Brandon Whichard

Episode 409: It’s never too early to start a revolution

April 7th, 2023  |  58 mins 22 secs

This week we discuss regulators slowing Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, Nutanix’s delayed earnings, GitHub's origins, Tech Stocks and staplers at Google. Plus, some thoughts on GM and Apple CarPlay.

Episode 408: Undivided Attention

March 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

This week we discuss Docker’s reversal, Amazon's return to office, Apple’s headset, the state of the Metaverse and the rise of LLMs. Plus, Matt shares his sleep study experience and an after-show about Hawaii.

Episode 407: It’s fine, pretty fine, and just fine

March 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins

This week we discuss Docker’s Business Model, the Stack Overflow’s Sentiment Survey and ChatGPT use cases. Plus, some predictions about VR/AR headsets.

Episode 404: Sargun Kaur on Technical Interviews

March 7th, 2023  |  47 mins 56 secs

interview

Brandon interviews Sargun Kaur, Co-Founder and CEO of Byteboard. They discuss the challenges and frustrations with technical interviews and how Byteboard has redesigned the coding test. Plus, Sargun offers tips for job seekers and shares her experience going from software engineer to startup CE

Episode 403: Everything about this is wrong

March 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins

This week we discuss the digital transformation of paid TV, the struggle to modernize the IRS and DHH’s MRSK project. Plus, Matt is Factorio famous…

Episode 402: What’s going on in Chicago?

February 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins

This week we take a critical look at DHH’s plan to move HEY! out of the cloud and the 5 values driving the decision. Plus, some thoughts on residential fiber…

Episode 401: Swing State for Grocery Stores

February 17th, 2023  |  55 mins 37 secs

This week we discuss Ubisoft’s woes, the quest for a better Developer Experience, Sumo Logic going private and IBM acquiring StepZen. Plus, some thoughts on grocery stores…

Episode 400: Prompt Engineering

February 10th, 2023  |  59 mins 7 secs

This week we discuss Cloud Earnings, ChatGPT Prompts and the OpenTelemetry controversy. Plus, thoughts on refrigerating eggs…

Episode 398: To the Moon

January 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 56 secs

This week Brandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the rise Mastodon, Netflix’s Strategy and DevOpsDays CFP ideas. Plus, some thoughts on tipping…

Episode 397: Mark as Unread

January 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

This week we discuss DHH’s quest to cut HEY’s cloud costs, Chick-fil-A’s use of Kubernetes and some hot takes on Unlimited PTO. Plus, thoughts on champagne….

Episode 396: Aloha to your strategy

January 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

This week we discuss digital transformation at Southwest and Delta Airlines, Shopify cancels all meetings, Salesforce’s M&A strategy, and A.I. is everywhere. Plus, thoughts on bike lanes…

Episode 395: Should you start a podcast?

January 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

This week Brandon is joined by Brian Gracely cohost of the The Cloudcast and they discuss starting a podcast. They cover the Who, What Why and How of launching a podcast and recommend podcast recording gear, editing software and hosting services.

Episode 394: 2022 Year in Review

December 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

This week we revisit the major cloud news and tech trends of 2022. Topics include: hyperscaler growth, remote work, missed opportunities and what were watching in 2023. Plus, we buy or sell: Serverless, Blockchain, Crypto, Twitter and Cloud Repatriation/FinOps.

Episode 392: Success is going to Day 2

December 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

This week we discuss the Pentagon’s new C loud Contract, Day 2 at Amazon and Nutanix acquisition rumors. Plus, some thoughts on kids and headphones…

Episode 391: Anton Grishko on managing Cloud Costs with FinOps

December 13th, 2022  |  50 mins 27 secs

interview

Brandon is joined by Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at ProfiSea Labs and they discuss DevOps adoption and the rise of FinOps. Plus, Anton offers practical tips on implementing FinOps and reducing your cloud spend.

Episode 390: It’s just a bunch of programming

December 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

This week we discuss Werner’s AWS Keynote, Event-Based Architectures and the potential of ChatGPT. Plus, some thoughts on International Condiments.