
Brandon Whichard
Co-Host of Software Defined Talk
Brandon Whichard has hosted 435 Episodes.
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Episode 297: Grant Miller from Replicated on delivering and managing Kubernetes apps anywhere
May 4th, 2021 | 47 mins 8 secs
interview
Brandon interviews Grant Miller the CEO of Replicated. They discuss Grant's background, building enterprise software and how to deliver Kubernetes apps anywhere. Plus, Grant tell us what it's really like to be an intern at an investment bank.
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Episode 296: Fungated into my mind
April 30th, 2021 | 59 mins 13 secs
This week we discuss the Rackspace-Platform9 partnership, Microsoft buying Kinvolk and the commodification of DevOps. Plus, some hot takes on Zoom’s new immersive view.
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Episode 295: Status Quo Fork
April 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
This week we discuss Grafana moving to the AGPL, Signal goes on offense and Grad Students infecting the Linux Kernel. Plus, how many door locks do you need?
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Episode 294: I already have a job
April 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week we discuss IBM’s Kyndryl, AWS launches OpenSearch and what makes a good strategy. Plus, how much do you really need to know about wine?
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Episode 293: Don’t steal my kid’s bike, steal my bike
April 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week we discuss the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Google vs. Oracle and the future of open source business models. Plus, do you really need a yard?
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Episode 292: Wrap Around Analysis
April 2nd, 2021 | 59 mins 30 secs
This week we discuss a potential Box/Dropbox merger, Discord rumors and the meaning of work. Plus, what happens when you spill water on your laptop?
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Episode 291: Master of the Coin
March 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week we discuss Discord rumors, Slack Connect, the new AWS CEO and what would make Tableau and Salesforce better. Plus, why did Google Reader really get canceled…?
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Episode 290: Make your own slides
March 19th, 2021 | 50 mins 15 secs
This week we discuss tech’s rich valuations, Airtable vs. Excel and the Goldman Analysts’ Presentation. Plus, some advice on when to buy a house.
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Episode 289: The sabbatical is not going well
March 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 21 mins
This week we discuss how corporate life changes in a post-pandemic world, security startups raising VC and the adoption of Zero Trust. Plus, we test Coté’s geography skills.
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Episode 288: The EULA of Life
March 5th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week we discuss Redmonk’s Language Rankings, Okta buys Auth0 and Zoom Fatigue. Plus, Matt gets a puppy and explains why he needs a longer sabbatical.
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Episode 287: The Bureaucracy Episode
February 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 25 mins
This week we discuss LinkedIn’s new marketplace, Platform9, TriggerMesh and Event-based Architectures. Plus, are meetings always bad?
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Episode 286: Press the turbo button on that one
February 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
This week we discuss the demise of the blameless post mortem, a $500 Million mistake and some forgiveness for Red Hat. Plus, a live update on the Texas Winter Apocalypse.
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Episode 285: "Work is Punishment"
February 12th, 2021 | 48 mins 32 secs
This week, we discuss Googler’s ideas for making open source more secure, obsessing over top of funnel influencer lifestyle management, and a bit of surfing. The power at Brandon’s house went out just as we were starting, so it’s mostly just Matt and Coté.
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Episode 284: That’s Mr. Jeff to you
February 5th, 2021 | 57 mins 38 secs
This week we discuss Amazon’s new CEO, AWS & GCP Earnings and Facebook vs. Apple. Plus, should you sign up for Clubhouse…?
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Episode 283: There are no chicken tenders in calendaring
January 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
This week we give our hot takes on GameStop, Clubhouse and Calendly. Plus, is Austin really a bad place to move?
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Episode 282: The Engine Should Not Be the Differentiator
January 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week we discuss Elasticsearch changing their license and the merits of Bitcoin. Plus, what is the prefect age for reincarnation.