Episode 445: It’s my sacred time

This week, we discuss the distribution of cloud revenue, explore who is investing in A.I., and take a look back at Mesosphere DC/OS. Plus, some thoughts on the peacefulness of flying.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 445

Runner-up Titles

I feel very safe on an airplane
We’re one mishap away from Lost
Difference between the right decision and the safe decision
First rule of AI Ethics Team: Don’t fake the demo
“Rice”
They got run over by the Kubernetes Truck
Figure out where all the yaml goes

Rundown

Many Different Kinds Of Cloud, Very Big Piles Of Money - IT Jungle
Software Startup That Rejected Buyout From Microsoft Shuts Down, Sells Assets to Nutanix
Apache Mesos
Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January

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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack
OAI staff deeply did not want to work for Microsoft
Silicon Valley Confronts a Grim New A.I. Metric
The Fastest Growing Brands of 2023
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'No one saw this coming': Kevin O’Leary says remote work trend is now hurting sectors other than real estate — here’s why he’s saying certain ‘banks are going to fail’
The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side
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Apple Confirms It Shut Down iMessage for Android App Beeper Mini
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Oracle shares slide as revenue misses estimates
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Only in Australia: huge snake drops from roof during podcast recording – video
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Conferences

Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas
SCaLE 21x, March 14th to 17th, 2024
DevOpsDays Birmingham 2024 April 17-18, 2024
If you want your conference mentioned, let’s talk media sponsorships.

SDT news & hype

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Recommendations

Brandon: The Fund
Matt: Reese’s minis unwrapped

Anti-recommendation: Keychron Acoustic Kit

Coté: Sex Education, season 3. (some follow-ups: Menewood was good, a bit too Moby Dick w/r/t to wheat and barley in the middle; Descript is still fantastic, getting even better with the AI stuff)

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It’s my sacred time

Episode 445

December 15th, 2023

47 mins

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About this Episode

This week, we discuss the distribution of cloud revenue, explore who is investing in A.I., and take a look back at Mesosphere DC/OS. Plus, some thoughts on the peacefulness of flying.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 445

Runner-up Titles

• I feel very safe on an airplane

• We’re one mishap away from Lost

• Difference between the right decision and the safe decision

• First rule of AI Ethics Team: Don’t fake the demo

• “Rice”

• They got run over by the Kubernetes Truck

• Figure out where all the yaml goes

Rundown

• Many Different Kinds Of Cloud, Very Big Piles Of Money - IT Jungle

• Software Startup That Rejected Buyout From Microsoft Shuts Down, Sells Assets to Nutanix

• Apache Mesos

• Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January

Relevant to your Interests

• Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

• OAI staff deeply did not want to work for Microsoft

• Silicon Valley Confronts a Grim New A.I. Metric

• The Fastest Growing Brands of 2023

• Vast Data lands $118M to grow its data storage platform for AI workloads

• 'No one saw this coming': Kevin O’Leary says remote work trend is now hurting sectors other than real estate — here’s why he’s saying certain ‘banks are going to fail’

• The OpenAI Board Member Who Clashed With Sam Altman Shares Her Side

• Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework

• Will VMware customers balk as Broadcom transitions them to subscriptions?

• Broadcom to divest VMware’s EUC and Carbon Black units

• Apple Confirms It Shut Down iMessage for Android App Beeper Mini

• Tech company VMware slashing 577 jobs in Austin

• The Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software | Aneel Lakhani | Monktoberfest 2023

• WFH levels have become "flat as a pancake"

• Broadcom halves sub price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud

• VMware by Broadcom Dramatically Simplifies Offer Lineup and Licensing Model

• Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos

• The Kubernetes 1.29 release interview

• HashiCorp Shares Drop 22% After Forecasting Slowing Sales Growth

• Oracle shares slide as revenue misses estimates

• Platform teams need a delightfully different approach, not one that sucks less

Nonsense

• Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?

• It’s time for the Excel World Championships!

• Only in Australia: huge snake drops from roof during podcast recording – video

• Committing to Costco

• 220-ton Nova Scotia building moved using 700 bars of soap

Conferences

• Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas

• SCaLE 21x, March 14th to 17th, 2024

• DevOpsDays Birmingham 2024 April 17-18, 2024

• If you want your conference mentioned, let’s talk media sponsorships.

SDT news & hype

• Join us in Slack.

• Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!

• Follow us: Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and YouTube.

• Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.

• Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

• Brandon: The Fund

• Matt: Reese’s minis unwrapped

• Anti-recommendation: Keychron Acoustic Kit

• Coté: Sex Education), season 3. (some follow-ups: Menewood was good, a bit too Moby Dick w/r/t to wheat and barley in the middle; Descript is still fantastic, getting even better with the AI stuff)

Photo Credits

• Header

• Artwork

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