RIA Weekly

This week, we discuss Cisco's acquisition of Splunk, AWS's investment in Anthropic, and VC Market Overview Presentations. Plus, we share some thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons, as well as standardized testing. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyPzGCpfT0) 434 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyPzGCpfT0) Runner-up Titles So much about sheep Maybe Ten Middle mega-cap The data stays the same, only the story changes Ribbon Wall Rundown Splunk Cisco acquires cybersecurity company Splunk in cash deal worth $28 billion (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/cisco-acquiring-splunk-for-157-a-share-in-cash.html) Splunk Is Good For Cisco, But Cisco Needs To Convince Splunk Customers That Cisco Is Good For Them (https://www.forrester.com/blogs/splunk-is-good-for-cisco-but-cisco-needs-to-convince-splunk-customers-that-cisco-is-good-for-them/) AWS to invest up to $4B in Anthropic Google invested $300 million in AI firm founded by former OpenAI researchers (https://www.theverge.com/2023

This week, we discuss why everyone is envious of Google’s Internal Dev Tools, examine the state of Git, speculate about how 37 Signals plans to reinvent software licensing with ONCE, and share a few thoughts on the Salesforce CEO’s recent comments about work from home. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaX-PgF86bY) 433 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaX-PgF86bY) Runner-up Titles Lost in an acquisition hole. Headless Robot Dog. It’s not better enough. GoogHub Why are you on the sad path Once version 2 is a paid upgrade You win interesting bingo Rundown The Full Circle on Developer Productivity with Steve Yegge (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/steve-yegge) Git is awful. GitHub isn't good enough. It's killing us! (Steve Yegge) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReooAZoMO0) Introducing ONCE (https://once.com/) Salesforce CEO takes a bold stand on remote work (https://www.thestreet.com/investing/salesforce-ceo-bold-stand-on-remote-work) Salesforce to Hire 3,30

Brandon is joined by Richard Seroter, Director of Developer Relations and Outbound Product Management at Google Cloud. They discuss the key announcements from Google Cloud Next ’23, Richard's recommendations for a successful tech newsletter and VMware's impending acquisition. Show Links Google Cloud Next ‘23 (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next) Code with Duet AI assistance (https://cloud.google.com/code/docs/vscode/write-code-duet-ai) Google Cloud Jump Start Solutions (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-modernization/introducing-google-cloud-jump-start-solutions) Richard’s Website and Newsletter (https://seroter.com/) Richard Seroter on App Modernization (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/247) Contact Richard LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seroter/) Twitter: @rseroter (https://twitter.com/rseroter) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedt

This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA) 431 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA) Runner-up Titles Try Harder It’s a necessary luxury Someone’s drinking too much water here A culture of ice Where are the high performers, at home or at work Quit using your Gmail address Thou shalt export to CSV Rundown Netflix Says You Can Keep Their DVDs (and Request More, Too) (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/netflix-dvds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) Zoom’s CEO thinks Zoom sucks for building trust, leaked audio reveals (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/leaked-audio-reveals-zoom-ceo-believes-its-hard-to-build-trust-on-zoom/) Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860073/meta-return-to-office-thr

Brandon interviews Mike Long, the CEO and Co-founder of Kosli. They discuss Mike's background, his experience as a DevOps Consultant, and the reasons behind starting Kosli. Plus, Mike offers a few tips about visiting Oslo. Show Links Kosli (https://www.kosli.com/) Contact Mike Long LinkedIn: mikelongoslo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelongoslo/) Twitter: meekrosoft (https://twitter.com/meekrosoft) SDT News & Hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@sof

This week, we discuss VMware’s Announcements, SUSE goes private and some thoughts on streaming services. Plus, Matt provides an update on the repercussions of spilled Orange Juice. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/U-2FKuo7Rdo?si=pSW288no0k5R6E_l) 429 (https://www.youtube.com/live/U-2FKuo7Rdo?si=pSW288no0k5R6E_l) Runner-up Titles Matt Ray Vibe Ethically flexible And one more thing me Is it new? You’re gold plating your gold. Hello World and my Mom’s Blog SAP known for being nimble I guess I am excited There’s no way you sold 50,000 Chinese knock off water piks in Australia. Rundown Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable (https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-broken-promises-streaming-ride-hailing-cloud-computing-2023-8?utm_source=reddit.com) VMware Broadcom's $61B planned VMware purchase clears U.S., UK (https://seekingalpha.com/news/4004614-broadcoms-61b-planned-vmware-purchase-clears-us-uk) Introducing vSAN Max | VMware (https

This week, Brandon and Coté are joined by a special guest host, Brian Gracely. We discuss HashiCorp's transition to BSL and break down the recent interview with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky. Plus, some thoughts on the use of the word "orthogonal." Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7eM-EO8Lo) 428 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7eM-EO8Lo) Runner-up Titles I like T-Bone Re:invent the T-Bone Byzantine Bramble Path This show isn’t three hours, but it could be Those who are satisfied do not speak. Rundown BSL As HashiCorp adopts the BSL, an era of open-source software might be ending (https://www.runtime.news/as-hashicorp-adopts-the-bsl-an-era-of-open-source-software-might-be-ending/) HashiCorp changes its source licence to BSL (https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/hashicorp_bsl_licence/) HashiCorp Abandons Open Source for Business Source License (https://thenewstack.io/hashicorp-abandons-open-source-for-business-source-license/) Craig Box on LinkedIn: Hashicorp did a thi

This week, we discuss Open Source licensing, Cloud Earnings and presentations without slides. Plus, Coté shares his minimal-tech vacation strategy and Matt Ray spills Orange Juice on his keyboard. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 427 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yES4tXM1lKs) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yES4tXM1lKs) Runner-up Titles Girl do you need some Squirrel Kinky Friedman would be proud Stallman would be spinning in his grave What does this guy like? I’ve got plenty of beer That’s not a feature, it’s a bug Never a Marketplace Rundown The open source licensing war is over (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3703768/the-open-source-licensing-war-is-over.html) Clouded Judgement 8.4.23 - Cloud Giants Q2 Update (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-8423-cloud-giants) Amazon reports blowout profit, beats on sales and issues optimistic guidance (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/03/amazon-amzn-q2-earnings-report-2023.html) Relevant to your Interests Amazon to invest $7.2b in

This week, we discuss New Relic going private, Dell buying Moogsoft and digital transformation comes to Border Control. Plus, ideas for a last minute family vacation. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M31eD5nVy0) 426 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M31eD5nVy0) Runner-up Titles The Paris economy is all croissants. The Euphoria of the Buffet All that firing people gave us a soft landing. Is it going to be New Logic, or SumoRelic? You drive a hard bargain, now we’re billionaires The tinfoil hat of complexity Just buy more backpacks Here in the United States, we have a lot of banks. Can Americans use it? Bigger numbers are smaller numbers. It’s pretty easy to quarantine with Internet. Rundown More Monitoring, More Money Dell Technologies Announces Intent to Acquire Moogsoft (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dell-technologies-announces-intent-to-acquire-moogsoft-301881557.html) What the New Relic Sale Means for SaaS by @ttunguz (https://www.tomtunguz.com/newr_a

Brandon interviews Michael Kennedy, host of Talk Python to Me and founder of Talk Python Training. They discuss Python’s rapid growth, replacing Excel Worksheets with Jypter Notebooks and why Python is the preferred language for AI. Plus, a few thoughts on podcasting and motorcycles. Show Links Talk Python to Me (https://talkpython.fm/home) Python Bytes (https://pythonbytes.fm) Talk Python Training - Python courses and tutorials for developers (https://training.talkpython.fm/) Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023 (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/) Stack Overflow Trends (https://insights.stackoverflow.com/trends?tags=java%2Cc%2Cc%2B%2B%2Cpython%2Cc%23%2Cvb.net%2Cjavascript%2Cassembly%2Cphp%2Cperl%2Cruby%2Cswift%2Cr%2Cobjective-c) YouTube vs. Google Video (https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/156/python-history-and-perspectives#transcript_at_3056) The 7 Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time (https://www.teampay.co/blog/biggest-excel-mistakes-of-all-time) Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft E

Brandon interviews William Morgan, Buoyant CEO and creator of Linkerd. They discuss building cloud native platforms, the need for Service Mesh, Linkerd and eBPF. Plus, some thoughts on the rise of Rust as the preferred systems programming language. Show Links Linkerd (https://linkerd.io) Buoyant (https://buoyant.io) eBPF, sidecars, and the future of the service mesh (https://buoyant.io/blog/ebpf-sidecars-and-the-future-of-the-service-mesh) Cloud Native Computing Foundation Reaffirms Istio Maturity with Project Graduation (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2023/07/12/cloud-native-computing-foundation-reaffirms-istio-maturity-with-project-graduation/) Contact William LinkedIn: wmogran (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmorgan/) Twitter: @wm (https://twitter.com/wm) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us o

This week we discuss the launch of Threads, the battle for Enterprise Linux and Coté tries HEY again. Plus, plenty of thoughts on packing for a long weekend. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aW-9Zv1maQ) 423 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aW-9Zv1maQ) Runner-up Titles Capitalizing on Competitors Bring the Go Bag There are no backpacks in Gucci ads No bad vibes Rundown Threads Threads, Instagram’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Has Arrived (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/technology/threads-app-meta-twitter-killer.html) Special Episode: Meta’s Twitter Rival Arrives, with Adam Mosseri (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/podcasts/special-episode-metas-twitter-rival-arrives-with-adam-mosseri.html) Facebook's Threads is so depressing (https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing) Twitter, Threads, and the Great Social Implosion (https://staysaasy.com/product/2023/07/07/twitter-threads-social-implosion.html) Instagram's Threads app reaches 100 million users w

This week we discuss RHEL licensing changes, check the vibe of DevOps and some thoughts on programing language. Plus, has ChatGPT already become boring? Runner-up Titles I don’t like listening to fellow thought leaders. I listen to myself enough. Dammit, alarm was set for PM A massive failure of one The end of free It’s not all smiles and thumbs Goose-cow “I used to, but I don’t anymore.” The Podcast Review podcast. Rundown RHEL Furthering the evolution of CentOS Stream (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/furthering-evolution-centos-stream) Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams (https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/23/red_hat_centos_move/) IBM/Red Hat Sparks Anger at GPL ‘breach’ as RHEL Source Locked Up (https://devops.com/rhel-gpl-richixbw/) Rocky Strikes Back At Red Hat (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/30/rocky-strikes-back-at-red-hat/) The Suicide Attempt by Red Hat [Opinion] (https://news.itsfoss.com/red-hat-fiasco/) Rant about Red Hat's Licensing Change for REHL (https://youtube.com/watch?v=4

Co-owner and CTO of 37signals, David Heinemeier Hansson is more commonly known as “DHH”. Famous as the creator of Ruby on Rails, Basecamp and HEY, David has made a career of being provocative on, and on behalf of, the Internet. Nonsense ARMO’s relevancy feature for prioritising CVE remediation in containers (https://www.armosec.io/blog/kubernetes-vulnerability-relevancy-and-prioritization/) If you’re still running Kubernetes, that is; there is no MRSKscape yet Glastonbury 2023 Guns N’ Roses UK: the full set on iPlayer (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001nbyk/glastonbury-guns-n-roses) Rest of the world: Paradise City (feat. Dave Grohl) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHZTOvcElng) Appetite for Destruction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction) Rick Astley UK: the full set on iPlayer (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0ft6dj2/glastonbury-rick-astley) Rest of the world (https://youtu.be/nsCIeklgp1M) (Beware: that link is technically a rick-roll) Interview links Basecamp (https://bas

Matt Ray interviews Adam Jacob, CEO and Co-Founder of System Initiative. Adam explains what led him to create System Initiative and why he believes it’s time for a fresh look at DevOps. Plus, plenty of discussion about monetization and open source. Show Links System Initiative (https://www.systeminit.com/) Cue language (https://cuelang.org/) Dagger (https://dagger.io/) Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities (https://sfosc.org/) Contact Adam Twitter: adamhjk (https://twitter.com/adamhjk) Linkedin: adamjacob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjacob/) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), BlueS

Matt Ray interviews CNCF Ambassador and Logz.io Principal Developer Advocate Dotan Horovits. They discuss the Israel tech scene, getting started with OpenTelemetry, and working in developer relations. Show Links KubeDay Israel (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubeday-israel/) OpenObservability Talks (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/openobservability) Is “vendor owned open source” an oxymoron? (https://horovits.medium.com/is-vendor-owned-open-source-an-oxymoron-b5486a4de1c6) OpenTelemetry (https://opentelemetry.io) CNCF Ambassadors (https://www.cncf.io/people/ambassadors/) Logz.io (https://logz.io) FinOps X (https://x.finops.org) KubeCon NA (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/) Contact Dotan LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/horovits/?originalSubdomain=il) Twitter: @horovits (https://twitter.com/horovits) SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com

This week we discuss the Gartner MQ for DevOps platforms, Apple’s announcements and Cisco’s attempt to simplify. Plus, some thoughts on Meatloaf and Anime. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 418 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8vwqe9rLk&t=1s) Runner-up Titles The best engineers in Canada. Runny Eggs My tabs closed I got a whole bowl here. Pokémon back in the playlist Some people don’t want any sauce Are you still talking about meatloaf? The meatloaf zone The intestines of the Magic Quadrant He was probably a regular-sized human Everyone knows you’re a dork, a dork with disposal income What else are you going to do? Rundown 2023 Magic Quadrant for DevOps platforms (https://www.gartner.com/document/4416199) (RedHat lead-gen (https://www.redhat.com/en/engage/quadrant-devops-platforms-20230531)). Link to picture in Slack (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/archives/C6CDLDCVB/p1686063039809609) Nvidia's 'iPhone moment' in AI signals tons of future growth. Here's our new price target (https://www.cnb

The week we discuss Enterprise Software hiding data, corporate status reports and a quick update on New Relic. Plus, Coté records using an ironing board from a Renaissance Hotel in Brussels. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 417 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEs8SG2T8XU) Runner-up Titles The MacGyver of podcasting Scooping up The Tube tickets Buy some velcro This email could have been a PR Who the hell is Brian? Perverse incentives What SalesForce should do from 3 guys who don’t have seats Rundown Snowflake consumption trends (mentioned on earnings call) (https://twitter.com/jaminball/status/1661486022239322112?s=46&t=EoCoteGkQEahPpAJ_HYRpg) Clouded Judgement 5.26.23 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-52623?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=56878&post_id=123821962&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email) Neptyne is building a Python-powered spreadsheet for data scientists (https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/27/y-combinator-backed-neptyne-is-building-a-python-powered-spreadsh

This week we discuss Private Equity buying New Relic and review the Gartner MQ for APM like no one else. Plus, some thoughts on yogurt, fruit and almonds… Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 416 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxODnsIekJo) Runner-up Titles How big are your almonds? It’s under consideration The Olympics of Monitoring Putting Hats on Cats Stanley Nickels for Monitoring The 3 Fines It’s just crazy enough [that] it might work I was told the test was log management IDC is the thin balogna Rundown New Relic is getting bought so let’s overanalyze the APM MQ WSJ News Exclusive | Software Company New Relic in Talks to Be Sold (https://www.wsj.com/articles/software-company-new-relic-in-talks-to-be-sold-8079db4e) 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ - For APM and Observability (https://www.dynatrace.com/monitoring/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-application-performance-monitoring-observability/) IDC APM marketshare from 2021 (https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US49596822&pageType=PRINTFRIENDLY) Rel

This week we discuss Coinbase's $65 million DataDog bill, the factors that drive developer experience, and Google Bard. Plus, some tips on London Airports and the ideal airport arrival time. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 415 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNsrYSkYsY&t=4s) Runner-up Titles Two hours before boarding $65 million is a lot of nines You can buy a lot of Nagios with that Just write the check for $65 million Boxes Inciting chaos Steady state is stopped Developers are just like the rest of us Unsummarizable AI in the Streets Rundown Datadog’s $65M/year customer mystery solved (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/datadogs-65myear-customer-mystery) Google drops waitlist for AI chatbot Bard and announces oodles of new features (https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/10/23718066/google-bard-ai-features-waitlist-dark-mode-visual-search-io) DevEx: What Actually Drives Productivity (https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3595878) Relevant to your Interests Google launches a GitHub Copilot compe