'Zero mainframe, zero datacenter'
Episode 366 · July 8th, 2022 · 1 hr 10 mins
About this Episode
This week we discuss Fedex going all-in on cloud, app modernization at the IRS and how to take unlimited PTO. Plus, some thoughts on rental property and telling time.
Runner-up Titles
- Spreadsheets in your mind
- More ETF less Van Gogh
- The baby likes ducks
- The sticky stuff was not working
- I’ve read books
- Modernization takes 30 to 40 years
- No time is good
- Can I go to the beach
- Take a vacation
- The Kitchen Table Board
Rundown
- A scheduling glitch temporarily canceled thousands of American Airlines flights
- Amazon, Microsoft, Google Strengthen Grip on Cloud
- Cloud infrastructure spend to top non-cloud in 2022
- FedEx to close all datacenters by 2024
- Mark Zuckerberg: We’re ‘turning up the heat’ at Meta so employees will quit
Relevant to your Interests
- AWS adds bare metal support to EKS Anywhere
- Bessemer is now an RIA
- Exclusive: Meta slashes hiring plans, girds for 'fierce' headwinds
- Azure said to be having capacity issues, supply chain blamed
- Need A Linux Kernel Module? Scratch That
- Leaked Videos Show Disney Is the Biggest Ad Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of
- NIST unveils four algorithms that will underpin new 'quantum-proof' cryptography standards
- Amazon Bringing Grubhub To Prime Users After Buying 2% Stake
- A Look Back at Q1 '22 Public Cloud Software Earnings
- Oracle slashes minimum commitment for on-prem cloud
- Euro slides to 20-year low against the dollar as recession fears build
Nonsense
- I fucking hate Jira.
- This Nuclear-Powered ‘Flying Hotel’ Can Stay Airborne for Years
- Dave & Buster’s completes its Main Event acquisition
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Recommendations
- Brandon: Shining Girls
- Coté: renting bikes at Het Zwarte Fietsenplan.
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