Shows
Software Defined TalkMark as UnreadThis week we discuss DHH’s quest to cut HEY’s cloud costs, Chick-fil-A’s use of Kubernetes and some hot takes on Unlimited PTO. Plus, thoughts on champagne….
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 397
Runner-up Titles
I want to vest
Call the middle
I just didn’t have money
XLT, that’s not a thing
Yeah, I’m down for whatever
Coté’s Culture Corner.
Brandon’s Halo Hatrack.
Unlimited unpaid time off - let’s just call it “untracked PTO.”
If you have unlimited PTO, you can’t have quiet quitting.
YOLO workers’ rights
R...
2023-01-201h 02
Software Defined TalkShould you start a podcast?This week Brandon is joined by Brian Gracely cohost of the The Cloudcast and they discuss starting a podcast. They cover the Who, What, Why and How of launching a podcast and recommend podcast recording gear, editing software and hosting services.
Rundown
The Cloudcast and SDT origin stories
Who should start a podcast?
Why you should or should not start a podcast?
What should your podcast be about?
Podcast gear, software and hosting
Links
Record Podcasts with Audio Hijack
SDT Podcast Gear Recommendations
Cloudcast Podcast Suggestions
Cloudcast Sample Podcast Show Notes
Podcasting 101 via Buzzsprout
...
2023-01-061h 09
Software Defined Talk2022 Year in ReviewThis week we revisit the major cloud news and tech trends of 2022. Topics include: hyperscaler growth, remote work, missed opportunities and what were watching in 2023. Plus, we buy or sell: Serverless, Blockchain, Crypto, Twitter and Cloud Repatriation/FinOps.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 394
Runner-up Titles
Software Defined Talk is Going Hardcore
The Old Dr. Skateboard
What a World
The Pile-On Lifestyle
A little more in booth directions
Cloud Bucket
We’ve done all the stuff
Predictions and Hopes and Dreams
Working from home is over like COVID is over
It fell down th...
2022-12-301h 25
Software Defined TalkSuccess is going to Day 2This week we discuss the Pentagon’s new C loud Contract, Day 2 at Amazon and Nutanix acquisition rumors. Plus, some thoughts on kids and headphones…
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 392
Runner-up Titles
We’re always recording, Coté, we’re not always streaming.
I live the middle.
Best 10 microphones to put in a drawer and never use.
The lanyard is a child-management platform
“That’s great, Brandon…”
Finally DNS does something good
Amazon is a dog now
But then what?
N equals me
Rundown
Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft awarded $9 billion Pentagon cloud de...
2022-12-161h 13
Software Defined TalkAnton Grishko on managing Cloud Costs with FinOpsBrandon is joined by Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at ProfiSea Labs and they discuss DevOps adoption and the rise of FinOps. Plus, Anton offers practical tips on implementing FinOps and reducing your cloud spend.
Show Links
ProfiSea Labs
Anton’s Blog
Contact Anton
LinkedIn
Email: anton@profisea.com
Special Guest: Anton Grishko.Sponsored By:Profisea Labs: Visualize your cloud. Reduce your costs.
2022-12-1350 min
Software Defined TalkThe Ultimate DogfoodingThis week we discuss Aboard.io, cutting cloud costs, commute hours and final thoughts on Google Next. Plus, Matt Ray goes car shopping.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 382.
Runner-up Titles
Matt Ray is ready to buy.
That’s legal in Australia
When Ray Mail comes out, nobody cares
I am into workflow
This is the population of Hobart that we’re looking at
I want to help you, but you don’t even need help
Daddy’s Meeting Fort
Brandon hasn’t migrated his mainframe workloads to cloud.
All these problems are caused by...
2022-10-211h 01
Software Defined TalkAspiration FatigueThis week we discuss Platform Engineering and compare the Microsoft Ignite and Google Cloud Next Keynotes. Plus, some thoughts on legs in the Metaverse.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 381.
Runner-up Titles
It’s on brand
I wish I could see Brandon’s legs
Running VM’s in the meta verse
They were so busy seeing if they could get VR to work that they didn’t ask if they should.
Basically, VR is for seeing through walls, including walls of flesh.
Lifehacks disrupting VC
They’ve got legs
Draw a Triangle
Rundown
2022-10-141h 03
Software Defined TalkNo Free Lunches or HaircutsThis week we discuss why Google abandons products, the 2022 State of DevOps Report and Elon’s texts. Plus, some thoughts on glasses…
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 380.
Runner-up Titles
Leave it all in Brighttalk
Let’s talk about it and I’ll read it later
Killed by Google Wins Again
Tell that to the WeWork founder
Buy somebody who’s already on the Moon
Anyone from software thinks they can do anything
Lots of learnings.
I hate DNS, but I’ve never seen a domain name I didn’t buy.
A good Brandon issue
...
2022-10-0753 min
Software Defined TalkThis is BonkersThis week Brandon is joined by special guest host JJ Ashgiar and they record a live episode at the THAT Conference. Brandon and JJ interview Clark Sell and Brett Slaski about the origins and purpose of the THAT Conference and then the group discusses Broadcom acquiring VMware.
Relevant to your Interests
THAT Conference
Broadcom to Acquire VMware for Approximately $61 Billion in Cash and Stock
Guests
Clark Sell
Brett Slaski
Recommendations
Brandon — The Bond King
JJ — Between
Photo CreditSpecial Guests: Brett Slaski, Clark Sell, and JJ Asghar.
2022-06-0350 min
Software Defined TalkPhilip Griffiths on Zero Trust Networking and OpenZitiBrandon interviews Philip Griffiths, the VP of Global Business Development at NetFoundry. They discuss how OpenZiti enables zero trust networking and how to build certificate-based security into your applications. Plus, some thoughts on creating an open source mascot.
Episode Links
NetFoundry replace with live netfoundry.io/sdt
OpenZiti
Zitification
Bootstrapping Trust
Contact Philip
LinkedIn: philipleonardgriffiths
Twitter: @OpenZiggy
Twitter: @ThePGriffiths
Special Guest: Philip Griffiths.Sponsored By:NetFoundry: NetFoundry is the originator and leading contributor to the Ziti open source networking projects, and provides all the modules required for zero trust networking...
2022-05-1746 min
Software Defined TalkThey should have consulted usThis week we discuss palace intrigue at Apple. the death of passwords and Twilio’s valuation. Plus, Matt explains how to resurrect a dead MacBook Pro…
Rundown
How Technocrats Triumphed at Apple
Passwords
Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins
Teleport nabs $110M to provide identity-based infrastructure access
Listen to Brandon interview Teleport CEO
How FIDO Works
1Password 8 for Mac Released With New Design and Features
Twilio - A Future Essential, Or Overhyped & Just Unprofitable?
Twilio Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
Matt Ray on headless Debian network installation works
Relevant to your Interests
Amaz...
2022-05-0657 min
Software Defined TalkThe Janitor Strategy for Developer-led Sales, also, The School of the Philosophy of Rocks and TimeThis week, Coté and Matt define three sales model for doing developer-led sales. Also, we know that clown fish are optional, but do rocks need to exist?
Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups.
Mood Board:
How many of you watch streaming?
hotdogheadexplosion37 - “I’m your host, exploding hotdog.”
hotdogheadexplosion37 solves agile financing problems.
I’m your host, ExplodingHotDogMan
What if rocks didn’t exist?
I didn’t take “Philosophy of Rocks 101 in college, but I did take hydrobiology 379.”
This is what happens when Brandon’s not here
Legal week
B to D sales
The Ja...
2022-03-181h 07
Software Defined TalkEv Kontsevoy with an opinionated approach to secure accessBrandon interviews Ev Kontsevoy the CEO and Cofounder of Teleport. They discuss Ev’s early career, his experience at Mailgun and Teleport’s opinionated approach to providing secure access.
Episode Links:
YouTube Clip of the question to Jeff Bezos that inspired Mailgun
Teleport
Teleport Slack
5 Best Practices for Securing SSH
Contact Ev:
LinkedIn: kontsevoy
Twitter: @kontsevoy
Special Guest: Ev Kontsevoy.Sponsored By:Teleport: The easiest, most secure way to access infrastructure.
2022-03-0150 min
Software Defined TalkYear in ReviewThis week we discuss the stories of the year, make a few predications and answer listener questions. Plus, some thoughts on grammar…
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Conferences
THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022
Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT
Discount Codes:
Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75
3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50
Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75
DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speake...
2021-12-291h 20
Software Defined TalkMichael Wilde on ObservabilityThis week Brandon interviews Michael Wilde. They discuss Wilde's career progression from Sales Engineer to Account Executive and Honeycomb's approach to Observability. Plus, some thoughts on yoga...
Show Links
Honeycomb.io
BubbleUp
Contact Wilde
LinkedIn: michael wilde
Twitter: @michaelwilde
Sponsors
strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT
CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Michael Wilde.Sponsored By:CBT Nugg...
2021-12-221h 04
Software Defined TalkJordan Tigani on data intensive applicationsBrandon interviews Jordan Tigani, Chief Product Officer at SingleStore. They discuss Jordan's experience at Google building BigQuery and how to use SingleStore to build data intensive applications. Plus, some good stories on caviar and marathon running.
Links
Google Big Query
A Return to the General Purpose Database
SingleStore
SingleStore Free Trial
Work at SingleStore
SingleStore Recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant
Contact Jordan
@jrdntgn
LinkedIn: jordantigani
Banner Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Jordan Tigani.Sponsored By:SingleStore: The Database for the Data-Intensive Era
2021-12-1452 min
Software Defined TalkJack Naglieri on security at scaleBrandon interviews Jack Naglieri, Founder & CEO at Panther Labs. They discuss the challenges of security at scale and the current state of security tools. Plus, we learn how Jack transitioned from Security Analyst to Security Engineer and now CEO.
Links:
StreamAlert
Website: https://runpanther.io
Request a Demo
Jack’s Podcast: Detection at Scale
Contact Jack:
LinkedIn: jacknaglieri
Twitter: @jack_naglieri
Github: jacknagz
Special Guest: Jack Naglieri.
2021-11-0252 min
Software Defined TalkJustin McCarthy on Zero Trust and securing hybrid cloudsBrandon interviews Justin McCarthy the CTO and Co-founder of strongDM and they discuss Zero Trust, securing hybrid clouds and keeping auditors happy. Plus, a few tips on gardening during a pandemic.
Links
strongDM Free Trial
What is Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Contact Justin
Email: justin@strongdm.com
LinkedIn: justinmccarthy
Sponsored By:strongDM: Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT.
2021-05-2545 min
Software Defined TalkWorking BackwardsThis week we take a deep look inside life at Amazon by discussing the book Working Backwards written by two former Amazon Executives.
Rundown
Working Backwards
Amazon Leadership Principles
Stevey's Google Platforms Rant
AWS Compensation Explained
The Everything Store
Nonsense
17 Remarkable Facts About Outdoor Amsterdam Urinals
Sponsors
CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt
strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT
Listener Feedback
Michael wants to work as a...
2021-05-141h 19
Software Defined TalkGrant Miller from Replicated on delivering and managing Kubernetes apps anywhereBrandon interviews Grant Miller the CEO of Replicated. They discuss Grant's background, building enterprise software and how to deliver Kubernetes apps anywhere. Plus, Grant tell us what it's really like to be an intern at an investment bank.
Show Links
The Submarine by Paul Graham
EnterpriseReady.io
EnterpriseReady Podcast
kURL
Kots
Contact Grant
Twitter: @GrantM
LinkedIn: grantlmiller
Replicated Demo
Special Guest: Grant Miller.
2021-05-0447 min
Software Defined TalkThe sabbatical is not going wellThis week we discuss how corporate life changes in a post-pandemic world, security startups raising VC and the adoption of Zero Trust. Plus, we test Coté’s geography skills.
Rundown
Post-pandemic Predications?
Late-Stage Pandemic Is Messing With Your Brain
VC
Aqua Security reaches ‘unicorn’ status with $135M late-stage funding round
Snyk raises $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation as employees cash in and the security company beefs up
How to pronounce Snyk
Sign of the primes: Linux Foundation serves up free code-signing service
Programming Languages / Follow Up — Brandon can also mention this in follow up
Excel Never Dies
Micr...
2021-03-121h 21
Software Defined Talk"Work is Punishment"This week, we discuss Googler’s ideas for making open source more secure, obsessing over top of funnel influencer lifestyle management, and a bit of surfing. The power at Brandon’s house went out just as we were starting, so it’s mostly just Matt and Coté.
Mood board:
I have three screens. I have enough screen space.
I don’t need my shit moved, I moved my own shit.
This direct shit.
Thank goodness for holidays in Singapore and Japan.
I think about this every day “Work is punishment.”
We’ll skip th...
2021-02-1248 min
Software Defined TalkSquire Earle on securing the EnterpriseBrandon interviews Squire Earle who offers practical advice on how to secure your Enterprise. Plus, Squire shares some personal finance tips and explains how and why he takes mini-retirements.
Show Links
The 20 CIS Controls & Resources
Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps
Mr Money Mustache
Dan Balcauski interview on sabbaticals
Contact Squire
@squireearle
LinkedIn
Cloudentity
Sponsor
strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT
Image CreditSpecial Guest: Squire Earle.Sponsored By:strongDM: Manage and audit remote access to in...
2021-01-051h 31
Software Defined TalkSebastien Goasguen from TriggerMesh on becoming ServicefulBrandon interviews Sebastien Goasguen from TriggerMesh. They discuss his time in academia, how he got into cloud computing and why he started TriggerMesh. Plus, Sebastien tells us why South Carolina is the OpenStack capital of the world!
Show Links
Register for the TriggerMesh Webinar Jan 12, 2021 11:30 AM EST
Kubecon Presentaton: Serverless or Servicefull
Contact Sebastien
LinkedIn: sebastiengoasguen
Twitter: @sebgoa
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Sebastien Goasguen.Sponsored By:Twilio: Twilio is the platform that millions of developers trust to build seamless communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls...
2020-12-2952 min
Software Defined TalkThis episode was way better than I expectedThis week we answer listener questions, recap the year’s top stories and make a few predictions. Plus, we select the slides of the year!
Slides of the Year
SoftBank Unicorn
Forrester Survey
The State of Kubernetes 2020 from VMware
Cloud Native Survey 2020
Sponsors
strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT
Twilio is the platform developers trust to build communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls, and more. Visit twilio.com to learn more.
Listener Feedback
Justin Garrison from AWS reco...
2020-12-231h 08
Software Defined TalkDrew Firment on teaching the world to cloudBrandon interviews Drew Firment from A Cloud Guru. They discuss Drew's career, how Capital One embraced the cloud and A Cloud Guru's mission to teach the world to cloud. Plus, Drew offers advice on deciding which cloud certifications to get first.
Show links
The Phoenix Project
Hygieia
The cloud resume challenge
Contact Drew
A Cloud Guru
Drew's LinkedIn
Twitter: @drewfirment
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Drew Firment.
2020-11-0356 min
Software Defined TalkDan Balcauski on sabbaticals, consulting and reducing product churn.Brandon interviews Dan Balcauski from Product Tranquility. They discuss Dan's mid-career "mini retirement", what it's like to be a consultant and some strategies for B2B companies to reduce churn. Plus, Dan shares two of the most interesting places he visited on his trip around the world.
Show links
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris
Kellogg School of Management
Conway's Law
Contact Dan
Product Tranquility
Dan's LinkedIn
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Dan Balcauski.
2020-10-271h 04
Software Defined TalkConfiguring DNS? Pull up a chair.Coté, Matt and Brandon discuss the latest news from the Cloud Foundry and OpenStack conferences, Docker alternatives, Google getting sued and the downfall of Quibi.
The Rundown
Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes
It's Time to Forget About Docker
The OpenStack Foundation becomes the Open Infrastructure Foundation
Quibi Is Shutting Down as Problems Mount
Relevant to your Interests
2020 State of the API Report | Brought to You by Postman
Zoom is getting into ticketed online events
Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent
Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC aga...
2020-10-231h 08
Software Defined TalkI poisoned the security well with my childrenMatt and Brandon discuss Hashicorp’s recent product announcements and Twilio buying Segment. Plus, Matt gives his thoughts on the new iPhone 12 mini.
The Rundown
New iPhones… iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12 mini
Boundary by HashiCorp
Waypoint by HashiCorp
Twilio buys Segment and employees share in success
Companies with Extended Exercise Windows
Relevant to your Interests
Apple made ProtonMail add in-app purchases, even though it had been free for years
IBM shrinks with plans to spin-off managed infrastructure services arm
How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020 #Drama
Waymo’s driverless cars are open to the public. And El...
2020-10-1654 min
Software Defined TalkEnd of an EraBrandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the recent changes at Chef and what it means for the Chef Community going forward.
Show Links
Progress Announcement
Chef Blog Post
Register Article
Adam Jacob Interview
CINC
Paul’s How to make a Hamburger Video
JJ on the Web
Drunk & Retired Podcast
IBMDeveloper on Twitch
@jjasghar
Photo Credit
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: JJ Asghar.
2020-10-1348 min
Software Defined TalkArnav Hiray on High School, Tech and DebateBrandon interviews Arnav Hiray from Stony Point High School. Arnav is an accomplished High School Senior who has a passion for learning and technology. They discuss what it's like to go to High School during a pandemic, Arnav's tech projects and Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Plus, Arnav tells us why he joined the IB Diploma Programme.
Show Links
Stock Talk
Techsavvygen
Global Hack
Contact Arnav
LinkedIn: Arnav Hiray
Photo Credit
Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Arnav Hiray .
2020-10-0354 min
Software Defined TalkMichael Levan on Developer Relations, Go Programming and Code Quality.Brandon interviews Michael Levan from Octopus Deploy. They discuss developer relations, Go Programming and Code Quality. Plus, Michael offers some tips for lighting your home office.
Show Links
From Desktop to Developer in under Seven years
Quality Code with Go on Gumroad
Michael on the Web
Blog: clouddev.engineering
LinkedIn: michaellevan
Twitter: @TheNJDevOpsGuy
Special Guest: Michael Levan.Sponsored By:Twilio: Twilio is the platform that millions of developers trust to build seamless communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls, and more. It’s time to build. Visit http://tw...
2020-09-2957 min
Software Defined TalkOne more adjustment and then we can startCote and Brandon discuss PagerDuty's acquisition of Rundeck, the current state of AIOps and why is Reed Hastings writing a book about Netflix’s Culture. Plus, some advice on haircuts.
The Rundown
PagerDuty
PagerDuty to Acquire Rundeck to Expand DevOps Automation Capabilities Across Digital Operations | PagerDuty
PagerDuty Acquires DevOps Automator Rundeck
Exclusive: Netflix, Google, GitHub top employer survey
Survey.
Relevant to your Interests
Apple surprised iPhone users with a next-day iOS 14 release. App developers are pissed.
Judge blocks US ban on WeChat that was set to go into effect today
New downloads of TikTok, We...
2020-09-2540 min
Software Defined TalkThere is no passion in peanut butter and jelly sandwichesCote and Brandon discuss Chef being acquired, the Private Equity Operating Model and Gartner’s Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) Magic Quadrant. Plus, Cote offers advice on peanut better and jelly sandwiches.
The Rundown
Chef
Progress Announces Acquisition of Chef | Progress Software Corporation
Adam Jacob on Chef’s acquisition
Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M – TechCrunch
The Fourth Chapter of Chef Has Arrived: Progress to Purchase Chef - Chef Blog
Chef launched careers
Gartner MQ Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS)
Relevant to your Interests
JEDI
Oracle loses $10B JEDI cloud contra...
2020-09-1154 min
Software Defined TalkWe should not emphasise this behaviourMatt and Brandon discuss VMware’s flex, recap Kubecon and aww at the sight of Zoom’s latest earnings. Plus, we are enlisting all listeners to come help stress test Slack Threads.
The Rundown
VMware’s app modernization chief: ‘We’ve put to bed the debate about containers versus virtual machines’
Zoom — Fad or new dominant over lord
Zoom crushes Q2 analyst expectations amid pandemic
I have never seen such numbers in my life. $ZM.
What happened at Kubecon: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2020 Keynote Summary
BPF Performance Tools
Security
Valley private equity firm pays Dell $2.1B for RSA security b...
2020-09-041h 05
Software Defined TalkAlexandra Martinez on MuleSoft and API DesignBrandon interviews Alexandra Martinez and they discuss the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API Design and ProstDev. Plus, Alexandra recommends the best tacos in Monterrey, Mexico.
Show links
ProstDev
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Contact Alexandra
Image CreditSpecial Guest: Alexandra N. Martinez.
2020-09-0139 min
Software Defined TalkRichard Seroter on App ModernizationOn this episode Brandon interviews Richard Seroter from Google. They discuss Richard's career, Product Management & Marketing, Google Anthos and what App Modernization really means. Plus, Richard tells us how a doctor removes a wedding ring when you have a fractured finger.
Mentioned on the Show
Richard joins Google
Richard on the web
Blog: Richard Seroter's Architecture Musings
Twitter: @rseroter
LinkedIn: seroter
Phote CreditSpecial Guest: Richard Seroter.
2020-07-1655 min
Software Defined TalkKylie Grenier on Digital TransformationBrandon interviews Kylie Grenier from DXC Technology. They discuss Kylie's experience in leading digital transformation in the public sector, her time as a Cloud Futurist at Cisco and how she helps clients build digital transformation strategies today. Plus, Kylie offers some tips on how to get a new job.
Kylie on the web
Twitter: @CurrentKylie
LinkedIn: kyliegrenier
Image creditSpecial Guest: Kylie Grenier.
2020-06-301h 05
Software Defined TalkBrian Gracely on OpenShiftOn this episode Brandon interviews Brian Gracely from Red Hat. They discuss Brian's early career at Cisco, his experience with OpenStack, why he joined Red Hat and what's happening with OpenShift. Plus, Brian tells us what it's like to be a VP of Product at a startup and recommends some College Football Podcasts to get us through the off season.
Mentioned on the Show
Solid Verbal
The Andy Staples Show
The POPCAST with Dan POP
OpenShift
learn.openshift.com
demo.openshift.com
try.openshfit.com
Brian on the web
Podcast: The Cloudcast
...
2020-06-2253 min
Software Defined TalkTodd Gardner on building Web Apps with JavaScriptBrandon interviews Todd Gardner from TrackJS. They discuss Todd's career and how his consulting projects led him to start TrackJS. Plus, Todd offers advice on how to build web apps using JavaScript and how to decide which JS Framework is right for your next project. His answer may surprise you...
Show Links
Lemon
OVHCloud
Contact Todd
Twitter: @toddhgardner
Company: TrackJS
Latest Project: Request Metrics
Email: todd@trackjs.com
Personal Website: todd.mn
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashSpecial Guest: Todd Gardner.
2020-06-161h 08
Software Defined TalkShannon Williams on Kubernetes-as-a-ServiceBrandon interviews Shannon Williams from Rancher Labs. They discuss Shannon's journey from journalism to startup founder and how Rancher delivers Kubernetes-as-a-Service. Plus, Shannon recommends his top ski resort in North America and reveals who really decided to buy the cloud.com domain.
Contact Shannon:
Twitter: smw355
LinkedIn: smw355
Photo by boris misevic on UnsplashSpecial Guest: Shannon Williams.
2020-06-0950 min
Software Defined TalkMargaret Staples from Twilio on Building Games, Dev Evangelism and Owls.Brandon interviews Margaret Staples from Twilio and they discuss building games, Dev Evangelism, working at Twilio and her latest project TwilioQuest.
Margaret on the Web:
@dead_lugosi
Github: mstaples
LinkedIn: Margaret Staples
TwilioQuest
TwilioQuest
@TwilioQuest
Photo by Richard Lee on UnsplashSpecial Guest: Margaret Staples.
2020-06-0259 min
Software Defined TalkProfessor Jeremy Hajek on IT EducationBrandon interviews Professor Jeremy Hajek from Illinois Tech about what it's like to teach Information Technology in today's rapidy changing IT landscape. Plus, we offer advice to new grads on how to get a job and what cloud certifications are most valuable.
Jermey's Links:
Twitter: @JeremyHajek
Illinois Tech Contact
Illinois Tech Admissions Information
Photo by Vasily Koloda on UnsplashSpecial Guest: Jeremy Hajek.
2020-04-141h 07
Software Defined TalkMiles Matthias on getting started with Containers and KubernetesBrandon interviews Miles Matthias from Container Heroes and they discuss how to get started with Containers, Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio and Spinnaker. Plus, Miles tells us a story about Warren Buffet.
Links:
Container Hereos
@miles_matthias
Miles talk at Spinnaker Summit 2019
Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on UnsplashSpecial Guest: Miles Matthias.
2020-03-241h 04
Software Defined TalkEveryone loves white papersEveryone loves white papers
Are white papers a force for good or evil? We discuss. Also, the $20,000 AMI and Coté’s current kubernetes comprehension.
Mood board:
“A Quote from the episode…”
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are.
“I’m happy to talk about Coronavirus.”
We could always go to ‘Paranoid Matt Corner’
Will Coté get to stay in Amsterdam this Spring?
Crank up the YouTube
Nobody’s gonna be traveling anymore anyway
Cote’s gonna be our Ed McMahon now
Your whitepaper should have an elevator pitch
Garbage trash proposals
Uniquely sourced
Why are we still...
2020-02-281h 19
Software Defined Talk"The Four" from the Exegesis PodcastThis is an episode from the Exegesis Back Catalog. Coté and Brandon review Scott Galloway's book the "The Four."
The Pivot Podcast
Photo by Makarios Tang on Unsplash
2020-01-0357 min
Software Defined TalkAdam Jacob on Open SourceHoliday Special! Matt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob about open source and being a founder of Chef.
Orginally aired on Software Defined Interviews. Special Guest: Adam Jacob.
2019-12-271h 15
Software Defined TalkDatadog's S1, Ping, vKubernatesThis week, the title says it all.
Mood board:
Jandels and togs
That’s why they call it The Lucky Country.
Decoding “Fly-Wheel.”
1 part synergy and 10 parts how business is done.
Unlocking value.
It’s always fun to see value created.
I bet they got RBAC.
The Funny Name Startup Strategy to Success.
Brandon looks at The Business End.
The Platform of the Future.
Brisket for the last Fortune 500.
It’s too complicated.
You could put a million containers on this one box.
I bet the Oracle field has some really cool spreadsheets.
Bespoke nachos.
Knowing stuff is d...
2019-08-2951 min
Software Defined TalkDrink your own dog foodDrink your own dog food
No matter the searing product strategy insight, ops is always left holding the bag. With few exceptions (like NSX), infrastructure software has to be free and easy to check out and even use. All product management and strategy decisions flow from that. Usually. Except when they don’t. Also, developers don’t pay for anything, they trick ops into it. Maybe that’ll change in public cloud land, but who knows?
Buy Coté’s book dirt cheap!
Also:
Dark green smoothies.
Immediate value.
Gotta schedule a phone call to o...
2019-07-011h 12
Software Defined Talk“I’m still not going to learn Celsius.”With Matt Ray out sick, Coté and Brandon discuss what the Pentagon’s JEDI contract means for cloud vendors, PagerDuty going public and what exactly do developers need to know about Kubernetes. Plus, Coté offers parenting advice on how to handle the no “free drink refills” policy in Europe.
Relevant to your interests
Simplifying identity and access management of your employees, partners, and customers
Expanding Google Cloud AI to make it easier for developers to build and deploy AI
Powering enterprise transformation: Announcing new additions to Google Cloud Networking
Enterprise databases, managed for you
Making Google Cloud th...
2019-04-191h 02
Software Defined TalkThe multi-hybrid kubernetes cloud control plan, just in time for MOM!With Matt gone, Coté & Brandon speculate wildly about Google’s multi-cloud management announcement, Anthos. They should have just read the docs, but who has time for that?
Relevant to your interests
A 3-year-old boy repeatedly entered the wrong password, locked up his dad’s iPad until 2067
Anthos | Google Cloud
Anthos docs
New Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says that he’s borrowing from the Oracle playbook to help catch up to Amazon and Microsoft
Google’s hybrid cloud platform is coming to AWS and Azure
Analysts get hot under collar as ex-Oracle cloud guru ditches corporate wardrobe...
2019-04-111h 10
Software Defined InterviewsAdam Jacob on saying Goodbye to OpenCoreMatt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob the co-founder of Chef. We discuss Adam's career, what led him to start Chef and Chef's recent decision to open source 100% of its Software. Plus, Adam give us some tips on Dungeons & Dragons and transitioning from being a founder to an executive.
Links
Goodbye Open Core — Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
We need Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities
Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities
Follow Adam at @adamhjk
Check out the Software Defined Talk Podcast for the latest news in Enterprise Tech. Special Guest: Adam J...
2019-04-081h 14Software Defined InterviewsAdam Jacob on saying Goodbye to OpenCoreMatt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob the co-founder of Chef. We discuss Adam's career, what led him to start Chef and Chef's recent decision to open source 100% of its Software. Plus, Adam give us some tips on Dungeons & Dragons and transitioning from being a founder to an executive.
Links
Goodbye Open Core — Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
We need Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities
Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities
Follow Adam at @adamhjk
Check out the Software Defined Talk Podcast for the latest news in Enterprise Tech. Special Guest: Adam J...
2019-04-081h 14
Software Defined Talk"Write this on your hand: July 9, 2019.”Google goes enterprise, Time to upgrade Win 2008, Redis changes licenses again. All this and more in this episode. Plus, Matt explains good parenting to Brandon.
Relevant to your interests
Google makes $13 billion worth of cloud plans for 2019
Google acquires cloud migration platform Alooma
Google emits a beta of Cloud Service Platform to entice hold-outs with hybrid goodness
Google's .dev domains now available for a cool $11k, sensible pricing due later this month
Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret’
AT&T signed an '8-digit' de...
2019-02-221h 00
Software Defined Talk5 things Obama doesn’t want you to know about scorecardsCoté has a late night, mental breakdown about scorecards. Can Brandon save him? Also, kafka, Travis CI, and snow.
Relevant to your interests
Atlassian surpassed $1B in calendar-year revenue in 2018
Google remains the top open-source contributor to CNCF projects
Oracle exec: Open-source vendors locking down licences proves 'they were never really open’
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Oracle Stock on Dim Growth Prospects
Vodafone signs $550m deal with IBM to offload cloud biz
Insiders say that Google's new cloud boss is likely to make some very large acquisitions
'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of...
2019-01-251h 15
Software Defined Talk“Dad Mode Wins”Matt and Brandon discuss the“Non-Compete Software” movement, management changes at Chef and how Github just made everyone’s live a little easier. Plus, we offer tips for Dad’s traveling with kids.
Relevant to your interests
The Non-Compete Software Movement
The Cyclical Theory of Open Source
community, you keep using that word – Drew Clay
Optimizing impact: why I will not start an Envoy platform company
The future of Kubernetes is Virtual Machines
Dell returns to market with NYSE listing
GitHub now gives free users unlimited private repositories
This is the final straw, evil Microsoft. Making private Gi...
2019-01-1055 min
Software Defined TalkHoliday Bonus -- Don't call me an "evangelist"Brandon interviews Coté about what it's like to be a tech evangelist. Call it "developer advocacy," "developer relations," being a "thought leader," or just a straight up hustler - it's a job that most companies in the computer industry have at least one of. Most of the successful software and projects out there get a big boost from key evangalists.
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2018-12-271h 21
Software Defined InterviewsUmair Khan on AI Ops and Cloud SecurityBrandon interviews Umair Khan about his experience working in AI Ops and Cloud Security. Umair recently joned Scytale and he explains how the SPIFFE open soruce project can help secure communication between cloud services.
Contact Umiar:
LinkedIn
@UmairMoheet
Why I joined Scytale
Special Guest: Umair Khan.
2018-12-2456 minSoftware Defined InterviewsUmair Khan on AI Ops and Cloud SecurityBrandon interviews Umair Khan about his experience working in AI Ops and Cloud Security. Umair recently joned Scytale and he explains how the SPIFFE open soruce project can help secure communication between cloud services.
Contact Umiar:
LinkedIn
@UmairMoheet
Why I joined Scytale
Special Guest: Umair Khan.
2018-12-2456 min
Software Defined Talk"Cloud native is pretty simple. You just need to know Kubernetes, Prometheus, Fluentd, Jaeger, Envoy, Core DNS, Linkerd, Rook, Vitess, Etcd and Raft."This week we recap all the news and announcements from the KubeCon Keynotes and discuss the repercussions of Australia’s new encryption-busting law. Plus, Brandon offers his review of “The Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes“ and Phippy.
Relevant to your interests
Australia's Encryption-Busting Law Could Impact Global Privacy
Red Hat fiddles with OpenShift Dedicated and lures customers with price cuts
Docker's top deck stands by Swarm in face of Kubernetes storm
The 15-Year Odyssey Behind VMware's Ascent To Corporate Greatness
IBM Sells Software for Once
The First Open, Multi-cloud Serverless Platform for the Enterprise Is Here. Tr...
2018-12-1558 min
Software Defined TalkBrandon takes a victory lap & Australia muthafuckers!It’s AWS re:Invent. We talk about the “everything” of it, private cloud, and some RC cars. Also, what exactly is a “field CTO”?
AWS Announcements
AWS Launches, Previews, and Pre-Announcements at re:Invent 2018
Analytics
AWS Lake Formation: Build a secure data lake in days
Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK): Fully managed, highly available, and secure Apache Kafka service
Blockchain
Amazon Managed Blockchain: Create and manage scalable blockchain networks
Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB): Fully managed ledger database
Compute
Amazon EC2 A1 Instances: Optimized for scale-out workloads
Amazon EC2 C5n Instances: Up to 100 Gbps netwo...
2018-11-301h 16
Software Defined InterviewsDon't call me an "evangelist"Coté talks about his job being an "evangelist," a word people no longer seem to use but everyone understands. Brandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work's like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. Call it "developer advocacy," "developer relations," being a "thought leader," or just a straight up hustler - it's a job that most companies in the computer industry have at least one of. Most of the successful software and projects out there get a big boost from key evangalists.
Brandon interviews Coté about what the job...
2018-09-031h 20Software Defined InterviewsDon't call me an "evangelist"Coté talks about his job being an "evangelist," a word people no longer seem to use but everyone understands. Brandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work's like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. Call it "developer advocacy," "developer relations," being a "thought leader," or just a straight up hustler - it's a job that most companies in the computer industry have at least one of. Most of the successful software and projects out there get a big boost from key evangalists.
Brandon interviews Coté about what the job...
2018-09-031h 20
Software Defined InterviewsMatthew Brutsché on Amazon Go and Tech MarketingBrandon speaks with Matthew Brutsché from 500 Rockets Marketing. Matt gives us his bold predications based on his recent shopping experience at the Amazon Go store in Seattle. Plus, we talk about the evolution of digital marketing and what it means to launch a product into the market.
Links:
Amazon Go Store
500 Rockets Marketing
Quick Concall iPhone AppSpecial Guest: Matt Brutsche.
2018-07-301h 02Software Defined InterviewsMatthew Brutsché on Amazon Go and Tech MarketingBrandon speaks with Matthew Brutsché from 500 Rockets Marketing. Matt gives us his bold predications based on his recent shopping experience at the Amazon Go store in Seattle. Plus, we talk about the evolution of digital marketing and what it means to launch a product into the market.
Links:
Amazon Go Store
500 Rockets Marketing
Quick Concall iPhone AppSpecial Guest: Matt Brutsche.
2018-07-301h 02
Software Defined TalkHow to eat (Hill Country) BBQ, plus, PE in systems managementIt’s hard to be a medium sized systems management (“monitoring”) company: you either have to niche it out and exit early, or go big. With some recent funding and PE activity in that area, Brandon and Coté discuss that. Also, a detailed HOWTO on eating Texas BBQ.
This episode brought to you by: Datadog!
This episode is sponsored by Datadog, a monitoring platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog provides visibility into more than 200 technologies, including AWS, Chef, and Docker, with built-in metric dashboards and automated alerts. With end-to-end request...
2018-04-2054 min
Software Defined InterviewsSatish Kodukula on Product ManagementBrandon interviews Satish Kodukula about product management. We compare product management at large companies and startups, discuss how to validate your next startup idea and when to build your minimum viable product (MVP).
Notes:
Marc Andreessen on Product/Market Fit
More about Satish:
Chief Winning Officer
Austin Software Consulting
All Star Pick
Wrap up with Software Defined Talk plugs
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2018-04-0951 minSoftware Defined InterviewsSatish Kodukula on Product ManagementBrandon interviews Satish Kodukula about product management. We compare product management at large companies and startups, discuss how to validate your next startup idea and when to build your minimum viable product (MVP).
Notes:
Marc Andreessen on Product/Market Fit
More about Satish:
Chief Winning Officer
Austin Software Consulting
All Star Pick
Wrap up with Software Defined Talk plugs
Check out our other podcast: Software Defined Talk. A weekly round up of all the news in Enterprise Tech.
Keep up with the weekly newsletter.
Join us in Slack.
Buy some...
2018-04-0951 minSoftware Defined TalkMesh, Monitoring & ComplianceThis week we explain everything you need to know about monitoring and compliance. Plus, we review this history of the monolith and how it led to microservices.
Forget AWS vs. Azure, it’s WholeFoods vs. H-E-B that’s what will divide families!
H-E-B buys Favor.
Amazon extends 5% back Prime credit card benefits to Whole Foods purchases
Hard-hustle & shameless self-promotion
Brandon interviews JJ on this weeks Software Defined Interviews. Make sure to subscribe
Email us at stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com for free stickers.
This episode brought to you by: Datadog!
This episode is spon...
2018-02-2258 min
Software Defined TalkDon’t get wasted at sales kick-off, & Coté needs to stop being so pessimisticIt’s our annual surviving sales kick-off show. There’s some exciting developments in Coté’s life on the stage and trenchant tips from Matt and Brandon (spoiler: don’t get wasted!). We also discuss the odd trend of kubernetes now actually not being for mere mortals and then Coté complains about writing talk submissions for CFPs.
Hard-hustle & shameless self-promotion
Software Defined Interviews interview with Nancy Gohring.
Brandon has a JJ interview coming up, Feb 19th, 2018.
This episode brought to you by: Datadog!
This episode is sponsored by Datadog, a monitoring platform for cloud-scal...
2018-02-1557 min
Software Defined InterviewsJon Collins on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)“It’s quite good to see GDPR as an evolution, not a revolution.”
The EU is rolling out a huge privacy data regulation policy this Spring, the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. If you do anything with “customer data,” you should probably at least take a look at it. Companies like Facebook and others who use customer data to work with third parties are gonna have GDPR all up in their grills. In this interviews episode, we talk with Jon Collins who’s been writing about GDPR of late from his perch in the UK. Jon’s an excellent...
2018-02-0550 minSoftware Defined InterviewsJon Collins on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)“It’s quite good to see GDPR as an evolution, not a revolution.”
The EU is rolling out a huge privacy data regulation policy this Spring, the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. If you do anything with “customer data,” you should probably at least take a look at it. Companies like Facebook and others who use customer data to work with third parties are gonna have GDPR all up in their grills. In this interviews episode, we talk with Jon Collins who’s been writing about GDPR of late from his perch in the UK. Jon’s an excellent...
2018-02-0550 minSoftware Defined TalkWho is the CISO?With Cotê and Matt Ray away on vacation, Brandon takes over the feed to talk all about security. Andy Land from the CISO Exec Network joins us to breakdown what CISOs are worried about and what developers should know about security.Special Guest: Andy Land.
2017-12-2659 minSoftware Defined InterviewsWho is the CISO?With Cotê and Matt Ray away on vacation, Brandon takes over the feed to talk all about security. Andy Land from the CISO Exec Network joins us to breakdown what CISOs are worried about and what developers should know about security.
2017-12-2158 minSoftware Defined InterviewsWho is the CISO?With Cotê and Matt Ray away on vacation, Brandon takes over the feed to talk all about security. Andy Land from the CISO Exec Network joins us to breakdown what CISOs are worried about and what developers should know about security.
2017-12-2158 min
Software Defined TalkSaaS lunches will be eaten?With Coté away attending to family matters, Matt Ray and Brandon have a lively discussion about the origins of VMware, product strategy and preview possible AWS Re:invent announcements. We also discuss how to celebrate Thanksgiving when you are an living down under. Most importantly, we reveal the new Software Define Talk logo!
Show Notes:
VMware Origins: Masters of Scale: Look Sideways — with Google / VMware’s Diane Greene.
Strategy Discussion: Many Strategies Fail Because They’re Not Actually Strategies
Bonus Links:
Mesosphere, a San Francisco cloud-infrastructure startup that once famously turned down an acquisition from Mi...
2017-11-2149 min
Software Defined Talk280 characters on PowerPoint, Product Management, & OpenStackWith Coté stuck in the tail end of polishing up a new stump speech, we discuss the magic of creating the deck and the history of PowerPoint, based on a recently published article. After slides talk and some contemplation of using Rick and Morty references in (supposedly) professional talks, we discuss how impossible keeping everyone happy with product management decisions as a product gets older. We close out talking about the recent OpenStack Summit and Mirantis.
This week’s exegesis
OpenStack User Survey, probably.
# Fuckin’ with PowerPoint, or, “these slides will compile, no matter what”
David Byrne lov...
2017-11-0958 minSoftware Defined InterviewsThe Lone Wolf AnalystThis week, we look at one of the new analyst models, and what they do, by way of Ben Thompson. Horace Dediu and RedMonk are other examples of this model, but Ben Thompson is the highest flying, most interesting practicer now. Ben’s business model is pretty straight-forward: a partial paywall around his some of his weekly content, podcast sponsorships, and (maybe?) consulting.Also, the DC steak scene, BLT Steakhouse’s odd way of cooking a steak. Brandon says to go to Charlie Palmer’s.Check out the more detailed show notes and links.
2017-10-2758 minSoftware Defined InterviewsThe Lone Wolf AnalystThis week, we look at one of the new analyst models, and what they do, by way of Ben Thompson. Horace Dediu and RedMonk are other examples of this model, but Ben Thompson is the highest flying, most interesting practicer now. Ben’s business model is pretty straight-forward: a partial paywall around his some of his weekly content, podcast sponsorships, and (maybe?) consulting.Also, the DC steak scene, BLT Steakhouse’s odd way of cooking a steak. Brandon says to go to Charlie Palmer’s.Check out the more detailed show notes and links.
2017-10-2758 minSoftware Defined InterviewsNot a [Very Good] DevOps Talk - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #2This week, Brandon and Coté talk analyze Coté's 2016 stump-speech, Not a DevOps Talk. We talk about the process of putting together a talk like this, how it flows, and the desired effect and rhetoric behind it all.See the extensive show notes and much more detail in the attached PDF or online. There's also a bonus write-up about two of Coté's Register columns.As always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it's super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are tra...
2017-07-2956 minSoftware Defined InterviewsNot a [Very Good] DevOps Talk - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #2This week, Brandon and Coté talk analyze Coté's 2016 stump-speech, Not a DevOps Talk. We talk about the process of putting together a talk like this, how it flows, and the desired effect and rhetoric behind it all.See the extensive show notes and much more detail in the attached PDF or online. There's also a bonus write-up about two of Coté's Register columns.As always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it's super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are tra...
2017-07-2956 min
Software Defined Talk“I’ve seen The Hot Dog more times this week than 2FA,” or, is The Hot Dog incremental innovation, or disruptive innovation?“Which chasm is being leaped by this hot dog app?”
Sniffing out a huge market in hot dog apps, Amazon might start a messaging app. Also, Google has their ant-data gravity device out and Basho seems to be shutting down. We discuss the wonders of Snap’s hot dog app, the mystery of Amazon’s lack(?) of brand allegiance, and giving up on kale.
“Share price down? I gotcha bro.”
Dancing Hot Dog.
Amazon to Start a Messaging App
Link
I get the whole need to control networks, but it seems like we’ve kinda...
2017-07-201h 02
Software Defined Talk“Do I just need some better medication?” or, advertising, antitrust, and talking to strangersWithout advertising, there would be no capitalism, and, if you’re not constantly afraid of the DoJ knocking at your door, you’re probably doing it wrong. Those are two whacky theories about advertising and antitrust, at least. With Matt Ray on vacation, Brandon and Coté talk about The Attention Merchants and the recent Google EU antitrust ruling. We also discuss several other books, and how to talk to non-tech people at parties. Surprisingly, no container talk!
Mid-roll
This episode is sponsored by Casper, who’s looking for some good senior SREs. If you’re into building...
2017-07-0657 min
Software Defined TalkThe middle-class metallurgical people - boothing, streaming sportsball, M&As & IPOsHaving something to sell is always key to a profitable business. We explore this life-hack of the business world in discussion Twitter and then Amazon licensing Thursday night football. There's also some brief talk of Akamai buying SOASTA, Cloudera filing to IPO, and the lost dichotomy of agent/agentless.
Mid-roll
Coté: CF Summit - June 13 to 15th, 2017.
20% off registration code: cfsv17cote
Coté: Cloud Native Roadshows, with Pivotal and Google Cloud: Boston, Chicago, MSP, Atlanta, DC, Charlotte, Detroit, Toronto, St. Louis, Paris, London, Munich, Stuttgart, Dallas, Denver, LA, Seattle, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Seoul, Hong Kong, Sydney, Si...
2017-04-0951 min
Software Defined TalkContainer orchestration framework names you can't pronounce, for $500. Or, everything’s coming Up kubernetes.We discuss the continual rise of Kubernetes, with Amazon as seemingly the main hold-out. This leads to a not-too-painful discussion of the stat of open source, at least how companies are using it tactically. Then we close out discussing the rumor that Oracle is considering buying Accenture and how the enterprise software plus services model seems to be panning out.
Mid-roll
Coté: CF Summit - June 13 to 15th, 2017 - 20% off registration code: cfsv17cote.
Also: DrunkAndRetired reboot, hopefully.
Matt:
AWS Summit Sydney next week
DevOps Days Tokyo April 25th
Hands on Habitat Tokyo April 26th
Chef M...
2017-03-3054 min
Software Defined TalkThe Shit Show Matrix, or, they’re following the playbook which is basically unprofitableDocker’s new enterprise SKUs and, once again, the open-core model. Also: IPO mania with Snap and MuleSoft. In discussion Docker EE, we start with a discussion on how socket-based pricing may seem goofy, but all pricing schemes are pretty weird, so you gotta choose one. We then try to dissect what exactly you get with the enterprise edition and conclude that we should have done more prep work.
Mid-roll
Coté wrote about Java at The Register.
Coté: CF Summit - June 13 to 15th, 2017 - register with the code cfsv17cote for 20%!
Matt:
DevOps Melbourne March 28th T...
2017-03-081h 06
Software Defined TalkSnap's cloud billions, Google's social, Monitoring Startups considered hard, DHS wants your passwordsSnap is looking to spend billions on AWS and Google Cloud over the next five years. We talk about what exactly that could be for, then check in with Google's social strategy and thermostat strategies; meanwhile, the America Fuck Yeah crew wants to start gathering passwords at the boarder. Also, Brandon lays out the case that an open-core monitoring startup is a hard row to hoe.
Also, Baltimore is not in Maine. (But Coté is pretty sure it actually is.)
Mid-roll
Coté: we're a media sponsor for DevOpsDays Baltimore, March 7th to 8th. No di...
2017-02-1159 min
Software Defined TalkBeing an analyst without being an asshole - Coté’s professional life, part 2In part two of Coté navel gazing, we discuss Coté’s life as an analyst and strategists. Matt Ray is off in Australia-land, so it’s just Brandon and Coté. We discuss: what IT analyst work on; working with marketers that have poor, nothing new material; learning how to function inside a large company in the executive suite; M&A and investment bankers, getting shit done in large companies (it’s always slow), like Project Sputnik.
Mid-roll
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ChefC...
2017-01-2048 min
Software Defined Talk2017 Predictions: cloud, containers, AIAfter speculating on GitHub’s business we throw out our 2017 predictions. We cover AWS, containers, AI, and government IT. Since holiday family time is coming up, Brandon also suggests some simple family IT help-desk tasks - like backup - and throws out the stretch goal of discussing 2FA at the dinner table.
Mid-roll
Coté: Come see me January 10th in Phoenix, 5:30pm at the Galvanize Office. Free parking!
Coté: Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.9 is out. It adds in Google Cloud & Azure support, so you’re all multi-cloud ready; it will run 250,000 containers concurrently; you can now auto-scale on bas...
2016-12-211h 07
Software Defined TalkFrom a vegan, clothing optional co-op to working with banks and oil companies - Coté’s professional life, part 1How does one go from living in a vegan, clothing option co-op working on a philosophy degree to hustling enterprise software? That's the story of Coté's career that we discuss in this episode. Matt Ray is out, getting the bills paid, so Brandon interviews Coté about how he got here, professionally. We end the story around 2011; maybe we'll pick up next time it's just the two of us.
Show Notes
House of Commons Co-op, Austin, Texas. See some pictures of a simpler time there.
I think this is that Victorian Literature professor.
He's the one th...
2016-11-1754 min
Software Defined TalkTrump's possible effect on tech, plus, containersWe discuss possible effects that the Trump presidency will have on the tech world. The ideas are more or less known, but the details and whether they'd be enacted are sketchy and unreliable. Before that, of course, we talk about containers.
This episode features Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
Mid-roll
Matt: Dec 1st and 2nd - DevOps Days Australia 20% discount code - SDT2016.
Coté: Nov 16th - Cloud Native Roadshow in Omaha, next week.
Coté: Various dates - Pivotal Cloud Native Roadshows - Cincinnati - Nov 10; St. Louis - Nov 14; Hartford - Nov 16; Den...
2016-11-111h 21
Software Defined TalkConvergental and the battle for the new stackWith a new integration between Kubernetes and VMware, we once again discuss what exactly the battle of the new stack is and how companies could be angling to make money off it. Also, mole and recommendations.
Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly.
With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
Mid-roll
Oct 25th - Matt at AWS North Sydney.
Nov 2nd - Pivotal Kansas City roadshow, Coté’ll be there.
Dec 1st and 2nd - DevOps Days Australia 20% discount code - SDT2016.
Show notes
If y...
2016-10-2152 min
Software Defined Talk"AWS and VMware are having a LAN party” or “Matt Ray’s deep story” or “some five year old gibberish”Summary
Big shakes in cloud land this week with VMware and AWS partnering up. Is this the hybrid cloud enterprises have been dreaming on? We also cover systems of records, Oracle, and something about Google phones. It’s a regular episode on all the hot topics!
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Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly.
With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
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2016-10-1551 min
Software Defined Talk“My pants are full of brisket,” Apple updates, & Oracle storms the AWS castleApple has put out three new things - the phone, the watch, and the OS - which we discuss. And then Oracle announced it's destroying Amazon, which is fun. We start it all off with a word-salad of the usual nonsense and deodorant talk.
Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly.
With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
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2016-09-2359 minSoftware Defined Talk“Oh! Scurvy! Again.”
It's all fundings, divestitures, and acquisitions this week. Hashicorp gets some cash, HPE sells off it's software group to Micro Focus, and Google buys Apigee...plus Twitter acquisition rumors. Plus sentient carpets.
Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly.
With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
Show Notes
Twitter going to sell:
The rumors
“I still think Alphabet makes for the most logical acquirer of Twitter”
Dark Horse: Apple.
Really Dark Horse: IBM.
This Week in Tech PE: HPE Spins off Softw...
2016-09-161h 03Software Defined TalkUnbreakable Docker, or, elephants, er, like other elephantsEventually, you have to decide how your open source software is going to make money, and your partners probably won’t like it. That’s what the dust-up around Docker is this week, it seems to us. We also talk briefly about VMware’s big conference this week, and rumors of HPE selling off it’s Software group to private equity.
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With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
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2016-09-021h 15Software Defined Talk“No one wants to eat a finger-pie.”This week we discuss Rackspace going private and the OpenStack cloud scenarios that could have been. We also cover Matt Ray's first trip to New Zealand where, sadly, he finds no Power Ranger monuments. Also, a little bi-modal flavor for ya.
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With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
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2016-08-2752 minSoftware Defined TalkThe two types of sales dudes you meet in heaven, the IaaS MQ, and layoffsThere’s always good food in the enterprise sales meeting racket: gourmet pimento cheese, sushi and sake, and booze. Also, the Gartner magic quadrant for IaaS in out, which we discuss. With layoffs at Cisco we look at the broader numbers around layoffs in the tech sector. Before recommendations we briefly talk about Walmart buying Jet.
(Sorry the audio quality is so bad.)
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With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.
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2016-08-1951 minSoftware Defined TalkToo old for the buffetSPONSOR
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2016-08-0549 minSoftware Defined TalkThe Snack-Tracker, Uber in Austin, & Tater SaladSPONSORS
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Cost Cutting Perks in Silicon Valley
More from the snack-track files.
Employees at Kabam, the online-gaming...
2016-05-2656 min