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
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Episode 245: Michael Coté’s Discount Webinar Barn, aka, The Webinar Episode
July 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
Come with us as we solve life’s greatest mystery: lead-genless webinars. Coté also gives his 10 day in review of Hey email. Also, theories on grilling hamburgers.
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Episode 244: Kylie Grenier on Digital Transformation
June 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
interview
Brandon interviews Kylie Grenier from DXC Technology. They discuss Kylie's experience in leading digital transformation in the public sector, her time as a Cloud Futurist at Cisco and how she helps clients build digital transformation strategies today. Plus, Kylie offers some tips on how to get a new job.
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Episode 243: This one goes out to all the cross-country truckers
June 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
Extracting configs with awk, Apple announces stuff, and salad dressing. That’s the topics. Mostly.
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Episode 242: Brian Gracely on OpenShift
June 22nd, 2020 | 53 mins 3 secs
interview
On this episode Brandon interviews Brian Gracely from Red Hat. They discuss Brian's early career at Cisco, his experience with OpenStack, why he joined Red Hat and what's happening with OpenShift. Plus, Brian tells us what it's like to be a VP of Product at a startup and recommends some College Football Podcasts to get us through the off season.
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Episode 241: Ask more questions, send more one line emails
June 19th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
Can email ever be fixed, or is GMail good enough? We discuss. Plus, Coté complains about how he should probably start asking more questions instead of answering them at length. Also, we don’t know what a “digestive” is and do not recommend the Mexican bakery pastries.
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Episode 240: Todd Gardner on building Web Apps with JavaScript
June 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
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Brandon interviews Todd Gardner from TrackJS. They discuss Todd's career and how his consulting projects led him to start TrackJS. Plus, Todd offers advice on how to build web apps using JavaScript and how to decide which JS Framework is right for your next project. His answer may surprise you...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.