Matt Ray
Co-Host of Software Defined Talk
Matt Ray is the Sydney, Australia-based Community Manager for the CNCF open source OpenCost project working for Kubecost. He is an active open source contributor, blogs at MattRay.dev and is @mattray on Mastodon, BlueSky, Twitter, Slack, and GitHub. He has presented at OSCON, Velocity, DevOpsDays, OpenStack Summits, ChefConf, LinuxCon, SCALE and many other conferences and meetups.
Matt Ray has hosted 297 Episodes.
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Episode 460: Tom Wilkie on Observability
March 29th, 2024 | 30 mins 25 secs
interview
Matt Ray interviews Tom Wilkie, Grafana Labs CTO. They discuss the latest trends in Observability, Grafana’s recent announcements and the state of OSS businesses . Plus, some ideas for your next 3D printing project.
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Episode 459: Is Hello A Proper Slack Message?
March 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week, we discuss Kubecon EU, Nvidia’s hyper growth, having 55 direct reports and the Worldwide Container Infrastructure Forecast. Plus, is “hello” a proper slack message?
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Episode 457: Nobody owns YAML
March 8th, 2024 | 52 mins 49 secs
This week, we discuss whether or not Kubernetes is boring, Winglang’s attempt to simply cloud deployments and Linkerd status as a graduated CNCF project. Plus, a few thoughts on frogs…
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Episode 456: Second Guessing
March 1st, 2024 | 49 mins 47 secs
This week, we second guess recent decisions made by Google and Apple. Plus, what social media sites is everyone actually using these days?
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Episode 455: LTS: Let Thou Support it
February 23rd, 2024 | 52 mins 48 secs
This week, we discuss open source forks, what’s going on at OpenAI and checkin on the IRS Direct File initiative. Plus, plenty of thoughts on taking your annual Code of Conduct Training.
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Episode 454: The Galactic Tent
February 16th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss the ever expanding CNCF Landscape, bundling and unbundling, and the latest cloud earnings. Plus, some thoughts on soap dispensers in Europe vs. U.S.
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Episode 451: How does anyone use the Internet?
January 26th, 2024 | 52 mins 24 secs
This week, we discuss what “enshittification” is, what causes it, and whether it can be prevented. Plus, stay tuned until the end to hear the Software Defined Talk origin story.
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Episode 450: Workers of the world, don’t let HR hide in darkness
January 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 24 mins
This week, we discuss the role of DevRel, Remote Work and Layoffs. Plus, Matt reveals his latest keyboard recommendation.
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Episode 449: Magic of Cloud
January 12th, 2024 | 57 mins 59 secs
This week, we delve into the Stack Overflow Survey, compare AWS and Azure, and discuss why everyone loves "Coding at Google." Plus, thoughts on the new Mobile Passport Control App and Global Entry.
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Episode 448: Jorge Castro on Late Stage Linux on the Desktop and Working for the CNCF
January 5th, 2024 | 43 mins 2 secs
interview
Matt Ray interviews Jorge Castro, veteran Community Manager from the CNCF. They discuss Project Bluefin, behind the scenes at the CNCF, and mentoring the next generation of open source contributors. Plus, “you can have anything you want, but the defaults are the best”.
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Episode 447: 2023 Year in Review
December 29th, 2023 | 54 mins 58 secs
This week, we grade our 2023 predictions, revisit the key trends that shaped the year, and gaze into the crystal ball to anticipate what 2024 might hold. Plus, we answer listener questions
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Episode 445: It’s my sacred time
December 15th, 2023 | 47 mins
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, we share some thoughts on the peacefulness of flying.
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Episode 444: Spicy Autocomplete
December 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week, we look back at the drama at OpenAI and look forward to the growing A.I. Arms Race. Plus, we talk about calendaring — again!
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Episode 443: Everything is maintenance
December 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
This week, we review the major announcements from AWS re:Invent and discuss how the hyperscalers are embracing A.I. Plus, a few thoughts on children’s chores.
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Episode 441: The whole point of AI is laziness
November 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we recap the key announcements from Microsoft Ignite, ponder the broader implications of A.I., provide an update on OpenCost, and share some thoughts on migrating child accounts to teen accounts.
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Episode 440: KubeCon Chicago Recap
November 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
This week, we recap Matt's experience at KubeCon Chicago, provide some hot takes on OpenAI's impending App Store, and delve into Apple's claim that 8 GB is all you need.