Description

This week, we discuss OpenTofu’s response to Hashicorp, Salesforce potentially acquiring Informatica and the latest Kubernetes Market Size from IDC. Plus, when will Enterprise A.I. improve the DMV experience?

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 463

Runner-up Titles

• The fun run was fun.
• You don’t have to pay for this, just glue it together with a couple of bash scripts.
• The Phish are biting
• Everything’s cool zone
• Words that rhyme with “acquisation”
• Maybe AI can find it
• The market for products that start with “K”
• I like hotdogs
• Don’t do the values, just the fun facts

Rundown

• An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About Google’s Enterprise AI Strategy
• OpenTofu responds to Hashicorp
  • Our Response to Hashicorp's Cease and Desist Letter | OpenTofu
  • Matt Asay response Tweet
  • Adam Jacob take
• Salesforce in Advanced Talks to Buy Informatica
• 451 Research's kubernetes market-sizing ($2.85 billion in 2028)
• Exclusive: API startup Noname Security nears $500M deal to sell itself to Akamai

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• Splunk vs Cribl Lawsuit of Terms Violating Enterprise License
• It's easy to bash tech, but I've started taking robotaxis — and they're awesome
• Citi slashes 110 apps: Next up... Data transformation
• Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal
• Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack
• Meta's Oversight Board probes explicit AI-generated images posted on Instagram and Facebook | TechCrunch
• New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes
• Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
• Linux Foundation leads the fight against fauxpen source

Enterprise Nonsense

• How to setup your own Database as a Service (DBaaS) for RabbitMQ, MySQL, Postgres, Redis

Listener Feedback

• Amazon.com: Sink Soap Dispenser
• Grip Case for Nintendo Switch Lite
• Andrew Shafer owns an All American Burger?

Conferences

• Open Source Summit North America, Seattle April 16-18. Matt’s speaking.
• NDC Oslo, Coté speaking, June 12th.
• DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19-21, 2024, Coté speaking.
• DevOpsDays Birmingham, August 19–21, 2024.

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Recommendations

• Brandon:
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• Matt:
  • Ostrich travel pillow
  • H-E-B Pro-Sleep Mask
• Coté: Continuity Camera, kibbeling.

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