Software Defined Talk

Episode 471: The Gen X mascot is Fine Dog

June 14th, 2024  |  54 mins 28 secs

This week, we discuss the AI Hype Cycle, Apple Intelligence and other announcements from WWDC. Plus, Coté concludes the episode by using as many phrases as possible from Taylor’s Urgent/Optimistic Meeting Matrix.

Episode 470: Paul Yuknewicz on Serverless

June 7th, 2024  |  36 mins 57 secs

interview

Matt interviews Paul Yuknewicz, Product Leader for Azure Serverless. They discuss Azure Functions, Dapr, WASM, and security. Plus, Matt explains rhyming Australian slang in the aftershow.

Episode 469: Amanda K. Silver on Developer Tools

May 31st, 2024  |  46 mins 31 secs

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Matt interviews Amanda K. Silver, Corporate Vice President in the Developer Division at Microsoft. They discuss the latest developments with Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, and why developers only want to see live demos. Plus, some thoughts on tiny houses and Murphy beds vs. hammocks.

Episode 468: Learning to love Enterprise Software

May 24th, 2024  |  1 hr 4 mins

This week, we discuss Tanzu’s latest releases, Microsoft Build announcements, and the Raspberry Pi going public. Plus, thoughts on expense reporting systems and tablet kickstands.

Episode 467: Multimodal

May 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 12 mins

This week, we discuss ChatGPT-4o, Google I/O Announcements, the impact of AI on smartphones, and executive shuffling at OpenAI and Amazon. Plus, we share some thoughts on how to plan your wedding.

Episode 466: Great Grammarly

May 10th, 2024  |  49 mins 11 secs

This week, we discuss 451’s Generative A.I. Market Forecast, OpenAI launching a search engine and Apple’s new iPads. Plus, a look back at Microsoft acquiring Nokia.

Episode 465: The Big Blue Burger Buffet

May 3rd, 2024  |  1 hr 21 mins

This week, we discuss IBM's intent to acquire HashiCorp, the state of Open Source Businesses, and the (slow) adoption of Continuous Integration. Plus, some thoughts on the end of non-compete agreements.

Episode 464: Jana Werner on The Digital Transformation Card Game

April 26th, 2024  |  50 mins 15 secs

agile, aws, digitaltransformation, executives, interview, management

How can you start small changes to make big changes? That's the premise of Jana Werner's organization transformation card game. Sure, it's not really a "game," but each question is meant to help nudge management and executives a little closer to changing how they operate. Many of the ideas come from Amazon thinking, but many of the are also just the type of common sense that's too often uncommonly practiced.

Episode 463: Phishing License

April 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins

This week, we discuss OpenTofu’s response to Hashicorp, Salesforce potentially acquiring Informatica and the latest Kubernetes Market Size from IDC. Plus, when will Enterprise A.I. improve the DMV experience?

Episode 462: Lifting Code

April 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 2 mins

This week, we discuss Matt Asay accusing OpenTufu of "lifting code" and recap the Google Next '24. announcements. Plus, we share some thoughts on camera placement and offer listeners a chance to get free coffee beans.

Episode 461: Not illegal, works as designed

April 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 secs

This week, we discuss Redis Relicensing, Progress acquiring MariaDB and Microsoft unbundling Teams. Plus, Coté shares his Top 10 Tech and Productivity Wish List for regulators.

Episode 460: Tom Wilkie on Observability

March 29th, 2024  |  30 mins 25 secs

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Matt Ray interviews Tom Wilkie, Grafana Labs CTO. They discuss the latest trends in Observability, Grafana’s recent announcements and the state of OSS businesses . Plus, some ideas for your next 3D printing project.

Episode 459: Is Hello A Proper Slack Message?

March 22nd, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

This week, we discuss Kubecon EU, Nvidia’s hyper growth, having 55 direct reports and the Worldwide Container Infrastructure Forecast. Plus, is “hello” a proper slack message?

Episode 458: How to survive and thrive at work

March 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 5 mins

This week, we discuss Coté's O'Reilly video series where he offers up some tips on how to survive and thrive in the workplace. Plus, some ideas on how to reinvent the virtual town hall.

Episode 457: Nobody owns YAML

March 8th, 2024  |  52 mins 49 secs

This week, we discuss whether or not Kubernetes is boring, Winglang’s attempt to simply cloud deployments and Linkerd status as a graduated CNCF project. Plus, a few thoughts on frogs…

Episode 456: Second Guessing

March 1st, 2024  |  49 mins 47 secs

This week, we second guess recent decisions made by Google and Apple. Plus, what social media sites is everyone actually using these days?