2025 Year in Review

Episode 553 · January 2nd, 2026 · 1 hr 9 mins

About this Episode

This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.

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Runner-up Titles

  • I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.”
  • Maybe you forgot your shoes
  • Not just room temperature, but cold
  • I thought Europe was known for its soups
  • Ice, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems.
  • Sloppy search
  • Cutlery, tupperware, COVID
  • The Young People.
  • The Automation Apologist.
  • I’m disappointed in everything
  • Models don’t matter anymore
  • Shade-tree programmer
  • An empty farm in Waco

Rundown

Conferences

  • cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
    • Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis.
  • DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
    • Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
  • Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
  • Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
    • Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)

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