Episode 332: Capabilities vs. Complexity

This week we recap the news from AWS re:Invent and Knative joins the CNCF. Plus, some discussion on trademarks…

Rundown

AWS re:Invent Recap

Top Announcements of AWS re:Invent 2021 | Amazon Web Services
AWS Free Tier Data Transfer Expansion – 100 GB From Regions and 1 TB From Amazon CloudFront Per Month
Where new AWS CEO Adam Selipsky plans to take cloud computing next
Announcing Pull Through Cache Repositories for Amazon Elastic Container Registry | Amazon Web Services
AWS launches its Graviton 3 processor
Amazon launches preview of new AWS Private 5G managed service
re:Invent Keynote Rebuttal
Goldman’s Cloud Will Pitch Trades

Knative

Knative applies to become a CNCF incubating project
Serverless offerings like AWS Lambda haven't hit the big time, but Kubernetes can help

Relevant to your interests

Why Sabre is betting against multi-cloud – TechCrunch
Kubernetes: what are the key benefits for companies?
Cloud security startup Lacework valued at $8.3 bln after mammoth funding round
Buyer Beware: Not All Names Are Created Equal
Shopify’s BFCM Live Map
Inside Amazon's struggle to break into the lucrative market for SaaS business applications, including an internal pitch to buy $38 billion HubSpot
WSJ News Exclusive | AT&T, Verizon Propose 5G Limits to Break Air-Safety Standoff
cryptoji | encrypted emoji
CITC - About | Greylock
Professions are most Vulnerable to Automation
The Essential Components of Digital Transformation
Quest Software Acquired: Private Equity Buys IT Management, Security Software Company (Again)
Upbound nabs $60M to grow its open source Crossplane multi-cloud management project – TechCrunch
Bill Gates Predicts the Future in a Rediscovered Microsoft Video from 1994
Oxide / Hubris and Humility
Britain's Blue Prism agrees to $1.65 bln takeover by SS&C, snubs Vista
Elon Musk tells SpaceX employees that Starship engine crisis is creating a 'risk of bankruptcy'
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down, sources say
Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.?
Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block

Nonsense

Cloth watch
Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup
Want a meal on the fly? A drone can bring you chicken wings in one Triangle neighborhood
Chatter Telephone| Fisher Price

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Conferences

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Capabilities vs. Complexity

Episode 332

December 3rd, 2021

55 mins 30 secs

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About this Episode

This week we recap the news from AWS re:Invent and Knative joins the CNCF. Plus, some discussion on trademarks…

Rundown

• AWS re:Invent Recap

• Top Announcements of AWS re:Invent 2021 | Amazon Web Services

• AWS Free Tier Data Transfer Expansion – 100 GB From Regions and 1 TB From Amazon CloudFront Per Month

• Where new AWS CEO Adam Selipsky plans to take cloud computing next

• Announcing Pull Through Cache Repositories for Amazon Elastic Container Registry | Amazon Web Services

• AWS launches its Graviton 3 processor

• Amazon launches preview of new AWS Private 5G managed service

• re:Invent Keynote Rebuttal

• Goldman’s Cloud Will Pitch Trades

• Knative

• Knative applies to become a CNCF incubating project

• Serverless offerings like AWS Lambda haven't hit the big time, but Kubernetes can help

Relevant to your interests

• Why Sabre is betting against multi-cloud – TechCrunch

• Kubernetes: what are the key benefits for companies?

• Cloud security startup Lacework valued at $8.3 bln after mammoth funding round

• Buyer Beware: Not All Names Are Created Equal

• Shopify’s BFCM Live Map

• Inside Amazon's struggle to break into the lucrative market for SaaS business applications, including an internal pitch to buy $38 billion HubSpot

• WSJ News Exclusive | AT&T, Verizon Propose 5G Limits to Break Air-Safety Standoff

• cryptoji | encrypted emoji

• CITC - About | Greylock

• Professions are most Vulnerable to Automation

• The Essential Components of Digital Transformation

• Quest Software Acquired: Private Equity Buys IT Management, Security Software Company (Again)

• Upbound nabs $60M to grow its open source Crossplane multi-cloud management project – TechCrunch

• Bill Gates Predicts the Future in a Rediscovered Microsoft Video from 1994

• Oxide / Hubris and Humility

• Britain's Blue Prism agrees to $1.65 bln takeover by SS&C, snubs Vista

• Elon Musk tells SpaceX employees that Starship engine crisis is creating a 'risk of bankruptcy'

• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down, sources say

• Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.?

• Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block

Nonsense

• Cloth watch

• Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

• Want a meal on the fly? A drone can bring you chicken wings in one Triangle neighborhood

• Chatter Telephone| Fisher Price

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

Conferences

• THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022

• Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT

• DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, Event Date: May 10 & 11th, 2022

• DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Call for Speakers CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, Event Dates: April 18 & 19th, 2022

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 on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn 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: Plain English: The Omicron Variant: So, How Bad Is It?

• Matt: Cautionary Tales: Wrong Tools Cost Lives

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