Software Defined Talk

Matt interviews Peter Pouliot from Ampere . They discuss Peter’s experience with working on OpenStack for Microsoft, developer relations in his latest role at Ampere, and how to strategically choose your conference parties to attend. Links: Ampere Altra Developer Platform Linux on Microsoft Dev Kit 2023 Ampere Developer Program Contact Peter: LinkedIn SDT news & hype Join us in Slack . Get a S...

Brandon interviews Sargun Kaur , Co-Founder and CEO of Byteboard . They discuss the challenges and frustrations with technical interviews and how Byteboard has redesigned the coding test. Plus, Sargun offers tips for job seekers and shares her experience going from software engineer to startup CEO. Show Links: Byteboard Contact Sargun LinkedIn Twitter: @justsargs SDT news & hype Join us in Sla...

Everything about this is wrong This week we discuss the digital transformation of paid TV, the struggle to modernize the IRS and DHH’s MRSK project. Plus, Matt is Factorio famous… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 403 Runner-up Titles Forbidden Everything needs cables Got to be Grammarly I’ve got a lot of hills to die on A hatred for their customers They wanted to hate your corpse Except...

This week we take a critical look at DHH’s plan to move HEY! out of the cloud and the 5 values driving the decision. Plus, some thoughts on residential fiber… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 402 Runner-up Titles Cycled the Power The Principles are Amazing The neighbors prefer a MRI machine to my dog Does this mean the public cloud is over? Where was the Oracle rep? We fear change SaaS...

This week we discuss Ubisoft’s woes, the quest for a better Developer Experience, Sumo Logic going private and IBM acquiring StepZen. Plus, some thoughts on grocery stores… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 401 Runner-up Titles Going Hardcore Sleeping under the desk The Cause of Everything Bad on the Internet Rundown Amazon plans to eventually 'go big' on physical grocery stores Mi Tiend...

This week we discuss Cloud Earnings, ChatGPT Prompts and the OpenTelemetry controversy. Plus, thoughts on refrigerating eggs… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 400 Runner-up Titles You don’t want to toy with food poisoning Do you put all your eggs in one basket? The answer to this and every question is ChatGPT This is just Bing Bullshit as a Service It doesn’t matter if it’s right, it’s...

This week Matt Ray is joined by Craig Box and they discuss living down under, Craig’s media future, and managing CNCF Sandbox projects developer relations. Be sure to subscribe to Craig’s Let’s Get To The News newsletter and follow him on Mastodon and Twitter (?) This interview was done on January 16th, 2023. Runner-up Titles You sound like an Australian The Mystery of the Cold Open D-list Celebri...

This week Brandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the rise Mastodon, Netflix’s Strategy and DevOpsDays CFP ideas. Plus, some thoughts on tipping… Rundown Tipping How Much You Should Tip Across The World, Mapped Tipping Is Weird Now Mastodon The unofficial SDT Mastodon Server: hachyderm.io Follow SDT on Mastodon Tapbots launches a new Mastodon client, Ivory, after Twitter kills its Tweetbot...

This 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...

This week we discuss digital transformation at Southwest and Delta Airlines, Shopify cancels all meetings, Salesforce’s M&A strategy, and A.I. is everywhere. Plus, thoughts on bike lanes… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 396 Runner-up Titles Work trying to get on my personal calendar Traveling with an infant =BLACKSWAN(A1:G453) Socks in a Costco Can’t do the business case on savings...

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...

This 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 Wor...

Ten years ago Dell launched the developer laptop, shipping a Linux desktop of their best gear. In this episode, Coté talks with Barton George who's lead the project about Project Sputnik , lessons learned about innovating in large companies, and compressed air can sponsorships. Links mentioned: Check out Barton's overview of the most recent Dell XPS 13 Plus developer edition , and the laptop itsel...

This 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 grea...

Brandon 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.

This week we discuss Werner’s AWS Keynote, Event-Based Architectures and the potential of ChatGPT. Plus, some thoughts on International Condiments. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 390 Runner-up Titles It’s never stopped us before. Ranch dressing divine/Before the Big Bang, it was/Eternal condiment Three kinds of mayonnaise An aspirational architectural pattern. There’s not a lot of arc...

This week we recap the news from AWS re:Invent and discuss application vendors mandating use of specific Kubernetes distros. Plus, some thoughts on dog boarding… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 389 Runner-up Titles Everyone gets a Graviton Instance What a Boring re:Invent Part of our brand 17 Days in the Hole Under the Stars, Under the Sea Tighten it up Don’t make me pay for security S...

In case you haven't heard, DevOps is dead . Again. To discuss its demise, Coté talks with Andrew Clay Shafer. They talk about a lot more: Andrew's new company , working with executives, sociotechnical systems, Andrew's recent SREcon talk in Amsterdam, and more. You can also watch the live recording of this episoded, unedited ! It has a discussion of Coté's podcast making recommendations at the sta...

This week we discuss the Gartner MQ for CIPS and all the happenings at Twitter. Plus, more thoughts on passwords and calendars. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 387 Runner-up Titles From Montessori to your Funeral The Shit Pile of Enterprise Software Software Expires Bring in all the Kubernetes you can find You’re in Some Kind of Password Genie Hell. The salesperson at Gartner doesn’t w...

This week we recap VMware Explore Europe and discuss the Battery Ventures 2022 State of the OpenCloud report. Plus, some thoughts on cologne… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 386 Runner-up Titles I have conference voice. I thought I had conference voice, but it’s COVID. I painted a door. Blue blazer to black t-shirt ratio. The Java hyphen-hyphen capital X talk. I’ve been to VMware Media...

This week we discuss Cloud Growth Rates, Corporate Security, Meta’s Strategy and Elon’s Twitter Takeover. Plus, some thoughts on bike locks and a parenting post mortem. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 385 Runner-up Titles Cormac will give her a ride home The Baby is asleep Maybe she will get angry. Lectures don’t work See you on Mars, motherfucker! You can have 1 piece of dog walk It’s...

Matt reports in from Detroit with all the news at KubeCon NA 2022. Plus, some tips on proper etiquette when stretching on International Flights. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 384 Runner up titles Detriot style pizza I’m not doing high knees in the airplane bathroom Masks were required Not gonna get a lot of leads from your friendsd Maybe we’re in the trough of disillusionment We Didn...

This week we discuss Twitter’s workforce, DHH leaves the cloud and Tech Earnings. Plus, some thoughts on international travel. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 383 Runner-up Titles Serverless is the new OpenStack. “I intended to read it.” American Airline lounges are like bus terminals. Made it to my hotel at 4 AM Kubernetes is about the journey That is your 3D chess Let’s just crank up...

This 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...

This 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,...