Software Defined Talk

A podcast about Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing that doesn't take itself too seriously.

About the show

Get ready for a weekly dose of all things Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing! Join us as we dive into topics including Kubernetes, DevOps, Serverless, Security and Coding. Plus, we’ll keep you entertained with plenty of off-topic banter and nonsense. Don’t worry if you miss the latest industry conference - we’ve got you covered with recaps of all the latest news from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

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Episodes

  • Episode 379: TAMs are a Trap

    September 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins

    This week we discuss the rate of Public Cloud adoption, Google’s Simplicity Sprint and OKR’s. Plus, some thoughts on slippers.

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    Episode 378: Email is not broken

    September 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

    This week we discuss Amazon’s “Builder Experience” Unit, Adobe buying Figma. Slack Emojis and Zoom gets into email. Plus, Coté embraces the defaults Notes lifestyle.

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    Episode 377: Coffee is for closers

    September 16th, 2022  |  46 mins 49 secs

    This week we discuss Oracle’s Cloud Growth(?), Starbuck’s blockchain-based loyalty program and André Staltz’s “Time Till Open Source Alternative” article. Plus, some thoughts on free coffee…

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    Episode 376: Businesses that use computers

    September 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

    This week we discuss Japan’s “war” on floppy disks, Twitter adds an edit button and Apple going all-in on eSIM. Plus, will the U.S. finally get instant bank transfers?

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    Episode 375: For the Birds

    September 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins

    This week we discuss VMware Explore, Snap’s move to multi-cloud and the Galaxy Brain take on thought leadership. Plus, Matt Ray’s latest Raspberry Pi project is for the birds…?

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    Episode 374: Is there no Dev in DevOps?

    August 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    This week we discuss DevOpsDays Dallas, devs not wanting to do ops, Twitter Security issues and Apple playing the long game. Plus, some thoughts on Dr. Pepper and Burger King.

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    Episode 373: Everything is a nail, find your hammers

    August 19th, 2022  |  56 mins 24 secs

    This week we discuss Acorn’s attempt to simplify Kubernetes, the top 25 DevOps Tools and analyzing data in CSVs. Plus, Matt explains what Maccas means.

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    Episode 372: Don’t do any editing

    August 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins

    This week we discuss build vs. buy decisions, sustaining corporate strategies and Malcolm Gladwell’s WFH comments. Plus, we announce the location of the Austin Meetup on August 27th.

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    Episode 371: What’s your TAM

    August 5th, 2022  |  47 mins 33 secs

    This week we do a deep dive into the Total Addressable Market of Cloud and discuss the rise of Cloudflare. Plus, details about the SDT Meetup in Austin on August 27th.

  • Episode 370: In the long run…

    July 29th, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

    This week we discuss developer toil, local vs. remote development and Facebook’s management woes. Plus, some thoughts on business books…

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    Episode 369: DJ .pptx FINAL_0707-V2

    July 22nd, 2022  |  56 mins 4 secs

    If capitalism is so great, why aren’t we working less? We discuss the potential for the GDP to finally do something for us, plus simplifying “sovereign cloud” and the potential of containers with their own jurisdiction. Also, thoughts on PowerPoint filenames.

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    Episode 368: Managing Cloud Costs

    July 19th, 2022  |  21 mins 18 secs

    Barton George interviews Matt Ray about how to manage costs in the cloud.

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    Episode 367: Exit Ramps

    July 15th, 2022  |  58 mins 7 secs

    This week we discuss Musk vs. Twitter, Apple Wallet Employee Badges and using Slack for incident management with Incident.io. Plus, some thoughts on European Highways…

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    Episode 366: 'Zero mainframe, zero datacenter'

    July 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

    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.

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    Episode 365: Automating for Auditing

    July 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins

    This week we discuss the Stack Overflow Dev Survey, Securing the Supply Chain and Slack Huddles. Plus, some thoughts on coffee down under.

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    Episode 364: First class SaaS

    June 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins

    This week we discuss the rise of WASM, Cloudflare’s Post Mortem, Oracle Cloud news and the future of CAPTCHAs. Plus, some thoughts on buzzwords, sprinklers and dogs.