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SolarWinds TechPodMonitoring, Observability, and Operational ResilienceIn this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, hosts Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring explore the key differences between monitoring and observability with guest Jeff Stewart, GVP of Product Management at SolarWinds. Observability goes beyond traditional monitoring, offering AI-driven insights and a holistic view of system health. Like understanding the anatomy of the body, observability reveals how IT systems are interconnected—where one issue can ripple across the entire environment. They discuss how businesses can leverage observability to reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving tech landscape. © 2025 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2025-04-0841 min
Software Defined TalkPut It On IceThis week, we discuss how LLMs are changing software development, OpenAI’s deep research, and why the Gartner Hype Cycle persists. Plus, a business plan built entirely around ice!
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 506
Runner-up Titles
I bought the DevOps
I’m always looking for tomatillas
You’re making a strong case for RTO
The CEO of ice. The VP of Ice Machines.
What you are doing is toil
I think about WALL-E every day
Eliminating the first draft
Rundown
The End of Programming as We Know It
Apple Earnings, OpenAI...
2025-02-141h 05SolarWinds TechPodIT's Not Easy Being GreenIn this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, hosts Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor discuss sustainability in technology with SolarWinds Evangelist Sascha Giese. They explore the energy consumption of data centers, innovative green initiatives, and the importance of circular IT practices. The conversation also touches on the concept of greenwashing and the responsibility of corporations and individuals in reducing their carbon footprints. © 2024 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2024-10-0833 min
Software Defined TalkTip Jar EconomyThis week, we discuss our AI usage, recap key announcements from VMware Explore, and examine RedMonk's analysis of how open-source licensing impacts revenue and market cap. Plus, some thoughts on power bricks.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 482
Runner-up Titles
Information wants to be free, yo
Stay In The Bushes
Tip Jar Culture
Tell Me About Meatloaf
I want you in here with me
Platforms For Building Platforms
Private SaaS
Mom and Dad having a fun conversation on a road trip
I have my special chargers
I want it back
Rundown
...
2024-08-301h 15
Software Defined TalkWe’re an N-1 OrganizationThis week, we discuss the CrowdStrike outage, FinOps data exports, and the state of open-source forks. Plus, Matt shares some exciting exclusive news about his future!
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 477
Runner-up Titles
Matt Ray Explains
Channel File 291
Documenting CYA
An intern did it
Default lifestyle strikes again
All the Nelson GIFs
Rundown
CrowdStrike
Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World
12-hour timelapse of airline traffic after what was likely the biggest IT outage in history
Flights grounded and offices hit as internet users face...
2024-07-261h 10
Software Defined TalkYou’re always going to be madThis 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 439
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
Amazon's Jassy: We're 'surprised' at growth of our ge...
2023-11-031h 16
Movies and MainframesSeason 1 AuditSeason 1 is in the can! Let's take a look back at the content we covered and rate it. Find out what Movies and Mainframes was originally titled and we have some teasers for season 2. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-10-2621 min
Movies and MainframesWall-E (2008)Don’t let that little robot fool you. Beneath the surface of Wall-E is a churning tempest of darkness. Special Guest, Chrystal Taylor, joins the podcast. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-10-1252 min
Movies and MainframesCloak & Dagger (1984)PG movies just hit different in the early 80’s. Join Tom and Andy with special guest Kevin M. Sparenberg, as they revisit a classic. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-09-281h 05
Movies and MainframesHer (2013)Does Tom have no taste in movies? Is Andy a pretensious dork? Will “Her" destroy the podcast? © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-09-141h 05
Movies and MainframesEagle Eye (2008)The Beouf is loose! Shia plays twins in this gem. Too bad the filmmakers didn't have Shia acting against himself. Cowards! © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-08-311h 07
Movies and Mainframes3 Days of the Condor (1975)Redford. Dunaway. 70’s. Sexy. Spies. I’m in! © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-08-171h 02
Movies and MainframesLive Free or Die Hard (2007)Somehow, this is not the worst Die Hard movie. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-08-0359 min
Professionally Evil PerspectiveTake This Breach And Cover ItToday on The Professionally Evil Perspective, Kevin and Nathan discuss the challenging and vital role of CISO's and how the successes or failures of an organization's security program falls on them. The Reformed Analyst Joe Sullivan Uber CISO Sentenced SEC Sends Wells Notice to SolarWinds Executives Lawyers Behaving Badly Podcast Serious Trouble Podcast Got suggestions, complaints, or feedback? Tell us at podcast@secureideas.com or reach out on Twitter: @sweaney@darth_kevin @secureideas or find us on Mastadon: @secureideas
2023-07-3122 min
Movies and MainframesCSI: Cyber (2015), S02E12, "Going Viral" Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-07-2057 minSolarWinds TechPodTHWACK's 20th Anniversary Spectacular!THWACK, the SolarWinds community, is 20-years-old and thriving. Two former THWACK MVPs and current SolarWinds employees, Kevin Sparenberg and Michael Kent, join hosts Ashley Adams and Sean Sebring to talk about what makes this community so successful. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-07-1148 min
Movies and MainframesFirewall (2006)Indiana Jones tries to save his family from the evil clutches of Vision, while he is being tracked by the T1000! Will he succeed? © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-07-061h 13
Movies and MainframesSneakers (1992)Sidney Poitier, give me some more! Ned Ryerson (Ned the Head) almost takes down Robert Redford and the gang. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-06-221h 02
Movies and MainframesThe Net (1995)Tom and Andy discuss The Net, starring America’s sweetheart, Sandy B. They’ll also explore the exotic Denver accent. © 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2023-06-081h 00SolarWinds TechPodHybrid IT...It's Trendy?The IT Trends report is released by SolarWinds every year with predictions on what will be the most popular trends in IT during the upcoming months. As we enter the second half of 2022, hosts Sean Sebring and Chris Bowie unpack the SolarWinds 2022 IT Trends report with Professor Dr. Sally Eaves. The three discuss findings from the report, getting hybrid IT right, managing complexity, Observability, and even... time travel? © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved
2022-10-1343 minSolarWinds TechPodSysAdmins: Then, Now, AlwaysWhen you started as a systems administrator, you might have connected servers, swapped out hard drives, run down spare components, and dragged around a crash cart. Those days might not be completely over, but the chances you physically interact with your systems grow smaller and smaller each day. In an era of virtualization, cloud-first, and software as a service, where does this leave the lowly systems administrator? These questions and more are discussed and debated by Technical Content Manager for the SolarWinds® Community Kevin M. Sparenberg and SolarWinds Manager of Information Technology Noel Barbee on this episode. How you d...
2022-07-2945 min
Noticias de Tecnología ExpressAsí luce el futuro de Netflix – NTX 166Te decimos cómo le fue a Netflix, Google Glass regresa y usan Google Drive para hackeosPuedes apoyar la realización de este programa con una suscripción. Más información por acáNoticias: -Google empezó las pruebas públicas de sus lentes inteligentes -Apple tendrá que pagar 50 millones de dólares por la demanda relacionada a sus "teclados mariposa"-El grupo de hackers relacionado con la campaña de espionaje en contra de SolarWinds ahora usa Google Drive para enviar malware a sus víctimas.
2022-07-2015 minSolarWinds TechPodGetting to Know the New THWACK Community ManagerThe SolarWinds community, THWACK.com, has a new community manager. Ben Keen has been an active voice in the community for years as a THWACK MVP and has now decided to join SolarWinds’ efforts to continue to have the greatest community out there. Ben will be joining as a regular voice here on TechPod as well bringing his many years of IT experience and passion for community to our conversations. In this episode, we’ll dive into his experience and hopes for the future of THWACK. © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2022-05-1741 minSolarWinds TechPodMonitoring for Managers: More Than a Cost CenterSolarWinds own Senior Director of IT, Brad Cline, and Director of IT, Dr. Humberto Amador, join Head Geek Chrystal Taylor to discuss expanding the business’ view of IT as a cost center. Communication, collaboration, and documentation are all key skills used to be more effective and efficient in aligning with business leaders. Colored with stories and tactics from within the SolarWinds IT organization, our guests discuss these factors and share advice on improving relations between the business as a whole and the IT department. © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2022-04-1952 minSolarWinds TechPodTHWACKcamp: Celebrating 10 Years of IT LearningJoin SolarWinds Technical Content Manager for Community, Kevin M. Sparenberg, and Head Geek, Chrystal Taylor, as they reminisce on the 10-year history of SolarWinds virtual event, THWACKcamp. Whether you’re curious about the type of content you can expect at this year’s event or simply want to join them on memory lane, this TechPod will answer the question: Why THWACKcamp? Join the SolarWinds community, THWACK, in celebrating 10 years of THWACKcamp – the always free and completely virtual event for IT pros hoping to learn something new. © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2022-02-1550 minSolarWinds TechPodSolarWinds Tech Predictions for 2022: Data Governance and Risk AversionJoin our Head Geeks in Part 2 of our 2022 Tech Predictions TechPod series where they share their thoughts on the rise of Chief Data Officers and data governance principles, risk aversion, and the need for tech pros to fine-tune nontechnical skill sets for career advancement. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2022-01-2546 minSolarWinds TechPodSolarWinds Tech Predictions for 2022: ObservabilityIt's a new year, ripe with new trends and technology. Join our Head Geeks as they dive into their 2022 Tech Predictions, beginning with observability – a term becoming prevalent among tech pros. Listen in as they share how cloud investments; the rise of AI/ML services; and the re-evaluation of tools, technology, and processes are driving the observability conversation. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2022 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2022-01-1129 minSolarWinds TechPodITSM For More Than Just ITWhen you hear the term service desk, what generally comes to mind? Perhaps it’s to get a password reset, maybe ordering a new laptop, your run-of-the-mill asks for IT. Have you ever considered how the service desk could become a more central resource to the business, providing more than services for IT alone? SolarWinds® Head Geek™ Liz Beavers sits down with a panel of internal service providers from SolarWinds as they discuss their journey implementing an ITSM platform and successfully growing its footprint beyond IT. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2021 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights r
2021-12-0736 min
Software Defined TalkHash codes for everyoneThis week we recap some of the Apple News and discuss the latest productivity research from Microsoft. Plus, an update on Coté’s struggle to adopt Apple Notes…
Rundown
Apple wins and loses in court, patches a vulnerability and release new products
Apple’s App Store Dealt Blow by Judge in Epic Antitrust Case
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments
FORCEDENTRY: NSO Group iMessage Zero-Click Exploit Captured in the Wild
Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates...
2021-09-171h 02
Software Defined TalkWe need two elephantsThis week we discuss the history of Docker, the rise of Kubernetes and the launch of AWS EKS Anywhere. Plus, how much lumber fits in a cubic meter…?
Rundown
How Docker broke in half
Migrating from Docker to Podman
AWS rolls out EKS Anywhere and EKS Connector
Relevant to your interests
This too shall PaaS: VMware's new Tanzu Application Platform explained
How the 5G experience compares across 50 states and 250 US cities
HashiCorp runs low on staff, calls a halt to Terraform pull requests
Terraform Understaffed?
OpenAI Sold its Soul for $1 Billion
Open source is se...
2021-09-101h 10SolarWinds TechPodSecure by Design | The CISO PerspectiveCDW Technology Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Ruben Chacon, SolarWinds® CISO and VP, Security Tim Brown, and SolarWinds Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock talk about what CISO need to know to face today’s escalating cybersecurity threats – and what it’s like to be in the “hot seat” when challenges inevitably arise. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2021 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2021-06-2947 min
OODAcastScythe CEO Bryson Bort on Enhancing Security with Realistic Adversary EmulationBryson Bort is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next generation attack emulation platform, and GRIMM, a boutique cybersecurity consultancy. He is widely known in the cybersecurity community for helping advance concepts of defense across multiple critical domains. He is the co-founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of industrial control system security. Bryson is also a Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity and National Security at R Street and the National Security Institute and an Advisor to the Army Cyber Institute. In this OODAcast we examine approaches Bryson has seen make positive differences in...
2021-05-2858 min
Software Defined TalkAmsterdam hates carsThis week we try to make sense of Snowflake’s stance on open source and review the State of Serverless. Plus, some advice on parking cars in Amsterdam.
Rundown
Striking a balance with ‘open’ at Snowflake
Matt Asay’s Take on Snowflake
Data Warehouse Wars: Snowflake Vs. Google BigQuery
The State of Serverless
Relevant to your interests
Tracking the San Francisco Tech Exodus
SolarWinds CEO reveals much earlier hack timeline, regrets company blaming intern
U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency compliance with IRS, says they pose tax evasion risk
The Full Story of the Stun...
2021-05-2858 minSolarWinds TechPodSecure by Design | Securing the Supply ChainThe recent SUNBURST cyberattack reveals new threats to the supply chains fueling today’s businesses. SolarWinds® and FireEye have raised the alarm for leaders everywhere to reexamine their security, to prepare for threats, and to raise the standards of the supply chains on which they rely. Join this episode of TechPod for a compelling discussion between SolarWinds President and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and FireEye CEO and Board Director Kevin Mandia, hosted by SolarWinds Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock. These leaders will share their unique insight into how organizations around the world should be thinking about securing their supply chains from hig...
2021-04-0736 minSolarWinds TechPodSecure by Design | Securing the Software Development Build EnvironmentThe recent SUNBURST cyberattack on the SolarWinds software build environment is a concerning new reality for the software industry, representing the increasingly sophisticated actions by outside nation-states on the supply chains and infrastructure on which we all rely. SolarWinds® is committed to sharing our learnings about this attack broadly given the common development practices in the industry and our belief that transparency and cooperation are our best tools to help prevent and protect against future attacks. Join us as SolarWinds SVP, Engineering Lee McClendon, KPMG Director of Cyber Security Services Caleb Queern, and Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock discuss ho...
2021-03-2445 min
Tech & Main PresentsPrivate Directors Association, SolarWinds Etc. | Keyaan WilliamsIn today's episode, we will be talking for a 2nd time with our good friend, Keyaan Williams. He is the CEO and Founder of Class LLC in Atlanta, GA. Class LLC is a global professional services firm that transforms the risk management practices of people, organizations, and industries by providing exceptional risk management and workforce development services. Keyaan will be sharing how about the SolarWinds breach, the Private Directors Association and many other topics.
You can connect with Keyaan in the following ways: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/keyaan Website: www.class-llc.com.
At Tech & Main, w...
2021-03-1559 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 21SolarWinds TechPodSecure by Design | Helping Our Customers Get Back to BusinessOrganizations were stopped in their tracks when the cyberattack occurred. When you’re focused on taking the right actions to protect your environment, your users, and your entire enterprise, solid counsel and assistance is critical. How do you get back to business? Join SolarWinds® President and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock, and our key partners Greg Fetterhoff (Monalytic) and Bill Fitzpatrick (Loop1) as they share stories from their engagements with SolarWinds customers answering the challenge of the cyberattack—and getting back to business. From U.S. governmental agencies, to the Fortune 500, and all around the globe, they’ve helped...
2021-03-0941 min
Software Defined TalkThe EULA of LifeThis week we discuss Redmonk’s Language Rankings, Okta buys Auth0 and Zoom Fatigue. Plus, Matt gets a puppy and explains why he needs a longer sabbatical.
Rundown
Blameless Post Mortem Redux
John Allspaw says we got it wrong
How to run a blameless postmortem
Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for 'solarwinds123' password leak
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2021
Okta Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Auth0 to Provide Customer Identity for the Internet
Zoom fatigue causes: 1 easy solution according to a Stanford professor
Relevant to your interests
Google admits Kubernetes container tech is...
2021-03-051h 04
Software Defined TalkThe Bureaucracy EpisodeThis week we discuss LinkedIn’s new marketplace, Platform9, TriggerMesh and Event-based Architectures. Plus, are meetings always bad?
Rundown
LinkedIn is building a gig marketplace. What you need to know.
Microsoft’s New Gig: A LinkedIn Freelancer Market Rivaling Upwork, Fiverr
Platform9 Raises Additional Series-D Funding
HEY World experiment
Relevant to your interests
Clouds
The Google Cloud Surge: 5 Slides from Thomas Kurian Tell the Story
HPE Acquires Cloud Assessment ‘Crown Jewel’ CloudPhysics
Watson
IBM Explores Sale of IBM Watson Health
IBM Is Said to Consider Sale of Watson Health Amid Cloud Focus
Happy birthday, Python...
2021-02-261h 25SolarWinds TechPodSecure by Design | Our Plan for a Safer SolarWinds and Customer CommunityCompanies must change the way they operate to combat increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks across ever-expanding attack surfaces. What we learn from one attack can help us protect against the next. Because the next attack is always on the horizon. What should you do to raise your defenses? SolarWinds President and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and cybersecurity expert and Krebs Stamos Group Founding Partner Alex Stamos discuss our plan for a safer SolarWinds and customer community – grounded in principles you can follow to secure your enterprise. Sudhakar addresses the steps SolarWinds is taking to: Further secure our internal...
2021-02-1751 min
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 TalkThe Engine Should Not Be the DifferentiatorThis week we discuss Elasticsearch changing their license and the merits of Bitcoin. Plus, what is the prefect age for reincarnation.
Rundown
Elasticsearch and SSPL
The SSPL is Not an Open Source License
Give 'em SSPL, says Elastic. No thanks, say critics: 'Doubling down on open' not open at all
Truly Doubling Down on Open Source | Logz.io
Bitcoin and Blockchain
Is blockchain coming to your bank?
85% of Italian Banks Are Exchanging Interbank Transfer Data on Corda - CoinDesk
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
Don’t Forget Your Bitcoins
Relevant to yo...
2021-01-221h 06
Software Defined TalkThat’s a thing, I don’t need to read about itThis week we discuss VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger jumping to Intel and what is going on with DevSecOps. Plus, lots advice on picking movies both you and your partner will enjoy.
Rundown
VMware CEO → Intel
What’s the latest Solarwinds hack news?
Coté is figuring out “DevSecOps” - or is it “DevOpsSec”?
Relevant to your interests
M&A
Red Hat to Acquire Kubernetes-Native Security Leader StackRox
F5 to acquire @Volterra_
VMware/Intel
VMware has the strategy and culture to thrive after CEO Pat Gelsinger's exit to Intel
VMware Names Zane Rowe As Interim CEO
Prodigal Son...
2021-01-151h 01
Think It Through PodcastEpisode #22: A Convo w/The Political Italian on The SolaeWinds Hacking & the Ongoing Court BattlesIn this episode we welcome back The Political Italian (Twitter: @ThePoliticalItal) as he runs down the debacle that was the SolarWinds hacking, the ongoing court cases and where this transition of power is going and what may happen. Join us so we can Think It Through! 🎙📡💡🇺🇸🦅
2020-12-211h 39
Software Defined TalkI don’t understand how that works but I want to learn moreThis week we discuss the state of virtual events, recent AWS re:Invent Announcements and the SolarWinds Hack. Plus, is YouTube Premium worth it…?
The Rundown
AWS re:Invent
AWS CloudShell
AWS Fault Injection Simulator – Fully managed chaos engineering service
Amazon Managed Service for Grafana | Fully Managed Grafana Data Visualization
Our new partnership with AWS gives Grafana users more options
AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry – Amazon Web Services
AWS and Zoom Extend Strategic Relationship
State of Cloud 2018 Report
Solarwinds
Russian government spies are behind a broad hacking campaign that has breached U.S. agencies and a top cyber...
2020-12-171h 03SolarWinds TechPodCybersecurity in the New DifferentThe more things change, the more they stay the same. Although this adage holds much truth, it’s important to understand how it applies to the digital transformation we’ve witnessed this year. We’re in what’s truly a new normal. In this episode, SolarWinds Vice President of Security, Tim Brown—joined by Christopher Kissel, research director, Security and Trust Products at IDC—will walk listeners through the new era, what to expect when it comes to digital shifts impacting security, and how to properly address and embrace these changes for success. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only...
2020-10-1342 minSolarWinds TechPodIT Pro Day 2020: You Were Built for ThisEvery year, on the third Tuesday of September, we celebrate IT Pro Day – a day set aside to recognize all tech pros and the work they do. For some obvious reasons, this year we ran a survey to find out how IT folks are holding up. The answers we got back were by turns insightful, funny, and touching. In this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, Head Geeks™ Chrystal Taylor, Liz Beavers, and Leon Adato look at what those answers reveal—and share some of their own thoughts about the questions as well. This podcast is provided for informational purposes...
2020-09-2253 minSolarWinds TechPodBack to School in the New DifferentFor campus IT, “back to school” holds an entirely different meaning for the Fall 2020 semester. On this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod™, Head Geek™ Liz Beavers is joined by Jenny Reeves, operations program manager for a K-12 school in Atlanta. They’ll recount the Spring journey as schools pivoted mid-semester to virtual classrooms, applying lessons learned as many schools currently face moving targets for re-opening and/or virtual learning. Join Liz and Jenny as they help IT leaders in education navigate the new different. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only.© 2020 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2020-09-0849 minSolarWinds TechPodSecurity Operations and IT Operations—Better TogetherSecurity operations and IT operations have a lot of differences, but more similarities than you may think, especially as their worlds are merging more quickly than ever before. This presentation will delve into research driven by in-depth conversations with professionals from both groups, examining some of the biggest challenges they see separately—and in working together more effectively. Going beyond traditional surveys, the findings will provide deeper insights into what’s needed to overcome these challenges. Supportive quantitative data will also be highlighted. You’ll hear directly from SolarWinds® Vice President of Security, Tim Brown and IDC Research Director of...
2020-08-2548 minSolarWinds TechPodManaging Desktop Devices at ScaleWhat do IT managers and managed service providers (MSPs) have in common? They both manage a sea of desktop devices. Join the SolarWinds MSP™ Head Nerds while they discuss the challenges and successes of deploying, managing and securing the multitude of desktop devices in various environments. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2020 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2020-07-2137 minSolarWinds TechPodReturn to Work: The New DifferentFor many people, February 2020 marked the point when everything changed: When schools, stores, religious institutions, and businesses began to shutter their physical locations and we all began grappling with ways to turn our homes into multi-purpose office, gym, schoolhouse, and pet centers. But that was then, and the challenge businesses now face is the inverse—people coming back to the office. How are organizations planning to un-ring the work-from-home bell? More to the point, how are IT departments helping their organization craft a successful Return-to-Office (RTO) plan and ensure disruption to both the business and the IT team itself is minimized. ...
2020-06-2345 minSolarWinds TechPodSolarWinds IT Trends Report Insights With Keith TownsendThe SolarWinds® IT Trends Report 2020 explores the evolving role of technology in business and the tech pros in charge of driving business performance. This year shows there’s less focus on emerging technologies like AI and edge and more focus on cloud computing, hybrid IT, and security. Tech pros also report increased responsibilities but decreased resources. In this episode of TechPod, Head Geeks™ Chrystal Taylor and Leon Adato are joined by The CTO Advisor himself, Keith Townsend, to explore what this latest survey means to IT professionals and the businesses they help support. The focus transition from physical infra...
2020-05-1932 minSolarWinds TechPod“Cloud Confessions” Uncover Changing APM Realities for Tech ProsThe SolarWinds® Cloud Confessions 2020 survey explores how extensively technology professionals are using APM tools, whether on-premises or for SaaS-based application management, and how they monitor these environments. One of the things the survey revealed this year was the introspection our colleagues in tech are doing about the changing nature of tech work; the relationship of IT to the business; and how our experience should have taught us by now to expect disruption in these moments significant change—no matter how carefully we try to formulate our plans. Head Geek™ Leon Adato and guest Adam “the Automator” Bertram discuss the sur...
2020-04-0727 minSolarWinds TechPodExploring APM “Cloud Confessions” With Adam BertramThe SolarWinds® Cloud Confessions 2020 survey explores how extensively technology professionals are using APM tools, whether on-premises or for SaaS-based application management, and how they monitor these environments. This year’s survey shows most tech pros are using APM tools in a troubleshooting capacity and not as part of proactive APM strategies to achieve optimization. Head Geek™ Leon Adato and guest Adam “the Automator” Bertram discuss what's holding companies, teams, and individual contributors back from integrating their APM solutions into their environment. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only.© 2020 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2020-03-3142 minSolarWinds TechPodIT: The Employee Engagement DepartmentWhat is employee engagement and what does it have to do with IT? Andrew Eardley-Day, ITSM system administrator for Betfred and Joey Brown, product manager for SolarWinds® ITSM join episode host Chris McManus to discuss the importance of versatile service desk engagement methods for employees, including how IT can offer omni-channel engagement, ways ITSM can learn from consumer product support, and how IT bears more responsibility than ever for the overall employee experience. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2020 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2020-01-2840 minSolarWinds TechPod[De]Constructing Cloud With Mike PfeifferOn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, our host Patrick Hubbard™, SolarWinds Head Geek, is joined by Mike Pfeiffer, a twenty-year tech industry veteran who’s worked for some of the largest technology companies in the world, including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS). We'll help you make sense of cloud and application performance management (APM), starting with which cloud provider is best for your needs, spanning multi-cloud strategies and the rise of custom applications, and ultimately, how tech pros should be managing all this added complexity with APM. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide...
2019-12-1736 min
Software Defined TalkThe Carl Weathers ClusterThis week: that best gadgets from the past ten years article, dreams of kubernetes on old hardware, and 451 Research’s acquisition.
Ask us questions for the next episode with the tag #asksdt — recording next week.
Mood board:
#asksdt
Remember the Law of Hammarabi.
They’re not the Poynter institute or anything.
Are we going to be blamed for all the problems?
Kubernetes on the barby.
It’s all the same broken stuff.
Broken ankle con.
I’ve never broken a bone.
A bunch of old hardware, some Kubernetes, you got a stew going!
The Carl Weath...
2019-12-1247 min
Software Defined TalkMilitary clouds, stock IDEs, and team meetingsThe annual team meetings are rolling around - what should you be doing and expecting from them? Also, we discuss what a big contract like JEDI can mean for a vendor, and also what those whacky developers are up according to a survey.
Mood board:
Stroke City.
QBR times four.
Travel costs.
We need a better word than “politics.”
Corporate virtue signaling.
Never ask anything.
There’s going to be Werner Hertzog!
There’s a difference between making a point and making money.
Are you just fillin’ a seat?
The fixie of IDEs.
Hey, Coté got off his...
2019-11-011h 12SolarWinds TechPodAccount Takeover IS Your ProblemPhishing and malware are scary enough, but the number one tactic used by bad actors to get access to and take over accounts is something different: using compromised credentials. Why? Because it’s so easy! Data breaches happen almost constantly, and credentials get leaked. At the same time, people are prone to reuse the same few passwords across all their accounts. These two facts spell trouble, as it’s almost impossible for an IT professional to know if working credentials to their company email or CRM are floating around the dark web. Almost impossible that is, until now. Sol...
2019-10-2929 min
Software Defined TalkDon’t get a Private JetMatt explains the GitLab vs. CloudBees kerfuffle, Coté offers advice when attending a DevOps Day, we also recommend never buying a corporate jet. Plus, there is some discussion of AXE Body Spray.
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GitLab opens: Jenkins: One year later
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2019-09-2741 min
Software Defined TalkWAR_BIRDSThe season of IPOs, bullshit HR tells you about salary, and feeding ravenous 9 year olds.
Hey, Coté got off his ass and finally reved back up his newsletter. People love it! Subscribe and tell all your friends to subscribe!
Mood board:
The Christmas Greenwich Meantime.
The Salary Vortex.
Podcast Google Alert.
Overnight he is growing 7 inches.
Throwing fish at a growing seal.
I want to be 63.
We’re way too top heavy.
Hot in the sun, cold in the shade.
Is this because of the Federal Reserve?
The chaos monkey of IPOs.
What happened to...
2019-09-211h 12SolarWinds TechPodPart II: Futureproofing. Your Other Full-time job.Futureproofing. It’s a buzzword you hear a lot these days, but it can mean quite a few things if you’re an IT professional. Forecasting your next round of hardware upgrades? Sure. Migrating to the cloud, adopting the next whatever as a service, building out long-range budgets? Yup. Or maybe your current role now necessitates leveling-up IT skills for an evolving job title? The list goes on. At the end of the day, futureproofing has really become a larger exercise in adaptability and how you as an IT professional, your IT department, and your company navigate the endless chan...
2019-09-1729 minSolarWinds TechPodPart I: Futureproofing. Your Other Full-Time Job.Future-proofing. It’s a buzzword you hear a lot these days, but it can mean quite a few things if you’re an IT professional. Forecasting your next round of hardware upgrades? Sure. Migrating to the cloud, adopting the next whatever as a service, building out long-range budgets? Yup. Or maybe your current role now necessitates leveling-up IT skills for an evolving job title? The list goes on. At the end of the day, future-proofing has really become a larger exercise in adaptability and how you as an IT professional, your IT department, and your company navigate the endless chan...
2019-09-1328 minSolarWinds TechPodBuilding a Complete Picture of IT AssetsTo maximize the benefits of business technology, IT asset management (ITAM) should have a strong relationship with service delivery. Over the years, ITAM has evolved beyond a spreadsheet of laptops and devices into a discipline of IT that can directly impact the day-to-day experience for employees. Through automated discovery, the IT service desk can leverage asset data to build a CMDB and deliver a better service experience. SolarWinds® ITSM technical experts Matt Cox (Senior Director, Technical Services) and Tim Lawes (Manager, Solutions Engineering) discuss some of the ways to simplify IT asset management and leverage that data i...
2019-08-0916 min
Software Defined TalkWho put kubernetes in my Mesosphere?Renaming to align with kunernetes and JEDI master Trump.
Buy Coté’s book dirt cheap! And check out his other book that this guy likes.
Mood board:
Have either of you ever eaten dog meat?
He easily slides into meataterian.
Skype would be terrible if it weren’t so great!
Follow the foot-stones
Going up the well
I like dogs, what I don’t like is additional responsibility.
My life is mostly avoiding more responsibility
Sorry about your dog…
Oyster and Opals.
Dogs and trains
Once you get to Atlanta, trains be like, fuck that shit...
2019-08-081h 11
Software Defined TalkThe 6 clouds you’ll meet in the MQIt’s cloud magic time! We go over the evolution of the IaaS Gartner Magic Quadrant, or whatever it’s called now. Plus, is it so hard to do do enterprise sales? (Yes.) And too much commentary on umlauts, ASCII, and Munich bike bells.
Mood board:
CI/CD is this podcast’s VDI.
“Dude, I’ll read.”
It’s hot here.
Did those clothing-optional vegan hippies invite themselves over to your room a lot?
Ruled by actuarial tables
I need to look up what constitutes a swamp
Google cloud is people.
You can’t put the math back in the...
2019-07-261h 03
Software Defined TalkSLOs, SLIs, SLAs, and SRE, or, Finding “The Business”SLOs, SLIs, SLAs, and SRE, or, Finding “The Business”
How do SLOs really work, and how do you find "the business"? The three of us couldn't get together this week, so we have an interview this week with Google's Nathen Harvey about SRE. We also talk about European egg hygiene.
Sponsors
Solarwinds Loggly
This episode is sponsored by SolarWinds ® and one of their APM tools: Loggly .
When there is a service disruption, seconds matter. Don’t waste time looking for logs or
combing through endless screens of events. Let Sol...
2019-07-0527 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 12SolarWinds TechPodAutomated ComplianceIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod™, Destiny Bertucci and Eric Hodeen discuss SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and the benefits of automated compliance. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-06-2822 min
Software Defined TalkIt’s chaos week in Enterprise Software!It’s chaos week in Enterprise Software! Cloudera misses their forecast, Oracle and Microsoft team up on cloud computing and more open source licensing discussion. Plus, we try to make sense of the metric system once and for all!
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Reporter's Notebook: Trees, fiber, petition
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2019-06-071h 04SolarWinds TechPodMonitoring as a StrategyIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, Tech Talks, Alex Navarro sits down with SolarWinds Head Geek™ Sascha Giese to discuss how network monitoring as a strategy can take any organization to the next level by saving both time and money. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-06-0631 min
SolarWinds TechPodHow to Survive an M&AIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, host Alex Navarro discusses how to survive and thrive before, during, and after an acquisition with the organizer in chief of Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day, Stephen Foskett and SolarWinds Head Geek™, Patrick Hubbard. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-05-0923 min
SolarWinds TechPodWomen in Tech, Upskilling, and Cloud StrategyIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, Phoummala Schmitt opens up to host Alex Navarro about the unconventional career path that led her to becoming a Microsoft advocate. Listen in as they discuss taking control of your career path, training courses, and even a little cloud strategy. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-05-0207 min
SolarWinds TechPodEmail SecurityEmail security. Do a Google search and you'll find it's one of the biggest concerns facing businesses today. Join Ashley Bono, SolarWinds® MSP Product Marketing Manager, and SolarWinds Mail Assure product team members Dreas von Donselaar and Mia Thompson as they discuss the evolution and weaponization of email spam...and the tools you can use to keep the bad actors out of your inbox. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-04-2532 min
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.
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Enterprise databases, managed for you
Making Google Cloud th...
2019-04-191h 02
SolarWinds TechPodOvercoming Security ObjectionsIt’s time for MSPs to have better security conversations with their customers—and SolarWinds® VP of security Tim Brown and SolarWinds MSP senior channel sales specialist Stefanie Hammond know just how you can broach these terse topics. Listen in as they give you the security scoop. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-04-1828 min
SolarWinds TechPodFrankenbackupOld backup technologies never really die. In fact, they tend to grow, patching on new products and types of media until a company’s backup solution becomes a cobbled together “frankenbackup” (neck bolts not included). So how can tech and IT pros navigate this backup landscape and help their users? Join Carrie Reber, SolarWind®s Backup Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Addie Derr, SolarWinds MSP content strategist, as they slay the backup monster with best practices, strategy, and efficiency. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-04-1131 min
SolarWinds TechPodSecurity Theater, Shadow IT, and Insider ThreatsIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, host Alex Navarro is joined by two VP’s of product strategy—Mav Turner and Brandon Shopp—to discuss which security issues, solutions, and strategies are trending topics of conversation at this year’s SolarWinds Government Partner Summit and User Group. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-04-0431 min
SolarWinds TechPodTraining for the Future In this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, host Alex Navarro chats with SolarWinds Head Geek™ Leon Adato and Senior Director of SolarWinds Academy Cal Smith to discuss what skills tech pros can develop now to position themselves, and the organizations they serve, for future success. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-03-2817 min
Software Defined TalkTradies, plus, your Quarterly Linux UpdateTradies, plus, your Quarterly Linux Update
SUSE is independent again, so we discuss what’s up with it and its uses. Open source, when mixed with business, is back once again: Coté craves some intellectual closer. Also, Google announced some big game platform thing. So. Chips?
Tradies! Not these ones. Yes, these ones.
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2019-03-2259 min
SolarWinds TechPodManaging People, Not DevicesFor managed services providers (MSPs) first came reactive services. Then came device management. And, now, it's time to talk about managing people. Join David Weeks, SolarWinds® MSP Director of Sales, and Chris Reid, Sr. Product Manager for SolarWinds N-central®, as they talk about how to make the switch from devices to people—and why it makes sense for MSPs. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only.© 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-03-2130 min
Software Defined TalkLook what you made me do ElasticsearchLook what you made me do Elasticsearch
NGINX gets bought, AWS and Elasticsearch are fighting, and why are there so many tech foundations? All this and more on this week’s episode. Plus, Matt Ray tells us how he survived the Facebook outage.
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2019-03-151h 01
SolarWinds TechPodSteps to Proactive CybersecurityReady to implement or expand a successful cybersecurity program for your customers? SolarWinds® VP of security Tim Brown and Senior Channel Sales Specialist Stefanie Hammond discuss the steps you can take. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-03-1438 min
SolarWinds TechPodSecurity QuickfireIn this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, host Alex Navarro discusses security threats, the importance of practicing good cyber hygiene, and best practices for managing users and their devices with Mav Turner, Denny LeCompte, and Jim Hansen of SolarWinds. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only. © 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-03-0727 min
Software Defined TalkWhat executives actually want to hearThere’s a lot of notions about what IT executives actually want to hear in a presentation. It turns out that, like all of us, they just want to hear what they want to hear. Also, is kubernetes really a platform for building platforms, or just a platform?
More topics:
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The Car Wash EBC.
Dutch bread.
The outcome is that my daughter is no longer hungry.
No one ever likes the website.
DevRel is Standup.
I never get to the part where I deprec...
2019-03-011h 09
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.
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Google makes $13 billion worth of cloud plans for 2019
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2019-02-221h 00
SolarWinds TechPodAutomation, End Users, and Industry TrendsJoin host Alex Navarro as she visits with Stephen Foskett on the next episode of SolarWinds TechPod, Tech Talks. Foskett discusses his takeaways from Gestalt IT's Tech Field Day Austin event, including behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to be selected as a Tech Field Day delegate, themes that have emerged from Tech Field Day events, and how end users are shaping the IT industry and influencing marketing trends. This podcast is provided for informational purposes only.© 2019 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
2019-02-1417 min
Software Defined TalkLock-in is a lie, or, paying for Java supportShould you pay for Java support? Now you get to decide! It’s more kindle for the lock-in fire. Also, some uninformed commentary on “surveillance capitalism.”
Solarwinds
To learn more or try the company’s DevOps products for free, visit https://solarwinds.com/devops.
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What was Java treated like way back in the mid-2000s Sun days?
Should you pay for this kind of thing?
It seems like the answer is just to run an OpenJDK version (Oracle even has one) or pay f...
2019-02-0759 min
Software Defined Talk“Sorting out Feuds”This week we discuss why Facebook, Google and Apple are fighting., what makes Enterprise Sales so hard and Coté explains why he misses American Food,.
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Microsoft acquires another open-source company, Citus Data.
The U.S. Department of Defense on How to Detect 'Agile BS.'
Opinion | The Facts About Facebook.
Google asks Supreme Court to rule on when code can be copyrighted.
My Losing Battle with Enterprise Sales.
Spring into Kubernetes - Part 1.
Google Hangouts is shutting down for some users in October.
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you...
2019-02-011h 15
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.
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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.
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2019-01-1055 min
Software Defined Talk“Open Source, still not a business model”Should cloud providers be able to host open source software? Exactly, what does the Australia Assistance Act mean for employees? What is Melbourne Cup Day? We answer these questions and more. Enjoy!
More on the Australia Assistance and Access Act
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2018-12-2155 min
Software Defined TalkSingapore Sanka & tech idearsMore consolidation in the kubernetes community, plus the X Windowing System and Canonical. Related: “I’m not waiting for an answer, I’m just going to go on.”
Sponsored by SolarWinds
This episode is sponsored by SolarWinds and this week SolarWinds wants you to know about their DevOps tool: AppOptics.
Today, there is a divide between application and infrastructure health metrics—and the lack of unified dashboards, alerting, and management. With SolarWinds AppOptics you get a bird’s-eye view across all your resources on a single pane of glass—but can also drill quickly into t...
2018-11-111h 04
Software Defined TalkWho put robots in my clouds? Oracle OpenWorldThere’s all sorts of cloud stuff coming out of Oracle OpenWorld this week, so Brando and Coté talk about the mouth-feel of the news. Related, Amazon’s attempts to get off Oracle in Ohio, iCloud dropping out, and JEDI problems.
Sponsored by SolarWinds
This episode is sponsored by SolarWinds and this week SolarWinds wants you to know about their DevOps tool: AppOptics.
Today, there is a divide between application and infrastructure health metrics—and the lack of unified dashboards, alerting, and management. With SolarWinds AppOptics you get a bird’s-eye view across all your...
2018-10-241h 11
Software Defined TalkThe dogs under the desk people, plus, Elastic, Cloudera/Hortonworks, and hotel loyalty programs and breakfast buffetsChanging the “culture” at a large company is impossibly hard, few get through it. And, it’s little wonder, you’re usually asking them to do completely irrational things. In the context of Google shutting down Google+ and a small write-up of Blockbuster failure fairy tales, we spend time discussion the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” problem of digital transformation. We then talk about Elastic search and their recent IPO, and follow-up with some better commentary on Cloudera and Hortonworks merging - better than we did last week. Hotel breakfast buffet strategies and the Chase Sapphire series...
2018-10-111h 16Software Defined TalkWhat do these consultants do anyway?We discuss the recent Linux controversy resulting in Linus Torvalds taking some time off, review the latest release from Chef and try to figure out how and when you should hire consultants to help with your cloud projects.
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2018-09-2845 minSoftware Defined TalkHarness that peer pressure for good"Harness that peer pressure for good”
This week we cover all the important announcements from the Google Next conference including: GKE On-Prem, Knative and “serverless containers.” Plus, an important parenting discussion on tying shoes.
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2018-07-2759 min
Software Defined TalkDoes GDPR work? Cisco/AppDynamics, Solarwinds, & HoneycombDue to Coté feeling weird (and, subsequently, being diagnosed with the flu), this week you get a curated selection of our new podcast, Software Defined Interviews. There are two artisanal selected clips. First, a discussion with Jon Collins about GDPR - will it actually work, or just be another regulation eye-roller? Then, there’s a rapid fire questions session with Nancy Gohring of 451 Research - we talk about Cisco’s AppDynamics acquisition, ServiceNow, and Honeycomb. Both of these are just a tiny bit of the full interviews, which you should totally check out by subscribing to Software Defined Interviews: http...
2018-02-0828 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