Software Defined Talk

Episode 208: re:Invent, Oracle's stickyness, and medieval stick candy-bread

December 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 14 mins

It’s the re:Invent episode! We also have digressions/delights on why Oracle is so sticky despite (rival vendors tell us) how much people want to leave it. And, since it’s that time of year, Sinterklaas. Sometime in December we’ll do a listener questions (and our answers) episode. Send us your questions in Slack or in Twitter or whatever with by tagging them with hashbrowns #asksdt.

Episode 207: All the good stuff is proprietary

November 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

Why does SDN even exist? (No, not SDT, but Software Defined Networking). Also, we discuss a recent Google Anthos interview as well, some kubernetes stuff, and the Mongolian Grill restaurant concept. Sorry for all the plosives. Coté needs to get mic cover for his portable podcasting studio and that Tesla truck thing.

Episode 206: The Sanka of hot sauces

November 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 20 mins

We discuss Kubecon and Slack vs. Microsoft Teams. Pretty frothy stuff!

Episode 205: No Change in our journey

November 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

Coté is eating and drinking in this episode, so deal with it. Also, we discuss some odd slides, Mirantis buying Docker Enterprise, and saving code with vikings.

Episode 204: Foiled by Physical Access Again

November 8th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins

We dig into the Microsoft Azure Arc announcement and discuss when or if a multi-cloud strategy makes sense. Plus, Matt explains how daylight savings time works with calendar invites and offers tips on how to upgrade you old MacBook.

Episode 203: Military clouds, stock IDEs, and team meetings

November 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins

The annual team meetings are rolling around - what should you be doing and expecting from them? Also, we discuss what a big contract like JEDI can mean for a vendor, and also what those whacky developers are up according to a survey.

Episode 202: Does Nike make pleated khakis?

October 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

How important is domain knowledge for a new CEO? What is the key to building a successful Open Source Business? What is Kelsey Hightower really asking? We answer all these questions and more. Plus, Matt explains why a bus pass is better than a driver’s license in Australia.

Episode 201: The 10 pillar strategy

October 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 18 mins

"This week there has been a lot of confusion on social media” around MeetUp charging more, along with the launch of a rival service at LinkedIn. Yeah, we get deep into LinkedIn talk! Then we discuss into what exactly a GitLab is.

Episode 200: The mystery of the 2,000

October 11th, 2019  |  1 hr 16 mins

Two thrilling topics this week: moderating panels and the mystery of Oracle cloud. Also, some Austin talk.

Episode 199: 15 meters of cereal

October 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

Smokin’ hot webinar tips in this one, tips on things to put on your mouth in Austin, and then scandal in the open source world is getting fun again!

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Episode 198: Don’t get a Private Jet

September 27th, 2019  |  41 mins 32 secs

Matt explains the GitLab vs. CloudBees kerfuffle, Coté offers advice when attending a DevOps Day, we also recommend never buying a corporate jet. Plus, there is some discussion of AXE Body Spray.

Episode 197: WAR_BIRDS

September 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins

The season of IPOs, bullshit HR tells you about salary, and feeding ravenous 9 year olds.

Episode 196: The janitor strategy

September 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 21 mins

Developers don’t buy anything, but they make other people buy things. We try to, once again, build a theory of how developers drive IT spend. Also: hotel shampoo bottles, Scottish vikings, and Kiwi slang.

Episode 195: Elite isn’t Elite enough

September 6th, 2019  |  57 mins 3 secs

Searched Guard stole some code, lots of “elites” in the State of DevOps Report and should we really cry for Docker? Plus, we talk Australia Punters invading American Football and why Yahoo! will always be a necessity for football fans.

Episode 194: Datadog's S1, Ping, vKubernates

August 29th, 2019  |  51 mins 15 secs

This week, the title says it all.

Episode 193: “WE” need a forensic accountant for the show.

August 22nd, 2019  |  56 mins 46 secs

SignalFX gets bought for a billion, Microsoft buys jClarity and VMWare is buying Pivotal…again? We discuss all this and “WE” try to make sense of all this fancy “trademark accounting.”