard Raises $61 Million Series B Round as Enterprises Move to Fortify Open Source Software (https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/series-b-funding) Battling the Trojan Horse in Open Source (https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/dan-lorenc-chainguard-spotlight/) Our Open Source focus: Securing OSS is not optional (https://www.chainguard.dev/open-source) Octopus wolfi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wolfi) Camino de Santiago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago) My Walk on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago, 2023 (https://

This week, we recap the key announcements from Microsoft Ignite, ponder the broader implications of A.I., provide an update on OpenCost, and share some thoughts on migrating child accounts to teen accounts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episod (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YXzBJr6Plw)e 441 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YXzBJr6Plw) Runner-up Titles I just want to do less Kill all the humans Madlibbing his keynotes They perked up and turned it off Legs are the difficult thing Everyone gets turned into a barnyard animal Rundown MSFT Ignite With a systems approach to chips, Microsoft aims to tailor everything ‘from silicon to service’ to meet AI demand - Source (https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/in-house-chips-silicon-to-service-to-meet-ai-demand/) Microsoft Ignite 2023: all the AI news from Microsoft’s IT pro event (https://www.theverge.com/23961007/microsoft-ignite-2023-news-ai-announcements-copilot-windows-azure-office#stream-entry-79ea5641-4d45-4067-a4d0-824c3e9a9297) Microsoft and P

This week, we recap Matt's experience at KubeCon Chicago, provide some hot takes on OpenAI's impending App Store, and delve into Apple's claim that 8 GB is all you need. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK4tldNTIOk) 440 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK4tldNTIOk) Runner-up Titles Keep on keeping on They’re not sandbox projects they’re litterbox projects It was USB thing If you spent all week in the OpenCost kiosk, this is the report The platter days Wait a second, I’m a pro Microsoft Benchmark Home Edition Vanity Metrics are for Vanity Rub some A.I. on it Rubbing A.I. on all of it Of course this is the way you’re going to do it Rundown Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM (https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/08/apple-insists-8gb-unified-memory-equals-16gb-regular-ram) CNCF October 2023: where we are with velocity of CNCF, LF, and top 30 open source projects | Cloud Native Computing Foundation (https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/10/27/october-202

This week, we discuss Cloud Earnings, OpenCost, the Free Software Product License, paying for Social Media, and Apple's latest announcements. Plus, Matt begins the search for a new keyboard. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://youtube.com/live/Vlh62UkQDrI?feature=share) 439 (https://youtube.com/live/Vlh62UkQDrI?feature=share) Runner-up Titles Costservability Just a second 439 episodes of podcasting nirvana We’ve never made a mistake A million Amazon users of Copilot Chrome exists to serve RAM sales Two Turntables and a Microphone Default Search Engines Rundown Cloud Earnings Review Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Q3 2023 Earnings Analysis (https://open.substack.com/pub/johnfurrier/p/amazon-web-services-aws-q3-2023-earnings?r=2l9&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post) Amazon's Jassy: We're 'surprised' at growth of our generative AI business (https://www.axios.com/2023/10/27/amazon-earnings-q3-cloud-ai-growth) Clouded Judgement 10.27.23 - Cloud Giants Report Q3 '23 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com

This week, we discuss Microsoft and Google Cloud earnings, the future of passwords, the validity of DORA Metrics, and share some thoughts on esoteric Excel bug fixes. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Simz8R9GfmM) 438 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Simz8R9GfmM) Runner-up Titles Spicy takes and f-bombs Not pants Real scientists don’t use Excel We fixed it Private equity is coming for you Jerks on the phone… go! They’re going to steal our eyes and thumbs Rundown Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/21/23926585/microsoft-excel-misreading-dates-human-genes-conversion-fixed) Control data conversions in Excel for Windows and Mac (https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/control-data-conversions-in-excel-for-windows-and-mac) Cloud News and Earnings Clouded Judgement 10.20.23 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-102023?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=138111723

This week, we discuss Amazon embracing Microsoft Office 365, offer some SBF hot takes, and review the lessons Docker learned when building an open-source business. Plus, we share thoughts on the new Apple Pencil, USB-C, and some Tim Cook fan fiction. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/FR4HLs-xTOE?si=HsavpdEHYVF_FhYP) 437 (https://www.youtube.com/live/FR4HLs-xTOE?si=HsavpdEHYVF_FhYP) Runner-up Titles My enemy’s Word Processor is my friend. You know what we should do, we should just meet about it. A downgrade would be an upgrade. Megadeal’s a great word. It worked for Shingy Use my template. Rundown Amazon moves to the cloud Microsoft is preparing to bring on Amazon as a customer of its 365 cloud tools in a $1 billion megadeal, according to an internal document (https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-prepares-amazon-customer-365-cloud-tools-2023-10) Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’ (https://www.geekwire.com/2023/report-ama

This week, we discuss measuring developer productivity, Unity licensing backlash, and some follow-up on Wireless Emergency Alerts. Plus, thoughts on coconuts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtDvRPqXFs) 436 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtDvRPqXFs) Runner-up Titles One day an ice machine will run on RISC-V Mo Developers Mo Problems W3C my ass. That’s almost an aggressive blue. Wait. Do I live in an office complex? You pay the same Quarantine Quarters Maybe I have too much mindlessness Out of my way Costco, I’m going direct. Candy Corn Have you tried a bubble-sort? Omerta for developers Understand what you’re measuring, or you’ll just get measurements. KCNA23VMWEO20 Just make the bed Rundown Developer Productivity McKinsey Developer Productivity Review (https://dannorth.net/mckinsey-review/) Even longer rebuttal (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-developer-productivity). The only people who don’t like metrics are the people being measured, or

This week, we discuss paying ransom to cyberattackers, an overview of the "Infrastructure as Code" market, and remote worker productivity. Plus, Matt provides a review of the Raspberry 5 and shares his reasons for refusing to install the Global Entry Mobile App. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/6vmdE20_Eak?si=qcONahAxeLtl2Fc5) 435 (https://www.youtube.com/live/6vmdE20_Eak?si=qcONahAxeLtl2Fc5) Runner-up Titles All my takes are spicy, once I get enough caffeine We’re doing this for science No, just no, Dad No exceeding expectations in that role I will do horrible things with YAML My business is my business They don’t have room for purity Rundown Emergency broadcast (https://apnews.com/article/ee3a3039a5cf452a8f307c8f6f8dcbf3) not (https://apnews.com/article/ee3a3039a5cf452a8f307c8f6f8dcbf3) used by Trump (https://apnews.com/article/ee3a3039a5cf452a8f307c8f6f8dcbf3) CBP announces new (https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-announces-new-global-entry-mobil

This week, we discuss Cisco's acquisition of Splunk, AWS's investment in Anthropic, and VC Market Overview Presentations. Plus, we share some thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons, as well as standardized testing. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyPzGCpfT0) 434 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyPzGCpfT0) Runner-up Titles So much about sheep Maybe Ten Middle mega-cap The data stays the same, only the story changes Ribbon Wall Rundown Splunk Cisco acquires cybersecurity company Splunk in cash deal worth $28 billion (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/cisco-acquiring-splunk-for-157-a-share-in-cash.html) Splunk Is Good For Cisco, But Cisco Needs To Convince Splunk Customers That Cisco Is Good For Them (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/splunk-is-good-for-cisco-but-cisco-needs-to-convince-splunk-customers-that-cisco-is-good-for-them/) AWS to invest up to $4B in Anthropic Google invested $300 million in AI firm founded by former OpenAI researchers (https://www.theverge.com/2023

This week, we discuss why everyone is envious of Google’s Internal Dev Tools, examine the state of Git, speculate about how 37 Signals plans to reinvent software licensing with ONCE, and share a few thoughts on the Salesforce CEO’s recent comments about work from home. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaX-PgF86bY) 433 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaX-PgF86bY) Runner-up Titles Lost in an acquisition hole. Headless Robot Dog. It’s not better enough. GoogHub Why are you on the sad path Once version 2 is a paid upgrade You win interesting bingo Rundown The Full Circle on Developer Productivity with Steve Yegge (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/steve-yegge) Git is awful. GitHub isn't good enough. It's killing us! (Steve Yegge) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReooAZoMO0) Introducing ONCE (https://once.com/) Salesforce CEO takes a bold stand on remote work (https://www.thestreet.com/investing/salesforce-ceo-bold-stand-on-remote-work) Salesforce to Hire 3,30

Brandon is joined by Richard Seroter, Director of Developer Relations and Outbound Product Management at Google Cloud. They discuss the key announcements from Google Cloud Next ’23, Richard's recommendations for a successful tech newsletter and VMware's impending acquisition. Show Links Google Cloud Next ‘23 (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next) Code with Duet AI assistance (https://cloud.google.com/code/docs/vscode/write-code-duet-ai) Google Cloud Jump Start Solutions (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-modernization/introducing-google-cloud-jump-start-solutions) Richard’s Website and Newsletter (https://seroter.com/) Richard Seroter on App Modernization (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/247) Contact Richard LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seroter/) Twitter: @rseroter (https://twitter.com/rseroter) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedt

This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA) 431 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA) Runner-up Titles Try Harder It’s a necessary luxury Someone’s drinking too much water here A culture of ice Where are the high performers, at home or at work Quit using your Gmail address Thou shalt export to CSV Rundown Netflix Says You Can Keep Their DVDs (and Request More, Too) (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/netflix-dvds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) Zoom’s CEO thinks Zoom sucks for building trust, leaked audio reveals (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/leaked-audio-reveals-zoom-ceo-believes-its-hard-to-build-trust-on-zoom/) Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860073/meta-return-to-office-thr

Brandon interviews Mike Long, the CEO and Co-founder of Kosli. They discuss Mike's background, his experience as a DevOps Consultant, and the reasons behind starting Kosli. Plus, Mike offers a few tips about visiting Oslo. Show Links Kosli (https://www.kosli.com/) Contact Mike Long LinkedIn: mikelongoslo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelongoslo/) Twitter: meekrosoft (https://twitter.com/meekrosoft) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@sof

This week, we discuss VMware’s Announcements, SUSE goes private and some thoughts on streaming services. Plus, Matt provides an update on the repercussions of spilled Orange Juice. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/U-2FKuo7Rdo?si=pSW288no0k5R6E_l) 429 (https://www.youtube.com/live/U-2FKuo7Rdo?si=pSW288no0k5R6E_l) Runner-up Titles Matt Ray Vibe Ethically flexible And one more thing me Is it new? You’re gold plating your gold. Hello World and my Mom’s Blog SAP known for being nimble I guess I am excited There’s no way you sold 50,000 Chinese knock off water piks in Australia. Rundown Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable (https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-broken-promises-streaming-ride-hailing-cloud-computing-2023-8?utm_source=reddit.com) VMware Broadcom's $61B planned VMware purchase clears U.S., UK (https://seekingalpha.com/news/4004614-broadcoms-61b-planned-vmware-purchase-clears-us-uk) Introducing vSAN Max | VMware (https

This week, Brandon and Coté are joined by a special guest host, Brian Gracely. We discuss HashiCorp's transition to BSL and break down the recent interview with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky. Plus, some thoughts on the use of the word "orthogonal." Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7eM-EO8Lo) 428 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7eM-EO8Lo) Runner-up Titles I like T-Bone Re:invent the T-Bone Byzantine Bramble Path This show isn’t three hours, but it could be Those who are satisfied do not speak. Rundown BSL As HashiCorp adopts the BSL, an era of open-source software might be ending (https://www.runtime.news/as-hashicorp-adopts-the-bsl-an-era-of-open-source-software-might-be-ending/) HashiCorp changes its source licence to BSL (https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/hashicorp_bsl_licence/) HashiCorp Abandons Open Source for Business Source License (https://thenewstack.io/hashicorp-abandons-open-source-for-business-source-license/) Craig Box on LinkedIn: Hashicorp did a thi

This week, we discuss Open Source licensing, Cloud Earnings and presentations without slides. Plus, Coté shares his minimal-tech vacation strategy and Matt Ray spills Orange Juice on his keyboard. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 427 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yES4tXM1lKs) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yES4tXM1lKs) Runner-up Titles Girl do you need some Squirrel Kinky Friedman would be proud Stallman would be spinning in his grave What does this guy like? I’ve got plenty of beer That’s not a feature, it’s a bug Never a Marketplace Rundown The open source licensing war is over (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3703768/the-open-source-licensing-war-is-over.html) Clouded Judgement 8.4.23 - Cloud Giants Q2 Update (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-8423-cloud-giants) Amazon reports blowout profit, beats on sales and issues optimistic guidance (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/03/amazon-amzn-q2-earnings-report-2023.html) Relevant to your Interests Amazon to invest $7.2b in

This week, we discuss New Relic going private, Dell buying Moogsoft and digital transformation comes to Border Control. Plus, ideas for a last minute family vacation. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M31eD5nVy0) 426 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M31eD5nVy0) Runner-up Titles The Paris economy is all croissants. The Euphoria of the Buffet All that firing people gave us a soft landing. Is it going to be New Logic, or SumoRelic? You drive a hard bargain, now we’re billionaires The tinfoil hat of complexity Just buy more backpacks Here in the United States, we have a lot of banks. Can Americans use it? Bigger numbers are smaller numbers. It’s pretty easy to quarantine with Internet. Rundown More Monitoring, More Money Dell Technologies Announces Intent to Acquire Moogsoft (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dell-technologies-announces-intent-to-acquire-moogsoft-301881557.html) What the New Relic Sale Means for SaaS by @ttunguz (https://www.tomtunguz.com/newr_a

Brandon interviews Michael Kennedy, host of Talk Python to Me and founder of Talk Python Training. They discuss Python’s rapid growth, replacing Excel Worksheets with Jypter Notebooks and why Python is the preferred language for AI. Plus, a few thoughts on podcasting and motorcycles. Show Links Talk Python to Me (https://talkpython.fm/home) Python Bytes (https://pythonbytes.fm) Talk Python Training - Python courses and tutorials for developers (https://training.talkpython.fm/) Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023 (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/) Stack Overflow Trends (https://insights.stackoverflow.com/trends?tags=java%2Cc%2Cc%2B%2B%2Cpython%2Cc%23%2Cvb.net%2Cjavascript%2Cassembly%2Cphp%2Cperl%2Cruby%2Cswift%2Cr%2Cobjective-c) YouTube vs. Google Video (https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/156/python-history-and-perspectives#transcript_at_3056) The 7 Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time (https://www.teampay.co/blog/biggest-excel-mistakes-of-all-time) Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft E

Brandon interviews William Morgan, Buoyant CEO and creator of Linkerd. They discuss building cloud native platforms, the need for Service Mesh, Linkerd and eBPF. Plus, some thoughts on the rise of Rust as the preferred systems programming language. Show Links Linkerd (https://linkerd.io) Buoyant (https://buoyant.io) eBPF, sidecars, and the future of the service mesh (https://buoyant.io/blog/ebpf-sidecars-and-the-future-of-the-service-mesh) Cloud Native Computing Foundation Reaffirms Istio Maturity with Project Graduation (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2023/07/12/cloud-native-computing-foundation-reaffirms-istio-maturity-with-project-graduation/) Contact William LinkedIn: wmogran (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmorgan/) Twitter: @wm (https://twitter.com/wm) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us o