Software Defined Talk

Episode 399: Two Guys Live in the Southern Hemisphere, with Craig Box

February 3rd, 2023  |  54 mins 24 secs

interview, notkubepod

This week Matt Ray is joined by Craig Box and they discuss living down under, Craig’s media empire future, and managing CNCF Sandbox projects developer relations. We also discuss the British Monarchy...

Episode 398: To the Moon

January 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 56 secs

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…

Episode 397: Mark as Unread

January 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

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….

Episode 396: Aloha to your strategy

January 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

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…

Episode 395: Should you start a podcast?

January 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

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.

Episode 394: 2022 Year in Review

December 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

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.

Episode 393: 10 Years of Project Sputnik, with Barton George

December 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

interview

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.

Episode 392: Success is going to Day 2

December 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

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…

Episode 391: Anton Grishko on managing Cloud Costs with FinOps

December 13th, 2022  |  50 mins 27 secs

interview

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.

Episode 390: It’s just a bunch of programming

December 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

This week we discuss Werner’s AWS Keynote, Event-Based Architectures and the potential of ChatGPT. Plus, some thoughts on International Condiments.

Episode 389: The Miscellaneous Keynote

December 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

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…

Episode 388: The Death of DevOps, with Andrew Clay Shafer

November 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

interview

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.

Episode 387: Trust and Incentives

November 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

This week we discuss the Gartner MQ for CIPS and all the happenings at Twitter. Plus, more thoughts on passwords and calendars.

Episode 386: I’ve been to VMware Media Training

November 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

This week we recap VMware Explore Europe and discuss the Battery Ventures 2022 State of the OpenCloud report. Plus, some thoughts on cologne…

Episode 385: Armchair Strategist

November 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

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.

Episode 384: KubeCon NA 2022 Recap

November 1st, 2022  |  47 mins 5 secs

conference

Matt reports in from Detroit with all the news at KubeCon NA 2022. Plus, some tips on proper etiquette when stretching on International Flights.