RIA Weekly

Is agile software development bullshit? This is what we discuss, along with a short tale of the best uber driver ever. Show Notes Follow-up Moved to fireside.fm. So, now you can just go to http://SoftwareDefinedTalk.com. No more multi back-end management crap. Check out the last episode, the show page (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/76) is- God-damned nifty! Review in iTunes France (https://twitter.com/matt_traverse/status/790600017778249728) Osprey “one bag” style backpack (https://twitter.com/scrub/status/790190603023843328). The Best Uber Driver Ever Hands on a Hard Body guy, Ronald McCowan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po-rVFBC5Ps). The Sweat Hotel (http://thesweathotel.iheart.com/) Coté’s Agile shit Excerpt from a PDF in process (https://www.getrevue.co/profile/cote/issues/you-re-not-really-agile-airports-hitting-yourself-absurd-ai-tams-cote-memo-18-34432). IBM design people. We don’t know what we’re doing; celebrity diet books; agile people are squarely. It’s only cargo culting when the planes st

With a new integration between Kubernetes and VMware, we once again discuss what exactly the battle of the new stack is and how companies could be angling to make money off it. Also, mole and recommendations. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/4131abb5-d143-4e84-93f3-2050aeb31c05.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). Mid-roll Oct 25th - Matt at AWS North Sydney (http://www.meetup.com/Amazon-Web-Services-Sydney-North-User-Group/events/234184228/). Nov 2nd - Pivotal Kansas City roadshow, Coté’ll be there (https://pivotal.io/event/cloud-native-workshop/kansas-city). Dec 1st and 2nd - DevOps Days Australia 20% discount code - SDT2016 (https://ti.to/devopsaus

Summary Big shakes in cloud land this week with VMware and AWS partnering up. Is this the hybrid cloud enterprises have been dreaming on? We also cover systems of records, Oracle, and something about Google phones. It’s a regular episode on all the hot topics! See full show notes: http://cote.io/sdt75 Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly. With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté. Sponsors/Mid-roll Check out cote.io/promos/ for more - free books, free cloud time, etc. Also: Lords of Computing is now Coté.show. Will put upcoming DrunkAndRetired.com special episode in there. And as always check out Pivotal Conversations. Nov 2nd - Pivotal Kansas City roadshow, Coté’ll be there. For more DevOps awesomeness, join the Chef Community Summit, October 26th and 27th in Seattle, WA. This Open Space event provides a great opportunity to connect with the DevOps Community and Chef Engineers over two days of engaging sessions and hallway discussions. Bring

This week it’s just Coté and Bridget talking about tech evangelism, business travel, and other fascinating topics deep in the boiler room of whatever it is we do around here. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/29d80059-77a3-415b-a662-4bb0d1247f81.mp3). Special Guest: Bridget Kromhout.

Apple has put out three new things - the phone, the watch, and the OS - which we discuss. And then Oracle announced it's destroying Amazon, which is fun. We start it all off with a word-salad of the usual nonsense and deodorant talk. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/69b48ec5-05d5-4440-a2ae-4cd30027952b.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). SPONSOR Check out cote.io/pivotal (https://cote.io/pivotal/) for free books, free cloud time, etc. Come to DellEMCWorld on Oct 18th to 20th (http://dellemcworld.com/), in Austin. I'll be speaking there. There's also the annual vBBQ event (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vbbq-2016-dellemcworld-edition-tickets-2795101824

At DevOpsDays DFW, Coté recorded a joint-podcast with Arrested DevOps and The Food Fight Show. Along with some local guests, we discuss the event, DevOpsDays, and computers in North Texas.

Too old https://giphy.com/gifs/3b1JW7LxfsAKs It's all fundings, divestitures, and acquisitions this week. Hashicorp gets some cash, HPE sells off it's software group to Micro Focus, and Google buys Apigee...plus Twitter acquisition rumors. Plus sentient carpets. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/7b7bb7d7-4596-4d97-8d14-b1d09feada3d.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). Show Notes Twitter going to sell: The rumors (https://www.thestreet.com/story/13692580/1/twitter-is-finally-starting-to-wake-up-to-reality-and-consider-selling-itself.html) “I still think Alphabet makes for the most logical acquirer of Twitter” Dark Horse: Apple. Really Dark Horse: IBM. T

Eventually, you have to decide how your open source software is going to make money, and your partners probably won’t like it. That’s what the dust-up around Docker is this week, it seems to us. We also talk briefly about VMware’s big conference this week, and rumors of HPE selling off it’s Software group to private equity. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/ea25eafd-1d31-4f4f-a3a6-efad5b9cd5a5.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). SPONSOR Check out the multi-cloud webinar lead-gen free (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO2gizEI5O8)! I really like Brian’s part and then the discussion at the end between all of us. I have a discount code for Operability.IO,

This week we discuss Rackspace going private and the OpenStack cloud scenarios that could have been. We also cover Matt Ray's first trip to New Zealand where, sadly, he finds no Power Ranger monuments. Also, a little bi-modal flavor for ya. Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/4101204e-ce1b-4cf8-9af1-fe0bb04aa0eb.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). SPONSOR On August 31st, come hear (https://pivotal.io/platform/webinar/platform-and-cloud-portability) about launching your cloud strategy and why multi-cloud matters with myself, an analyst, and an actual enterprise user of all this stuff. Register and watch it for free (https://pivotal.io/platform/webinar/pl

There’s always good food in the enterprise sales meeting racket: gourmet pimento cheese, sushi and sake, and booze. Also, the Gartner magic quadrant for IaaS in out, which we discuss. With layoffs at Cisco we look at the broader numbers around layoffs in the tech sector. Before recommendations we briefly talk about Walmart buying Jet. (Sorry the audio quality is so bad.) Listen above, subscribe to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoftwareDefinedTalk) (or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/software-defined-talk-podcast/id893738521?mt=2)), or download the MP3 directly (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9b74150b-3553-49dc-8332-f89bbbba9f92/fcdc5a2c-ebee-477b-9757-67bf42ddd4bd.mp3). With Brandon Whichard (https://twitter.com/bwhichard), Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray), and Coté (https://twitter.com/cote). SPONSOR On August 31st, come hear (https://pivotal.io/platform/webinar/platform-and-cloud-portability) about launching your cloud strategy and why multi-cloud matters with myself

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos (http://cote.io/promos) for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. I have a discount code for Operability.IO, September 19th and 20th in London. I hear good things about this conference; check out their talks from last year (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK4VB0cauli7-_RIvpmn651ePtddw9_Fp). It has a good list of speakers, including our very own Casey West. You can 10% off registration if you use the code COTEMEMOOIO16 (https://ti.to/highops/operability-io-2016/discount/COTEMEMOOIO16). Check out https://cote.io/promos/ for more - free books, free cloud time, etc. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=LP-link&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivo

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos (http://cote.io/promos) for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis (http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2016-minneapolis/welcome/), July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. August 1st to 4th, SpringOne Platform (https://springoneplatform.io/) – I'll be talking on DevOps and generally hanging out with the cloud native folks. You can get $300 off registration when you use the code pivotal-cote-300 (https://2016.event.springoneplatform.io/register). Show notes If you like video, see this episodes' video recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1EVS6l8R0Y). Rainbow Chicken vs. Chick-fil-A The "happy meal" barter system. The Left needs some fried chicken chain. DockerCon Docker now includes SwarmKit, making K8s more contentious In LinkedIn, well documented exploration of Docker adoption in big firms by LinkedIn profiles (https://medium.com/@mmullany/quantifying-docke

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos (http://cote.io/promos) for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=LP-link&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivotal.io/SDT?utm_source=cotepivotallandingpage&utm_medium=landingpage&utm_term=FreeTwoMonthsPWS&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=cote). See those and other things at cote.io/pivotal (http://cote.io/pivotal/). Show notes If you like video, see this episodes' video recording (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk_5VqpWEtiWnQ7od08nzkB32oT4gnDiP). Samsung Buys Joyent Joyen

SPONSOR See cote.io/promos (http://cote.io/promos) for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I’ll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. August 1st to 4th, SpringOne Platform (https://springoneplatform.io/) – I’ll be talking on DevOps and generally hanging out with the cloud native folks. You can get $300 off registration when you use the code pivotal-cote-300 (https://2016.event.springoneplatform.io/register). Show notes If you like video, see this episodes’ video recording (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk_5VqpWEtiWnQ7od08nzkB32oT4gnDiP). Father’s Day It’s coming, June 19th (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day_(United_States)). What should fathers be asking for? Time alone a la Nathaniel Fisher (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/20/six_feet_under_best_episode_to_watch_first_is_the_room.html). The Buff (http://buffusa.com/), neck-ware thing: be like Kevin Rayb

SPONSOR Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=LP-link&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivotal.io/SDT?utm_source=cotepivotallandingpage&utm_medium=landingpage&utm_term=FreeTwoMonthsPWS&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=cote). See those and other things at cote.io/pivotal (http://cote.io/pivotal/). See cote.io/promos (http://cote.io/promos) for a full list of all the deals "mid-roll" stuff currently going on. Show notes If you like video, see this episodes' video recording (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk_5VqpWEtiWnQ7od08nzkB32oT4gnDiP). "Residential Diaper Rash"

SPONSORS Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=LP-link&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivotal.io/SDT?utm_source=cotepivotallandingpage&utm_medium=landingpage&utm_term=FreeTwoMonthsPWS&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=cote). See those and other things at cote.io/pivotal (http://cote.io/pivotal/). Show notes If you like video, see this episodes' video recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HsST6BzTc). Cost Cutting Perks in Silicon Valley More from the snack-track files (http://www.businessinsider.com/cost-cutting-at-dropbox-and-silicon-valley-startups-2016-5). Empl

This week, we discuss DevOpsDays Austin, Pivotal's funding round, and some follow-up for the OpenStack Summit: turns our Gartner doesn't hate them. Also, with the new ping-model out, we discuss the potential for peak ping pong. SPONSOR Get 30% off OSCON, in Austin on May 18th and 19th, when you register with the code REFERCOTE. Get $50 off DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 20th and 21st, with the code SDT2016. I'll be getting some for Chicago and Seattle sometime too. Get 20% off registration for the Cloud Foundry Summit, May 23rd to 25th, with the code CF16COTE. Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=LP-link&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivotal.io/SDT?utm_source=cotepivotallandingpage&utm_medium=landingpag

OpenStack is crawling its way into the plateau of productivity, we submit, during this week of the OpenStack Summit. We also discuss the recent Docker survey findings, and some overly precise number on private vs. public cloud adoption. Coté also manages to insult the entire Eastern seaboard, esp. Annapolis. SPONSOR Ads Interested in speeding your software's cycle time, reducing release cycles, and a resilient cloud platform? Check out the free ebook on Cloud Foundry (http://pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-the-cloud-native-platform?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=cotememo&utm_campaign=Duncan-Winn-OReilly-Cloud-Native-eBook-Q116) or take Cloud Foundry for a test drive with Pivotal Web Services (http://try.run.pivotal.io/SDT?utm_source=Cote-promo&utm_medium=cotememo&utm_term=FreeTwoMonthsPWS&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=cote). See those and other things at cote.io/pivotal (http://cote.io/pivotal/). FRONTSIDE.IO – HIRE THEM! (http://frontside.io/cote) Do you need some developer talent? When you have a web pr