Software Defined Talk LLC

Software Defined Talk

Get ready for a weekly dose of all things Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing! Join us as we dive into topics including Kubernetes, DevOps, Serverless, Security and Coding. Plus, we’ll keep you entertained with plenty of off-topic banter and nonsense. Don’t worry if you miss the latest industry conference - we’ve got you covered with recaps of all the latest news from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 86: Life after artisanal pork rinds (i.e. tech M&A), CostCo Down Under 30.01.2017

With a flurry of M&A over the past few weeks, we discuss some of the more popular ones: AppDynamics, Trello, and Apiary. These kind of buys are all about what the acquirer plans to do with the new “asset” and the financial health of the company being acquired. We discuss these recent acquisitions, including who the “losers” are. Also, the low-down on CostCo in Australia! Mid-roll Coté: I’m spe...

Episode 85: Being an analyst without being an asshole - Coté’s professional life, part 2 20.01.2017

In 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 a...

Episode 84: 2017 Predictions: cloud, containers, AI 21.12.2016

After 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...

Episode 83: I think the word we object to is "DevOps" 16.12.2016

...Statler and Waldorf talk with Fozzie ...What's the "OpsOps" of DevOps?. ...Never say you're going to spend $1bn on anything What exactly is DevOps? We dare to discuss that at first and then get into Amazon's new managed hosting offering. There's some new container news with containerd from DockerInc land, and some little notes on Azure's features and Cisco's InterCloud shutting down. Also, we f...

Episode 82: Attack of the two-pizza teams 08.12.2016

...Eventually, someone has to clean up the leftover pizza. ...That sweet OpEx. ..."Easy to stay." Amazon came out with a slew of features last week. This week we discuss them and take some cracks at the broad, portfolio approach at AWS compared to historic (like .Net) platform approaches. We also discuss footwear and what to eat and where to stay in Las Vegas. Footware Kenneth Cole slip on shoes ....

Episode 81: DevOpsDays Sydney 2016 07.12.2016

It's a special interloper episode from Australia! Matt Ray guests on the Arrested DevOps show live-to-tape from DevOpsDays Sydney, along with Bridget Kromhout, Matthew Jones, Lindsay Holmwood, Mick Pollard, Katie McLaughlin. Special Guest: Bridget Kromhout.

Episode 80: The case for flying Southwest and Oracle buying Dyn, and containers 28.11.2016

With all the domestic, direct flight, the gang lays out the case for Southwest. Coté salivates at the prospect but is worried about sitting next to chicken cages, but there's plenty of $500 shoe sales people on board. We also discuss Oracle buying Dyn, AWS's power, the looming cloud success of Microsoft, and, of course, containers. Octogenarian style: It’s episode 80! The Brittle Bones Anniversary...

Episode 79: From a vegan, clothing optional co-op to working with banks and oil companies - Coté’s professional life, part 1 17.11.2016

How 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 Hous...

Episode 78: Trump's possible effect on tech, plus, containers 11.11.2016

We 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 1...

Episode 77: If you’re implementing pagination, you’re not doing agile. 04.11.2016

Is agile software development bullshit? This is what we discuss, along with a short tale of the best uber driver ever. Show Notes Follow-up Moved to fireside.fm. So, now you can just go to http://SoftwareDefinedTalk.com . No more multi back-end management crap. Check out the last episode, the show page is- God-damned nifty! Review in iTunes France Osprey “one bag” style backpack . The Best Uber Dr...

Episode 76: Convergental and the battle for the new stack 21.10.2016

With 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...

Episode 75: "AWS and VMware are having a LAN party” or “Matt Ray’s deep story” or “some five year old gibberish” 14.10.2016

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! See full show notes: http://cote.io/sdt75 Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes ), or download the MP3 directly . With Brandon Whi...

Episode 74: Being a tech evangelist, with Bridget Kromhout 01.10.2016

This week it’s just Coté and Bridget talking about tech evangelism, business travel, and other fascinating topics deep in the boiler room of whatever it is we do around here. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes ), or download the MP3 directly . Special Guest: Bridget Kromhout.

Episode 73: “My pants are full of brisket,” Apple updates, & Oracle storms the AWS castle 22.09.2016

Apple 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 . SPONSOR Check out cote.io/pivotal for f...

BONUS: DevOpsDays DFW, with ADO and The Food Right Show 22.09.2016

At DevOpsDays DFW, Coté recorded a joint-podcast with Arrested DevOps and The Food Fight Show. Along with some local guests, we discuss the event, DevOpsDays, and computers in North Texas.

Episode 72: “Oh! Scurvy! Again.” 16.09.2016

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 t...

Episode 71: Unbreakable Docker, or, elephants, er, like other elephants 02.09.2016

Eventually, 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. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes ), or download the MP3 dire...

Episode 70: “No one wants to eat a finger-pie.” 27.08.2016

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. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes ), or download the MP3 directly . With Brandon Whichard , Matt Ray , and Coté . SPONSOR On August 31st, come hea...

Episode 69: The two types of sales dudes you meet in heaven, the IaaS MQ, and layoffs 19.08.2016

There’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.) Listen above, subscribe to...

Episode 68: Too old for the buffet 05.08.2016

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. I have a discount code for Operability. IO, September 19th and 20th in London. I hear good things about this conference; check out their talks from last year . It has a good list of speakers, including our very own Casey West. You can 10% off registration if you use the code COTEMEMOOIO16 . Check out h...

Episode 67: Fried chicken, Docker Swarm, tech journalism, or, "but that sweet @MattRay interpolation, tho." 01.07.2016

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis , July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. August 1st to 4th, SpringOne Platform – I'll be talking on DevOps and generally hanging out with the cloud native folks. You can get $300 off registration when you...

Episode 66: I-Bankers Smokin' L's in the Hot-tub 17.06.2016

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry or take Cloud F...

Episode 65: The High-level WTF on "Scheduling" 10.06.2016

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I’ll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. August 1st to 4th, SpringOne Platform – I’ll be talking on DevOps and generally hanging out with the cloud native folks. You can get $300 off registration when you u...

Episode 64: Residential Diaper Rash 04.06.2016

SPONSOR Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services . See those and other things at cote.io...

Episode 63: The Snack-Tracker, Uber in Austin, & Tater Salad 26.05.2016

SPONSORS Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services . See those and other things at cote.i...

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