RIA Weekly

This week, Coté and Matt Ray finally nail the secrets of enterprise devrel. You won’t want to miss this one! Also: Coté gives up on streaming PowerPoint and IT survey show that it’s time to ask for a raise. Mood board: Free glowsticks for leadgenning yourself. Our tragic doppleganger. DevRel secrets. If you open a terminal you win streaming. Memes are serverless. You gotta spend money to lose money. All about the pincher. Rundown Cloud Native Integration Platform TriggerMesh Receives Strategic Funding from Cisco Investments, Existing Investors (https://www.triggermesh.com/blog/cloud-native-integration-platform-triggermesh-receives-strategic-funding-from-cisco-investments-existing-investors). Cisco leads $5M round for multicloud application integration startup TriggerMesh (https://siliconangle.com/2021/07/13/cisco-leads-5m-round-multicloud-application-integration-startup-triggermesh/). Checking in on Matt’s devrel notes. Twitter is shutting down Fleets on August 3, citing low usage (https://techcrunch.com/2021

This week we discuss Copilot’s use of Open Source, changes at IBM and the Infinidash Meme. Plus, an update on Coté’s return to Twitter. Rundown Adam Jacob on OSS (https://twitter.com/adamhjk/status/1413173291909484558) IBM Leadership Changes (https://newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Leadership-Changes) IBM (IBM) Announces President Jim Whitehurst Leaving (https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=18638012) IBM Email Woes (https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/08/ibm_arvind_email/) IBM insiders say CEO Arvind Krishna downplayed impact of email troubles, asked for a week to sort things out (https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/08/ibm_arvind_email/) Amazon Eyeing 'Rebel Alliance' With Dropbox, Slack To Challenge Microsoft: Insider (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-eyeing-rebel-alliance-dropbox-173352783.html) New mystery AWS product ‘Infinidash’ goes viral — despite being entirely fictional (https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/05/infinidash/) Relevant to your interests Who's Winning in the Container Software Market (ht

This week we discuss the future of PaaS and working for home. Plus, some thoughts on kids and zone defense. Rundown What AWS Tells Us About Heroku 2.0 (https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2021/06/23/aws-heroku/) This is the Awful Voice Inside My Head (https://warzel.substack.com/p/this-is-the-awful-voice-inside-my) Amazon, Microsoft lead 40% growth of IaaS public cloud services market in 2020 (https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-microsoft-lead-40-growth-of-iaas-public-cloud-services-market-in-2020-gartner/). Relevant to your interests CentOS replacement Rocky Linux 8.4 arrives, and proves instantly popular | ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/centos-replacement-rocky-linux-8-4-arrives-and-proves-instantly-popular/) “I’m totally screwed.” WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/mass-data-wipe-in-my-book-devices-prompts-warning-from-western-digital/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social) Ad tech stocks surge as Googl

He's one of the best #devrel avocado person I know, so I asked Josh Long all my questions about how #devrel works, plus the Spring Framework community, of course. Also: why Josh stays up so late. If you prefer, see the original, video recording (https://twitter.com/cote/status/1408337754732171270). Special Guest: Josh Long.

This week we discuss Knative’s purpose, developer marketing and Silverlake’s investment in Splunk. Plus, some advice on cleaning up your home office. Rundown Did we market Knative wrong? (https://ahmet.im/blog/knative-positioning/) Splunk gets a $1bn loan from Silverlake (https://www.splunk.com/en_us/newsroom/press-releases/2021/splunk-announces-1-billion-investment-from-silver-lake.html). Relevant to your interests Four Reasons Why Apache Pulsar is Essential to the Modern Data Stack (https://datastax.medium.com/four-reasons-why-apache-pulsar-is-essential-to-the-modern-data-stack-b90a8bddcb9) ThoughtWorks IPO Details, Software Consultancy Valuation: 10 Things to Know - ChannelE2E (https://www.channele2e.com/investors/thoughtworks-ipo-details/) Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/spotify-acquires-podz-a-podcast-discovery-app/) Exclusive: White House debuts new maps showing broadband vacuum (https://www.axios.com/broadband-maps-infrastructure-66a91

This week we discuss Salesforce becoming Slack-first and a16z launching a media site. Plus, some thoughts on how to use Twitter. Rundown SFDC Salesforce CEO: We're going to rebuild all of our technology to become Slack-first (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-on-slack-acquisition-135151402.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAZTuzt_LffvaHAIFHpv23I9rjDmGt1XwjYl4AMPO9BHFYTmw7-9RFppK4J4pjkhVV6Ps8HjRBW3j4pg-QWpkmwmgAbtqZxLbmjIeR3ms__vrbn6YUP3lyHgAkHmLkAEZ8nZ3dJA80yvzUfImTO_FJXAIKYKPxFPz2U1Q2KHDNSo) Salesforce Targets ServiceNow: Slack Delivers “Human Workflow” (https://cloudwars.co/salesforce/salesforce-targets-servicenow-slack-human-workflow/) Andreessen Horowitz goes into publishing with Future (https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/15/andreessen-horowitz-goes-into-publishing-with-future/) Relevant to your interests AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Proton (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/aws-announces-general-availability-aws-19200005

This week we breakdown the upcoming Confluent IPO and rank the announcements from Apple’s WWDC. Plus, some thoughts on picking up kids from school. Rundown Confluent IPO Everything you need to know about the Confluent IPO (https://www.protocol.com/confluent-ipo) Confluent - Benchmarking the S-1 Data (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/confluent-benchmarking-the-s-1-data) Confluent (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521178773/d63025ds1.htm) S1 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521178773/d63025ds1.htm) Analysis of Confluent’s S1, Jesse Anderson (https://www.jesse-anderson.com/2021/06/analysis-of-confluents-s1/) Apple WWDC 2021: the 15 biggest announcements (https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/7/22461782/apple-wwdc-2021-recap-biggest-announcements-ios-15-macos-monterey-ipados) Relevant to your interests Gong going gangbusters, grabs $250M Series E on $7.25B valuation – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/gong-going-gangbusters-grabs-250m-series-e-on-7-25b

Coté talks with John about the subject of his new podcast series: Deming. Find his podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1758599 Special Guest: John Willis.

This week we discuss Matt’s new job at TriggerMesh, the cost of Public Cloud and more M&A. Plus, Coté published a new book that everyone must read. Rundown Matt’s new job at TriggerMesh (https://www.triggermesh.com) Interview with Sebastien Goasguen Cofounder of TriggerMesh (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/278) Coté’s new book is out: Changing Mindsets (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/ebooks/changing-mindsets-the-missing-ingredient-to-digital-transformation?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=SDT). Johnny Leadgen’s can get it for free (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/ebooks/changing-mindsets-the-missing-ingredient-to-digital-transformation?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=SDT). The Cost of Cloud, a Trillion Dollar Paradox (https://a16z.com/2021/05/27/cost-of-cloud-paradox-market-cap-cloud-lifecycle-scale-growth-repatriation-optimization/) it's unfeasible to recreate noncommodity (https://twitter.com/zackkanter/status/1399013516107948037?s=21) Cloud is great. But we show it hurt

This week we try to make sense of Snowflake’s stance on open source and review the State of Serverless. Plus, some advice on parking cars in Amsterdam. Rundown Striking a balance with ‘open’ at Snowflake (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3617938/striking-a-balance-with-open-at-snowflake.html) Matt Asay’s Take on Snowflake (https://twitter.com/mjasay/status/1395809597806366720?s=21) Data Warehouse Wars: Snowflake Vs. Google BigQuery (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4429909-data-warehouse-wars-snowflake-vs-google-bigquery) The State of Serverless (https://www.datadoghq.com/state-of-serverless/) Relevant to your interests Tracking the San Francisco Tech Exodus (https://sfciti.org/sf-tech-exodus/) SolarWinds CEO reveals much earlier hack timeline, regrets company blaming intern (https://www.cyberscoop.com/solarwinds-ceo-reveals-much-earlier-hack-timeline-regrets-company-blaming-intern/) U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency compliance with IRS, says they pose tax evasion risk (https://www.cnbc.com/2

Brandon interviews Justin McCarthy the CTO and Co-founder of strongDM and they discuss Zero Trust, securing hybrid clouds and keeping auditors happy. Plus, a few tips on gardening during a pandemic. Links strongDM Free Trial (https://www.strongdm.com/sdt) What is Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) (https://www.strongdm.com/blog/what-is-zero-trust) Contact Justin Email: justin@strongdm.com (mailto:justin@strongdm.com) LinkedIn: justinmccarthy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinmccarthy/)

This week we discuss cloud migration strategies, the rise of Serverless and the future of PaaS. Plus, advice on how to start your day. Rundown AWS introduces new Application Migration Service (https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-introduces-new-application-migration-service/) AWS App Runner – Fully managed container application service (https://aws.amazon.com/apprunner/) Develop production-scale modern web apps quickly with Azure Static Web Apps (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/develop-production-scale-modern-web-apps-quickly-with-azure-static-web-apps/) Relevant to your interests Only 4% of iOS users in US are opting in to ad tracking, report says (https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/07/only-4-of-ios-users-in-us-are-opting-in-to-ad-tracking-report-says) Lightstep is joining ServiceNow (https://lightstep.com/blog/lightstep-joins-servicenow/) Pentagon Weighs Ending JEDI Cloud Project Amid Amazon Court Fight (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-weighs-ending-jedi-cloud-project-amid-amazon-court-fight-

This week we take a deep look inside life at Amazon by discussing the book Working Backwards (https://www.workingbackwards.com) written by two former Amazon Executives. Rundown Working Backwards (https://www.workingbackwards.com) Amazon Leadership Principles (https://aws.amazon.com/careers/culture/) Stevey's Google Platforms Rant (https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611) AWS Compensation Explained (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-compensation-explained/) The Everything Store (https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Store-Jeff-Bezos-Amazon-ebook/dp/B00BWQW73E) Nonsense 17 Remarkable Facts About Outdoor Amsterdam Urinals (https://www.nicerightnow.com/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam-urinals/) Sponsors CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt (https://cbtnuggets.com/sdt) strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Listener

This week we discuss Red Hat’s open source strategy, public cloud adoption and Signal’s Instagram ads. Plus, advice on setting your thermostat. Rundown Red Hat Red Hat open-sources StackRox Kubernetes security product (https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/04/red_hat_stackrox_kubernetes/) Red Hat Delivers Full GitOps CI/CD Built on Tekton and Argo (https://thenewstack.io/red-hat-delivers-full-gitops-ci-cd-built-on-tekton-and-argo/) RHEL, RHEL, RHEL, fancy that: Rocky Linux would-be CentOS replacement hits RC1 milestone (https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/04/rocky_linux_wouldbe_centos_replacement/) AWS Earnings Amazon (and AWS) results blow it out of the water while Twitter sinks; IBM buying into the cloud with Turbonomic acquisition for $1.5 billion (https://johnfurrier.substack.com/p/earnings-amazon-and-aws-results-blow?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta) AWS on track to be bigger than IBM by Christmas, once Kyndryl is spun out (https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/30/amazon_q1_2021/) The CloudCast Episode: Is

Brandon interviews Grant Miller the CEO of Replicated (https://www.replicated.com). They discuss Grant's background, building enterprise software and how to deliver Kubernetes apps anywhere. Plus, Grant tell us what it's really like to be an intern at an investment bank. Show Links The Submarine by Paul Graham (http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html) EnterpriseReady.io (https://www.enterpriseready.io) EnterpriseReady Podcast (https://www.enterpriseready.io/podcast/) kURL (https://kurl.sh) Kots (https://kots.io) Contact Grant Twitter: @GrantM (https://twitter.com/GrantM) LinkedIn: grantlmiller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantlmiller/) Replicated Demo (https://www.replicated.com/contact) Special Guest: Grant Miller.

This week we discuss the Rackspace-Platform9 partnership, Microsoft buying Kinvolk and the commodification of DevOps. Plus, some hot takes on Zoom’s new immersive view. Rundown Zoom launches Immersive View to unify participants in the same virtual room (https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/26/zoom-launches-immersive-view-to-unify-participants-in-the-same-virtual-room/) M&A Rackspace Technology Announces Strategic Investment in Platform9 and Launches Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/29/2219796/0/en/Rackspace-Technology-Announces-Strategic-Investment-in-Platform9-and-Launches-Rackspace-Managed-Platform-for-Kubernetes.html) Kinvolk: Microsoft acquires Kinvolk (https://kinvolk.io/blog/2021/04/microsoft-acquires-kinvolk/) IBM Acquires Turbonomic to Power the Future of AI-Driven Hybrid Cloud (https://blog.turbonomic.com/ibm-acquires-turbonomic-to-power-the-future-of-ai-driven-hybrid-cloud?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=124211037&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8bgvAwh22J1XyhQ904BZseJT

This week we discuss Grafana moving to the AGPL, Signal goes on offense and Grad Students infecting the Linux Kernel. Plus, how many door locks do you need? Rundown AGPL Grafana, Loki, and Tempo will be relicensed to AGPLv3 (https://grafana.com/blog/2021/04/20/grafana-loki-tempo-relicensing-to-agplv3/) Chris Aniszczyk’s take (https://twitter.com/cra/status/1384671780715913219?s=21) Another Thread Twitter Thread (https://twitter.com/juliusvolz/status/1384565189249572866?s=21) Hacking Exploiting vulnerabilities in Cellebrite UFED and Physical Analyzer from an app's perspective (https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/) A Twitter Thread on Signal and Celebrate (https://twitter.com/erratarob/status/1385020198697291777?s=21) Linux kernel developers do not like being experimented on (http://ttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/YH%2FfM%2FTsbmcZzwnX@kroah.com/) University of Minnesota hacks the Linux Kernel? (https://twitter.com/umncomputersci/status/1384948683821694976?s=21) Discord took our advice Discord En

This week we discuss IBM’s Kyndryl, AWS launches OpenSearch and what makes a good strategy. Plus, how much do you really need to know about wine? Rundown Kyndryl (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-name-infrastructure-services-business-134441587.html) IBM to name infrastructure services business 'Kyndryl' after spinoff (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-name-infrastructure-services-business-134441587.html) IBM spinoff joins a long list of questionable corporate names (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/business/kyndryl-ibm-corporate-names/index.html) Introducing OpenSearch (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-opensearch/) Relevant to your interests Social Media Use in 2021 (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/04/07/social-media-use-in-2021/) Next Chapter for Gitpod (https://www.gitpod.io/blog/next-chapter-for-gitpod) Reddit is secretly exploring a Clubhouse-like voice chat feature (https://mashable.com/article/reddit-clubhouse-voice-chat/) JetBrains 2020/21 Annual Highlights (https://www.j

This week we discuss the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Google vs. Oracle and the future of open source business models. Plus, do you really need a yard? Rundown API’s for Everyone Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle’s API copyright case (https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22367851/google-oracle-supreme-court-ruling-java-android-api) SCOTUS Decision Oracle vs. Google (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-956_d18f.pdf) Xinuos—owners of what used to be SCO—file suit against Red Hat and IBM (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/xinuos-finishes-picking-up-scos-mantle-by-suing-red-hat-and-ibm/) OSS Business Models The Identity Crisis Facing Open Source Companies in the Cloud (https://www.tomtunguz.com/open-source-cloud-identity-crisis/) GitHub Sponsors (https://github.com/sponsors/community) Everyone uses OpenSSL, but nobody's willing to fix it — except the Linux Foundation (https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/29/everyone-uses-openssl-but-nobodys-willing-to-fix-it-except-the-linux-foundation/) Troubles wi

This week we discuss a potential Box/Dropbox merger, Discord rumors and the meaning of work. Plus, what happens when you spill water on your laptop? Rundown Could Box and Dropbox Merge? @themotleyfool #stocks $BOX $DBX $MSFT (https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/28/could-box-and-dropbox-merge/) Prof. Galloway likes MSFT buying Discord (https://twitter.com/pivotpod/status/1375824932785909760?s=21) Amazon Twitter War (https://twitter.com/delrey/status/1376278015680843779?s=21) Work / Life Tech Support: How can I cope with my meaningless job, and maddening manager? (https://techworker.com/2021/03/29/tech-support-how-can-i-cope-with-my-meaningless-job-and-maddening-manager/) Solomon Hykes is back (https://twitter.com/solomonstre/status/1376725608747593731) McKinsey’s advice to European banks (https://twitter.com/cote/status/1377487540102569984): don’t bring an entourage to meetings. Relevant to your interests IBM doubles down on OpenShift (https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/protocol-enterprise/ibm-red-hat-ope