Description

This week we discuss Monolith vs. Microservices , PassKeys replacing passwords and the return of Watson(x). Plus, some thoughts on the media and BlueSky.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 414

Runner-up Titles

• All the takes you’ve heard, are probably true
• Links Only
• An Ombudsman of Tech Hype
• I’ve programmed before

Rundown

• Monoliths are not dinosaurs
• Stevey's Google Platforms Rant
• US DoL considers replacing monolithic IT with modular design
• Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’
• IBM enters the generative-AI fray with Watsonx
• Estimated that they could reduce back-office people by 30%. But, said this would be done through attrition, not firing.
• RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys

Relevant to your Interests

• Leaked Google document: “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”
• Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning
• Miracle working product manager was stuck in Lotus position
• Broadcom CEO Seeks to Persuade EU on USD 61 Billion VMware Deal
• GitHub replaces code search engine with Rust-based Blackbird
• Clouded Judgement 5.5.23

Nonsense

• Tall poppy syndrome
• Short Poppies
• Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush
• Mark Zuckerberg Wins Gold, Silver Medals in 1st-Ever Jiu-Jitsu Tournament

Conferences

• May 11th, 2023 Devoxx UK in London. Get 25% tickets with the code SEEMESPEAK23.
• June 1st VMUG Belgium in Brussels , free.
• June 7th State of Kubernetes overview, online.
• June 8th to 9th PlatformCon, online.
• June 22nd to 23rd DevOpsDays Amsterdam, attending.
• August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas.
• Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, speaking.
• Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, speaking.

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• Brandon: Silo | Apple TV+
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