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 239: Coté got up at 2am

    June 12th, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins

    We dream of video conferencing in Zoom, ask whatever happened to Big Data, discuss how little agile practices are followed despite their proven success, and contemplate the meaninglessness of Apple moving to ARM. Also, how to prioritize those early morning calls with Singapore.

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    Episode 238: Shannon Williams on Kubernetes-as-a-Service

    June 9th, 2020  |  50 mins 28 secs
    interview

    Brandon interviews Shannon Williams from Rancher Labs. They discuss Shannon's journey from journalism to startup founder and how Rancher delivers Kubernetes-as-a-Service. Plus, Shannon recommends his top ski resort in North America and reveals who really decided to buy the cloud.com domain.

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    Episode 237: Cisco’s string of pearls, also, “daddy, are pirates real?”

    June 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

    What is a ThousandEyes, Cisco’s acquired businesses and oddly named BUs, nailing your bi-annual performance review. Plus, a review of ChefCon online.

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    Episode 236: Margaret Staples from Twilio on Building Games, Dev Evangelism and Owls.

    June 2nd, 2020  |  59 mins 46 secs
    interview

    Brandon interviews Margaret Staples from Twilio and they discuss building games, dev evangelism, working at Twilio and her latest project TwilioQuest.

  • Episode 235: The Real Kube MoMs of Cloud Candy Land

    May 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 27 secs

    Microsoft nails the Linux desktop and it’s cloud MoM’s for everyone. Plus, Coté goes over the thrilling world of Outlook email rules.

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    Episode 234: The “severe ramifications” episode

    May 22nd, 2020  |  57 mins 44 secs

    We discuss Facebook’s remote work policy, predictions of 8% less IT spending, the good Slack has done for humanity, and the mystery of a beloved blog that had no RSS feed. Also: Coté is back!

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    Episode 233: There’s no space for startups here

    May 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

    On this episode we discuss Tik Tok, OpenShift vs. VMware, Amazon simplifying YAML, Eclipse moving to Europe, Unreal Engine 5 and Datadog wins big.

  • Episode 232: Amazon’s doing OK

    May 8th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

    On this episode AWS and Azure announce earnings, Backblaze takes on Amazon, Cloud Native Survey Results and Fortnite takes our suggestions. Plus, Matt updates us on his quest to turn a smartphone into a webcam.

  • Episode 231: Now Oracle has their Spotify

    May 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

    Google (maybe) acquiring D2IQ, Zoom picks Oracle, Chef’s latest release and more Fortnite discussion. Plus, Matt Ray updates us on his quest to turn an old camera into a Webcam.

  • Episode 230: Who is Travis Scott?

    April 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

    On this week’s episode: Andreessen says it’s time build, Verizon buys Bluejeans, Splunk maybe watching and Google is giving Istio to a foundation. Plus, we offer informed opinions on Travis Scott and Fortnite.

  • Episode 229: Does it work with JSON? That’s what I do

    April 17th, 2020  |  1 hr 28 secs

    On this episode: Apple and Google team up, AWS Fargate has a new release, Github gives stuff away, Coder gets funding and Matt offers his advice to college students. Plus, the definitive iPhone SE review.

  • Episode 228: Professor Jeremy Hajek on IT Education

    April 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins
    interview

    Brandon interviews Professor Jeremy Hajek from Illinois Tech about what it's like to teach Information Technology and we answer questions from his students.

  • Episode 227: The Hot Take Episode

    April 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

    This week we offer hot takes on a whole bunch of topics including: COBOL, Unikernels, AWS Bottlerocket, Zoom, Slack, Circle CI, Marketplaces and IBM.

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    Episode 226: Justin Garrison on Cloud Native Infrastructure

    April 3rd, 2020  |  42 mins 8 secs
    interview

    This week Coté interviews Justin Garrison coauthor of Cloud Native Infrastructure.

  • Episode 225: All my kids have opinions on Scratch

    March 27th, 2020  |  59 mins 22 secs

    We discuss micoVMs vs. Containers and Intel vs. ARM. Plus, Matt offers advice on when to teach your children about Github. Big congrats to Coté and his wife on their new baby!!!

  • Episode 224: Miles Matthias on getting started with Containers and Kubernetes

    March 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    interview

    Brandon interviews Miles Matthias from Container Heroes and they discuss how to get started with Containers, Kubernetes, Envoy, Istio and Spinnaker.