Self quarantining with half-baked bread
Most of our time is spent discussing the joys of eating half-baked bread. We also discuss what a Tanzu is, kubernetes konspiracy theories, and Oxide the new private cloud hardware startup...wait, wut? Hey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDqRlMeJ4U)! Spring Live (https://connect.tanzu.vmware.com/Spring_Live_Q221.html) next week, March 19th starting at 9am California-time - 24 hours! Attend!
Mood Board:
Fresh Bread Talk
I’ve mentioned this before
You’re suppose to listen
Hamthrax?
A tall glass of ice-tea.
The most Dutch thing ever.
Half-baked bread.
American’s tea innovation lead.
Strong opinions loosely held is canceled.
Relevant to your interests
VMware
If you run (VCF) VMware stuff, you can have kubernetes now. TAS/PAS will be moved to run on that sometime later - same stack as we’ve had at Pivotal is still, of course, alive and well.
Interview with Pat Gelsinger on VMware (http://www.kbcmtech.com/podcasts/key10%20-%20Keynote%20-%20The%20Evolution%20of%20the%20Enterprise%20Stack%20-%20Pat%20Gelsinger.mp3)
VMware Rejuvenates Once Again With Kubernetes Injection (https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/03/10/vmware-rejuvenates-once-again-with-kubernetes-injection/)
VMWare KeyBanc Capital Markets Write Up (https://key2.bluematrix.com/docs/pdf/9dd430df-7e1e-43fd-a953-c00ce649c0bf.pdf)
VMware Tanzu Service Mesh, built on VMware NSX is Now Available! (https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2020/03/vmware-tanzu-service-mesh-built-on-vmware-nsx-is-now-available.html/)
Docker
Docker Defines Roadmap with Developer-Focused API Integrations (https://thenewstack.io/docker-defines-roadmap-with-developer-focused-api-integrations/)
Docker disguises itself as a development pipeline service as it stalks the IT world for its elusive target – profit (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/10/docker_development_pipeline_service/)
AWS
A Peek Into Graviton2: Amazon's Neoverse N1 Server Chip First Impressions (https://www.anandtech.com/show/15578/a-peek-into-the-physics-of-graivton2-amazons-neoverse-n1-server-chip-first-impressions)
Bottlerocket – Open Source OS for Container Hosting | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/bottlerocket-open-source-os-for-container-hosting/)
Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-store-technology/amazon-launches-business-selling-automated-checkout-to-retailers-idUSKBN20W0OD?utm_source=Memberful&utm_campaign=bb2e2c1e3a-daily_update_2020_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4c7fece27-bb2e2c1e3a-111062493)
Kube Corner
EngineerBetter/k8s-is-not-a-paas (https://github.com/EngineerBetter/k8s-is-not-a-paas/blob/master/README.md)
Windows NT 4 into Kubernetes (https://twitter.com/MaartjeME/status/1236697317421580289)
Managed Kubernetes Price Comparison (2020) (https://devopsdirective.com/posts/2020/03/managed-kubernetes-comparison/)
HPE Plunges Into Red Hot Kubernetes Market (https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/hpe-plunges-into-red-hot-kubernetes-market)
NVIDIA to Acquire SwiftStack (https://www.swiftstack.com/blog/2020/03/05/nvidia-to-acquire-swiftstack/)
Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math | Quanta Magazine (https://www.quantamagazine.org/landmark-computer-science-proof-cascades-through-physics-and-math-20200304/)
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gets to keep his job — for now (https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/3/9/21171482/twitter-jack-dorsey-elliott-deal-jesse-cohn-silver-lake)
Robinhood goes down again, (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/robinhood-app-down-again-during-another-historic-trading-day.html)
Assessing ERP upgrades in the 21st century (https://diginomica.com/assessing-erp-upgrades-21st-century)
Vista Equity mulls options for IT automation and security provider Infoblox (https://www.pehub.com/vista-equity-mulls-options-for-it-automation-and-security-provider-infoblox/)
Popular VPN And Ad-Blocking Apps Are Secretly Harvesting User Data (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/vpn-and-ad-blocking-apps-sensor-tower)
Before it sued Google for copying from Java, Oracle got rich copying IBM’s SQL (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/before-it-sued-google-for-copying-from-java-oracle-got-rich-copying-ibms-sql/)
This startup now has millions in no-strings-attached money because one of Silicon Valley's most famous VC firms had to walk away from the deal (https://www.businessinsider.com/sequoia-capital-leaves-finix-payments-millions-2020-3)
Australia sues Facebook for $529 billion. That's more than the government makes in a year. (https://mashable.com/article/facebook-australia-cambridge-analytica-sue-privacy-529-billion/)
This little server startup wants to take on a horde of tech giants (https://www.protocol.com/oxide-computer-cloud-server)
Who’s staying home because of COVID-19? (https://stayinghome.club/)
Non Sense
Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/coronavirus-airlines-run-empty-ghost-flights-planes-passengers-outbreak-covid-2020-3?r=US&IR=T)
What's in your wallet? A lot less interest, unless you notice this one word... (https://bobsullivan.net/syndication/whats-in-your-wallet-a-lot-less-interest-unless-you-notice-this-one-word/)
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Recommendations
Brandon: Save money and buy a subscription to NY Times via gift certificate (https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/gift) for yourself.
Coté: treat yourself with a black Uber. Scott on Pivot (https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot) as strong opinions loosely held.
