{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Software Defined Interviews","home_page_url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com","feed_url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/json","description":"Deep discussions about technology, enterprise IT, and the like","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Deep discussions about technology, enterprise IT, and the like","pubdate":"2025-04-16T22:00:00.000+02:00","explicit":true,"copyright":"2025 by Software Defined Talk","owner":"Software Defined Talk","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/7/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/cover.jpg?v=7"},"items":[{"id":"5ec68394-7caa-45b1-b3f7-3e78ae8e0a2a","title":"Episode 98: From OpenStack to Kubernetes, extreme transparency at GitLab, tech startup marketing, with Melissa Smolensky","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/98","content_text":"Whitney and Coté tour through a couple decades of tech infrastructure history with Melissa Smolensky, whose marketing career spans Rackspace, GitLab, CoreOS, and the CNCF, among other places. They explore the OpenStack/Kubernetes evolution, how \"radical transparency\" actually functions in corporate settings, and the shifting landscape of tech marketing—from thought leadership to the changing role of industry analysts. Plus, they compare notes on the distinctive flavors of Austin and Portland tech scenes.\n\nFind Melissa in LinkedIn.\n\nYou can also watch the video version of this episode if you prefer that kind of thing.Special Guest: Melissa Smolensky.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney and Coté tour through a couple decades of tech infrastructure history with Melissa Smolensky, whose marketing career spans Rackspace, GitLab, CoreOS, and the CNCF, among other places. They explore the OpenStack/Kubernetes evolution, how \u0026quot;radical transparency\u0026quot; actually functions in corporate settings, and the shifting landscape of tech marketing—from thought leadership to the changing role of industry analysts. Plus, they compare notes on the distinctive flavors of Austin and Portland tech scenes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-smolensky/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMelissa in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V9KMqNhwv8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video version of this episode\u003c/a\u003e if you prefer that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Melissa Smolensky.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Whitney and Coté tour through a couple decades of tech infrastructure history with Melissa Smolensky\r\n , whose marketing career spans Rackspace, GitLab, CoreOS, and the CNCF, among other places.","date_published":"2025-04-16T22:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/5ec68394-7caa-45b1-b3f7-3e78ae8e0a2a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47805495,"duration_in_seconds":3946}]},{"id":"3a338cf7-8d60-4c44-abc2-7a167f53dfd4","title":"Episode 97: The Business and Ethics of Open Source, with Emily Omier","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/97","content_text":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Emily Omier, a consultant specializing in open source strategy and product management for businesses. They discuss the initial reactions and learning curve of new tech entrants to open source, the advantages and potential disadvantages of building a business around open-source software, and the ethical considerations in this space. Emily also goes over her experiences running a conference for open source founders and her insights into the challenges of commercializing open-source projects. They also discuss the importance of security, maintaining a balance between open source ideals and business interests, and practical advice for making open-source business models successful.\n\nYou can watch the video of this recording as well, if you prefer that kind of thing.\n\nFind out more about and from Emily: her consultancy; her podcast, The Business of Open Source; LinkedIn; The New Stack writing; and she has a well traveled, IRL-background.Special Guest: Emily Omier.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Emily Omier, a consultant specializing in open source strategy and product management for businesses. They discuss the initial reactions and learning curve of new tech entrants to open source, the advantages and potential disadvantages of building a business around open-source software, and the ethical considerations in this space. Emily also goes over her experiences running a conference for open source founders and her insights into the challenges of commercializing open-source projects. They also discuss the importance of security, maintaining a balance between open source ideals and business interests, and practical advice for making open-source business models successful.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL2wFyzjuPc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this recording as well\u003c/a\u003e, if you prefer that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more about and from Emily: \u003ca href=\"https://www.emilyomier.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eher consultancy\u003c/a\u003e; her podcast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.emilyomier.com/podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Business of Open Source\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyomier/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/EmilyOmier/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Stack\u003c/em\u003e writing\u003c/a\u003e; and she has \u003ca href=\"https://www.emilyomier.com/about-2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ea well traveled, IRL-background\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Emily Omier.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Emily Omier, a consultant specializing in open source strategy and product management for businesses.","date_published":"2025-04-02T20:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/3a338cf7-8d60-4c44-abc2-7a167f53dfd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59508771,"duration_in_seconds":4958}]},{"id":"ad6c68c2-ae6d-4e7f-aecf-eca6a3ddb2dd","title":"Episode 96: Learning, teaching, tech certifications, and napkin culture in Singapore, with Mumshad Mannambeth","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/96","content_text":"In this video, Coté and Whitney talk about tech education and learning with Mumshad Mannambeth. There's talk about certifications, but also how teaching online works and what it's like when it scales up to millions of people. Plus, Coté tries to figure out how to get access to more napkins.\n\nYou can also watch the video of this interview form if you prefer that kind of thing.\n\nCheck out KodeKloud and Mumshad in LinkedIn.Special Guest: Mumshad Mannambeth.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this video, Coté and Whitney talk about tech education and learning with Mumshad Mannambeth. There\u0026#39;s talk about certifications, but also how teaching online works and what it\u0026#39;s like when it scales up to millions of people. Plus, Coté tries to figure out how to get access to more napkins.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coUgwtFgJRA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this interview\u003c/a\u003e form if you prefer that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https://kodekloud.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKodeKloud\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmumshad/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMumshad in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Mumshad Mannambeth.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this video, Coté and Whitney talk about tech education and learning with Mumshad Mannambeth. There's talk about certifications, but also how teaching online works and what it's like when it scales up to millions of people. Plus, Coté tries to figure out how to get access to more napkins.","date_published":"2025-03-22T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/ad6c68c2-ae6d-4e7f-aecf-eca6a3ddb2dd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45245581,"duration_in_seconds":3691}]},{"id":"927987e7-2cc4-4fdd-9a13-22bf76ea2fc3","title":"Episode 95: Success in Tech, Content Creation, \u0026 Corporate Influence, with Hazel Weakly","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/95","content_text":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Hazel Weakly about the unexpected success of content, the influence of corporate interests in open source, and the importance of emotional vulnerability in the tech industry. Hazel shares her experiences transitioning as a trans woman in tech, how her interactions changed post-transition, and the need for emotional connections and support. They also get into the Kubernetes ecosystem, corporate capture, and the role of legibility in software development.\n\nFind all of Hazel's stuff on her home page on the World Wide Web.Special Guest: Hazel Weakly.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Hazel Weakly about the unexpected success of content, the influence of corporate interests in open source, and the importance of emotional vulnerability in the tech industry. Hazel shares her experiences transitioning as a trans woman in tech, how her interactions changed post-transition, and the need for emotional connections and support. They also get into the Kubernetes ecosystem, corporate capture, and the role of legibility in software development.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind all of Hazel\u0026#39;s stuff on \u003ca href=\"https://hazelweakly.me\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eher home page on the World Wide Web\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Hazel Weakly.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Hazel Weakly about the unexpected success of content, the influence of corporate interests in open source, her experiences transitioning as a trans woman in tech, and the importance of emotional vulnerability in the tech industry. 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They also talk about the challenges of platform engineering, the importance of empathy in tech, the difficulties of integrating multiple layers in tech stacks, the essential role of effective communication and prioritization, and Marino's side project, EmpathyOps.\n\nFind Marino in LinkedIn, Bluesky, Twitter, and YouTube.Special Guest: Marino Wijay.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Whitney and Coté interview Marino Wijay, Coté finally gets to the bottom of why networking has so many layers. Why do we keep adding new layers and frameworks instead of just fixing the ones we have? They also talk about the challenges of platform engineering, the importance of empathy in tech, the difficulties of integrating multiple layers in tech stacks, the essential role of effective communication and prioritization, and Marino\u0026#39;s side project, EmpathyOps.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind Marino in \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwijay/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/virtualized6ix.wtf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBluesky\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/virtualized6ix\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@marinowijay\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eYouTube\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Marino Wijay.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Why do we keep adding new layers and frameworks instead of just fixing the ones we have? They also talk about the challenges of platform engineering, the importance of empathy in tech, the difficulties of integrating multiple layers in tech stacks, the essential role of effective communication and prioritization, and EmpathyOps.","date_published":"2025-02-20T15:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e1e33cd4-422f-44e0-a89b-53d5ae747cc8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47543757,"duration_in_seconds":3936}]},{"id":"2d4be842-8bb2-4b24-a3fd-8207fcc9ff48","title":"Episode 93: 10x People, AI Trends, and Career Management, with Richard Seroter","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/93","content_text":"Join Whitney and Coté as they talk with Richard Seroter from Google about the myth of the 10X developer and his perspective on hiring and managing tech talent. They also talk about the significance of learning and AI in the tech industry, the importance of communication skills, valuable resources for staying updated in tech, and Richard's personal strategies for maintaining a robust reading habit and public profile. Additionally, they explore AI tools, the nuances of career progression, and navigating the complex landscape of tech strategy.Special Guest: Richard Seroter.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJoin Whitney and Coté as they talk with Richard Seroter from Google about the myth of the 10X developer and his perspective on hiring and managing tech talent. They also talk about the significance of learning and AI in the tech industry, the importance of communication skills, valuable resources for staying updated in tech, and Richard\u0026#39;s personal strategies for maintaining a robust reading habit and public profile. Additionally, they explore AI tools, the nuances of career progression, and navigating the complex landscape of tech strategy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Richard Seroter.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2025-02-06T16:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2d4be842-8bb2-4b24-a3fd-8207fcc9ff48.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43231274,"duration_in_seconds":3563}]},{"id":"dcaf09c1-9196-40da-99a8-554549e87a3f","title":"Episode 92: What went wrong with PaaS, and many other topics with Brian Gracely","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/92","content_text":"In this episode of Software Defined Interviews, Coté and Whitney host Brian Gracely, co-host of the Cloudcast podcast and head of portfolio strategy at Red Hat. They discuss the process of gathering and reporting cloud news, the evolution of PaaS, and the pros and cons of working at small startups versus large companies. Also: career advice, the importance of communicating value within organizations, and how to stay relevant in the ever-changing tech landscape. And still more: Brian shares insights on how to generate engaging content for podcasts and the impact of internal communication on company culture.\n\nHere is the video of this recording if you prefer that kind of thing.\n\nHere is the leaked Mr. Beast memo Coté mentions.Special Guest: Brian Gracely.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode of Software Defined Interviews, Coté and Whitney host Brian Gracely, co-host of the Cloudcast podcast and head of portfolio strategy at Red Hat. They discuss the process of gathering and reporting cloud news, the evolution of PaaS, and the pros and cons of working at small startups versus large companies. Also: career advice, the importance of communicating value within organizations, and how to stay relevant in the ever-changing tech landscape. And still more: Brian shares insights on how to generate engaging content for podcasts and the impact of internal communication on company culture.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/3zXWixikdDU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this recording\u003c/a\u003e if you prefer that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is \u003ca href=\"https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-mr-beast-memo-is-a-guide-to-the\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe leaked Mr. Beast memo\u003c/a\u003e Coté mentions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Brian Gracely.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode of Software Defined Interviews, Coté and Whitney host Brian Gracely, co-host of the Cloudcast podcast and head of portfolio strategy at Red Hat. ","date_published":"2025-01-23T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/dcaf09c1-9196-40da-99a8-554549e87a3f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54901225,"duration_in_seconds":4574}]},{"id":"37779818-0900-49a3-8746-9b1534e00906","title":"Episode 91: Learning to learn, with Sasha Czarkowski","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/91","content_text":"What’s it really like to do all that DevOps-y transformation at companies? That’s what we talk about this week with Sasha Czarkowski…mostly. We also discuss learning how to learning, metrics, staying sane in chaotic systems and change, breaking presentation rules, Louisville, Kentucky, and Coté’s (odd?) dislike of the open spaces format.\n\nYou can also watch the video of this episode if you prefer that kind of thing.\n\nSasha in LinkedIn.\nWhere she works, Ergonautic.\nHer learning talk.Special Guest: Sasha Czarkowski.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat’s it really like to do all that DevOps-y transformation at companies? That’s what we talk about this week with Sasha Czarkowski…mostly. We also discuss learning how to learning, metrics, staying sane in chaotic systems and change, breaking presentation rules, Louisville, Kentucky, and Coté’s (odd?) dislike of the open spaces format.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8TfchOGCs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this episode\u003c/a\u003e if you prefer that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSasha \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-rosenbaum/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ein LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere she works, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ergonautic.ly\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eErgonautic\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nHer \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLsloNWT5YQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003elearning talk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Sasha Czarkowski.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What’s it really like to do all that DevOps-y transformation at companies? That’s what we talk about this week with Sasha Czarkowski…mostly.","date_published":"2025-01-09T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/37779818-0900-49a3-8746-9b1534e00906.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46387616,"duration_in_seconds":3841}]},{"id":"3bd7f7eb-55d4-42d5-83ff-f3b0e11890ef","title":"Episode 90: Community management, event nightmares, and domestic Tupperware diplomacy, with Katie Greenley","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/90","content_text":"Katie Greenley shares her experiences managing events and community programs like the CNCF Ambassadors. Coté, Whitney, and Katie also discuss career development, managing a community team, and the delicate art of introducing cereal decanting into the home.\n\nChecdk out Katie in LinkedIn, and the CNCF Ambassadors program.Special Guest: Katie Greenley.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eKatie Greenley shares her experiences managing events and community programs like the CNCF Ambassadors. Coté, Whitney, and Katie also discuss career development, managing a community team, and the delicate art of introducing cereal decanting into the home.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChecdk out \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-greenley/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKatie in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.cncf.io/people/ambassadors/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe CNCF Ambassadors program\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Katie Greenley.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Katie Greenley shares her experiences managing events and community programs like the CNCF Ambassadors.","date_published":"2024-12-26T11:15:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/3bd7f7eb-55d4-42d5-83ff-f3b0e11890ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42108292,"duration_in_seconds":3508}]},{"id":"9f38f967-edf3-4d95-b9ee-27156aabea8e","title":"Episode 89: How platform engineering is different than DevOps, plus, narwhal teeth and spider digestion, with Viktor Farcic","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/89","content_text":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate at Upbound, about platform engineering, the evolution of DevOps, project managing a content creation engine of one, and the virtues of imperfection. Also, the strategic avoidance of asking for directions, or, really, talking with people in general.\n\nFind Viktor in YouTube, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and his website.Special Guest: Viktor Farcic.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate at Upbound, about platform engineering, the evolution of DevOps, project managing a content creation engine of one, and the virtues of imperfection. Also, the strategic avoidance of asking for directions, or, really, talking with people in general.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind Viktor in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/devopstoolkit\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eYouTube\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/vfarcic.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBluesky\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://technologyconversations.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehis website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Viktor Farcic.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode, Whitney and Coté talk with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate at Upbound, about platform engineering, the evolution of DevOps, project managing a content creation engine of one, and the virtues of imperfection. Also, the strategic avoidance of asking for directions, or, really, talking with people in general.","date_published":"2024-12-11T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9f38f967-edf3-4d95-b9ee-27156aabea8e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51999170,"duration_in_seconds":4294}]},{"id":"e3edd3a3-c23c-4ac2-81aa-7627ce60a3b0","title":"Episode 88: Platform Engineering and UK Digital People, with Abby Bangser","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/88","content_text":"As if platform engineering and expat'ing in the UK weren't enough, Whintney and Coté discuss the forgotten technology of business cards wih Abby Bangser.\n\nCheck out Abby in LinkedIn, and Kratix the platform engineering project from Syntasso. Also, check out the CNCF Platforms White paper and Cloud Native Maturity Model.\n\nWe had video recording problems during this episode, so this is from the backup recording. Pardon any weirdness, especially Coté making nose noises.Special Guest: Abby Bangser.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAs if platform engineering and expat\u0026#39;ing in the UK weren\u0026#39;t enough, Whintney and Coté discuss the forgotten technology of business cards wih Abby Bangser.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbybangser/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAbby in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kratix.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKratix\u003c/a\u003e the platform engineering project from \u003ca href=\"https://www.syntasso.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSyntasso\u003c/a\u003e. Also, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://tag-app-delivery.cncf.io/whitepapers/platforms/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCNCF Platforms White paper\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://maturitymodel.cncf.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCloud Native Maturity Model\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe had video recording problems during this episode, so this is from the backup recording. Pardon any weirdness, especially Coté making nose noises.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Abby Bangser.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sure, we talk about platform engineering, but more importantly, business cards.","date_published":"2024-11-28T11:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e3edd3a3-c23c-4ac2-81aa-7627ce60a3b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57625540,"duration_in_seconds":4796}]},{"id":"2d2e0724-37a4-419b-a371-d563afadbfae","title":"Episode 87: Platform Engineering, AI, and Community - Whitney's KubeCon NA 2024 Adventures","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/87","content_text":"Whitney is back from KubeCon and shares what she saw. We talk about platform engineering, Salt Lake City's vibe, AI, and observability, among other things. We wrap the episode with tips for maximizing attending conferences. Also, memories of Arby's ads.\n\nWhitney's KubeCon talks:\nChoose Your Own Adventure: The Observability Odyssey\nPanel: Exploring eBPF Use Cases in Cloud-Native Security","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney is back from KubeCon and shares what she saw. We talk about platform engineering, Salt Lake City\u0026#39;s vibe, AI, and observability, among other things. We wrap the episode with tips for maximizing attending conferences. Also, memories of Arby\u0026#39;s ads.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhitney\u0026#39;s KubeCon talks:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/R3CFETvCBFU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChoose Your Own Adventure: The Observability Odyssey\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/towNkbPMDjE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePanel: Exploring eBPF Use Cases in Cloud-Native Security\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Whitney is back from KubeCon and shares what she saw. Topics include: platform engineering, AI integration with Kubernetes, and community engagement. ","date_published":"2024-11-25T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2d2e0724-37a4-419b-a371-d563afadbfae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34640622,"duration_in_seconds":2886}]},{"id":"b2aa4b52-4c07-4dff-9444-081f25621f4f","title":"Episode 86: Open Source Money Ethics, How Analysts use AI, What Even is an Industry Analyst, and Advanced Chicken Nugget Diplomacy, with Rachel Stephens","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/86","content_text":"In this episode, Whitney Lee and Coté dive into the insights of Rachel Stephens from RedMonk about the world of being an industry analyst. They discuss experiences from working as an analyst, the balance between qualitative and quantitative analysis, the challenges and misconceptions surrounding open-source business models, and the impact of AI on the analyst profession and beyond. They also discuss the 2024 DORA report, and a few other topics.\n\nCheck out Rachel's blog at RedMonk.Special Guest: Rachel Stephens.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Whitney Lee and Coté dive into the insights of Rachel Stephens from RedMonk about the world of being an industry analyst. They discuss experiences from working as an analyst, the balance between qualitative and quantitative analysis, the challenges and misconceptions surrounding open-source business models, and the impact of AI on the analyst profession and beyond. They also discuss the 2024 DORA report, and a few other topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https://redmonk.com/rstephens/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRachel\u0026#39;s blog at RedMonk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rachel Stephens.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode, Whitney Lee and Coté dive into the insights of Rachel Stephens from RedMonk about the world of being an industry analyst.","date_published":"2024-11-13T07:30:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/b2aa4b52-4c07-4dff-9444-081f25621f4f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51053323,"duration_in_seconds":4254}]},{"id":"912206e0-796e-4332-869f-189515e8f4b1","title":"Episode 85: Kubernetes Cost Controls and Washing Horse Blankets, with Phil Andrews","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/85","content_text":"Whitney and Coté talk with Phil Andrews, field CTO at Cast AI, about cost management and optimization, the nuances of Kubernetes, coin-operated laundromats, and farm life. The conversation touches on the differences between automation and FinOps, how sales and engineering intersect in cloud software, and Phil's unique experiences - from managing a laundromat and a hobby farm to evolving in the tech industry.\n\nCheck out Phil in LinkedIn, and his work Cast.ai.Special Guest: Phil Andrews.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney and Coté talk with Phil Andrews, field CTO at Cast AI, about cost management and optimization, the nuances of Kubernetes, coin-operated laundromats, and farm life. The conversation touches on the differences between automation and FinOps, how sales and engineering intersect in cloud software, and Phil\u0026#39;s unique experiences - from managing a laundromat and a hobby farm to evolving in the tech industry.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-andrews-iii/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePhil in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e, and his work \u003ca href=\"https://cast.ai\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCast.ai\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Phil Andrews.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Whitney and talk with Phil Andrews, field CTO at Cast AI, cost management and optimization, the nuances of Kubernetes, coin-operated laundromats, and farm life.","date_published":"2024-10-31T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/912206e0-796e-4332-869f-189515e8f4b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38990285,"duration_in_seconds":3213}]},{"id":"930809be-ddcf-4930-a1bf-85c53c8d0bd0","title":"Episode 84: Tech recruiting from both sides of the table, with Sidney Miller","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/84","content_text":"Whitney and Coté talk with Sidney Miller about tech recruitment. They talk a lot about the process from both sides: people hiring and people looking for jobs. Plus, some thoughts on working at Neiman Marcus. Find Sidney in LinkedIn.\n\nYou can the video of this interview as well if you're into that kind of thing.\n\nMore details:\n\nThey explore effective strategies for both the hirer and the job seeker. Key topics include the comprehensive role of tech recruiters, tactics for handling diverse skill sets, inclusion efforts, unbiased interview practices, and the significance of empathy and transparency. They also cover personal strategies for successful job applications, the emotional aspects of career transitions, and networking tips for long-term career growth. Additional insights highlight challenges faced by artists and musicians transitioning into tech roles and the importance of leadership in fostering a positive workplace culture. Special Guest: Sidney Miller.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney and Coté talk with Sidney Miller about tech recruitment. They talk a lot about the process from both sides: people hiring and people looking for jobs. Plus, some thoughts on working at Neiman Marcus. Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidney-miller-06324b3/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSidney in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNh5iJ8-2AM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this interview\u003c/a\u003e as well if you\u0026#39;re into that kind of thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore details:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey explore effective strategies for both the hirer and the job seeker. Key topics include the comprehensive role of tech recruiters, tactics for handling diverse skill sets, inclusion efforts, unbiased interview practices, and the significance of empathy and transparency. They also cover personal strategies for successful job applications, the emotional aspects of career transitions, and networking tips for long-term career growth. Additional insights highlight challenges faced by artists and musicians transitioning into tech roles and the importance of leadership in fostering a positive workplace culture. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Sidney Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Whitney and Coté talk with Sidney Miller about tech recruitment. They talk a lot about the process from both sides: people hiring and people looking for jobs. Plus, some thoughts on working at Neiman Marcus.","date_published":"2024-10-19T10:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/930809be-ddcf-4930-a1bf-85c53c8d0bd0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48755401,"duration_in_seconds":3985}]},{"id":"8aa40ab6-0a63-45d3-9d29-174b48bb1b01","title":"Episode 83: Whitney Lee","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/83","content_text":"Whitney Lee's career path has been all over the place, from artist, wedding photographer, waiter, and now world-renowned devrel in the cloud native world.\n\nThis episode kicks off the reboot of this podcast, Software Defined Interviews. Whitney and I (Coté) have been planning to start a podcast for a year or so now, and it's great to start. We'll be putting out interviews every two weeks with people from our community. I hope you enjoy it, and tell us what you think! Guest suggestions are, of course, welcome.\n\nRelevant Material:\n\n\nWhitney mentions the book Rest.\nWhitney's in YouTube channel, including links to all of her other YouTube projects, conference talks, etc.\nWhitney's LinkedIn.\nWhitney's wedding photography portfolio.\nThe photo framed with a handrail.\n\n\nYou can check out the unedited, video version of this interview as well.\n\nAt the end, you hear an AI generated version of two hosts discussing Whitney Lee. It's from Google NotebookML.\n\nHere's the AI generated summary:\n\nIn this inaugural episode of our new podcast, Coté sits down with Whitney Lee to discuss her diverse career path, including her experiences as a waiter, musician, wedding photographer, and now a tech professional in developer advocacy and Kubernetes. They delve into Whitney’s thoughts on the corporate world’s culture of busyness and the bizarre aspects she’s encountered transitioning from hospitality to tech. Whitney shares her approach to efficiently managing interruptions, setting boundaries, and the concept of context-switching in work environments.\n\nThey also talk about the importance of continually learning and adapting, Whitney’s strategy for tackling new technical concepts, and how she integrates her curiosity into creating educational content. The conversation includes anecdotes from Whitney’s time as a wedding photographer, her initial steps into the tech world, and the significant differences in social dynamics between these fields.\n\nFinally, Whitney offers insights about DevRel (Developer Relations), explaining common misconceptions and the real motivations behind effective advocacy. She also touches on her learning habits, the balance of work and creativity, and the importance of rest and mental space for idea generation.\n\nKey Topics:\n\n\nWhitney Lee's diverse career path and transitions\nThe culture of busyness in the corporate world\nSetting boundaries and managing interruptions\nEffective context-switching and productivity\nLearning strategies and continual adaptation\nWhitney's wedding photography business and lessons learned\nInsights into Developer Relations (DevRel)\nLocal jargon, curiosity-driven learning, and the importance of abstractions in tech\nSecurity in tech and why it remains a persistent challenge\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney Lee\u0026#39;s career path has been all over the place, from artist, wedding photographer, waiter, and now world-renowned devrel in the cloud native world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode kicks off the reboot of this podcast, Software Defined Interviews. Whitney and I (Coté) have been planning to start a podcast for a year or so now, and it\u0026#39;s great to start. We\u0026#39;ll be putting out interviews every two weeks with people from our community. I hope you enjoy it, and tell us what you think! Guest suggestions are, of course, welcome.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelevant Material:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitney mentions the book \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29502354-rest\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRest\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGYZkSCN3MPwqRpt24KBKA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhitney\u0026#39;s in YouTube channel\u003c/a\u003e, including links to all of her other YouTube projects, conference talks, etc.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneylee/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhitney\u0026#39;s LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitneyleephotography/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhitney\u0026#39;s wedding photography portfolio\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitneyleephotography/8071954250/in/datetaken/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ephoto framed with a handrail\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_bK94A5uA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe unedited, video version\u003c/a\u003e of this interview as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end, you hear an AI generated version of two hosts discussing Whitney Lee. It\u0026#39;s from Google NotebookML.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere\u0026#39;s the AI generated summary:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this inaugural episode of our new podcast, Coté sits down with Whitney Lee to discuss her diverse career path, including her experiences as a waiter, musician, wedding photographer, and now a tech professional in developer advocacy and Kubernetes. They delve into Whitney’s thoughts on the corporate world’s culture of busyness and the bizarre aspects she’s encountered transitioning from hospitality to tech. Whitney shares her approach to efficiently managing interruptions, setting boundaries, and the concept of context-switching in work environments.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey also talk about the importance of continually learning and adapting, Whitney’s strategy for tackling new technical concepts, and how she integrates her curiosity into creating educational content. The conversation includes anecdotes from Whitney’s time as a wedding photographer, her initial steps into the tech world, and the significant differences in social dynamics between these fields.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, Whitney offers insights about DevRel (Developer Relations), explaining common misconceptions and the real motivations behind effective advocacy. She also touches on her learning habits, the balance of work and creativity, and the importance of rest and mental space for idea generation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey Topics:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitney Lee\u0026#39;s diverse career path and transitions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe culture of busyness in the corporate world\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting boundaries and managing interruptions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffective context-switching and productivity\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning strategies and continual adaptation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitney\u0026#39;s wedding photography business and lessons learned\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights into Developer Relations (DevRel)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal jargon, curiosity-driven learning, and the importance of abstractions in tech\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity in tech and why it remains a persistent challenge\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Whitney Lee's career path has been all over the place, from artist, wedding photographer, waiter, and now world-renowned devrel in the cloud native world.","date_published":"2024-10-02T07:30:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/8aa40ab6-0a63-45d3-9d29-174b48bb1b01.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83615045,"duration_in_seconds":5170}]},{"id":"efb05656-d9ef-4fe7-b583-3c49d929fb6c","title":"Misaligned Incentives Episode 4: You get what you pay for - compensating tech staff is often done poorly","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/ma4","content_text":"    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We discuss compensation, particularly how people in the IT department (\u0026amp;quot;developers,\u0026amp;quot; etc.) are so disconnected from the actual business that compensating them based on business performance is near impossible. Not good if you\u0026amp;#39;re an IT person and like money.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\nThere's other types of comp. then money, obviously, and those are fine too. In particular, we discuss participation in open source and more recognition. But, still: money is the best.\n      ","content_html":"\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We discuss compensation, particularly how people in the IT department (\u0026amp;quot;developers,\u0026amp;quot; etc.) are so disconnected from the actual business that compensating them based on business performance is near impossible. Not good if you\u0026amp;#39;re an IT person and like money.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere\u0026#39;s other types of comp. then money, obviously, and those are fine too. In particular, we discuss participation in open source and more recognition. But, still: money is the best.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","summary":"We discuss compensation, particularly how people in the IT department (\"developers,\" etc.) are so disconnected from the actual business that compensating them based on business performance is near impossible. Not good if you're an IT person and like money.","date_published":"2020-07-17T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/bfa78677-6e07-4e0c-bc8c-6fe4230e3009.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26547060,"duration_in_seconds":3057}]},{"id":"b4342209-9f0d-43b3-ab9c-1400d9305d63","title":"Episode 3: Improvement requires fear, or, digital transformation by crisis and fear","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/ma3","content_text":"    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;People in large organizations avoid improving for improving\u0026amp;#39;s sake. They\u0026amp;#39;re very rarely proactive in transforming. Instead, it seems that management in most large organizations only act, and change, when they fear competition and failure. \u0026amp;quot;Everyone\u0026amp;quot; knows this is a bad strategy, and yet \u0026amp;quot;everyone\u0026amp;quot; does it. Perhaps we should embrace that behavior, or at least be empathetic, and figure out how to work with it.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\nWe discuss this problem and things to do in this episode.\n\nAlso, we find out why Coté always has bad breath.\n\nMood board:\n\n\n(6:30) - The daily, normal fears are going to drive what a business does more than large, one-off crises.\nIf your inventory is on an AS/400, then you're in trouble.\nA chaos monkey for business, or, training for the unexpected.\n\"When there's not a crisis, every penny is squeezed out of technology.\"\nOutsourcing, but the harmful type.\nHold your customers close, know your evolving storefront.\nNow, software is the primary storefront.\nTo improve, you must have an enemy.\n(20:51) \"If you're trying to modernize, do this 'digital transformation,' it has to come from a place of an existential problem.\"\n(21:26) To prepare for a major disruption, you have to prepare for a bunch of minor, incremental disruptions. You have to sell [the return] on paying for change.\n(25:51) If you want to justify paying for continuous delivery, you have to find a problem to solve.\n(27:41) They're bean counters, so just count the beans for them - just give them some beans and they're happy.\n(28:58) As technologist, our views on revenue are not considered important or valid.\n(29:21) Fear and loss are often easier to quantify, e.g., \"if the database goes down, the business halts, and we loose millions a minute.\" Growth potential is harder to quantify and pitch, so we often ask for money based on fear and loss.\n(29:36) \"Even though I think about revenue streams, I've never been taken as seriously when I talk about them, as when I talk about fear.\"\nFinding people outside of IT that care about software, like, in \"the business.\"\n(32:55) The only reason for technical agility, is business agility.\n(33:44) If you do live through a crisis, try to internalize your failure to prepare so you only learn once from crisis, not again and again.\n(35:33) The Business needs the fear, and then needs to ask IT to help with some optimistic technology action...cause no one's gonna believe IT.\n\n      ","content_html":"\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;People in large organizations avoid improving for improving\u0026amp;#39;s sake. They\u0026amp;#39;re very rarely proactive in transforming. Instead, it seems that management in most large organizations only act, and change, when they fear competition and failure. \u0026amp;quot;Everyone\u0026amp;quot; knows this is a bad strategy, and yet \u0026amp;quot;everyone\u0026amp;quot; does it. Perhaps we should embrace that behavior, or at least be empathetic, and figure out how to work with it.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe discuss this problem and things to do in this episode.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, we find out why Coté always has bad breath.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMood board:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(6:30) - The daily, normal fears are going to drive what a business does more than large, one-off crises.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf your inventory is on an AS/400, then you\u0026#39;re in trouble.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chaos monkey for business, or, training for the unexpected.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;When there\u0026#39;s not a crisis, every penny is squeezed out of technology.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutsourcing, but the harmful type.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHold your customers close, know your evolving storefront.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow, software is the primary storefront.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo improve, you must have an enemy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(20:51) \u0026quot;If you\u0026#39;re trying to modernize, do this \u0026#39;digital transformation,\u0026#39; it has to come from a place of an existential problem.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(21:26) To prepare for a major disruption, you have to prepare for a bunch of minor, incremental disruptions. You have to sell [the return] on paying for change.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(25:51) If you want to justify paying for continuous delivery, you have to find a problem to solve.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(27:41) They\u0026#39;re bean counters, so just count the beans for them - just give them some beans and they\u0026#39;re happy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(28:58) As technologist, our views on revenue are not considered important or valid.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(29:21) Fear and loss are often easier to quantify, e.g., \u0026quot;if the database goes down, the business halts, and we loose millions a minute.\u0026quot; Growth potential is harder to quantify and pitch, so we often ask for money based on fear and loss.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(29:36) \u0026quot;Even though I \u003cem\u003ethink\u003c/em\u003e about revenue streams, I\u0026#39;ve never been taken as seriously when I talk about them, as when I talk about fear.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding people outside of IT that care about software, like, in \u0026quot;the business.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(32:55) The only reason for technical agility, is business agility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(33:44) If you do live through a crisis, try to internalize your failure to prepare so you only learn once from crisis, not again and again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(35:33) The Business needs the fear, and then needs to ask IT to help with some optimistic technology action...cause no one\u0026#39;s gonna believe IT.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n      ","summary":"People in large organizations avoid improving for improving's sake. They're very rarely proactive in transforming. Instead, it seems that management in most large organizations only act, and change, when they fear competition and failure. \"Everyone\" knows this is a bad strategy, and yet \"everyone\" does it. Perhaps we should embrace that behavior, or at least be empathetic, and figure out how to work with it.","date_published":"2020-07-06T16:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9ceb1ee4-faea-49ef-87f1-771e79266890.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20631221,"duration_in_seconds":2318}]},{"id":"a70c1173-0deb-4591-afe2-de698ef8cb48","title":"Episode 2: Outsourcing, SIs, and other \"others\"","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/ma2","content_text":"    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We discuss outsourcing IT.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We discuss outsourcing IT.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"We discuss outsourcing IT.","date_published":"2019-10-31T09:15:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/16f3bcc8-4f41-4405-a8bc-1dfb316e97dd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29931181,"duration_in_seconds":3481}]},{"id":"b5b11316-7699-493b-9d36-e943c811ba21","title":"Misaligned Incentives Episode 1: Who forget to invite \"The Business,\" to this kubernetes PoC?","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/ma1","content_text":"    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Journey Through the Business Bottleneck, part 1.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\nJoin Rick and I as we try to find this elusive thing called \"The Business.\" We lay out a theory we've been talking about: while IT has been improving or, at least, can improve, the business side of the house isn't showing up to do anything with CLOUD and AGILE and THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.\n\nWhy's this the case? Do toothpaste people have this problem? Outsourcing - that's a treat! And so forth.\n\nHopefully next episode we'll discuss tactics to get people outside of IT interested.\n\nSubscribe at https://misaligned.business\n\nAnd, check out Coté's work in progress book on this topic: https://cote.io/bottleneck/\n      ","content_html":"\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Journey Through the Business Bottleneck, part 1.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Rick and I as we try to find this elusive thing called \u0026quot;The Business.\u0026quot; We lay out a theory we\u0026#39;ve been talking about: while IT has been improving or, at least, \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c/em\u003e improve, the business side of the house isn\u0026#39;t showing up to do anything with CLOUD and AGILE and THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy\u0026#39;s this the case? Do toothpaste people have this problem? Outsourcing - that\u0026#39;s a treat! And so forth.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHopefully next episode we\u0026#39;ll discuss tactics to get people outside of IT interested.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe at \u003ca href=\"https://misaligned.business\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://misaligned.business\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd, check out Coté\u0026#39;s work in progress book on this topic: \u003ca href=\"https://cote.io/bottleneck/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://cote.io/bottleneck/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","summary":"Join Rick and I as we try to find this elusive thing called \"The Business.\" We lay out a theory we've been talking about: while IT has been improving or, at least, _can_ improve, the business side of the house isn't showing up to do anything with CLOUD and AGILE and THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.","date_published":"2019-09-11T13:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/1bb2068f-e47a-4eb1-b3b7-e16565554bdd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23512809,"duration_in_seconds":2661}]},{"id":"e2c97ac7-1a8f-4efc-8f27-7e6824f24490","title":"Monolithic Transformation","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/ma0","content_text":"    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Large organization are desperate to become “tech companies.” They drool at these tech companies ability to grow and change quickly. Despite mastering agile over the past 20 years, IT as a whole is too slow and unreliable. “It’s the culture,” everyone says. Changing culture for a team of 10 people is easy - changing a department of 20,000 developers is another challenge entirely.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\nBased on case studies and interviews over the past five years, this talk describes how large organizations are getting over that challenge. First, the talk covers moving from a project to a product mindset and the associated practices. Second, it covers how DevOps and cloud platforms enable that product mindset. Third, it goes over how leadership and management change to support this new approach. Finally, the talk catalogs tactics, patterns, and organizational structures that large organizations are using to improve how they do software which leads to improving their business.\n\nThis talk is based on my book Monolithic Transformation (O’Reilly, Feb 2019).\n\nYou can download the slides if you like, and they pop-up as chapter art if your podcast app supports that.\n      ","content_html":"\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e    \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Large organization are desperate to become “tech companies.” They drool at these tech companies ability to grow and change quickly. Despite mastering agile over the past 20 years, IT as a whole is too slow and unreliable. “It’s the culture,” everyone says. Changing culture for a team of 10 people is easy - changing a department of 20,000 developers is another challenge entirely.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on case studies and interviews over the past five years, this talk describes how large organizations are getting over that challenge. First, the talk covers moving from a project to a product mindset and the associated practices. Second, it covers how DevOps and cloud platforms enable that product mindset. Third, it goes over how leadership and management change to support this new approach. Finally, the talk catalogs tactics, patterns, and organizational structures that large organizations are using to improve how they do software which leads to improving their business.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis talk is based on my book \u003ca href=\"https://pivotal.io/monolithictransformation\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonolithic Transformation\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e (O’Reilly, Feb 2019).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can \u003ca href=\"https://www.slideshare.net/cote/monolithic-transformation-changing-the-culture-of-large-organisations-or-what-to-do-when-your-meatware-stinks\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003edownload the slides\u003c/a\u003e if you like, and they pop-up as chapter art if your podcast app supports that.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","summary":"The cliche we all recite is that technology isn’t the problem, culture is. Put another way, if the hardware and software are fine and fresh, it must be the meatware that smells. Come hear several de-funking recipes from enterprises whose meat now smells proper.\r\n\r\nGiven at Agile Scotland, August 2019.","date_published":"2019-09-09T11:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/21e66483-695e-4857-884d-d59e80e093d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46997267,"duration_in_seconds":5524}]},{"id":"dff5b132-15d1-47af-8c2d-cabf79cd631f","title":"Episode 82: Chris Aniszczyk on starting Open Source Foundations","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/82","content_text":"Chris Aniszczyk is the CTO of the CNCF. We discuss how he got into open source, what it's like to work at Twitter and how he helped start the CNCF. Plus, Chris gives us an overview of the different kinds of CNCF projects and offers advice on how to get started with Kubernetes.\n\nShow links:\n\n\nHatching Twitter\nGORILLA.BAS\nIBM Extreme Blue\nEclipse Marketplace\nEclipse Foundation\nCNCF Charter\nThe universal data plane API\nUniversal Data Plane API Working Group\n\n\nContact Chris:\n\n\n@cra\nLinkedIn\n\n\nMore Software Defined Talk\n\n\nSubscribe to Software Defined Interviews Podcast\nSubscribe to Software Defined Talk Podcast\nFollow @SoftwareDefTalk on Twitter\nSend your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!\nJoin us in Slack.\nSpecial Guest: Chris Aniszczyk.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eChris Aniszczyk is the CTO of the CNCF. We discuss how he got into open source, what it\u0026#39;s like to work at Twitter and how he helped start the CNCF. Plus, Chris gives us an overview of the different kinds of CNCF projects and offers advice on how to get started with Kubernetes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShow links:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Hatching-Twitter-Story-Friendship-Betrayal/dp/1591847087\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHatching Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillas_video_game\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGORILLA.BAS\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ibm.com/employment/extremeblue/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIBM Extreme Blue\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://marketplace.eclipse.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEclipse Marketplace\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.eclipse.org/org/workinggroups/explore.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEclipse Foundation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/charter.md\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCNCF Charter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://blog.envoyproxy.io/the-universal-data-plane-api-d15cec7a\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe universal data plane API\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y-H-pQ2mmhBPX_U9pP3mMMUbEpZskxBdEbwd5KlivY4/edit#heading=h.hphw9gdcmb90\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eUniversal Data Plane API Working Group\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eContact Chris:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cra\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cra\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/caniszczyk/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore Software Defined Talk\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubscribe to \u003ca href=\"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Defined Interviews Podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubscribe to \u003ca href=\"https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk Podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SoftwareDefTalk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e @SoftwareDefTalk on Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend your postal address to \u003ca href=\"mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003estickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\u003c/a\u003e and we will send you free laptop stickers!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoin us \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ein Slack\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Chris Aniszczyk.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Chris Aniszczyk is the CTO of the CNCF. We discuss how he got into open source, what it's like to work at Twitter and how he helped start the CNCF. Plus, Chris gives us an overview of the different kinds of CNCF projects and offers advice on how to get started with Kubernetes. ","date_published":"2019-07-09T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/dff5b132-15d1-47af-8c2d-cabf79cd631f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28482290,"duration_in_seconds":3552}]},{"id":"9d6780c5-8c55-4117-a522-ff26f4909c1d","title":"Episode 81: Adam Jacob on saying Goodbye to OpenCore","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/81","content_text":"Matt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob the co-founder of Chef. We discuss Adam's career, what led him to start Chef and Chef's recent decision to open source 100% of its Software.  Plus, Adam give us some tips on Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and transitioning from being a founder to an executive.\n\nLinks\n\n\nGoodbye Open Core — Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish\nWe need Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities\nSustainable Free and Open Source Communities\n\n\nFollow Adam at @adamhjk\n\nCheck out the Software Defined Talk Podcast for the latest news in Enterprise Tech. Special Guest: Adam Jacob.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMatt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob the co-founder of Chef. We discuss Adam\u0026#39;s career, what led him to start Chef and Chef\u0026#39;s recent decision to open source 100% of its Software.  Plus, Adam give us some tips on Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and transitioning from being a founder to an executive.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@adamhjk/goodbye-open-core-good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish-ae3355316494\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGoodbye Open Core — Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/sustainable-free-and-open-source-communities/we-need-sustainable-free-and-open-source-communities-edf92723d619\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWe need Sustainable Free and Open Source Communities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://sfosc.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSustainable Free and Open Source Communities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow Adam at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/adamhjk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@adamhjk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk Podcast\u003c/a\u003e for the latest news in Enterprise Tech. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Adam Jacob.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Matt and Brandon interview Adam Jacob the co-founder of Chef. We discuss Adam's career, what led him to start Chef and Chef's recent decision to open source 100% of its Software.  Plus, Adam give us some tips on Dungeons \u0026 Dragons and transitioning from being a founder to an executive.","date_published":"2019-04-08T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9d6780c5-8c55-4117-a522-ff26f4909c1d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":35853419,"duration_in_seconds":4473}]},{"id":"0b315c26-91cc-4b73-8660-2329bcbdd0e7","title":"Episode 80: Jeff Meyerson on starting the Software Engineering Daily Podcast","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/80","content_text":"Jeff Meyerson is the host of Software Engineering Daily. We talk about his career and what led him to start a daily tech podcast for software engineers. We also talk about current trends in cloud computing and Jeff recounts his career as professional poker player.\n\nTopics:\n\n\nDarknet Diaries Chartbreakers Episode\nWho Is Michael Ovitz?\n\n\nWhere to find Jeff\n\n\nSoftware Engineering Daily \nJeff Meyerson \n@the_prion\nSpecial Guest: Jeff Meyerson.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJeff Meyerson is the host of \u003ca href=\"https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Engineering Daily\u003c/a\u003e. We talk about his career and what led him to start a daily tech podcast for software engineers. We also talk about current trends in cloud computing and Jeff recounts his career as professional poker player.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTopics:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/27/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDarknet Diaries Chartbreakers Episode\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.audible.com/pd/Who-Is-Michael-Ovitz-Audiobook/B07DJZBDK4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWho Is Michael Ovitz?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to find Jeff\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Engineering Daily\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://jeffmeyerson.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJeff Meyerson\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/the_prion\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@the_prion\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Jeff Meyerson.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jeff Meyerson is the host of Software Engineering Daily. We talk about on his career and what led him to start a daily tech podcast for developers. ","date_published":"2019-02-11T14:45:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/0b315c26-91cc-4b73-8660-2329bcbdd0e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29993004,"duration_in_seconds":3740}]},{"id":"20826b24-28b9-4172-ab8f-2f2958b4fcf0","title":"Episode 79: Version control, DevOps, Code Reviews, Semantic Merging, Spanish Startups, \u0026 Plastic SCM","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/79","content_text":"Version control has changed a lot over the past 15 years: we’ve moved from a centralized to a distributed model at the basic level. But the practices people follow have changed and grown as new methodologies like DevOps and continuous delivery have relied on version control for operational stability and reliability. In this interview, Coté talks with Plastic SCM’s Pablo Santos to get the low-down and some tips on doing version control better. We also discuss Plastic SCM and how their approach to semantic merging and mergebot-driven automation addresses version control toil.\n\nThis episode is sponsored by Plastic SCM, that is, it’s a paid interview.Special Guest: Pablo Santos.Sponsored By:Plastic SCM: Plastic SCM is a version control to help teams focus on delivering work, one task at a time. Signup today for a 30-day free trial and get a sassy T-Shirt. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eVersion control has changed a lot over the past 15 years: we’ve moved from a centralized to a distributed model at the basic level. But the practices people follow have changed and grown as new methodologies like DevOps and continuous delivery have relied on version control for operational stability and reliability. In this interview, Coté talks with \u003ca href=\"https://www.plasticscm.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePlastic SCM\u003c/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/psluaces\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePablo Santos\u003c/a\u003e to get the low-down and some tips on doing version control better. We also discuss \u003ca href=\"https://www.plasticscm.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePlastic SCM\u003c/a\u003e and how their approach to \u003ca href=\"https://www.semanticmerge.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003esemantic merging\u003c/a\u003e and mergebot-driven automation addresses version control toil.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode is sponsored by \u003ca href=\"https://www.plasticscm.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePlastic SCM\u003c/a\u003e, that is, it’s a paid interview.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Pablo Santos.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.plasticscm.com/sdt?utm_source=Podcast\u0026amp;utm_medium=jingle\u0026amp;utm_campaign=SDT\u0026amp;utm_term=DevOps\u0026amp;utm_content=mergebots\"\u003ePlastic SCM\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.plasticscm.com/sdt?utm_source=Podcast\u0026amp;utm_medium=jingle\u0026amp;utm_campaign=SDT\u0026amp;utm_term=DevOps\u0026amp;utm_content=mergebots\"\u003ePlastic SCM is a version control to help teams focus on delivering work, one task at a time. Signup today for a 30-day free trial and get a sassy T-Shirt. \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Version control has changed a lot over the past 15 years: we’ve moved from a centralized to a distributed model at the basic level. But the practices people follow have changed and grown as new methodologies like DevOps and continuous delivery have relied on version control for operational stability and reliability. In this interview, Coté talks with Plastic SCM’s Pablo Santos to get the low-down and some tips on doing version control better. We also discuss Plastic SCM and how their approach to semantic merging and mergebot-driven automation addresses version control toil.","date_published":"2019-01-15T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/20826b24-28b9-4172-ab8f-2f2958b4fcf0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33978663,"duration_in_seconds":4239}]},{"id":"bdfbc772-f866-43f0-a5d7-30e5020bdcd1","title":"Episode 78: Umair Khan on AI Ops and Cloud Security","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/78","content_text":"Brandon interviews Umair Khan about his experience working in AI Ops and Cloud Security.  Umair recently joned Scytale and he explains how the  SPIFFE open soruce project can help secure communication between cloud services.\n\nContact Umiar:\n\n\nLinkedIn\n@UmairMoheet\nWhy I joined Scytale\nSpecial Guest: Umair Khan.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon interviews Umair Khan about his experience working in AI Ops and Cloud Security.  Umair recently joned \u003ca href=\"https://www.scytale.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eScytale\u003c/a\u003e and he explains how the  \u003ca href=\"https://spiffe.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSPIFFE open soruce project\u003c/a\u003e can help secure communication between cloud services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eContact Umiar:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanumair/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/UmairMoheet\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@UmairMoheet\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@umairmoheet\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhy I joined Scytale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Umair Khan.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brandon interviews Umair Khan about his experience working in AI Ops and in Cloud Security. ","date_published":"2018-12-24T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/bdfbc772-f866-43f0-a5d7-30e5020bdcd1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26997072,"duration_in_seconds":3366}]},{"id":"be531315-9f57-48a4-9b57-4cdb156ad33a","title":"Episode 77: Jake Moilanen on going from Employee to Entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist ","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/77","content_text":"Jake Moilanen started and sold two companies and is now joining the ranks of Venture Capital. We discuss his career, his approach to investing and he explains what it is like to bringup the Linux Kernel on a supercomputer for the first time.  \n\nConnect with Jake:\n\n\n@moilanen\nLinkedIn\nSpecial Guest: Jake Moilanen.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJake Moilanen started and sold two companies and is now joining the ranks of Venture Capital. We discuss his career, his approach to investing and he explains what it is like to bringup the Linux Kernel on a supercomputer for the first time.  \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConnect with Jake:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/moilanen\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@moilanen\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakemoilanen/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Jake Moilanen.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jake Moilanen started and sold two companies and is now joining the ranks of Venture Capital. We discuss his career, his approach to investing and he explains what it is like to bringup the Linux Kernel on a supercomputer for the first time.  ","date_published":"2018-12-17T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/be531315-9f57-48a4-9b57-4cdb156ad33a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33890891,"duration_in_seconds":4228}]},{"id":"44948e7b-f77a-4a00-b566-466eae968ad2","title":"Episode 76: Zane Rockenbaugh on being the Startup CTO","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/76","content_text":"Zane Rockenbaugh specializes in working with early stage startups. Most of the time his clients are boostrapping their new compnay and need someone technical who can help build version 1.0. In this episode, we talk about Zane's career and what it's like to be a \"Startup CTO.\" Most importantly, we talk about his experience of taking raw ideas and turning them into real products. \n\nTo work with Zane contact him at Liquid LabsSpecial Guest: Zane Rockenbaugh.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eZane Rockenbaugh specializes in working with early stage startups. Most of the time his clients are boostrapping their new compnay and need someone technical who can help build version 1.0. In this episode, we talk about Zane\u0026#39;s career and what it\u0026#39;s like to be a \u0026quot;Startup CTO.\u0026quot; Most importantly, we talk about his experience of taking raw ideas and turning them into real products. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo work with Zane contact him at \u003ca href=\"https://liquid-labs.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLiquid Labs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Zane Rockenbaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Zane Rockenbaugh specializes in working with early stage startups. He helps founders take their idea and turn it into something real. We talk about his career and what it's like to be a \"Startup CTO.\" ","date_published":"2018-11-05T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/44948e7b-f77a-4a00-b566-466eae968ad2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33879936,"duration_in_seconds":4226}]},{"id":"9dd988b8-fefa-40bc-b6ea-c1f8f3a48284","title":"Episode 75: Don't call me an \"evangelist\"","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/75","content_text":"Coté talks about his job being an \"evangelist,\" a word people no longer seem to use but everyone understands. Brandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work's like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. Call it \"developer advocacy,\" \"developer relations,\" being a \"thought leader,\" or just a straight up hustler - it's a job that most companies in the computer industry have at least one of.  Most of the successful software and projects out there get a big boost from key evangalists.\n\nBrandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work's like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. As the two discuss, it's a weird job.Links:The Man Who Would Be Khan — March 2004: \"A new breed of American soldier—call him the soldier-diplomat—has come into being since the end of the Cold War. Meet the colonel who was our man in Mongolia, an officer who probably wielded more local influence than many Mongol rulers of yore.\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCoté talks about his job being an \u0026quot;evangelist,\u0026quot; a word people no longer seem to use but everyone understands. Brandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work\u0026#39;s like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. Call it \u0026quot;developer advocacy,\u0026quot; \u0026quot;developer relations,\u0026quot; being a \u0026quot;thought leader,\u0026quot; or just a straight up hustler - it\u0026#39;s a job that most companies in the computer industry have at least one of.  Most of the successful software and projects out there get a big boost from key evangalists.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work\u0026#39;s like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well. As the two discuss, it\u0026#39;s a weird job.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Man Who Would Be Khan\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/03/the-man-who-would-be-khan/302899/\"\u003eThe Man Who Would Be Khan\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; March 2004: \"A new breed of American soldier—call him the soldier-diplomat—has come into being since the end of the Cold War. Meet the colonel who was our man in Mongolia, an officer who probably wielded more local influence than many Mongol rulers of yore.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Coté talks about his job being an \"evangelist,\" a word people no longer seem to use but everyone understands. Brandon interviews Coté about what the job is, what the work's like, and some examples (other than himself) of people who do it well.","date_published":"2018-09-03T11:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9dd988b8-fefa-40bc-b6ea-c1f8f3a48284.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38891564,"duration_in_seconds":4853}]},{"id":"ca2d49d3-ad7e-4516-bdad-dfb2eaf7f92e","title":"Episode 74: Numbers. How do they work? Rachel Stephens","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/74","content_text":"When Coté says he doesn’t know how numbers work, he actually means it. To help out, he talks with Rachel Stephens, from RedMonk, who not only explains ratios, but also finance numbers.\n\nFine more from Rachel on her RedMonk blog, and in Twitter.Special Guest: Rachel Stephens.Links:Five Minute Finance — Have you ever felt utterly out of your element when meeting with your counterparts in the finance or accounting department? If you find yourself lost when discussing financials, here’s a quick primer on some of the key concepts you should be familiar with at a high level.Developers and Social Responsibility — “We do, however, want a world where developers are cognizant of their impacts. We need developers to analyze their products and think about second order effects from a variety of perspectives as part of the software development process. We want to encourage technological progress, and we want to do right by people. This is one minor example that illustrates the difficulties of anticipating unintended consequences and considering who is empowered/disempowered with technology products. With one in four workers expecting their job to be eliminated via automation in the next decade, this small example is indicative of a much broader economic shift underway.”","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Coté says he doesn’t know how numbers work, he actually means it. To help out, he talks with Rachel Stephens, from RedMonk, who not only explains ratios, but also finance numbers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFine more from Rachel on her \u003ca href=\"https://redmonk.com/rstephens/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRedMonk blog\u003c/a\u003e, and in \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rstephensme\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rachel Stephens.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Five Minute Finance\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2018/05/25/five-minute-finance/\"\u003eFive Minute Finance\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Have you ever felt utterly out of your element when meeting with your counterparts in the finance or accounting department? If you find yourself lost when discussing financials, here’s a quick primer on some of the key concepts you should be familiar with at a high level.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Developers and Social Responsibility\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2017/05/18/developers-social-responsibility/\"\u003eDevelopers and Social Responsibility\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; “We do, however, want a world where developers are cognizant of their impacts. We need developers to analyze their products and think about second order effects from a variety of perspectives as part of the software development process. We want to encourage technological progress, and we want to do right by people. This is one minor example that illustrates the difficulties of anticipating unintended consequences and considering who is empowered/disempowered with technology products. With one in four workers expecting their job to be eliminated via automation in the next decade, this small example is indicative of a much broader economic shift underway.”\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"When Coté says he doesn’t know how numbers work, he actually means it. To help out, he talks with Rachel Stephens, from RedMonk, who not only explains ratios, but also finance numbers.","date_published":"2018-08-27T13:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/ca2d49d3-ad7e-4516-bdad-dfb2eaf7f92e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":27186981,"duration_in_seconds":3341}]},{"id":"ac7e7ef3-73c4-4ef0-991a-ebbf3bceeb04","title":"Episode 73: Dustin Kirkland on Linux, Cloud Computing and Product Management","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/73","content_text":"Dustin Kirkland joins us to discuss Linux, Cloud Computing and making wine. We talk about Dustin’s career journey from entry-level developer to Google Product Manager. He shares his experience working at IBM, Canonical and now Google. Plus, he tells the story of how working on his own open source project helped him land a job at startup. \n\nLinks:\n\n\nDustin’s Blog\nDustin on Twitter\nDustin’s presentation at Google Next\nRun-one\nVasa Museum \nSpecial Guest: Dustin Kirkland.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDustin Kirkland joins us to discuss Linux, Cloud Computing and making wine. We talk about Dustin’s career journey from entry-level developer to Google Product Manager. He shares his experience working at IBM, Canonical and now Google. Plus, he tells the story of how working on his own open source project helped him land a job at startup. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://blog.dustinkirkland.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDustin’s Blog\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DustinKirkland\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDustin on Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4rkYV4Chfw\u0026feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDustin’s presentation at Google Next\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://launchpad.net/run-one\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRun-one\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.vasamuseet.se/en\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVasa Museum \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Dustin Kirkland.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Dustin Kirkland joins us to discuss Linux, Cloud Computing and making wine. We talk about Dustin’s career journey from entry-level developer to Google Product Manager. ","date_published":"2018-08-20T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/ac7e7ef3-73c4-4ef0-991a-ebbf3bceeb04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37092250,"duration_in_seconds":4628}]},{"id":"bd9fc363-833e-420d-bc16-cef4d2899826","title":"Episode 72: Chris Donaldson on Automation","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/72","content_text":"How do you implement IT Automation best practices at a large company? What's the best approach to convince stakeholders that IT Automation is worth the effort?  In this interview with Acxiom's Chris Donaldson we talk all about the good, the bad and ugly of IT Automation.. We discuss his career and how his previous experiences shaped his view of IT Automation. He offers practical advice on automation, weight lifting and how best to secure shade at the beach.\n\nLinks:\n\n\nJobs at Acxiom\nFloret Microservices\nSpecial Guest: Chris Donaldson.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHow do you implement IT Automation best practices at a large company? What\u0026#39;s the best approach to convince stakeholders that IT Automation is worth the effort?  In this interview with Acxiom\u0026#39;s Chris Donaldson we talk all about the good, the bad and ugly of IT Automation.. We discuss his career and how his previous experiences shaped his view of IT Automation. He offers practical advice on automation, weight lifting and how best to secure shade at the beach.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks:\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://acxiom.jobs/conway-ar/senior-release-deployment-engineer/7ADDC0D58B574521B0467A0A4975E506/job/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJobs at Acxiom\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/Acxiom/floret\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFloret Microservices\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Chris Donaldson.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"How do you implement IT Automation best practices at a large company? What's the best approach to convince stakeholders that IT Automation is worth the effort?  In this interview with Acxiom's Chris Donaldson we talk all about the good, the bad and ugly of IT Automation.","date_published":"2018-08-13T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/bd9fc363-833e-420d-bc16-cef4d2899826.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30950757,"duration_in_seconds":3860}]},{"id":"3f3837a7-0029-47cf-bf30-52cdf3265c85","title":"Episode 71: Matthew Brutsché on Amazon Go and Tech Marketing","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/71","content_text":"Brandon speaks with  Matthew Brutsché from 500 Rockets Marketing. Matt gives us his bold predications based on his recent shopping experience at the Amazon Go store in Seattle. Plus,  we talk about the evolution of digital marketing and what it means to launch a product into the market. \n\nLinks:\nAmazon Go Store\n500 Rockets Marketing\nQuick Concall iPhone AppSpecial Guest: Matt Brutsche.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon speaks with  \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbrut/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatthew Brutsché\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://500rockets.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e500 Rockets Marketing\u003c/a\u003e. Matt gives us his bold predications based on his recent shopping experience at the Amazon Go store in Seattle. Plus,  we talk about the evolution of digital marketing and what it means to launch a product into the market. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8\u0026node=16008589011\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAmazon Go Store\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://500rockets.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e500 Rockets Marketing\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.quickconcall.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eQuick Concall iPhone App\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Matt Brutsche.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brandon interviews Matthew Brutsché from 500 Rockets Marketing. Matt makes bold predications based on his recent shopping experience at the Amazon Go store and we talk about the evolution of digital marketing. ","date_published":"2018-07-30T18:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/3f3837a7-0029-47cf-bf30-52cdf3265c85.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30284801,"duration_in_seconds":3743}]},{"id":"c0db9685-b2bc-4ab5-a400-5b37f1676aa5","title":"Episode 70: Satish Kodukula on Product Management","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/70","content_text":"Brandon interviews Satish Kodukula about product management. We compare product management at large companies and startups, discuss how to validate your next startup idea and when to build your minimum viable product (MVP).  \n\nNotes:\n\nMarc Andreessen on Product/Market Fit\n\nMore about Satish:\n\n\nChief Winning Officer \nAustin Software Consulting\nAll Star Pick\n\n\nWrap up with Software Defined Talk plugs\n\n\nCheck out our other podcast: Software Defined Talk.  A weekly round up of all the news in Enterprise Tech. \nKeep up with the weekly newsletter.\nJoin us in Slack.\nBuy some t-shirts! DISCOUNT CODE: SDTFSG (20% off)\nSend your name and address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you a sticker.\nSpecial Guest: Satish Kodukula.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon interviews \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/skodukula/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSatish Kodukula\u003c/a\u003e about product management. We compare product management at large companies and startups, discuss how to validate your next startup idea and when to build your minimum viable product (MVP).  \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes:\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarc Andreessen on \u003ca href=\"https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eProduct/Market Fit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMore about Satish:\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.chiefwinningofficer.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChief Winning Officer\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.austinsoftwareconsulting.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAustin Software Consulting\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://allstarpick.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAll Star Pick\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWrap up with Software Defined Talk plugs\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck out our other podcast: \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Defined\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTalk\u003c/a\u003e.  A weekly round up of all the news in Enterprise Tech. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep up with the weekly \u003ca href=\"https://us1.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=ce6149b4008d62a08093a4fa6\u0026id=5877922e21\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003enewsletter\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoin us \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ein Slack\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBuy some t-shirts\u003c/a\u003e! DISCOUNT CODE: SDTFSG (20% off)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend your name and address to \u003ca href=\"mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003estickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\u003c/a\u003e and we will send you a sticker.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Satish Kodukula.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Brandon interviews Satish Kodukula about product management. We compare product management at large companies and startups, discuss how to validate your next startup idea and when to build your minimum viable product (MVP).  ","date_published":"2018-04-09T12:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/c0db9685-b2bc-4ab5-a400-5b37f1676aa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25116929,"duration_in_seconds":3103}]},{"id":"0cfd8d83-3827-4218-97e3-d1e5a211c8e2","title":"Episode 69: Analyst Relations, with Rita Manachi","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/69","content_text":"Getting familiar with analyst relations is a key component of an enterprise software business. “Analyst relations” is sort of like PR, but actually pretty different. You want to, of course, drive influence with the analysts, but also consume the content and advise they’re putting out. And while there’s two major firms in the tech world - Gartner and Forrester - there’s plenty of other firms and individuals to work with. In this episode, Coté talks with Rita Manachi who’s been doing AR for over a decade about all of this, plus some advice on selecting drinks and using iPads in meetings.Special Guest: Rita Manachi.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGetting familiar with analyst relations is a key component of an enterprise software business. “Analyst relations” is sort of like PR, but actually pretty different. You want to, of course, drive influence with the analysts, but also consume the content and advise they’re putting out. And while there’s two major firms in the tech world - Gartner and Forrester - there’s plenty of other firms and individuals to work with. In this episode, Coté talks with Rita Manachi who’s been doing AR for over a decade about all of this, plus some advice on selecting drinks and using iPads in meetings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rita Manachi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Getting familiar with analyst relations is a key component of an enterprise software business. “Analyst relations” is sort of like PR, but actually pretty different. You want to, of course, drive influence with the analysts, but also consume the content and advise they’re putting out. And while there’s two major firms in the tech world - Gartner and Forrester - there’s plenty of other firms and individuals to work with. In this episode, Coté talks with Rita Manachi who’s been doing AR for over a decade about all of this, plus some advice on selecting drinks and using iPads in meetings.","date_published":"2018-04-02T16:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/0cfd8d83-3827-4218-97e3-d1e5a211c8e2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":24229739,"duration_in_seconds":2906}]},{"id":"5790f894-29a6-463f-8e0d-84f6494158b9","title":"Episode 68: Lineworkers and developers working side-by-side to improve Duke Energy’s software, with John Mitchell","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/68","content_text":"This is a great conversation with John Mitchell about Duke Energy improving it’s software capabilities, doing “digital transformation,” as the kids like to call it. We start from the beginning of what kicked the company off, a shift from COTS software to mobile apps and analytics. We then discuss a couple initial projects that Duke transformed, including one that didn’t work out so well, and one that did. Throughout, John shares what he team learned and how they made it happen. Also, we discuss the use it or loose nature of the electricity grid.\n\nApologies for the audio quality on John’s end, I neglected to ask him to make sure his mic was set-up properly.Special Guest: John Mitchell.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a great conversation with \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwilliammitchell/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJohn Mitchell\u003c/a\u003e about Duke Energy improving it’s software capabilities, doing “digital transformation,” as the kids like to call it. We start from the beginning of what kicked the company off, a shift from COTS software to mobile apps and analytics. We then discuss a couple initial projects that Duke transformed, including one that didn’t work out so well, and one that did. Throughout, John shares what he team learned and how they made it happen. Also, we discuss the use it or loose nature of the electricity grid.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApologies for the audio quality on John’s end, I neglected to ask him to make sure his mic was set-up properly.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: John Mitchell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"This is a great conversation with John Mitchell about Duke Energy improving it’s software capabilities, doing “digital transformation,” as the kids like to call it. We start from the beginning of what kicked the company off, a shift from COTS software to mobile apps and analytics.","date_published":"2018-03-26T17:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/5790f894-29a6-463f-8e0d-84f6494158b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29634567,"duration_in_seconds":3656}]},{"id":"3a3356c3-1232-4e9d-bbf1-499b02106acd","title":"Episode 67: Javvad Malik on security \u0026 being an industry analyst","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/67","content_text":"Security, security, security! Everyone wants security, at least they say so. How it’s actually managed and even conceptualized in organizations is a lot more than just patching software and using CAPTCHA’s. In this discussion, Coté talks with Javvad Malik who’s been in the security business for countless years. In addition to talking about how security is done well and poorly, they discuss controversies in the space and establishing a good baseline for securing organizations. Also, there’s talk of being an industry analyst, British patriotism (or lack thereof?) and webinars, among many other topics.\n\nRelevant to your interests\n\n\nRussel Crowe is actually a Kiwi, apologies.\nAlienVault - unified security for threat detection, incident response, and compliance.\n\n\nMore\n\n\nJavvad in Twitter: @j4vv4d.\nJavvad over at AlienVault.\nJavvad’s fantastically funny and informative YouTube videos.\nJ4vv4ad.com - all Javvad, all the time.\nJavvad’s 451 work.\nSpecial Guest: Javvad Malik.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSecurity, security, security! Everyone wants security, at least they say so. How it’s actually managed and even conceptualized in organizations is a lot more than just patching software and using CAPTCHA’s. In this discussion, Coté talks with Javvad Malik who’s been in the security business for countless years. In addition to talking about how security is done well and poorly, they discuss controversies in the space and establishing a good baseline for securing organizations. Also, there’s talk of being an industry analyst, British patriotism (or lack thereof?) and webinars, among many other topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eRelevant to your interests\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe#Early_life\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRussel Crowe is actually a Kiwi\u003c/a\u003e, apologies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.alienvault.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAlienVault\u003c/a\u003e - unified security for threat detection, incident response, and compliance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eMore\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJavvad in Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/j4vv4d\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@j4vv4d\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/author/jmalik\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJavvad over at AlienVault\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJavvad’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHq8hLs9gIPbazI32Eq2AA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003efantastically funny and informative YouTube videos\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.j4vv4d.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJ4vv4ad.com\u003c/a\u003e - all Javvad, all the time.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://451research.com/analyst-team/analyst/Javvad+Malik\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJavvad’s 451 work\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Javvad Malik.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Security, security, security! Everyone wants security, at least they say so. How it’s actually managed and even conceptualized in organizations is a lot more than just patching software and using CAPTCHA’s. In this discussion, Coté talks with Javvad Malik who’s been in the security business for countless years. In addition to talking about how security is done well and poorly, they discuss controversies in the space and establishing a good baseline for securing organizations. Also, there’s talk of being an industry analyst, British patriotism (or lack thereof?) and webinars, among many other topics.","date_published":"2018-03-19T05:45:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/3a3356c3-1232-4e9d-bbf1-499b02106acd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31363047,"duration_in_seconds":3847}]},{"id":"9145024f-ac12-4f3e-9379-24ca33b304e4","title":"Episode 66: Dominic Wellington on machine learning, or, shadows in the datacenter","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/66","content_text":"If you only followed the daily headlines, AI and machine learning seem like a magical technologies that will either solve all our problems or put everyone out of work. In reality, there’s little to know AI and machine learning, though complex, has many practical uses. While they’re often delightful, there’re not mystical. Coté discusses how to think about machine learning, how it works, and some examples of what it can do with Dominic Wellington.\n\nRelevant links \u0026amp; select articles from Dominic\n\n\nThink Outside The Black Box: “The problem is that each time, the definition of AI has been updated to exclude the recent achievement.”\nNew Paths to Helicon.\nReplace of Augment?\nNot Biting My Tonge: “Where things go wrong is when stodgy enterprise vendors put on their dad-jeans and go down to the skate park.”\nAlgorithmic Reality: “We can see the beginnings of this process already: we drive where the algorithms tell us to drive, we exercise the way the algorithms tell us to exercise, and we even date whom the algorithms tell us to date. We buy films, music, and books that the algorithms recommend, go on holiday where they suggest, and take jobs that they set us up with. In the future, what other decisions will we hand over to algorithms - unquestioning and unconcerned?”\nThe paperclip maximizer.\n\n\nMore\n\n\nIn Twitter: @dwellington.\nHis blog.\nArticles at DevOps.com, IT Chronicles.\nSpecial Guest: Dominic Wellington.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIf you only followed the daily headlines, AI and machine learning seem like a magical technologies that will either solve all our problems or put everyone out of work. In reality, there’s little to know AI and machine learning, though complex, has many practical uses. While they’re often delightful, there’re not mystical. Coté discusses how to think about machine learning, how it works, and some examples of what it can do with Dominic Wellington.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eRelevant links \u0026amp; select articles from Dominic\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/post/think-outside-the-black-box\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThink Outside The Black Box\u003c/a\u003e: “The problem is that each time, the definition of AI has been updated to exclude the recent achievement.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/post/new-paths-to-helicon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNew Paths to Helicon\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/post/replace-or-augment\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReplace of Augment?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/post/not-biting-my-tongue\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNot Biting My Tonge\u003c/a\u003e: “Where things go wrong is when stodgy enterprise vendors put on their dad-jeans and go down to the skate park.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/post/algorithmic-reality\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAlgorithmic Reality\u003c/a\u003e: “We can see the beginnings of this process already: we drive where the algorithms tell us to drive, we exercise the way the algorithms tell us to exercise, and we even date whom the algorithms tell us to date. We buy films, music, and books that the algorithms recommend, go on holiday where they suggest, and take jobs that they set us up with. In the future, what other decisions will we hand over to algorithms - unquestioning and unconcerned?”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe paperclip maximizer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eMore\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/dwellington\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@dwellington\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://findthethread.postach.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHis blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticles at \u003ca href=\"https://devops.com/author/dominicw/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOps.com\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.itchronicles.com/author/dominicwellington/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIT Chronicles\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Dominic Wellington.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"If you only followed the daily headlines, AI and machine learning seem like a magical technologies that will either solve all our problems or put everyone out of work. In reality, there’s little to know AI and machine learning, though complex, has many practical uses. While they’re often delightful, there’re not mystical. Coté discusses how to think about machine learning, how it works, and some examples of what it can do with Dominic Wellington.","date_published":"2018-03-12T05:45:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9145024f-ac12-4f3e-9379-24ca33b304e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32448019,"duration_in_seconds":3997}]},{"id":"1524e726-5b17-4f29-9bf3-d0882217d547","title":"Episode 65: Walter Bodwell on Agile","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/65","content_text":"How do you implement Agile? Why does Agile matter? How has Agile changed in the last decade? Where do you get a beer in Austin? Walter Bodwell answers all of these questions and more in this episode. Plus, we hear the story of how Evity was sold for $100 Million.\n\nMore\n\n\nPlanigle\nwww.walterbodwell.com\nAgile Austin\nKeep Austin Agile 2018\n\n\nImage CreditSpecial Guest: Walter Bodwell.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHow do you implement Agile? Why does Agile matter? How has Agile changed in the last decade? Where do you get a beer in Austin? \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/wbodwell/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWalter Bodwell\u003c/a\u003e answers all of these questions and more in this episode. Plus, we hear the story of how Evity was sold for $100 Million.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.planigle.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePlanigle\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.walterbodwell.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.walterbodwell.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.agileaustin.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAgile Austin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://conference.agileaustin.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKeep Austin Agile 2018\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/chrissmouse/status/910305604413087744\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eImage Credit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Walter Bodwell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"How do you implement Agile? Why does Agile matter? How has Agile changed in the last decade? Where do you get a beer in Austin? Walter Bodwell answers all of these questions and more in this episode. Plus, we hear how a 9-month old company was sold for $100 Million. ","date_published":"2018-03-07T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/1524e726-5b17-4f29-9bf3-d0882217d547.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29377817,"duration_in_seconds":3630}]},{"id":"d33f5b2a-e20e-4a60-80bb-d1343533b3f2","title":"Episode 64: Christopher Luciano on Kubernetes \u0026 Istio","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/64","content_text":"Why does kubernetes even exist, why don’t existing things work just as well for it? And then what kind of applications can you run on it, at least following the original intentions. Once we sort that out, we talk about the same for Istio. We also discuss hospital IT and how large companies like IBM decide which open source projects to work on.\n\nMore\n\n\nRecorded Talk on Istio.\nTwitter: cmluciano_\nHis website.\nHis LinkedIn.\nSpecial Guest: Christopher Luciano.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSG","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does kubernetes even exist, why don’t existing things work just as well for it? And then what kind of applications can you run on it, at least following the original intentions. Once we sort that out, we talk about the same for Istio. We also discuss hospital IT and how large companies like IBM decide which open source projects to work on.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eMore\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ZQcu1dwlQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTalk on Istio\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cmluciano_\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e: cmluciano_\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cmluciano.github.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHis website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmluciano/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHis LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Christopher Luciano.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Why does kubernetes even exist, why don’t existing things work just as well for it? And then what kind of applications can you run on it, at least following the original intentions. Once we sort that out, we talk about the same for Istio. We also discuss hospital IT and how large companies like IBM decide which open source projects to work on.","date_published":"2018-03-01T21:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/d33f5b2a-e20e-4a60-80bb-d1343533b3f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41617244,"duration_in_seconds":5173}]},{"id":"da3a7b84-44eb-464f-9428-8c0df92e96a4","title":"Episode 63: JJ Asghar on DevOps, Compliance and Grilling","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/63","content_text":"JJ Asghar from Chef explains how he found his way into DevOps and why DevOps makes Christmas better. We also discuss the latest news about Uber's security breach and how it could have been prevented. Finally, we find time to talk about gas grills, building Linux from scratch and what it takes to be an Eagle Scout. \n\nOne more thing, we also explain how JJ got his nickname \"NO_SSH_JJ.\"\n\nJJ wants you to go to ChefConf in Chicago May 22-25. Tell him his friends at Software Defined Interviews sent you. \n\nMore stuff from us:\n\n\nListen to our other podcast Software Defined Talk\nSubscribe to the Newsletter\nJoin us in Slack\nBuy a Software Defined Talk T-Shirt use code SDTFSG for 20% off. \nSend your name and address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and get a free laptop sticker! \nSpecial Guest: JJ Asghar.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jjasghar\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJJ Asghar\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://www.chef.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChef\u003c/a\u003e explains how he found his way into DevOps and why DevOps makes Christmas better. We also discuss the latest news about \u003ca href=\"https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/07/uber_quit_github_for_custom_code_after_2016_data_breach/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eUber\u0026#39;s security breach\u003c/a\u003e and how it could have been prevented. Finally, we find time to talk about gas grills, building Linux from scratch and what it takes to be an Eagle Scout. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne more thing, we also explain how JJ got his nickname \u0026quot;NO_SSH_JJ.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJJ wants you to go to \u003ca href=\"https://chefconf.chef.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChefConf\u003c/a\u003e in Chicago May 22-25. Tell him his friends at Software Defined Interviews sent you. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore stuff from us:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListen to our other podcast \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://softwaredefinedtalk.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ce6149b4008d62a08093a4fa6\u0026id=5877922e21\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSubscribe to the Newsletter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJoin us in Slack\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy a Software Defined Talk \u003ca href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eT-Shirt\u003c/a\u003e use code SDTFSG for 20% off. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend your name and address to \u003ca href=\"mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003estickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com\u003c/a\u003e and get a free laptop sticker! \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: JJ Asghar.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"JJ Asghar from Chef explains how he found his way into DevOps and why DevOps makes Christmas better. We also discuss the latest news about Uber's security breach and how it could have been prevented. ","date_published":"2018-02-19T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/da3a7b84-44eb-464f-9428-8c0df92e96a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33585384,"duration_in_seconds":4142}]},{"id":"9de689d1-d269-4e1d-a7ca-4ceb05cad781","title":"Episode 62: Nancy Gohring on monitoring, observability, DevOps, \u0026 M\u0026A","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/62","content_text":"This is a really fun and great episode with Nancy Gohring on monitoring, log management, DevOps, M\u0026amp;A in the space, and tech journalism. Also, we finally get the most concise analysts of the $3.7bn Cisco/AppDynamics deal that I’ve ever heard. If you’re the type of person who knows the words “observiblity,” “The Big 4,” SNMP, or even just DevOps, you’ll like this episode.\n\nNancy Gohring covers application and infrastructure performance for 451 Research, including IT monitoring, application performance management and log management. Check her out in Twitter: @ngohring.\n\nYou can now buy Software Defined Talk t-shirts and fill out the contact form with your mailing address if you’d like some free stickers!\n\nThere’s some more detailed show notes as well.Special Guest: Nancy Gohring.Sponsored By:Software Defined Talk: You know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL! Promo Code: SDTFSGLinks:Nancy in TwitterNacy's 451 researchNancy's recent report on the Application and Infrastructure Performance Market","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a really fun and great episode with Nancy Gohring on monitoring, log management, DevOps, M\u0026amp;A in the space, and tech journalism. Also, we finally get the most concise analysts of the $3.7bn Cisco/AppDynamics deal that I’ve ever heard. If you’re the type of person who knows the words “observiblity,” “The Big 4,” SNMP, or even just DevOps, you’ll like this episode.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://451research.com/analyst-team/analyst/Nancy+Gohring\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNancy Gohring covers\u003c/a\u003e application and infrastructure performance for 451 Research, including IT monitoring, application performance management and log management. Check her out in Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ngohring\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@ngohring\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can now \u003ca href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ebuy Software Defined Talk t-shirts\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/contact\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003efill out the contact form with your mailing address\u003c/a\u003e if you’d like some free stickers!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s \u003ca href=\"/doc/Interviews-062-Nancy-Gohring-on-monitoring-observability-DevOps-MA-ujL9e8zjHB5Og1omXirvy\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003esome more detailed show\u003c/a\u003e notes as well.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Nancy Gohring.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsored By:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eSoftware Defined Talk\u003c/a\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\"\u003eYou know you want a Software Defined Talk t-shirt! With this code, you can get 20% off. WHAT A GREAT DEAL!\u003c/a\u003e Promo Code: SDTFSG\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nancy in Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://twitter.com/ngohring/\"\u003eNancy in Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nacy\u0026#39;s 451 research\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://451research.com/analyst-team/analyst/Nancy+Gohring\"\u003eNacy's 451 research\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nancy\u0026#39;s recent report on the Application and Infrastructure Performance Market\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://451research.com/report-long?icid=4706\"\u003eNancy's recent report on the Application and Infrastructure Performance Market\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"This is a really fun and great episode with Nancy Gohring on monitoring, log management, DevOps, M\u0026A in the space, and tech journalism. Also, we finally get the most concise analysts of the $3.7bn Cisco/AppDynamics deal that I’ve ever heard. If you’re the type of person who knows the words “observiblity,” “The Big 4,” SNMP, or even just DevOps, you’ll like this episode.","date_published":"2018-02-12T15:15:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9de689d1-d269-4e1d-a7ca-4ceb05cad781.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32863177,"duration_in_seconds":4029}]},{"id":"600f8fcf-cfd2-46ae-952b-3fc7bf040e08","title":"Episode 61: Jon Collins on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/61","content_text":"“It’s quite good to see GDPR as an evolution, not a revolution.”\n\nThe EU is rolling out a huge privacy data regulation policy this Spring,  the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. If you do anything with “customer data,” you should probably at least take a look at it. Companies like Facebook and others who use customer data to work with third parties are gonna have GDPR all up in their grills. In this interviews episode, we talk with Jon Collins who’s been writing about GDPR of late from his perch in the UK. Jon’s an excellent analyst and always has incisive takes on enterprise IT related matters, as well as music (sadly, not featured in this episode).\n\nYou can now buy Software Defined Talk t-shirts and fill out the contact form with your mailing address if you’d like some free stickers!\n\nBrandon Whichard, Coté, guest Jon Collins.\n\nShow\n\n\nPutting people on the line for data handling problems.\nDefining legit use for data: like updating on products bought, recommending other things to buy based on past buying. But, when it comes to holding you’re kid’s interest and other creepy thing, stuff comes into effect. Can’t hoard data now, have to justify why you’re doing it at least.\nSo, sort of: if a third party gets ahold of the data, you need to spell out to the end-user what the data is and how it’ll be used.\nThey started thinking about GDRP in 2005; it’s taken then 12 years for them to come up with this.\n\n\nJon on GDPR, and more\n\n\n“GDPR, a topic about which I feel strangely sad [about]”\nSummarize it - ensure data can be encrypted, provide data on-demand, notify of data breaches (but just in unencrypted?), appoint CDO, somehow describe policy to end user (is this a set policy or can organizations differ it?), data must stay in EU (unless protection stuff is done off-shore)\nHow’d this come about?\n“IT professionals expect that compliance with GDPR will require additional investment: over 80 percent of those surveyed expect GDPR-related spending to be at least $100,000.” (Book of all knowledge)\nIn use: “Facebook needs to ask people if it can use status posts as input to its advertising engines, whereas Google does not need to know someone is — its AdWords algorithms generate information based on search requests, location and so on, without being personally identifiable.”\nMeanwhile, “we will consent to have our privacy even more eroded than it already is.” What exactly should we care about with data privacy: how does an individual think through what Facebook does, Axcion, Target, the government, foreign governments, etc. - aka, Jon vs. The McNealy Privacy Principal (it’s dead, get over it).\nGeneralizing to Jon’s five rules of cyber security.\n\n\nBackground\n\n\nCovering tech: “It’s a conundrum: when to say something out loud, even if it’s been said before?”\n@jonno\nJon’s author page on Amazon\nNewsletter\nPodcast\nGigaom Column\n\n\nCredits: header image from warrenrandalcarr.Special Guest: Jon Collins.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It’s quite good to see GDPR as an evolution, not a revolution.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe EU is rolling out a huge privacy data regulation policy this Spring,  the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. If you do anything with “customer data,” you should probably at least take a look at it. Companies like Facebook and others who use customer data to work with third parties are gonna have GDPR all up in their grills. In this interviews episode, we talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jonno\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJon Collins\u003c/a\u003e who’s been \u003ca href=\"https://gigaom.com/2018/01/11/will-gdpr-fail-beyond-the-new-regulation/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewriting about GDPR of late\u003c/a\u003e from his perch in the UK. Jon’s an excellent analyst and always has incisive takes on enterprise IT related matters, as well as music (sadly, not featured in this episode).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can now \u003ca href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ebuy Software Defined Talk t-shirts\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/contact\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003efill out the contact form with your mailing address\u003c/a\u003e if you’d like some free stickers!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bwhichard\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBrandon Whichard\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCoté\u003c/a\u003e, guest \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jonno\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJon Collins\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePutting people on the line for data handling problems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining legit use for data: like updating on products bought, recommending other things to buy based on past buying. But, when it comes to holding you’re kid’s interest and other creepy thing, stuff comes into effect. Can’t hoard data now, have to justify why you’re doing it at least.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo, sort of: if a third party gets ahold of the data, you need to spell out to the end-user what the data is and how it’ll be used.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey started thinking about GDRP in 2005; it’s taken then 12 years for them to come up with this.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eJon on GDPR, and more\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“GDPR, a topic about which I feel strangely sad [about]”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarize it - ensure data can be encrypted, provide data on-demand, notify of data breaches (but just in unencrypted?), appoint CDO, somehow describe policy to end user (is this a set policy or can organizations differ it?), data must stay in EU (unless protection stuff is done off-shore)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow’d this come about?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“IT professionals expect that compliance with GDPR will require additional investment: over 80 percent of those surveyed expect GDPR-related spending to be at least $100,000.” (\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBook of all knowledge\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gigaom.com/2018/01/11/will-gdpr-fail-beyond-the-new-regulation/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIn use\u003c/a\u003e: “Facebook needs to ask people if it can use status posts as input to its advertising engines, whereas Google does not need to know someone is — its AdWords algorithms generate information based on search requests, location and so on, without being personally identifiable.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=a9c0ea0ab601731d6af8c675b\u0026id=deb992a367\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMeanwhile\u003c/a\u003e, “we will consent to have our privacy even more eroded than it already is.” What exactly should we care about with data privacy: how does an individual think through what Facebook does, Axcion, Target, the government, foreign governments, etc. - aka, Jon vs. The McNealy Privacy Principal (it’s dead, get over it).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneralizing to \u003ca href=\"https://mailchi.mp/84acf426bb46/bulletin-january-26-2018-whence-cybersecurity-and-trust?e=b3386b4844\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJon’s five rules of cyber security\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eBackground\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=a9c0ea0ab601731d6af8c675b\u0026id=d6b6541917\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCovering tech\u003c/a\u003e: “It’s a conundrum: when to say something out loud, even if it’s been said before?”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jonno\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@jonno\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jon-Collins/e/B0034P4X38\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJon’s author page on Amazon\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://us17.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a9c0ea0ab601731d6af8c675b\u0026id=df3ab02947\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNewsletter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bluecube.libsyn.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePodcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gigaom.com/author/joncollins/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGigaom Column\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCredits: \u003ca href=\"https://pixabay.com/en/school-paper-binder-education-934051/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eheader image from warrenrandalcarr\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Jon Collins.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The EU is rolling out a huge privacy data regulation policy this Spring,  the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. If you do anything with “customer data,” you should probably at least take a look at it. Companies like Facebook and others who use customer data to work with third parties are gonna have GDPR all up in their grills. In this interviews episode, we talk with [Jon Collins](https://twitter.com/jonno) who’s been [writing about GDPR of late](https://gigaom.com/2018/01/11/will-gdpr-fail-beyond-the-new-regulation/) from his perch in the UK. Jon’s an excellent analyst and always has incisive takes on enterprise IT related matters, as well as music (sadly, not featured in this episode).","date_published":"2018-02-05T16:15:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/600f8fcf-cfd2-46ae-952b-3fc7bf040e08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28715034,"duration_in_seconds":3029}]},{"id":"21a16a7a-fca1-4b4f-8778-9dd0fad611a5","title":"Episode 60: Sell-side financial analysts, \u0026 enterprise software pricing","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/60","content_text":"What do these financial, equity analyst types do? Well, if the stock market was rational, we could probably tell you. This week, we look at one PDF reporting on cloud and try to make sense of it. Also, we discuss enterprise software pricing, THE DANCE!\n\nMore detailed show notes, including the charts, are available.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do these financial, equity analyst types do? Well, if the stock market was rational, we could probably tell you. This week, we look at one PDF reporting on cloud and try to make sense of it. Also, we discuss enterprise software pricing, THE DANCE!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP018-Sell-side-financial-analysts-enterprise-software-pricing-HZQSZVFX0hOWmWJrWJLLN\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMore detailed show notes, including the charts\u003c/a\u003e, are available.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What do these financial, equity analyst types do? Well, if the stock market was rational, we could probably tell you. This week, we look at one PDF reporting on cloud and try to make sense of it. Also, we discuss enterprise software pricing, THE DANCE!","date_published":"2018-01-30T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/21a16a7a-fca1-4b4f-8778-9dd0fad611a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30674303,"duration_in_seconds":3724}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/XXfwR2Cc0fVjGgS0Y_1uJbSc7zLquwNw0QQTdtPWVZRhDIG6ATMCzoDB3OVxxO0y.mp3","title":"Episode 59: Fear of FANG","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/59","content_text":"Everyone’s freaking out about tech companies. What they mean by “tech companies,” of course is the combination of Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon, and maybe Netflix. They (mostly) mean companies who are using tech to disrupt their industries (media, retail, entertainment) and using the business models of tech companies. The line is, to be sure, fuzzy, but these are not companies that make their money from selling hardware, software, or even IT services (like Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, SAP, Pivotal, etc.).This week, we look at one write-up of this freaking out from The Economist. They also have a smaller version in their “Leaders” section. As always, there are much more extensive, detailed show notes available as well. You can now buy Software Defined Talk t-shirts and fill out the contact form with your mailing address if you’d like some free stickers!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone’s freaking out about tech companies. What they mean by “tech companies,” of course is the combination of Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon, and maybe Netflix. They (mostly) mean companies who are using tech to disrupt their industries (media, retail, entertainment) and using the business models of tech companies. The line is, to be sure, fuzzy, but these are not companies that make their money from selling hardware, software, or even IT services (like Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, SAP, Pivotal, etc.).\u003cp\u003eThis week, we look at \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21735026-which-antitrust-remedies-welcome-which-fight-techlash-against-amazon-facebook-and\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eone write-up of this freaking out from \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21735026-which-antitrust-remedies-welcome-which-fight-techlash-against-amazon-facebook-and\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. They also have \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21735021-dominance-google-facebook-and-amazon-bad-consumers-and-competition-how-tame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea smaller version in their\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21735021-dominance-google-facebook-and-amazon-bad-consumers-and-competition-how-tame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21735021-dominance-google-facebook-and-amazon-bad-consumers-and-competition-how-tame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21735021-dominance-google-facebook-and-amazon-bad-consumers-and-competition-how-tame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLeaders” section\u003c/a\u003e. As always, there are much \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP017-Fear-of-FANG-Mb9sZYwAqvP1w6dZcmGtS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore extensive, detailed show notes available as well\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can now \u003ca href=\"https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebuy Software Defined Talk t-shirts\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/contact\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efill out the contact form with your mailing address\u003c/a\u003e if you’d like some free stickers!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2018-01-19T23:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/5df366c0-b40a-40b0-8a1b-40063b2317e2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31588339,"duration_in_seconds":3906}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/pSKKjB_IyHrDaxIUhnggTDvPtTt-fHZNe7ZFj5bzFCR9U69A2XhOO1zWw2x42MV-.mp3","title":"Episode 58: Who is the CISO?","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/58","content_text":"With Cotê and Matt Ray away on vacation, Brandon takes over the feed to talk all about security. Andy Land from the CISO Exec Network joins us to breakdown what CISOs are worried about and what developers should know about security. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWith Cotê and Matt Ray away on vacation, Brandon takes over the feed to talk all about security. \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylandtx/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAndy Land\u003c/a\u003e from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cisoexecnet.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCISO Exec Network\u003c/a\u003e joins us to breakdown what CISOs are worried about and what developers should know about security. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-12-21T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/162cc747-a9b6-4b80-b5f1-085ea8f4e796.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28476189,"duration_in_seconds":3517}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/_60n9KKhSUo9rY0JD7IWvs_XYKM7GPKwWFuyLqaGOqAHHVkyeiZL4gcg-NePzWCg.mp3","title":"Episode 57: VC Tech Predictions \u0026 Newsletters, Ben Evans edition","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/57","content_text":"In this episode we look at two tech world artifacts: weekly, curated links in email newsletters and the trends and predictions presentation. Ben Evans does both of these and provides great pieces to do some deep reading.If you're not a man, make sure you take the listener survey. (We got plenty of male-responses.)See the detailed show notes.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we look at two tech world artifacts: weekly, curated links in email newsletters and the trends and predictions presentation. Ben Evans does both of these and provides great pieces to do some deep reading.\u003cp\u003eIf you\u0026#39;re not a man, make sure you take \u003ca href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSCKN86\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe listener survey\u003c/a\u003e. (We got plenty of male-responses.)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP016-VC-Tech-Predictions-Newsletters-Ben-Evans-edition-0VAspba7QLHm9RIB8ravJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe detailed show notes\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-12-15T18:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9461cd41-621a-4b7e-a6c5-4fb648cec170.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29125683,"duration_in_seconds":3598}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/IaOUey777OyLxH_53JjgRvix3gv6GSDfkayvPVEFR16x1bes0AzmyusNZxzNBEV7.mp3","title":"Episode 56: The tech column/opinion piece","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/56","content_text":"This week, we look at the tech editorial page, columns that people like Matt Asay and Coté write. First we discuss if this is even a category, and then go over three columns Coté has written recently.(Slightly) more detailed show notes over in paper.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, we look at the tech editorial page, columns that people like Matt Asay and Coté write. First we discuss if this is even a category, and then go over three columns Coté has written recently.\u003cp\u003e(Slightly) more detailed \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP015-Tech-News-Cotes-Register-columns-6xJXpQQKhjiZzvpTu0nCz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eshow notes over in paper\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-11-29T20:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/be14c331-2763-427a-8bcb-20ae35258106.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51436343,"duration_in_seconds":3193}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/qMP69gDukvB_1ZJ3P0AOQpYLC_pxNJLgpBa-bEwXGnzCxlU5frX66iJof_sGE8CJ.mp3","title":"Episode 55: The OpenStack Community Survey \u0026 Oceania Sales Motions","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/55","content_text":"Community surveys are a handy tool for tracking momentum, proving legitimacy, and, of course, understanding the state of the community. “Community” doesn’t have to be all rainbows and sandals - open source - but it often does. This week we look at the most recent OpenStack Community Survey.See more detailed show notes.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCommunity surveys are a handy tool for tracking momentum, proving legitimacy, and, of course, understanding the state of the community. “Community” doesn’t have to be all rainbows and sandals - open source - but it often does. This week we look at \u003ca href=\"https://www.openstack.org/assets/survey/OpenStack-User-Survey-Nov17.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe most recent OpenStack Community Survey\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP014-The-OpenStack-Community-Survey-Oceania-Sales-Motions-YflQYUDKdlmbi8E4FGVxs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore detailed show notes\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-11-13T22:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e11e644b-c9ca-4be0-9145-99d5eccf2ebe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25619547,"duration_in_seconds":3160}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/Q5-2GnF7VH83BzaxfSnWs5FKI_Ij2Qmjze3QExLsUPNW5EoUEV5pk2zF_71QZ7_Z.mp3","title":"Episode 54: The Corporate Podcast, \u0026 EBC’ing","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/54","content_text":"Murder and comedy podcasts are all fun and dandy, but they’re strategically used by tech companies as well as marketing. This week, we look at some common formats, how they’re done, and how to consume them.Detailed show notes: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Corporate-Podcast-EBCing-azErWSniyTIDSTn8cQn1U","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMurder and comedy podcasts are all fun and dandy, but they’re strategically used by tech companies as well as marketing. This week, we look at some common formats, how they’re done, and how to consume them.\u003cp\u003eDetailed show notes: \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Corporate-Podcast-EBCing-azErWSniyTIDSTn8cQn1U\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Corporate-Podcast-EBCing-azErWSniyTIDSTn8cQn1U\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/The-Corporate-Podcast-EBCing-azErWSniyTIDSTn8cQn1U\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-11-02T18:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/64f266a7-e4ba-4ffd-8755-2eb99a6b0ef2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28313877,"duration_in_seconds":3497}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/wkQ6bCrgLeHdpEY6MPFuvu6Iyb3euXnD1rFEcyh5sxFEdUh6bEvxKjGytQZRjhlv.mp3","title":"Episode 53: The Lone Wolf Analyst","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/53","content_text":"This week, we look at one of the new analyst models, and what they do, by way of Ben Thompson. Horace Dediu and RedMonk are other examples of this model, but Ben Thompson is the highest flying, most interesting practicer now. Ben’s business model is pretty straight-forward: a partial paywall around his some of his weekly content, podcast sponsorships, and (maybe?) consulting.Also, the DC steak scene, BLT Steakhouse’s odd way of cooking a steak. Brandon says to go to Charlie Palmer’s.Check out the more detailed show notes and links.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, we look at one of \u003ca href=\"https://cote.io/2015/02/19/the-new-industry-analysts-again/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe new analyst models\u003c/a\u003e, and what they do, by way of \u003ca href=\"https://stratechery.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBen Thompson\u003c/a\u003e. \u003ca href=\"http://www.asymco.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHorace Dediu\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://redmonk.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRedMonk\u003c/a\u003e are other examples of this model, but Ben Thompson is the highest flying, most interesting practicer now. Ben’s business model is pretty straight-forward: a partial paywall around his some of his weekly content, podcast sponsorships, and (maybe?) consulting.\u003cp\u003eAlso, the DC steak scene, \u003ca href=\"https://bltrestaurants.com/blt-steak/washington-d-c/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBLT Steakhouse\u003c/a\u003e’s odd way of cooking a steak. Brandon says to go to \u003ca href=\"http://www.charliepalmersteak.com/locations/washington-dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharlie Palmer’s\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck out the \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP012-Ben-Thompson-the-lone-wolf-analyst-blogs-podcasts-paywalls-and-business-analysis-or-well-thats-fine-for-Ben-ItgLjzbmYgwzti0tLU71z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore detailed show notes and links.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-10-27T14:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9e89a8f7-346f-4f2a-8106-9d2f2620910f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28416168,"duration_in_seconds":3509}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/IqLgg258bnzipw0joyiAYSb6VpSOArRteyAckhbHIlcXx7fW2UKj5jfUj7KYZ7yh.mp3","title":"Episode 52: The Four","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/52","content_text":"This week we look at The Four. Coté had high hopes. More importantly, we look at the medium and mechanics of a business book.More detailed show notes and such.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week we look at \u003cem\u003eThe Four\u003c/em\u003e. Coté had high hopes. More importantly, we look at the medium and mechanics of a business book.\u003cp\u003eMore \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP011-The-airport-tech-business-book-The-Four-eOfHZ7PwWkUdCq41ILcrP?_tk=share_copylink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edetailed show notes and such\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-10-20T22:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e94a944a-ecea-4e71-b664-72697be0b92f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28823949,"duration_in_seconds":3560}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/8lJZPUDAIV_vjn1WZoRpBCLe92Ou0bBV-D0Yb_HbT96AxC6qW1GkfEJ3O0zJfmhy.mp3","title":"Episode 51: The fluffy, leather chair interview, or, “Do you think the edge forces you to go hybrid?” or, there’s a lot of high-dollar farts in those chairs","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/51","content_text":"The big fluffy, leather chair interview is a staple of the tech world now. A big named executive (usually) comes up on the stage with a big name journalist and is interviewed in a “wide ranging” discussion. In addition to videos of these being broadcast, tech outlets often write summaries - news stories even - based on the interviews, and others sometimes post “lighted edited transcripts.” One of our favorite news sites, CRN, does this often. And while they do the sleazy thing of making 20-35 pages out of what should be a, at most, two page story, they’re usually good interviews if you’re into the the topic. Continuing a discussion we started in SDT #108,  we look at three of these interviews, giving us the chance to a close reading of the interviews themselves and talk about the format in general.The three interviews: (1.) Meg Whitman, HPE; (2.) Steve Singh, Docker; (3.) Pat Gelsinger, VMware. All of them, of course, are CEOs.See the more detailed show notes for more.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe big fluffy, leather chair interview is a staple of the tech world now. A big named executive (usually) comes up on the stage with a big name journalist and is interviewed in a “wide ranging” discussion. In addition to videos of these being broadcast, tech outlets often write summaries - news stories even - based on the interviews, and others sometimes post “lighted edited transcripts.” One of our favorite news sites, \u003cem\u003eCRN\u003c/em\u003e, does this often. And while they do the sleazy thing of making 20-35 pages out of what should be a, at most, two page story, they’re usually good interviews if you’re into the the topic. Continuing \u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/108\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea discussion we started in \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/108\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSDT\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/108\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e #108\u003c/a\u003e,  we look at three of these interviews, giving us the chance to a close reading of the interviews \u003cp\u003ethemselves and talk about the format in general.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three interviews: (1.) \u003ca href=\"http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/data-center/300093601/hpe-ceo-meg-whitman-on-upcoming-changes-to-field-compensation-the-impact-of-dell-on-hpes-vmware-relationship-and-why-hardware-still-matters-in-the-software-defined-era.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeg Whitman, HPE\u003c/a\u003e; (2.) \u003ca href=\"http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300093681/docker-ceo-steve-singh-on-the-vmware-relationship-security-and-the-opportunities-around-containers-for-partners.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteve Singh, Docker\u003c/a\u003e; (3.) \u003ca href=\"http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/data-center/300093731/vmware-ceo-pat-gelsinger-on-rapid-growth-in-non-vsphere-products-how-partnerships-with-competitors-make-sense-and-why-running-containers-without-vms-is-a-stupid-idea.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePat Gelsinger, VMware\u003c/a\u003e. All of them, of course, are CEOs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP010-The-fluffy-leather-chair-interview-or-Do-you-think-the-edge-forces-you-to-go-hybrid-or-theres-a-lot-of-high-doll-4GsUA8ErNeJPDDeyQaqf3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe more detailed show notes\u003c/a\u003e for more.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-10-13T23:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/c19b4fd9-9e50-44b9-be15-b36c916b165c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36470157,"duration_in_seconds":4516}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/VdE5hF-Rs6hX20hUCwDiqSO2QH5r9EzJ3wTUfkAdWLW2Z15blednwU6EsmoFVHno.mp3","title":"Episode 50: Just another kubernetes article","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/50","content_text":"This week, we look at an article from Susan Hall at The New Stack. Susan is a solid reporter, so looking at her piece allows us to discuss the world and machination of the tech press, what it’s like to brief them, and our imagination of what it’s like to be a tech reporter.See the detailed notes for more.This episode was made free since we haven't been recording the regular show.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, we look at \u003ca href=\"https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-1-8-arrives-improvements-simplicity-stability-security-storage-improvements/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ean article from Susan Hall at \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-1-8-arrives-improvements-simplicity-stability-security-storage-improvements/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Stack\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Susan is a solid reporter, so looking at her piece allows us to discuss the world and machination of the tech press, what it’s like to brief them, and our imagination of what it’s like to be a tech reporter.\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP009-Just-another-kubernetes-article-3Ycdt0BnCTwnhHGzhVI7O\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe detailed notes for more.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis episode was made free since we haven\u0026#39;t been recording the regular show.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-10-04T04:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/a2bd86a7-b743-442f-bafa-b0268af89722.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54197549,"duration_in_seconds":3847}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/eiA1Z42OLc_C00HNkGULjnMAgbTqcFHeOgrf7czGf63um6WB-nfCV-pK000ZwMvr.mp3","title":"Episode 49: Heptio’s funding press releases, or, “marriages, divorces, and births”","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/49","content_text":"Press releases are a high art in our trade. There’s certain formats to follow, the audiences are always precise, and making a good one is a sign of a cunning PR pro. This week, we look at  a funding announcement from Heptio. It follows the classic form fairly well, so you’ll see how general press releases are done and some attributes of the funding press release.See more detailed show notes.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePress releases are a high art in our trade. There’s certain formats to follow, the audiences are always precise, and making a good one is a sign of a cunning PR pro. This week, we look at  \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/heptio-closes-25-million-series-b-funding-accelerate-growth-cloud-native-computing-2233467.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea funding announcement from Heptio\u003c/a\u003e. It follows the classic form fairly well, so you’ll see how general press releases are done and some attributes of the funding press release.\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP008-Heptios-funding-press-releases-or-marriages-divorces-and-births-YWvbpKmjvl9SWvvEoXUih\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore detailed show notes\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-09-22T19:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/f19987d4-4ba5-48e1-8020-2caf06349c58.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31417093,"duration_in_seconds":3885}]},{"id":"81d1486d-0fc3-4f59-bf4f-b1d30e261092","title":"Episode 41: Southbound cloud-native enterprise architecture","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/41","content_text":"In part two of our cloud-native enterprise architect talk, we discuss the more technical functions of the EA. We think of these as the \"southbound\" functions. Special Guest: Matt Walburn.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn part two of our cloud-native enterprise architect talk, we discuss the more technical functions of the EA. We think of these as the \u0026quot;southbound\u0026quot; functions. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Matt Walburn.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In part two of our cloud-native enterprise architect talk, we discuss the more technical functions of the EA.","date_published":"2017-09-18T13:15:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/81d1486d-0fc3-4f59-bf4f-b1d30e261092.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30537511,"duration_in_seconds":3801}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/AzX1CFabML0gyuQhkgJq-s90N-ynpcJdaUj3_UJmMy7ioSJa-NK3uG9ibbmMUUFq.mp3","title":"Episode 48: Forrester’s CD-ish Wave","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/48","content_text":"We discuss a recent Forrester Wave: “The Forrester Wave: Continuous Delivery And Release Automation, Q3 2017.” See more detailed notes here.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe discuss a recent Forrester Wave: \u003ca href=\"https://kloudrydermcaasicmforrester.s3.amazonaws.com/mcaas/Reprints/RES137969.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“The Forrester Wave: Continuous Delivery And Release Automation, Q3 2017.”\u003c/a\u003e \u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP007-Forresters-CD-ish-Wave-x5919YtZvbCCOKBNq6iVR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore detailed notes here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-09-14T05:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/edc47c63-6793-49f8-ba42-1f8247b5f1bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34553152,"duration_in_seconds":4277}]},{"id":"fd1486ec-d60d-4dcd-a9ac-ebdf6eea4167","title":"Episode 40: Do people actually do DevOps? Or, the margarita/bloody mary continuum","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/40","content_text":"On the DevOps question: sure they do, but there are many variations depending on the company.Links:Tommy's MargaritaAnthony Lee and David Brock talk platform operations — The Pivotal Conversations episode mentioned.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOn the DevOps question: sure they do, but there are many variations depending on the company.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Tommy\u0026#39;s Margarita\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.liquor.com/recipes/tommys-margarita/#gs.xNVcBf8\"\u003eTommy's Margarita\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Anthony Lee and David Brock talk platform operations\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/building-running-allstates-platform-team-ep-75\"\u003eAnthony Lee and David Brock talk platform operations\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The Pivotal Conversations episode mentioned.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"On the DevOps question: sure they do, but there are many variations depending on the company.","date_published":"2017-09-14T04:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/fd1486ec-d60d-4dcd-a9ac-ebdf6eea4167.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":17196032,"duration_in_seconds":2107}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/SNbaSo6JmkWdfl9LlZcRgzKYuns_4wH0rKIyZ4gk7nJgY4Atq9kp-3gXMOaixFa8.mp3","title":"Episode 47: Kubernetes \u0026 container landscapes from Forrester \u0026 Gartner","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/47","content_text":"This week, we talk about two PDFs setting out to briefly describe the kubernetes and great container orchestration landscapes. See [the usual more detailed write-up and analysis elsewhere](https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE).This episode was also made free in the regular Software Defined Talk podcast feed - marketing!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, we talk about two PDFs setting out to briefly describe the kubernetes and great container orchestration landscapes. See [the usual more detailed write-up and analysis elsewhere](\u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE).\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis episode was also made free in the regular Software Defined Talk podcast feed - marketing!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-09-01T19:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9d3ba9f1-b711-4982-b994-913b1380d1a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30113660,"duration_in_seconds":3722}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/wnjLx_OrqCy3RQnhmyj3OttYVTBR7BbJjmmcTSPVRl_x-ZuxOywgr0GcCBdihiPq.mp3","title":"Episode 46: The full Chef burger, with a side of THE DIGITAL","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/46","content_text":"This week’s paper is sent in by Matt Ray: “Continuous Automation for the Continuous Enterprise.”See detailed, typed analysis in the show-notes, find the paper attached, and enjoy the podcast in your members only RSS feed.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week’s paper is sent in by Matt Ray: \u003ca href=\"https://blog.chef.io/2017/05/16/continuous-automation-measuring-digital-transformation/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://blog.chef.io/2017/05/16/continuous-automation-measuring-digital-transformation/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContinuous Automation for the Continuous Enterprise.”\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP005-The-full-Chef-burger-with-a-side-of-THE-DIGITAL-5Lr2r9pb0Tspdc2ISPMKu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edetailed, typed analysis in the show-notes\u003c/a\u003e, find the paper attached, and enjoy the podcast in your members only RSS feed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-08-19T00:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/f1aab627-b8ef-418d-8bed-f5e9745e030d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32794221,"duration_in_seconds":4057}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/UikLk0D54w3d8RxAdhGkofbnPsxCfVjLmRVko7tjhYVLviixkaLry6u72nOsh75G.mp3","title":"Episode 45: The PaaS Hype Cycle, 2017 edition","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/45","content_text":"We look at the 2017 Gartner PaaS Hype Cycle, just released. See more show notes, though not very detailed here.As always, thanks for being a supporter!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe look at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gartner.com/doc/3764563/hype-cycle-platform-service-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2017 Gartner PaaS Hype Cycle\u003c/a\u003e, just released. See \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP004-Gartners-Hype-Cycle-for-Platform-as-a-Service-2017-EbPPNkHyqB6UMESBUNMgq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emore show notes, though not very detailed here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cp\u003eAs always, thanks for being a supporter!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-08-15T00:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/f22d6651-3c49-40f3-a79f-747dcc9c4cf9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27302625,"duration_in_seconds":3370}]},{"id":"eba8d84d-62a9-4e64-acf8-24e790751c45","title":"Episode 39: “Microservices is interesting because most enterprises aren't doing it.”","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/39","content_text":"It’s another in the Matt Curry discussions sub-series! We discuss how enterprise are shifting over to a microservices approach, or not.  As Matt explains:\n“A lot of enterprise are trying to figure out how to do microservices…but what they’re actually trying to figure out how to do is small, empowered teams that can independently release.”","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s another in the Matt Curry discussions sub-series! We discuss how enterprise are shifting over to a microservices approach, or not.  As Matt explains:\u003cbr\u003e\n“A lot of enterprise are trying to figure out how to do microservices…but what they’re actually trying to figure out how to do is small, empowered teams that can independently release.”\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"“A lot of enterprise are trying to figure out how to do microservices…but what they’re actually trying to figure out how to do is small, empowered teams that can independently release.”","date_published":"2017-08-10T20:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/eba8d84d-62a9-4e64-acf8-24e790751c45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":24789061,"duration_in_seconds":3002}]},{"id":"8c579b5d-16a9-47db-b5ba-cbf8e07863ab","title":"Episode 38: Coté’s whiskey theory \u0026 why The Economist is great","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/38","content_text":"We discuss what the deal is with Canadian whiskey and then talk about why we like The Economist.\n\nYour pals, @cowboyd \u0026amp; @cote.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe discuss what the deal is with Canadian whiskey and then talk about why we like \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYour pals, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cowboyd\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cowboyd\u003c/a\u003e \u0026amp; @\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We discuss what the deal is with Canadian whiskey and then talk about why we like _The Economist_.","date_published":"2017-08-03T22:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/8c579b5d-16a9-47db-b5ba-cbf8e07863ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":21190708,"duration_in_seconds":2497}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/uPs3q9rtoirV3bojXUS3Q-Yx872_PiCzpFtZ27-bZGRS91f-kh4Kq0OZ4t6CCDD6.mp3","title":"Episode 44: A trillion IoT devices by 2035","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/44","content_text":"IoT will be big by 2035, a trillion devices driving a $1tn of spend/year, according to this paper. How does one come to that figure, and what exactly is IoT. Even better, how would you put together the business case to justify doing an IoT project? Well, you’ll get an average of 5x returns, the paper says, so that’s a compelling start. Also, you should buy some ARM chips. Put together by one of ARM’s investor relations people, this paper is squarely targeted a money people interested in IoT and ARM.See also the raw notes on the paper, references, and more details on the paper. Also, of course, available as a PDF attached here.This paper in question (attached here, as well) was suggested by Alek.As always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it's super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are transmitted) and encourage your friends to check out both Software Defined Talk and to become a patron get our exegesis episodes.Please tell us what you think and suggest any white papers, talks, press releases, or other tech world ephemera that'd be fun to over-analyze!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIoT will be big by 2035, a trillion devices driving a $1tn of spend/year, according to \u003ca href=\"https://community.arm.com/iot/b/blog/posts/white-paper-the-route-to-a-trillion-devices\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis paper\u003c/a\u003e. How does one come to that figure, and what exactly is IoT. Even better, how would you put together the business case to justify doing an IoT project? Well, you’ll get an average of 5x returns, the paper says, so that’s a compelling start. Also, you should buy some ARM chips. Put together by \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-sparks-a3490a31/?ppe=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eone of ARM’s investor relations people\u003c/a\u003e, this paper is squarely targeted a money people interested in IoT and ARM.\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP003-A-trillion-IoT-devices-by-2035-Philip-Sparks-ARM-BJg5CTsDMVpHKZmw3Ezdl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe raw notes on the paper, references, and more details on the paper. \u003c/a\u003eAlso, of course, available as a PDF attached here.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"https://community.arm.com/iot/b/blog/posts/white-paper-the-route-to-a-trillion-devices\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epaper in question\u003c/a\u003e (attached here, as well) was \u003ca href=\"https://drunkandretired.slack.com/archives/C5GPMBXQT/p1501591519538361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esuggested by Alek\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it\u0026#39;s super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are transmitted) and encourage your friends to check out both Software Defined Talk and to become a patron get our exegesis episodes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease tell us what you think and suggest any white papers, talks, press releases, or other tech world ephemera that\u0026#39;d be fun to over-analyze!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-08-03T18:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/4e7a1db3-18b9-450f-a452-042bb3b5c9fe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25043554,"duration_in_seconds":3088}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/9Ceu6tIuTUrxMoPrJWs5SEeIlgfNcWbn3WNmoSVaLzMXc1I_TIBNEc4spYISaFH4.mp3","title":"Episode 43: Not a [Very Good] DevOps Talk - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #2","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/43","content_text":"This week, Brandon and Coté talk analyze Coté's 2016 stump-speech, Not a DevOps Talk. We talk about the process of putting together a talk like this, how it flows, and the desired effect and rhetoric behind it all.See the extensive show notes and much more detail in the attached PDF or online. There's also a bonus write-up about two of Coté's Register columns.As always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it's super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are transmitted) and encourage your friends to check out both Software Defined Talk and to become a patron get our exegesis episodes.Please tell us what you think and suggest any white papers, talks, press releases, or other tech world ephemera that'd be fun to over-analyze!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, Brandon and Coté talk analyze Coté\u0026#39;s 2016 stump-speech, Not a DevOps Talk. We talk about the process of putting together a talk like this, how it flows, and the desired effect and rhetoric behind it all.\u003cp\u003eSee the extensive show notes and much more detail in the attached PDF or \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP002-Not-a-Very-Good-DevOps-Talk-uppkWUh6rMiOSsMl58hId\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eonline\u003c/a\u003e. There\u0026#39;s also a bonus write-up about two of Coté\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eRegister\u003c/em\u003e columns.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it\u0026#39;s super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhaps send the attached PDF (as all great white papers are transmitted) and encourage your friends to check out both Software Defined Talk and to become a patron get our exegesis episodes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease tell us what you think and suggest any white papers, talks, press releases, or other tech world ephemera that\u0026#39;d be fun to over-analyze!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-07-29T14:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/6c033d50-a5fa-4b6a-b300-8d4c07c4ab05.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27392219,"duration_in_seconds":3381}]},{"id":"c0fda0cf-5d84-4d9b-8507-7c9c59894465","title":"Episode 37: Cloud-native enterprise architecture, with Matt Curry \u0026 Andrew Clay Shafer","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/37","content_text":"Let’s finally get to the punchline on this “cloud-native enterprise architect” quest. Here, Matt Curry, Andrew Clay Shafer, and I discuss the things that would motivate such a role and try to chart out what functions the cloud-native EA would serve. This still doesn’t answer the question perfectly, but it does point towards good why’s and even some how’s. We do alright at trying to pull it all together.\n\nRough Outline\n\n\nBusiness “outcomes.”\n“So what is it you’d say you do here?”\nMarketing and sales for tech decision making - getting budget, etc.\nThe EA Strawperson - biz/IT alignment, governance, proscribing stacks\nRisk-modeling and procurement costs get better\nEA as the ROI whisperer.\nSRE book discussions, Pivotal Conversations #58 (Andrew and Coté).\nThe technology, and what’s new? AWS RDS as an (almost) end-to-end example.\nSo, EA’s jobs to this point: business stuff… versus defining the platform and tech choices (e.g., “use this pagination library or die!”).\nBut: product people do the business stuff… you prescribe one platform/PaaS… and then most teams now choose their own stuff above the platform.\nAnd doesn’t microservices do the rest…?\nCloud-native EA’s probably spend a lot more attention to process, like SRE-thinking… reducing duplication of services… someone has to have a global, big picture view of everything.\nBeing a change agent: boot-strapping to this DevOps/cloud-native/blah blah\nThe ultimate goal: the business wants to evolve quickly, try new things to try to grow and defend itself quicker; the IT must work, or, at least, be resilient; I don’t want to pay a lot for this muffler; making it easy to do the right thing.\n# Background\nPast discussions on cloud-native EA: Pivotal Conversations #72 and Coté Show #36.\nSome rough notes on research.\nBooks: Enterprise Architecture as Strategy and Continuous Architecture.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLet’s finally get to the punchline on this “cloud-native enterprise architect” quest. Here, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt Curry\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/littleidea\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAndrew Clay Shafer\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u003c/a\u003e discuss the things that would motivate such a role and try to chart out what functions the cloud-native EA would serve. This still doesn’t answer the question perfectly, but it does point towards good why’s and even some how’s. We do alright at trying to pull it all together.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eRough Outline\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness “outcomes.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“So what is it you’d say you do here?”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing and sales for tech decision making - getting budget, etc.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe EA Strawperson - biz/IT alignment, governance, proscribing stacks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisk-modeling and procurement costs get better\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEA as the ROI whisperer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSRE book discussions, \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/the-google-sre-book-with-andrew-shafer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePivotal Conversations\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/the-google-sre-book-with-andrew-shafer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e#58\u003c/a\u003e (Andrew and Coté).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe technology, and what’s new? AWS RDS as an (almost) end-to-end example.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo, EA’s jobs to this point: business stuff… versus defining the platform and tech choices (e.g., “use this pagination library or die!”).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut: product people do the business stuff… you prescribe one platform/PaaS… and then most teams now choose their own stuff above the platform.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd doesn’t microservices do the rest…?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloud-native EA’s probably spend a lot more attention to process, like SRE-thinking… reducing duplication of services… someone has to have a global, big picture view of everything.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing a change agent: boot-strapping to this DevOps/cloud-native/blah blah\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ultimate goal: the business wants to evolve quickly, try new things to try to grow and defend itself quicker; the IT must work, or, at least, be resilient; I don’t want to pay a lot for this muffler; making it easy to do the right thing.\n# Background\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePast discussions on cloud-native EA: \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/the-fat-baby-in-the-water-cloud-native-enterprise-architecture-ep-072\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePivotal Conversations #72\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cote.show/36\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCoté Show #36\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zA4K9SR1cV_GvA3S-KtZfYrgO854VZuo1rDwtlTd-0Q/edit\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003erough notes on research\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks: \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2gO5bEW\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnterprise Architecture as Strategy\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2ufgwCA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eContinuous Architecture\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Let’s finally get to the punchline on this “cloud-native enterprise architect” quest. Here, [Matt Curry](https://twitter.com/mattjcurry), [Andrew Clay Shafer](https://twitter.com/littleidea), and [I](https://twitter.com/cote) discuss the things that would motivate such a role and try to chart out what functions the cloud-native EA would serve. This still doesn’t answer the question perfectly, but it does point towards good why’s and even some how’s. We do alright at trying to pull it all together.","date_published":"2017-07-21T23:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/c0fda0cf-5d84-4d9b-8507-7c9c59894465.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25496505,"duration_in_seconds":3170}]},{"id":"https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon-posts/6OHmu-o3X6B_CoHGoml-Sl2yWuEyAJoa6lY2A2nzIQ783MrpGFbbeuTEzaA_Ah2G.mp3","title":"Episode 42: PwC says you suck at THE DIGITAL - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #1","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/42","content_text":"Our first white paper review, starting with \"what is digital, and what are/should enterprises do about it. See the detailed notes on it, either in the attached PDF, or in Dropbox Paper.You should be able to find your members only RSS feed and add it to your podcast listener.First, thanks to our initial, super-fan handful of members who'll be getting this.Second, tell us if you like this show, format, and, if so, some studies/papers you'd like us to go over.Third, if you can help us promote this, and grow membership (or at least envy that you get access to!), that'd be awesome. Feel free to email the PDF around, a link the notes, or even the MP3 if you want to be a bit of a privateer.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur first white paper review, starting with \u0026quot;what is digital, and what are/should enterprises do about it. See the detailed notes on it, either in the attached PDF, or in \u003ca href=\"https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/PwC-says-you-suck-at-THE-DIGITAL-White-Paper-Review-1-X1hjDkyd1nWpJ70HLUsMr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDropbox Paper\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cp\u003eYou should be able to find your members only RSS feed and add it to your podcast listener.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, thanks to our initial, super-fan handful of members who\u0026#39;ll be getting this.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond, tell us if you like this show, format, and, if so, some studies/papers you\u0026#39;d like us to go over.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThird, if you can help us promote this, and grow membership (or at least envy that you get access to!), that\u0026#39;d be awesome. Feel free to email the PDF around, a link the notes, or even the MP3 if you want to be a bit of a privateer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2017-07-21T19:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2c22f7b5-387c-44c2-a25f-6fb75dd2fed2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29674041,"duration_in_seconds":3667}]},{"id":"76f6247c-b9f3-4c07-b5ac-736d657cd61d","title":"Episode 36: North-bound Enterprise Architecture with Matt Walburn - that business/IT alignment dance","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/36","content_text":"What’s the “business” side of enterprise architecture? And how does EA’ing start mapping to DevOps, cloud-native, and all the new stuff? In part one of this discussion, I talk with Matt Walburn about how EA’s fit into The Business.\n\nRough Outline\n\n\nRorschaching “Enterprise Architect” (EA)\nThe bad parts of EA - governance\n“Neo-classical DevOps”\nMatt Walburn - AWS, Pivotal, Target.\nDIY Whitepaper\nUnderstanding how the business works, the customers (internal and external), what IT is in place.\nWhat’s the “operating model” for figuring out what IT does: deciding on the plan, finance, HR, translating things to developers.\nTaking out COTS and desktop management - however, commoditizing by going SaaS and IaaS is likely important.\nFiguring out how the business works. Experiences their customers work with that are supported by IT, e.g., eCommerce, mobile device, call-center.\nFiguring out the stick figures and the lines to boxes - user-centric design and thinking.\n\n\nAgile, value-streams.\n\nOutcomes/What is “strategy”?\nOutcomes - result (monetary, usually) you want. How you’ll achieve it (e.g., sell through mobile apps)… working backwards to the things required (in eCommerce, I need to show a catalog of products, get them to pay for it, ship it, handle returns, etc.)\n\n\nThe value of TOGAF and ITIL side-note.\nHow to ferret them out - sit in people with a room and walk back the business, a bunch of questions. “Boardio.”\nHow to “model”/document them - taxonomy.\nHow do these workflows/outcomes align to what the business is doing.\nFinding duplication that’s wasteful - if we want faster cycle-times, we want to democratize data access (more transparent, well-known data sources, etc.)… not burdened with re-creating. Not so much (or only) an “IT service” that’s duplicated, but sort of logical pools of data. Cost-removal is fine, but also removing conflicts and dealing with conflicts, and removing time-to-understand how all these different things work.\n\nDefine future vision, aka, “what do we [in IT] do now?”\n\n\nFirst step, how decoupled is the business from IT\n\nSpecial Guest: Matt Walburn.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat’s the “business” side of enterprise architecture? And how does EA’ing start mapping to DevOps, cloud-native, and all the new stuff? In part one of this discussion, I talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattwalburn\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt Walburn\u003c/a\u003e about how EA’s fit into The Business.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eRough Outline\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRorschaching “Enterprise Architect” (EA)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bad parts of EA - governance\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Neo-classical DevOps”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattwalburn\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt Walburn\u003c/a\u003e - AWS, Pivotal, Target.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://content.pivotal.io/white-papers/the-upside-down-economics-of-building-your-own-platform\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDIY Whitepaper\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding how the business works, the customers (internal and external), what IT is in place.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat’s the “operating model” for figuring out what IT does: deciding on the plan, finance, HR, translating things to developers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking out COTS and desktop management - however, commoditizing by going SaaS and IaaS is likely important.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiguring out how the business works. Experiences their customers work with that are supported by IT, e.g., eCommerce, mobile device, call-center.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiguring out the stick figures and the lines to boxes - user-centric design and thinking.\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgile, value-streams.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutcomes/What is “strategy”?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutcomes - result (monetary, usually) you want. How you’ll achieve it (e.g., sell through mobile apps)… working backwards to the things required (in eCommerce, I need to show a catalog of products, get them to pay for it, ship it, handle returns, etc.)\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe value of TOGAF and ITIL side-note.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to ferret them out - sit in people with a room and walk back the business, a bunch of questions. “Boardio.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to “model”/document them - taxonomy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do these workflows/outcomes align to what the business is doing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding duplication that’s wasteful - if we want faster cycle-times, we want to democratize data access (more transparent, well-known data sources, etc.)… not burdened with re-creating. Not so much (or only) an “IT service” that’s duplicated, but sort of logical pools of data. Cost-removal is fine, but also removing conflicts and dealing with conflicts, and removing time-to-understand how all these different things work.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine future vision, aka, “what do we [in IT] do now?”\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst step, how decoupled is the business from IT\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Matt Walburn.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What’s the “business” side of enterprise architecture? And how does EA’ing start mapping to DevOps, cloud-native, and all the new stuff? In part one of this discussion, I talk with [Matt Walburn](https://twitter.com/mattwalburn) about how EA’s fit into The Business.","date_published":"2017-07-20T21:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/76f6247c-b9f3-4c07-b5ac-736d657cd61d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25186113,"duration_in_seconds":2894}]},{"id":"89374429-f77f-4dd3-87cc-939cbc33420d","title":"Episode 35: You know me, never afraid to be a naive old white guy, or, learning from centuries of fighting over dumb shit","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/35","content_text":"In this Drunk and Retired cameo episode: What's up with Irish and Italian names, and why is the Irish brand so much bigger than the Scottish brand? Also, it seems like there's a lot to learn from 2,000 years of Europeans fighting. Charles and Coté quickly meander through all of this.Links:Ongoing topics list — Rolling list of ideas for things to talk about here.Gulf Shores, Alabama — A fine place for a beach vacation.The Horse of Pride — It’s like _Hillbilly Elegy_, but for 20th century France.frontmacs.el — \"A package-based, web-centric, customizable, awesome-by-default, acceptance-tested Emacs distribution curated by your friends at Frontside.\"swiper.el — \"Ivy - a generic completion frontend for Emacs, Swiper - isearch with an overview, and more. Oh, man!\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this Drunk and Retired cameo episode: What\u0026#39;s up with Irish and Italian names, and why is the Irish brand so much bigger than the Scottish brand? Also, it seems like there\u0026#39;s a lot to learn from 2,000 years of Europeans fighting. Charles and Coté quickly meander through all of this.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ongoing topics list\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGnVlXfLDhgrKq9DJX2EOvAvcOBieBBewN5TXjnfHxs/edit#heading=h.oobchxtft092\"\u003eOngoing topics list\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Rolling list of ideas for things to talk about here.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Gulf Shores, Alabama\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Shores,_Alabama\"\u003eGulf Shores, Alabama\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; A fine place for a beach vacation.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Horse of Pride\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://amzn.to/2s9TedW\"\u003eThe Horse of Pride\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; It’s like _Hillbilly Elegy_, but for 20th century France.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"frontmacs.el\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://github.com/thefrontside/frontmacs\"\u003efrontmacs.el\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"A package-based, web-centric, customizable, awesome-by-default, acceptance-tested Emacs distribution curated by your friends at Frontside.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"swiper.el\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper\"\u003eswiper.el\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"Ivy - a generic completion frontend for Emacs, Swiper - isearch with an overview, and more. Oh, man!\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"What's up with Irish and Italian names, and why is the Irish brand so much bigger than the Scottish brand? Also, it seems like there's a lot to learn from 2,000 years of Europeans fighting.","date_published":"2017-06-30T17:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/89374429-f77f-4dd3-87cc-939cbc33420d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":12234733,"duration_in_seconds":1375}]},{"id":"f9afc4ef-ba30-4a2a-b6f4-888205c094dc","title":"Episode 34: Pipelines, you're gonna need 'em","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/34","content_text":"Without a build pipeline, you might as well pack it up and go home. Matt Curry and I talk about his team’s experience with putting a pipeline in place and dip a bit into how Concourse and other options, like Jenkins. Matt also goes over some of the common meatware barriers to getting CI/CD in place.\n\nFind us here: @mattjcurry and @cote.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWithout a build pipeline, you might as well pack it up and go home. Matt Curry and I talk about his team’s experience with putting a pipeline in place and dip a bit into how Concourse and other options, like Jenkins. Matt also goes over some of the common meatware barriers to getting CI/CD in place.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind us here: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Without a build pipeline, you might as well pack it up and go home.","date_published":"2017-06-08T23:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/f9afc4ef-ba30-4a2a-b6f4-888205c094dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28014933,"duration_in_seconds":3428}]},{"id":"9f374b77-da14-4b03-8e20-b71aecf4f722","title":"Episode 33: Spring Cloud, Zuul, \u0026 API gateways, with Spencer Gibb","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/33","content_text":"All these cloud-native apps don’t magically figure out how to talk with each other themselves. They need to usual help with finding each other (registries) and then mediating and managing their ongoing “chatter” with one-another (API gateways). While killing time at the Pivotal booth at OSCON, I talked with Spencer Gibb who works on these things and more in Spring.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAll these cloud-native apps don’t magically figure out how to talk with each other themselves. They need to usual help with finding each other (registries) and then mediating and managing their ongoing “chatter” with one-another (API gateways). While killing time at the Pivotal booth at OSCON, I talked with Spencer Gibb who works on these things and more in Spring.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"All these cloud-native apps don’t magically figure out how to talk with each other themselves. They need to usual help with finding each other (registries) and then mediating and managing their ongoing “chatter” with one-another (API gateways). While killing time at the Pivotal booth at OSCON, I talked with Spencer Gibb who works on these things and more in Spring.","date_published":"2017-06-02T19:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9f374b77-da14-4b03-8e20-b71aecf4f722.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":3713418,"duration_in_seconds":439}]},{"id":"6f6cfd89-1f75-4436-ba3c-049cae0a08fd","title":"Episode 32: Jono Bacon on internal community development and keys to community management","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/32","content_text":"As organizations get deeper into improving how they do IT, they’re interested in replicating the collaborative benefits of open source communities. Jono Bacon has worked in this space for many, many years and shares some of his experiences here with Barton George and I, while we were all at OSCON. Jono also goes over some of the important parts of community management.\n\nSee also the video of this interview.Special Guests: Barton George and Jono Bacon.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAs organizations get deeper into improving how they do IT, they’re interested in replicating the collaborative benefits of open source communities. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jonobacon\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJono Bacon\u003c/a\u003e has worked in this space for many, many years and shares some of his experiences here with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/barton808\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBarton George\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u003c/a\u003e, while we were all at OSCON. Jono also goes over some of the important parts of community management.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqlbMK8cBZo\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe video of this interview\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Barton George and Jono Bacon.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"As organizations get deeper into improving how they do IT, they’re interested in replicating the collaborative benefits of open source communities. Jono Bacon has worked in this space for many, many years and shares some of his experiences here with Barton and I, while we were all at OSCON. Jono also goes over some of the important parts of community management.","date_published":"2017-06-01T19:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/6f6cfd89-1f75-4436-ba3c-049cae0a08fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":10061969,"duration_in_seconds":855}]},{"id":"2ecea654-7ce9-4934-82e9-2a8eff89d68b","title":"Episode 31: Update on the Cloud Foundry Foundation, and the need for enterprises to share more","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/31","content_text":"Abby Kearns talks with Barton and I about what's up at the Cloud Foundry Foundation. We also discuss the encouraging people at enterprises (users of software, not vendors) to share more of best/worst practices and knowledge with each other.\n\nSee also a video of the interview.Special Guests: Abby Kearns and Barton George.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ab415\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAbby Kearns\u003c/a\u003e talks with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/barton808\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBarton\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u003c/a\u003e about what\u0026#39;s up at the Cloud Foundry Foundation. We also discuss the encouraging people at enterprises (users of software, not vendors) to share more of best/worst practices and knowledge with each other.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2oAGRMmPA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ea video of the interview\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Abby Kearns and Barton George.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"[Abby Kearns](https://twitter.com/ab415) talks with [Barton](https://twitter.com/barton808) and [I](https://twitter.com/cote) about what's up at the Cloud Foundry Foundation. We also discuss the encouraging people at enterprises (users of software, not vendors) to share more of best/worst practices and knowledge with each other.","date_published":"2017-05-26T20:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2ecea654-7ce9-4934-82e9-2a8eff89d68b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":8144298,"duration_in_seconds":983}]},{"id":"45beeb3c-86e9-4a64-9e8d-b1e882820e26","title":"Episode 30: Patrick Debois on using serverless for a year and half, defining DevOps vs. SRE vs. design, and meatware over tools","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/30","content_text":"At DevOpsDays Austin, 2017, Barton George and I talk with Patrick Debois.\n\nSee also a video of this interview.Special Guests: Barton George and Patrick Debois.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAt DevOpsDays Austin, 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/barton808\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBarton George\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u003c/a\u003e talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/patrickdebois\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePatrick Debois\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDCmQEJyh50\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ea video of this interview\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Barton George and Patrick Debois.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"At DevOpsDays Austin, 2017, [Barton George](https://twitter.com/barton808) and [I](https://twitter.com/cote) talk with [Patrick Debois](https://twitter.com/patrickdebois).","date_published":"2017-05-26T17:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/45beeb3c-86e9-4a64-9e8d-b1e882820e26.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":7346305,"duration_in_seconds":830}]},{"id":"087f322d-cb54-4718-aef9-e8f82b19cf5b","title":"Episode 29: DevOps at cloud.gov, security, compliance, \u0026 cities that start with \"A\"","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/29","content_text":"At DevOpsDays Austin 2017, Barton George and I talk with Diego Lapiduz about his experience introducing and managing a cloud platform for the US government and, now, his work at Pivotal. Special Guests: Barton George and Diego Lapiduz.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAt DevOpsDays Austin 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/barton808\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBarton George\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eI\u003c/a\u003e talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/dlapiduz\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDiego Lapiduz\u003c/a\u003e about his experience introducing and managing a cloud platform for the US government and, now, his work at Pivotal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Barton George and Diego Lapiduz.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"At DevOpsDays Austin 2017, [Barton George](https://twitter.com/barton808) and [I](https://twitter.com/cote) talk with [Diego Lapiduz](https://twitter.com/dlapiduz) about his experience introducing and managing a cloud platform for the US government and, now, his work at Pivotal. ","date_published":"2017-05-25T18:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/087f322d-cb54-4718-aef9-e8f82b19cf5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":7107012,"duration_in_seconds":859}]},{"id":"e632f9aa-38aa-48c1-9792-81b657348b92","title":"Episode 28: GSD'ing your way to cloud-native, with Brian Gregory","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/28","content_text":"Just under a year later, Brian Gregory is back to tell us how changing over Express Script's approach to software is doing. As ever, it's mostly about meat-ware and Brian gives good, casual overview of management tactics to get everyone to the seemingly simple state of doing the right thing.\n\n\nLast episode Brian was on, #12.\nIn Twitter: @mrbriangregory\nSpecial Guest: Brian Gregory.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJust under a year later, Brian Gregory is back to tell us how changing over Express Script\u0026#39;s approach to software is doing. As ever, it\u0026#39;s mostly about meat-ware and Brian gives good, casual overview of management tactics to get everyone to the seemingly simple state of doing the right thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cote.show/12\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLast episode Brian was on, #12\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mrbriangregory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mrbriangregory\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Brian Gregory.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Just under a year later, Brian Gregory is back to tell us how changing over Express Script's approach to software is doing. As ever, it's mostly about meat-ware and Brian gives good, casual overview of management tactics to get everyone to the seemingly simple state of doing the right thing.","date_published":"2017-05-24T22:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e632f9aa-38aa-48c1-9792-81b657348b92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28807619,"duration_in_seconds":3568}]},{"id":"40b9bbf0-35e3-435e-9009-b52a26edbbc6","title":"Episode 27: The arrogance of making sure you get what you want","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/27","content_text":"Coté doesn't like asking people to do things for him...or people in general.Links:070: Kubernetes with Joe Beda, The Frontside Podcast — Always be DevOps'in'.Paleo French Cuisine - Kindle edition by Chef Alain Braux. Cookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. — Less beans, more fruit.Southern Culture On The Skids: Dirt Track Date — Good hold music.Frijoles charros - Wikipedia — These are the best means that humanity has come up with to date.Pivotal Conversations: Cloud-Native Monitoring \u0026amp; PCF Metrics, With Todd Persen (Ep. 65) — In an open source business, you have to figure out how to ask people for money.Show Topics and notes — Our ongoing list of show topics and scratch-pad for shows.What Makes People Do What They Do? Freakonomics — The Israeli pay for being late to pick up your kid story.The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable  — Actually pretty good.Maestro's Classic Beard Butter Wisemen's Blend 8 Ounce — This is what Coté uses, but you can feel free to skip caring about beard-care for the first two years or so.GitHub - felipeochoa/rjsx-mode: A JSX major mode for EmacsMenlo Font","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCoté doesn\u0026#39;t like asking people to do things for him...or people in general.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"070: Kubernetes with Joe Beda, The Frontside Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://frontsidethepodcast.simplecast.fm/70\"\u003e070: Kubernetes with Joe Beda, The Frontside Podcast\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Always be DevOps'in'.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Paleo French Cuisine - Kindle edition by Chef Alain Braux. Cookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BKD2J5U/coteicomthecoteb\"\u003ePaleo French Cuisine - Kindle edition by Chef Alain Braux. Cookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Less beans, more fruit.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Southern Culture On The Skids: Dirt Track Date\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000VZUMNE/coteicomthecoteb\"\u003eSouthern Culture On The Skids: Dirt Track Date\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Good hold music.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Frijoles charros - Wikipedia\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frijoles_charros\"\u003eFrijoles charros - Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; These are the best means that humanity has come up with to date.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pivotal Conversations: Cloud-Native Monitoring \u0026amp; PCF Metrics, With Todd Persen (Ep. 65)\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/cloud-native-monitor-pcf-metrics-with-todd-persen\"\u003ePivotal Conversations: Cloud-Native Monitoring \u0026amp; PCF Metrics, With Todd Persen (Ep. 65)\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; In an open source business, you have to figure out how to ask people for money.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Show Topics and notes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGnVlXfLDhgrKq9DJX2EOvAvcOBieBBewN5TXjnfHxs/edit#\"\u003eShow Topics and notes\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Our ongoing list of show topics and scratch-pad for shows.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"What Makes People Do What They Do? Freakonomics\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/23/what-makes-people-do-what-they-do/\"\u003eWhat Makes People Do What They Do? Freakonomics\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The Israeli pay for being late to pick up your kid story.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006960LQW/coteicomthecoteb\"\u003eThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable \u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Actually pretty good.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Maestro\u0026#39;s Classic Beard Butter Wisemen\u0026#39;s Blend 8 Ounce\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MEH9X7S/coteicomthecoteb\"\u003eMaestro's Classic Beard Butter Wisemen's Blend 8 Ounce\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; This is what Coté uses, but you can feel free to skip caring about beard-care for the first two years or so.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"GitHub - felipeochoa/rjsx-mode: A JSX major mode for Emacs\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://github.com/felipeochoa/rjsx-mode\"\u003eGitHub - felipeochoa/rjsx-mode: A JSX major mode for Emacs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Menlo Font\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.cufonfonts.com/en/font/13494/menlo\"\u003eMenlo Font\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Coté doesn't like asking people to do things for him...or people in general.","date_published":"2017-05-19T17:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/40b9bbf0-35e3-435e-9009-b52a26edbbc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25703306,"duration_in_seconds":3069}]},{"id":"583c11c3-78d4-455f-ac78-205953a992cc","title":"Episode 26: Getting over resistance to change","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/26","content_text":"Matt Curry is back! In this episode recorded at OSCON 2017, we discuss the problems with getting people to change, from staff to management, private sector and government.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMatt Curry is back! In this episode recorded at OSCON 2017, we discuss the problems with getting people to change, from staff to management, private sector and government.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Matt Curry is back! In this episode recorded at OSCON 2017, we discuss the problems with getting people to change, from staff to management, private sector and government.","date_published":"2017-05-16T18:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/583c11c3-78d4-455f-ac78-205953a992cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28821405,"duration_in_seconds":3469}]},{"id":"2f99fb2c-c484-48c5-90ef-4a1f79042a59","title":"Episode 25: John Willis on DevOps, inclusion, burn-out, and biz dev","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/25","content_text":"","content_html":"","summary":"Barton George and I talk with John Willis at DevOpsDays Austin 2017.","date_published":"2017-05-11T14:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2f99fb2c-c484-48c5-90ef-4a1f79042a59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":7122512,"duration_in_seconds":789}]},{"id":"8b9991da-f805-45b5-aacf-719daf392f2f","title":"Episode 24: Oil and waffles","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/24","content_text":"We hear about the days when Charles was drilling for oil. Also, waffles: \"I suffered years of floppy-waffles.\" We also discuss the deal with kombucha, to no effect, really.\n\nAnd, as always, Charles' emacs configuration tip of the week.Links:The Wheel of Time seriesShow TopicsPlanet Money buys oilThere Will be BloodBig Oil profit margins — Something like 6-7%Avocado OilWhale oil — \"nearly 236,000 whales were killed in the 19th century\"\r\nThe 4-Hour BodyCoté's Belgian waffle iron — Oster CKSTWFBF21 1-1/2-Inch Thick Belgian Flip Waffle Maker, Brushed Stainless SteelThe WirecutterArlo camerasThe SweethomeKombuchaCharles' emacs configuration tip of the week — crux.elAustin Emacs MeetupCharles on the Emacs.el PodcastCoté on The Frontside podcast","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe hear about the days when Charles was drilling for oil. Also, waffles: \u0026quot;I suffered years of floppy-waffles.\u0026quot; We also discuss the deal with kombucha, to no effect, really.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd, as always, Charles\u0026#39; emacs configuration tip of the week.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Wheel of Time series\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time\"\u003eThe Wheel of Time series\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Show Topics\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGnVlXfLDhgrKq9DJX2EOvAvcOBieBBewN5TXjnfHxs/edit#\"\u003eShow Topics\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Planet Money buys oil\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/08/26/491342091/planet-money-buys-oil\"\u003ePlanet Money buys oil\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"There Will be Blood\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Be_Blood\"\u003eThere Will be Blood\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Big Oil profit margins\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/2011/05/10/oil-company-earnings.html\"\u003eBig Oil profit margins\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Something like 6-7%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Avocado Oil\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado_oil\"\u003eAvocado Oil\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Whale oil\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://io9.gizmodo.com/5930414/1846-the-year-we-hit-peak-sperm-whale-oil\"\u003eWhale oil\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; \"nearly 236,000 whales were killed in the 19th century\"\r\n\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The 4-Hour Body\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://amzn.to/2p889WY\"\u003eThe 4-Hour Body\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Coté\u0026#39;s Belgian waffle iron\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://amzn.to/2pqSX7U\"\u003eCoté's Belgian waffle iron\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Oster CKSTWFBF21 1-1/2-Inch Thick Belgian Flip Waffle Maker, Brushed Stainless Steel\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Wirecutter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://thewirecutter.com/\"\u003eThe Wirecutter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Arlo cameras\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://amzn.to/2oQGMhD\"\u003eArlo cameras\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Sweethome\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://thesweethome.com/\"\u003eThe Sweethome\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kombucha\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://mic.com/articles/108502/if-you-re-kind-of-repelled-by-kombucha-you-might-have-the-right-idea#.ZFZyWe1kj\"\u003eKombucha\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Charles\u0026#39; emacs configuration tip of the week\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://github.com/bbatsov/crux\"\u003eCharles' emacs configuration tip of the week\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; crux.el\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Austin Emacs Meetup\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.meetup.com/EmacsATX/\"\u003eAustin Emacs Meetup\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Charles on the Emacs.el Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://twitter.com/Emacsel\"\u003eCharles on the Emacs.el Podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Coté on The Frontside podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://frontsidethepodcast.simplecast.fm/66\"\u003eCoté on The Frontside podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We hear about the days when Charles was drilling for oil. Also, waffles: \"I suffered years of floppy-waffles.\"","date_published":"2017-04-27T21:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/8b9991da-f805-45b5-aacf-719daf392f2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25473580,"duration_in_seconds":3003}]},{"id":"345f16f3-25c0-404a-b118-476d7f1b42c2","title":"Episode 23: “I don’t have a horse or gun.” Or: We were born in Austin. Or: “you may all go to hell. I am going to Texas.”","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/23","content_text":"When you travel, people have a lot of thoughts about Texas.Links:Skype Call RecorderTopic listThat podcast we used to do“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” — It was Davy Crockett.\"Don't mess with Texas\" — “The campaign is credited with reducing litter on Texas highways roughly 72% between 1986 and 1990.” O'Tacos — Panini \"tacos\" in Paris.Cooper's now in AustinThe Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto KasperOriginal My Little Pony theme songSouth American pan pipe soundsHouston, Dallas, and San Antonio are top 10 US cities, by population — Austin is #11.Who invented the breakfast taco?Header image of blue bonnets from rubengarciajrphotography","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you travel, people have a lot of thoughts about Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Skype Call Recorder\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/\"\u003eSkype Call Recorder\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Topic list\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGnVlXfLDhgrKq9DJX2EOvAvcOBieBBewN5TXjnfHxs/edit?usp=sharing\"\u003eTopic list\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"That podcast we used to do\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://archive.org/details/DrunkAndRetired/\"\u003eThat podcast we used to do\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/you-may-all-go-to-hell-and-9-more-great-texas-quotes/\"\u003e“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; It was Davy Crockett.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"\u0026quot;Don\u0026#39;t mess with Texas\u0026quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Mess_with_Texas\"\u003e\"Don't mess with Texas\"\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; “The campaign is credited with reducing litter on Texas highways roughly 72% between 1986 and 1990.” \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"O\u0026#39;Tacos\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.o-tacos.fr/\"\u003eO'Tacos\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Panini \"tacos\" in Paris.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cooper\u0026#39;s now in Austin\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://coopersbbqaustin.com/\"\u003eCooper's now in Austin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.splendidtable.org/\"\u003eThe Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Original My Little Pony theme song\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wscI-8_ZhU\"\u003eOriginal My Little Pony theme song\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"South American pan pipe sounds\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpChEF2gJ1Y\"\u003eSouth American pan pipe sounds\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio are top 10 US cities, by population\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population\"\u003eHouston, Dallas, and San Antonio are top 10 US cities, by population\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Austin is #11.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Who invented the breakfast taco?\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/can-any-texas-city-claim-the-breakfast-taco-as-its-own/\"\u003eWho invented the breakfast taco?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Header image of blue bonnets from rubengarciajrphotography\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrphotographyme/6239121221/\"\u003eHeader image of blue bonnets from rubengarciajrphotography\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"When you travel, people have a lot of thoughts about Texas.","date_published":"2017-04-11T21:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/345f16f3-25c0-404a-b118-476d7f1b42c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":20644370,"duration_in_seconds":2298}]},{"id":"e868215a-6025-49ee-9b5f-450653cd8ed6","title":"Episode 22: The Regular Show, Apple’s problem’s, Enterprise tech news blows","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/22","content_text":"Charles \u0026amp; Coté reboot their old podcast about regular things. Also, a rant on photo management in Apple-land and how terrible enterprise IT news it. Plus, upcoming topics.Links:ScreenheroOracle's financials, past three years — They're pretty much \"flat.\"The Software Paradox — Among other things, Stephen O'Grady analyzes Oracle's finances and what it says about their software portfolio and what companies are now buying, i.e., SaaS.Kubernetes tool saves eBay from its OpenStack woesKara Swisher on the Ezra Klein show451 Research","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCharles \u0026amp; Coté reboot their old podcast about regular things. Also, a rant on photo management in Apple-land and how terrible enterprise IT news it. Plus, upcoming topics.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Screenhero\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://screenhero.com/\"\u003eScreenhero\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Oracle\u0026#39;s financials, past three years\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AORCL\u0026amp;fstype=ii\u0026amp;ei=-TrVWJGhD4eqjAGS4auAAQ\"\u003eOracle's financials, past three years\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; They're pretty much \"flat.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Software Paradox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://amzn.to/2nwbZsy\"\u003eThe Software Paradox\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; Among other things, Stephen O'Grady analyzes Oracle's finances and what it says about their software portfolio and what companies are now buying, i.e., SaaS.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kubernetes tool saves eBay from its OpenStack woes\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.infoworld.com/article/3154936/open-source-tools/kubernetes-tool-saves-ebay-from-its-openstack-woes.html\"\u003eKubernetes tool saves eBay from its OpenStack woes\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kara Swisher on the Ezra Klein show\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/the-ezra-klein-show/e/kara-swisher-gives-a-master-class-on-reporting-and-interviewing-49054448\"\u003eKara Swisher on the Ezra Klein show\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"451 Research\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://451research.com/\"\u003e451 Research\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Charles \u0026 Coté reboot their old podcast about regular things. Also, a rant on photo management in Apple-land and how terrible enterprise IT news it. Plus, upcoming topics.","date_published":"2017-03-24T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e868215a-6025-49ee-9b5f-450653cd8ed6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":23953130,"duration_in_seconds":2912}]},{"id":"9d34cdea-73ab-474c-84b2-e6669a67daa6","title":"Episode 21: Biz Dev, Defining an application, the atheist eagle scout, with JJ Asghar","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/21","content_text":"Having worked in cloud since before cloud, JJ and I talk about what companies are using various cloud things for. We also discuss the conceptual history of cloud, and what exactly he does as a \"business development\" person at Chef.\n\nYou might also know him from his \"being an introvert at conferences\" talk.\n\nCheck him out in Twitter @jjasgharSpecial Guest: JJ Asghar.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHaving worked in cloud since before cloud, JJ and I talk about what companies are using various cloud things for. We also discuss the conceptual history of cloud, and what exactly he does as a \u0026quot;business development\u0026quot; person at Chef.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou might also know him from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwgmePMEw4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehis \u0026quot;being an introvert at conferences\u0026quot; talk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck him out in Twitter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jjasghar\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@jjasghar\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: JJ Asghar.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Having worked in cloud since before cloud, JJ and I talk about what companies are using various cloud things for. We also discuss the conceptual history of cloud, and what exactly he does as a \"business development\" person at Chef.","date_published":"2017-02-11T14:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9d34cdea-73ab-474c-84b2-e6669a67daa6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25482136,"duration_in_seconds":3074}]},{"id":"e6087971-7a57-478c-9a0b-a8c0de30f7ab","title":"Episode 20: Reading tech company financials, with Rachel Stephens","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/20","content_text":"What's up with all those cash numbers in quarterly reports, and what's the deal with \"analyst expectations\"? In this brief episode I talk with RedMonk's Rachel Stephens to get some quick tips on what to do with all that stuff.\n\nFind her in Twitter (@rstephensme) and on her RedMonk blog. See also this fine mound of cheese.Special Guest: Rachel Stephens.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat\u0026#39;s up with all those cash numbers in quarterly reports, and what\u0026#39;s the deal with \u0026quot;analyst expectations\u0026quot;? In this brief episode I talk with RedMonk\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rstephensme\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRachel Stephens\u003c/a\u003e to get some quick tips on what to do with all that stuff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind her in Twitter (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rstephensme\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@rstephensme\u003c/a\u003e) and on \u003ca href=\"http://redmonk.com/rstephens/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eher RedMonk blog\u003c/a\u003e. See also \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rstephensme/status/824738574146879488\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethis fine mound of cheese\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rachel Stephens.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What's up with all those cash numbers in quarterly reports, and what's the deal with \"analyst expectations\"? In this brief episode I talk with RedMonk's [Rachel Stephens](https://twitter.com/rstephensme) to get some quick tips on what to do with all that stuff.","date_published":"2017-02-07T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/e6087971-7a57-478c-9a0b-a8c0de30f7ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":3870456,"duration_in_seconds":416}]},{"id":"9b6e24e9-4543-4cd4-990c-dd4e9f4a2cbb","title":"Episode 19: Computers are easy. Humans are Hard. With Bridget Kromhout","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/19","content_text":"We discuss all the human and process changes needed to do good things with computers.Special Guest: Bridget Kromhout.Links:Video recording of this episode — The livestreamed recording we did.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe discuss all the human and process changes needed to do good things with computers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Bridget Kromhout.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Video recording of this episode\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/drunkandretired/videos/10155012857744169/\"\u003eVideo recording of this episode\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The livestreamed recording we did.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We discuss all the human and process changes needed to do good things with computers.","date_published":"2017-01-27T22:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/9b6e24e9-4543-4cd4-990c-dd4e9f4a2cbb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15574430,"duration_in_seconds":1872}]},{"id":"55c3e773-a9e2-4a91-bef4-ec570a51efbf","title":"Episode 18: Reactive applications, with Josh Long","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/18","content_text":"Josh Long and I discuss “reactive programming.\"Special Guest: Josh Long.Links:Video recording of this episode — The livestreamed video of Josh and I's talk.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJosh Long and I discuss “reactive programming.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Josh Long.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Video recording of this episode\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/drunkandretired/videos/10155012727969169/\"\u003eVideo recording of this episode\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The livestreamed video of Josh and I's talk.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Josh Long and I discuss “reactive programming.\"","date_published":"2017-01-27T21:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/55c3e773-a9e2-4a91-bef4-ec570a51efbf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12777044,"duration_in_seconds":1534}]},{"id":"cce34e1c-fe72-49fd-85c5-6cd985ffd3a1","title":"Episode 17: Ignoring bad code on purpose","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/17","content_text":"Sometimes you have to live with bad code. No one will let you change it. There’s many good and bad reasons, so make sure you’re consciously making the decision instead of accidentally doing it. I discuss some reasons people would keep bad code, how management should think through it, and then some options for coping as needed.\n\nIt was Joel, back in 2000, who said not to re-write code.\n\nI recorded this with a Mevo, hence the kind of echo'y noise. See the video over in Facebook where I LIVESTREAMED IT!","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSometimes you have to live with bad code. No one will let you change it. There’s many good and bad reasons, so make sure you’re consciously making the decision instead of accidentally doing it. I discuss some reasons people would keep bad code, how management should think through it, and then some options for coping as needed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was \u003ca href=\"https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJoel, back in 2000, who said not to re-write code\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI recorded this with a \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.to/2gIMFM3\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMevo\u003c/a\u003e, hence the kind of echo\u0026#39;y noise. See the video \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/drunkandretired/videos/10154853806469169/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eover in Facebook where I LIVESTREAMED IT\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Some reasons people would keep bad code, how management should think through it, and then some options for coping as needed.","date_published":"2016-12-13T23:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/cce34e1c-fe72-49fd-85c5-6cd985ffd3a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":6434440,"duration_in_seconds":682}]},{"id":"09772981-ad31-4cf4-b50f-c7623a72655c","title":"Episode 16: Pair programing doesn't stink","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/16","content_text":"Somewhere around just 20% of people do pair programming. It seems to be an incredibly effective technique, according to people who follow it. I go over some of those reasons and micro case studies of organizations having success with pair programming. It seems like the right thing to do.Links: My Pairing column from October at The Register — The comments section is especially good for common sentiment about pair programming.Charles Lowell — We used to do a podcast.Gartner survey on pair programming adoption — I got the number wrong: it's actually around 20%, not just 10%. Mark Ardito goes over HCSC’s astonishing success with pair programming — They thought it'd take 12-15 weeks to get their MVP done, but it actually took 5.5 to 6 weeks we finish.Selecting people for pair programming and their enthusiastic response — More from Mark Ardito on HCSC's adoption of pair programming. Phil Horowitz talks about how exhausting pairing is at first — At Perforce: \"This makes pair programming intense, especially at the beginning. At the end of the first day, I couldn't go home. Before I could face humans again, I put my phone on airplane mode, ignored my usual online accounts, and went to the gym for two hours of self-imposed isolation.\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere around just 20% of people do pair programming. It seems to be an incredibly effective technique, according to people who follow it. I go over some of those reasons and micro case studies of organizations having success with pair programming. It seems like the right thing to do.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\" My Pairing column from October at The Register\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/18/pairing_programming_youll_never_guess_what_happens_next/\"\u003e My Pairing column from October at The Register\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The comments section is especially good for common sentiment about pair programming.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Charles Lowell\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://twitter.com/cowboyd\"\u003eCharles Lowell\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; We used to do a podcast.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Gartner survey on pair programming adoption\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.slideshare.net/cote/better-ways-of-doing-software/19\"\u003eGartner survey on pair programming adoption\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; I got the number wrong: it's actually around 20%, not just 10%.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\" Mark Ardito goes over HCSC’s astonishing success with pair programming\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNlSCquZIc\u0026amp;t=11m05s\"\u003e Mark Ardito goes over HCSC’s astonishing success with pair programming\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; They thought it'd take 12-15 weeks to get their MVP done, but it actually took 5.5 to 6 weeks we finish.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Selecting people for pair programming and their enthusiastic response\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNlSCquZIc\u0026amp;t=26m35s\"\u003eSelecting people for pair programming and their enthusiastic response\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; More from Mark Ardito on HCSC's adoption of pair programming.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\" Phil Horowitz talks about how exhausting pairing is at first\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.informationweek.com/devops/project-management/adventures-in-pair-programming/a/d-id/1325577\"\u003e Phil Horowitz talks about how exhausting pairing is at first\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; At Perforce: \"This makes pair programming intense, especially at the beginning. At the end of the first day, I couldn't go home. Before I could face humans again, I put my phone on airplane mode, ignored my usual online accounts, and went to the gym for two hours of self-imposed isolation.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Somewhere around just 20% of people do pair programming. It seems to be an incredibly effective technique, according to people who follow it. I go over some of those reasons and micro case studies of organizations having success with pair programming. It seems like the right thing to do.","date_published":"2016-11-03T15:15:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/09772981-ad31-4cf4-b50f-c7623a72655c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":7661160,"duration_in_seconds":428}]},{"id":"1703d090-6535-4deb-af98-cca9340a8a25","title":"Episode 15: Getting executives to fail fast","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/15","content_text":"The idea of “failing fast” is popular in DevOps and agile think. That sounds like the exact opposite of what managers at large organizations would like to do. How do you get them to feel all warm and fuzzy about it? Here’s the top three tactics I’ve seen work.Links:Failing fast for the uptight — One of my explanations of \"failing fast\": it actually means learning; here, a recording of a March 2015 talk.Getting Started — picking your first cloud native projects, or, Every Digital Transformation Starts with One Project — My tips on picking a series of small projects to build up internal momentum to do larger ones.Digital transformation: the what, the why and the how — The sad donut: \"Less than 25% of organizations that participated in a recent 451 Research survey (451 Research VoCUL, April 2016) said they had a well-defined formal digital transformation strategy.\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of “failing fast” is popular in DevOps and agile think. That sounds like the exact opposite of what managers at large organizations would like to do. How do you get them to feel all warm and fuzzy about it? Here’s the top three tactics I’ve seen work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Failing fast for the uptight\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://cote.io/2015/03/13/fail-fast/\"\u003eFailing fast for the uptight\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; One of my explanations of \"failing fast\": it actually means learning; here, a recording of a March 2015 talk.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Getting Started — picking your first cloud native projects, or, Every Digital Transformation Starts with One Project\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://medium.com/@cote/getting-started-picking-your-first-cloud-native-projects-or-every-digital-transformation-starts-d0b1295f3712#.6rkky4kst\"\u003eGetting Started — picking your first cloud native projects, or, Every Digital Transformation Starts with One Project\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; My tips on picking a series of small projects to build up internal momentum to do larger ones.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Digital transformation: the what, the why and the how\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://451research.com/report-short?entityId=90066\u0026amp;referrer=marketing\u0026amp;utm_campaign=2016_market_insight\u0026amp;utm_content=apply_for_trial\u0026amp;utm_medium=website\u0026amp;utm_source=website_homepage\u0026amp;utm_term=data_platforms_analytics\"\u003eDigital transformation: the what, the why and the how\u003c/a\u003e \u0026mdash; The sad donut: \"Less than 25% of organizations that participated in a recent 451 Research survey (451 Research VoCUL, April 2016) said they had a well-defined formal digital transformation strategy.\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"The idea of “failing fast” is popular in DevOps and agile think. That sounds like the exact opposite of what managers at large organizations would like to do. How do you get them to feel all warm and fuzzy about it? Here’s the top three tactics I’ve seen work.","date_published":"2016-11-02T22:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/1703d090-6535-4deb-af98-cca9340a8a25.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":7210036,"duration_in_seconds":383}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/276815094","title":"Episode 14: Building a cloud in 30 minutes, metrics are a distraction","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/14","content_text":"\"I get to see your face during this podcast,\" Matt says as we start talking about SpringOne Platform. Both of us were there and we recap Matt's talk on managing 10 Pivotal Cloud Foundry instances, namely, how they figured out using a Concourse pipeline to automate much of that management. We discuss \"how to do the transformation\" talks we liked, like the Citi talk. \n\nIn addition to some other random digital transformation topics, we also discuss how HR policies are struggling to change with things like pair programming and DevOps.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nMatt Curry: @mattjcurry\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 643","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;I get to see your face during this podcast,\u0026quot; Matt says as we start talking about SpringOne Platform. Both of us were there and we recap Matt\u0026#39;s talk on managing 10 Pivotal Cloud Foundry instances, namely, how they figured out using a Concourse pipeline to automate much of that management. We discuss \u0026quot;how to do the transformation\u0026quot; talks we liked, like \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/status/760526379590950912\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe Citi talk\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to some other random digital transformation topics, we also discuss how HR policies are struggling to change with things like pair programming and DevOps.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Curry: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 643\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Managing multiple CI/CD pipelines, and random digital transformation at Allstate.","date_published":"2016-08-03T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/fef18d87-2f25-4622-ad0d-9616ac26a30d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48651747,"duration_in_seconds":2960}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/276657096","title":"Episode 13: The changing nature of open source \u0026 Loco Moco, with Barton George","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/13","content_text":"Summary\n\nI've had a theory that the hard-line philosophy of open source has softened in recent times. Rather than thinking closed source is to be avoided at all costs, I think most developer types are a lot more willing to accept closed source bits mixed in with open source bits. That is, open core has \"won.\" I discuss this topic with my long time pal, Barton George, while at SpringOne Platform, plus the work he's doing in the developer and OSS worlds at Dell.\n\nWe also talk about Hawaiian food.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow Notes and Links\n\n\nFind Barton George at bartongeorge.net and in Twitter at @barton808.\nCuisine of Hawaii\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 219.Special Guest: Barton George.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI\u0026#39;ve had a theory that the hard-line philosophy of open source has softened in recent times. Rather than thinking closed source is to be avoided at all costs, I think most developer types are a lot more willing to accept closed source bits mixed in with open source bits. That is, open core has \u0026quot;won.\u0026quot; I discuss this topic with my long time pal, Barton George, while at SpringOne Platform, plus the work he\u0026#39;s doing in the developer and OSS worlds at Dell.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also talk about Hawaiian food.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow Notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind Barton George at \u003ca href=\"https://bartongeorge.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ebartongeorge.net\u003c/a\u003e and in Twitter at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/barton808\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@barton808\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Hawaii\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCuisine of Hawaii\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 219.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Barton George.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The victory of open source in the infrastructure software space. Plus, crazy Hawaiian food.","date_published":"2016-08-01T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/be6ae0b1-37fe-4f0b-b64e-d88d86d5f663.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17608275,"duration_in_seconds":1019}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273721097","title":"Episode 12: Introducing cloud at Express Scripts, with Brian Gregory","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/12","content_text":"Introducing cloud in a large enterprise can be challenging, and the technology is usually the least of your worries. Matt and I talk with Brian Gregory of Express Scripts who's been working on transforming Express Scripts to a more cloud native approach to IT and tell us some the history and some of the tactics that he and team have been working through.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow Notes and Links\n\n\nMatt's CF Summit talk, \"Building a Brand Around a Technology and Cultural Transformation\". If you want to go, use the code CF16COTE to get 20% off CF Summit registration. \nBrian Gregory with Express Scripts - check out Brian in Twitter (@MrBrianGregory) or LinkedIn.\nExpress Scripts - 30,000+ employees, $100bn in revenue, 20th largest company in the US, \nStarting with a large, mature IT portfolio including lots of assets from M\u0026amp;A.\nWinning over the various stakeholders and groups, including developers and enterprise architecture council.\nWorking with legacy services.\nMatt Curry: @mattjcurry\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\nSee my promos and discount page for conference discount codes and other stuff\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 529.Special Guest: Brian Gregory.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing cloud in a large enterprise can be challenging, and the technology is usually the least of your worries. Matt and I talk with Brian Gregory of Express Scripts who\u0026#39;s been working on transforming Express Scripts to a more cloud native approach to IT and tell us some the history and some of the tactics that he and team have been working through.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow Notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt\u0026#39;s CF Summit talk, \u003ca href=\"https://cfsummit2016.sched.org/event/6aKz/building-a-brand-around-a-technology-and-cultural-transformation-matthew-curry-allstate\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u0026quot;Building a Brand Around a Technology and Cultural Transformation\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e. If you want to go, use the code CF16COTE to get 20% off \u003ca href=\"https://www.cloudfoundry.org/community/summits/attend/?summitId=10016\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCF Summit registration\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Gregory with Express Scripts - check out \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MrBrianGregory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBrian in Twitter (@MrBrianGregory)\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgregory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_Scripts\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eExpress Scripts\u003c/a\u003e - 30,000+ employees, $100bn in revenue, 20th largest company in the US, \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting with a large, mature IT portfolio including lots of assets from M\u0026amp;A.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinning over the various stakeholders and groups, including developers and enterprise architecture council.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with legacy services.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Curry: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee \u003ca href=\"https://cote.io/promos/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003emy promos and discount page for conference discount codes and other stuff\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 529.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Brian Gregory.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Launching the cloud native strategy at Express Scripts International.","date_published":"2016-04-26T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/8905d74a-6ac0-4a59-baa4-74ec0cbd881f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51882218,"duration_in_seconds":2869}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273719966","title":"Episode 11: How do we do things we would never, ordinarily do?","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/11","content_text":"Summary\n\nMatt and I talk about lessons learned from almost a year of helping transform IT at Allstate. When it comes to scaling up agile and cloud-think the real challenges are in functions other than development, like budgeting, planning, training, hiring, and how the overall IT department is organized. We discuss those topics - esp. budgeting! - and also how to set one's personal expectations about going on the transformation journey. Then we discuss an upcoming column on mine in The Register on the benefits of small batches thinking.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow Notes and Links\n\n\nAfter a year, the question becomes \"can it scale?\"\nHow do we do: Budgeting, training, hiring, how do we organize teams\nWe only plan with good information, not bad information.\nYou need to establish an overall vision, but avoid being too specific on tactics. For example, with a claim application, we know the general product, the vertical, the line of business we have roughly an idea of what claims are, who the customer is, and what that experience is like. Delivering a better experience for claims, what that feels like, and how do we measure it - these things we don't know perfectly up-front, so we have lots of discipline around iterating and experimenting to deliver good product.\nHow budgeting changes in this small batches approach.\nWith a lot of this, you can't talk someone into doing these things up-front. They have to experience it first hand: you have to walk them through it.\n\"Sometimes 'nothing' is a big win.\"\nCoté's DevOps columns at The Register.\nNot mentioned, but good thinking to be had in Larman's Law\nMatt Curry: @mattjcurry\nCoté: @cote, cote.ios of small batches thinking. \n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 477.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatt and I talk about lessons learned from almost a year of helping transform IT at Allstate. When it comes to scaling up agile and cloud-think the real challenges are in functions other than development, like budgeting, planning, training, hiring, and how the overall IT department is organized. We discuss those topics - esp. budgeting! - and also how to set one\u0026#39;s personal expectations about going on the transformation journey. Then we discuss an upcoming column on mine in The Register on the benefits of small batches thinking.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow Notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter a year, the question becomes \u0026quot;can it scale?\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we do: Budgeting, training, hiring, how do we organize teams\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe only plan with good information, not bad information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need to establish an overall vision, but avoid being too specific on tactics. For example, with a claim application, we know the general product, the vertical, the line of business we have roughly an idea of what claims are, who the customer is, and what that experience is like. Delivering a better experience for claims, what that feels like, and how do we measure it - these things we don\u0026#39;t know perfectly up-front, so we have lots of discipline around iterating and experimenting to deliver good product.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow budgeting changes in this small batches approach.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith a lot of this, you can\u0026#39;t talk someone into doing these things up-front. They have to experience it first hand: you have to walk them through it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;Sometimes \u0026#39;nothing\u0026#39; is a big win.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2805/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCot\u0026eacute;\u0026#39;s DevOps columns at The Register\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot mentioned, but good thinking to be had in \u003ca href=\"http://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/index.php?title=Larman%27s_Laws_of_Organizational_Behavior\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLarman\u0026#39;s Law\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Curry: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003es of small batches thinking. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 477.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Lessons learned from almost a year of helping transform IT at Allstate.","date_published":"2016-02-01T01:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/44ceef19-de0c-4900-93a7-72abe39c55c1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51601954,"duration_in_seconds":3144}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273719761","title":"Episode 10: Doing the DevOps at National Instruments and BazaarVoice, talking with Ernest Mueller ","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/10","content_text":"Ernest Mueller has worked helped introduce DevOps in several organizations and has been talking about those stories at two companies he's worked for, National Instruments and BazaarVoice. Matt and Coté hear these stories (mostly at National Instruments) and we discuss how Ernest and others helped transform these companies to the new way.\n\nDownload directly, listen above, or subscribe to the feed: iTunes, RSS Feed.\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nIf we automate, we'll loose our close touch of the systems.\nBeing on call, globally, back when there were actual pagers.\nPersuading people to change with tyranny, demo's, trust, and any other tactics you can get your introverted mind around.\nRecording Ernest's talk on all this, from DOES 2015: DevOps Transformations At National Instruments and Bazaarvoice (And Infosec!)\nFrom DevOpsDays Austin 2012, here's a panel discussion of DevOps at NI.\nSlides for DevOps Transformations at National Instruments and BazaarVoice, his presentation on DevOps at NI and BazaarVoice.\nOne of the most comprehensive presentation on DevOps from Ernest and the other DevOps Austin crew.\nErnest Mueller: @ernestmueller, The Agile Admin blog.\nMatt Curry: @mattjcurry\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 655.Special Guest: Ernest Mueller.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eErnest Mueller has worked helped introduce DevOps in several organizations and has been talking about those stories at two companies he\u0026#39;s worked for, National Instruments and BazaarVoice. Matt and Coté hear these stories (mostly at National Instruments) and we discuss how Ernest and others helped transform these companies to the new way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://traffic.libsyn.com/cote/LordOfComputing010.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDownload directly\u003c/a\u003e, listen above, or subscribe to the feed: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf we automate, we\u0026#39;ll loose our close touch of the systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing on call, globally, back when there were actual pagers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersuading people to change with tyranny, demo\u0026#39;s, trust, and any other tactics you can get your introverted mind around.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecording Ernest\u0026#39;s talk on all this, from DOES 2015: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ry40h1UAyE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOps Transformations At National Instruments and Bazaarvoice (And Infosec!)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom DevOpsDays Austin 2012, \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/62931927\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehere\u0026#39;s a panel discussion of DevOps at NI\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlides for \u003ca href=\"http://www.slideshare.net/mxyzplk/devops-transformations\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOps Transformations at National Instruments and BazaarVoice\u003c/a\u003e, his presentation on DevOps at NI and BazaarVoice.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.slideshare.net/mxyzplk/devops-state-of-the-union-2015\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eOne of the most comprehensive presentation on DevOps\u003c/a\u003e from Ernest and the other DevOps Austin crew.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnest Mueller: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ernestmueller\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@ernestmueller\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://theagileadmin.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Agile Admin\u003c/a\u003e blog.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Curry: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 655.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Ernest Mueller.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Ernest Mueller has worked helped introduce DevOps in several organizations and has been talking about those stories at two companies he’s worked for, National Instruments and BazaarVoice. Matt and Coté hear these stories (mostly at National Instruments) and we discuss how Ernest and others helped transform these companies to the new way. ","date_published":"2015-12-02T01:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/2a1dd225-e567-4c20-9a88-e797e79313b6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47150074,"duration_in_seconds":2866}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273719092","title":"Episode 9: The life of microservices in the F500","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/9","content_text":"Summary\n\nYou don't hear too many stories about microservices in \"normal\" companies. In this episode, I talk with Nate Foreman about microservices-driven work he's been doing with a large enterprise recently. We discuss the goods and the bads of this approach and, overall, how it's working out. It's a good discussion of how all the usual \"cloud native\" concept actually play out in the real world.\n\n(As you can guess, it's not actually an \"action figure\" company, we just used that example to mask the actual company.)\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow Notes and Links\n\n\nDevOpsDays Detroit\nNate in LinkedIn.\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 529.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou don\u0026#39;t hear too many stories about microservices in \u0026quot;normal\u0026quot; companies. In this episode, I talk with Nate Foreman about microservices-driven work he\u0026#39;s been doing with a large enterprise recently. We discuss the goods and the bads of this approach and, overall, how it\u0026#39;s working out. It\u0026#39;s a good discussion of how all the usual \u0026quot;cloud native\u0026quot; concept actually play out in the real world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(As you can guess, it\u0026#39;s not actually an \u0026quot;action figure\u0026quot; company, we just used that example to mask the actual company.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow Notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2015-detroit/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOpsDays Detroit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-foreman-87660661\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNate in LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 529.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Introducing microservices into large organizations.","date_published":"2015-12-01T07:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/65a3e2d1-5396-41d8-83da-17417c570444.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36513392,"duration_in_seconds":2104}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273718762","title":"Episode 8: Transforming how the US government does software, Diego Lapiduz","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/8","content_text":"Summary\n\nWhat organization could be larger than the US Federal government? Not only that, the chance to transform how software is done in the government has perhaps one of the largest possible impacts of transforming any \"IT department.\" In this episode, Matt and Coté talk with Diego Lapiduz who works in the GSA's 18F organization helping government agencies develop their software in new, more agile and cloud-driven ways. We discuss the background of 18F and the broader government initiatives to transform how software is done and also walk through some of the learnings 18F has had in trying to make such a huge transformation.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nHiring is the biggest problem around government processes.\nTo build empathy and different teams working together, try to tackle a common goal.\nBuilding credibly by demonstrating that your method works.\nThe Ugly Baby Problem - winning over people who think they're already doing it right.\nMeasuring success.\n18F in github. github.com/18F and 18f.gsa.gov.\nExamples of project: NotAlone.gov, The College Score Card.\nExplaining \"failing fast\" in government. People start to understand it as they have more experience.\nHow open source is helpful here, how non-government folks get involved and contribute to the open source projects.\nDiego's recent talk at the Cloud Foundry Summit 2014.\nAs more background on IT change in the government, check out this overview from Mikey Dickerson at OSCON 2015.\nDiego Lapiduz: @dlapiduz\nMatt Curry: @mattjcurry\nCoté: @cote, cote.io\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 458.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat organization could be larger than the US Federal government? Not only that, the chance to transform how software is done in the government has perhaps one of the largest possible impacts of transforming any \u0026quot;IT department.\u0026quot; In this episode, Matt and Cot\u0026eacute; talk with Diego Lapiduz who works in the GSA\u0026#39;s 18F organization helping government agencies develop their software in new, more agile and cloud-driven ways. We discuss the background of 18F and the broader government initiatives to transform how software is done and also walk through some of the learnings 18F has had in trying to make such a huge transformation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiring is the biggest problem around government processes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo build empathy and different teams working together, try to tackle a common goal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding credibly by demonstrating that your method works.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ugly Baby Problem - winning over people who think they\u0026#39;re already doing it right.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasuring success.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18F in \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/18F\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003egithub. github.com/18F\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e18f.gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples of project: \u003ca href=\"https://www.notalone.gov/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNotAlone.gov\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe College Score Card\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplaining \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io/blog/fail-fast-recording\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u0026quot;failing fast\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e in government. People start to understand it as they have more experience.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow open source is helpful here, how non-government folks get involved and contribute to the open source projects.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598c1pB39Ms\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDiego\u0026#39;s recent talk\u003c/a\u003e at the Cloud Foundry Summit 2014.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs more background on IT change in the government, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6nMQg9qs7k\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethis overview from Mikey Dickerson at OSCON 2015\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiego Lapiduz: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/dlapiduz\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@dlapiduz\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Curry: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@mattjcurry\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCot\u0026eacute;: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://cote.io\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ecote.io\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 458.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Matt and Coté talk with Diego Lapiduz who works in the GSA’s 18F organization helping government agencies develop their software in new, more agile and cloud-driven ways.","date_published":"2015-10-01T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/77e4706e-fe1e-493f-9622-aa2c8b036553.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46443326,"duration_in_seconds":2822}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273718432","title":"Episode 7: Getting beyond \"the comfort of the number.\"","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/7","content_text":"Summary\n\nIn this first part of a new series, Matt Curry and I discuss many of the problems with transforming how a large company uses IT. From dealing with businesses cases, the finance department, and changing how the business thinks about using IT, there are numerous organizational change problems to chew on. This launches a new series of episodes in Lords of Computing where Matt and I will talk interview various folks out there who are going through transformation at their company. We're interested in hearing what's work and not worked for them.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow Notes and Links\n\n\nMatt in Twitter, Coté in Twitter\nAvatar pictures\nExcel is a white-collar battering ram.\nManagement as programming the orginization\nThe Wolf in CIO's Clothing\nDespite a mandate, you have to convince people to do their job\nLeading the Transformation and A Practical Approach to Large-Scale Agile Development\nNegotiating a business case - finding out what's \"really\" needed.\n\"The Business doesn't know what they actually want.\"\nGetting the business to understand programming, and vice-versa.\nHaving a roadmap vs. documented features - flow vs. fully specified goal\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 558.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this first part of a new series, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt Curry\u003c/a\u003e and I discuss many of the problems with transforming how a large company uses IT. From dealing with businesses cases, the finance department, and changing how the business thinks about using IT, there are numerous organizational change problems to chew on. This launches a new series of episodes in Lords of Computing where Matt and I will talk interview various folks out there who are going through transformation at their company. We\u0026#39;re interested in hearing what\u0026#39;s work and not worked for them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow Notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattjcurry\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt in Twitter\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCot\u0026eacute; in Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvatar pictures\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcel is a white-collar battering ram.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement as programming the orginization\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.gartner.com/it/products/research/media_products/wolfcio/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wolf in CIO\u0026#39;s Clothing\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite a mandate, you have to convince people to do their job\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1942788010/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=1942788010\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=T77PBOWRTZQF37K4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading the Transformation\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321821726/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0321821726\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=DFE6XRMJZ6YJ2BXU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Practical Approach to Large-Scale Agile Development\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNegotiating a business case - finding out what\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;really\u0026quot; needed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;The Business doesn\u0026#39;t know what they actually want.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting the business to understand programming, and vice-versa.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaving a roadmap vs. documented features - flow vs. fully specified goal\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 558.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The problems with transforming how a large company uses IT.","date_published":"2015-09-17T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/b90f2fa9-8a32-4a33-8b99-b8db5a787693.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63968901,"duration_in_seconds":3917}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/282563035","title":"Episode 6: Try to avoid killing your acquisition","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/6","content_text":"Summary\n\nAfter catching up about movies and OpenStack, John and I discuss how difficult it is to properly integrate acquired companies into the larger company. We also discuss what VCs are looking for to say yes now: a good team, it seems.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow notes and Links\n\n\nAloha.\nState of OpenStack talk.\nAndrew Shafer's To Whom it May Concern\nIf A rounds are easy, what are investors looking for?\nThe three P's: people, process, philosophy/priorities\nToyota Kata - Learning to See.\nThat Matt Curry/Andrew Shafer conversation, the original Hangouts video.\nDevOpsDays DC talk on government DevOps use?\nDevOpsDays AMS up next\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 500.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter catching up about movies and OpenStack, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/botchagalupe\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJohn\u003c/a\u003e and I discuss how difficult it is to properly integrate acquired companies into the larger company. We also discuss what VCs are looking for to say yes now: a good team, it seems.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243974/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAloha\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState of OpenStack talk.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrew Shafer\u0026#39;s To Whom it May Concern\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf A rounds are easy, what are investors looking for?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://economia.icaew.com/opinion/july-2013/the-three-ps-of-innovation\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe three P\u0026#39;s\u003c/a\u003e: people, process, philosophy/priorities\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071635238/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0071635238\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=ULAFBAQEAPIPHEUY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eToyota Kata\u003c/a\u003e - \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0966784308/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0966784308\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=YFRSZW7TN3WG4M7A\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLearning to See\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Matt Curry/Andrew Shafer conversation, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihG0VUCaAFk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe original Hangouts video\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevOpsDays DC talk on government DevOps use?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2015-amsterdam/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOpsDays AMS up next\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 500.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"After catching up about movies and OpenStack, John Willis and I discuss how difficult it is to properly integrate acquired companies into the larger company. We also discuss what VCs are looking for to say yes now: a good team, it seems.","date_published":"2015-06-15T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/134ca866-5028-43de-997e-7739e744f488.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46086246,"duration_in_seconds":3764}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273716824","title":"Episode 5: When the practice of using the tool is novel, thought-lording new technologies","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/5","content_text":"We discuss how you (slowly) introduce new technologies into the market by looking at past tech cycles John has gone through. We also catch-up on the Craft conference and John’s travels in Europe.\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nThe Bruce Sterling Web 2.0 European Conference Circuit\nCraft conference Prezi \nConsul, Teraform, etc.\nJohnaform\nHow do you install the thing, how do you fix the thing?\nDevOps Weekly email list.\nThe 5 why's of cloud\nDamon and those guys.\nSimon Wardly's evolution of practice\n\"The practice of using the tool is novel.\"\nWhen the wave finally broke\nDefined vs. constrained by the tools you use.\nLearning to See\nHow does this compare to the rise of VMware?\nDon't be constrained by billing.\nHow are you measured?\nBruge, beer museum, churches, chocolate and beer\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 337.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe discuss how you (slowly) introduce new technologies into the market by looking at past tech cycles John has gone through. We also catch-up on the Craft conference and John’s travels in Europe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bruce Sterling Web 2.0 European Conference Circuit\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCraft conference Prezi \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsul, Teraform, etc.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnaform\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you install the thing, how do you fix the thing?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevOps Weekly email list.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 5 why\u0026#39;s of cloud\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamon and those guys.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Wardly\u0026#39;s evolution of practice\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026quot;The practice of using the tool is novel.\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://interconnected.org/home/2015/04/18/the_wave\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhen the wave finally broke\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefined vs. constrained by the tools you use.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning to See\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does this compare to the rise of VMware?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/monkchips/status/590896369222737920\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDon\u0026#39;t be constrained by billing\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow are you measured?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruge, beer museum, churches, chocolate and beer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 337.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We discuss how you (slowly) introduce new technologies into the market by looking at past tech cycles John has gone through. We also catch-up on the Craft conference and John’s travels in Europe.\r\n\r\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 337.","date_published":"2015-04-28T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/0d245871-303d-432c-947d-529b7f07fb50.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57861219,"duration_in_seconds":4736}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273716002","title":"Episode 4: \"I have become the hustler,\" Robert Brook","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/4","content_text":"Summary\n\nIt can take a long time to get \"the mainstream\" to use new technologies. One would assume that this would be true in supporting the government, as Robert Brook does in his day job. In this brief episode, over the din and bottle collection activities at Monkigras, I catch up with him on just that topic and how he tries to manage being a change agent for the benefit of the UK Parliament.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow notes and Links\n\n\nRoland R09 vs. the Zoom H4n.\nMonkigras 2015, London\nRobert Brook, working at the UK Parliament. What does this guy do exactly?\nReducing friction in the existing systems. How does one do this?\nDigital enterprises as seen in my \"Why I'm working at Pivotal blog post.\"\nFun things like \"Is my MP sitting?\"\nJon Udell on getting iCal files from the library\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 289.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt can take a long time to get \u0026quot;the mainstream\u0026quot; to use new technologies. One would assume that this would be true in supporting the government, as Robert Brook does in his day job. In this brief episode, over the din and bottle collection activities at Monkigras, I catch up with him on just that topic and how he tries to manage being a change agent for the benefit of the UK Parliament.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rolandus.com/products/r-09/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRoland R09\u003c/a\u003e vs. the \u003ca href=\"http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/h4n\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eZoom H4n\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://monkigras.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMonkigras 2015\u003c/a\u003e, London\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://robert-brook.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRobert Brook\u003c/a\u003e, working at the UK Parliament. What does this guy do exactly?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReducing friction in the existing systems. How does one do this?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital enterprises as seen in my \u003ca href=\"http://blog.pivotal.io/cloud-foundry-pivotal/pivotal-people/pivotal-people-michael-cote-on-joining-pivotal-and-building-better-software\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u0026quot;Why I\u0026#39;m working at Pivotal blog post.\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun things like \u0026quot;Is my MP sitting?\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/11/the-icalendar-chicken-and-egg.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJon Udell on getting iCal files from the library\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 289.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"It can take a long time to get “the mainstream” to use new technologies. One would assume that this would be true in supporting the government, as Robert Brook does in his day job.","date_published":"2015-04-20T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/a8068bcc-0ff3-408e-9666-24ac6fa71296.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14328809,"duration_in_seconds":816}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273715369","title":"Episode 3: Something Celsius and Busy Bullshit work","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/3","content_text":"Summary\n\nWhile he's in Paris for the local DevOpsDays, John and I discuss the next big step for DevOps: getting \"The Business\" involved to tie-break the process deadlock. Plus: the Dutch are delightful!\n\nSponsor: The Cloud Foundry Summit is coming up on May 11th and 12th, in Santa Clara. It's a great chance to dive into Cloud Foundry ecosystem both on the technology side and to hear how organizations are using Cloud Foundry to become Software Defined Businesses. Register now with the discount code COTE and get 25%, which will bring the price down from $250 to about $187.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nThe Dutch are DevOpsing, brother.\nJohn at DevOpsDays Paris. What's it like there?\nFighting \"them\" when it comes to DevOps. Docker is the Millennium Falcon\nThe Why guy\nThe Wall of confusion, 2010.\nWhere's \"The Business\" when it comes to DevOps and cloud? Are they showing up?\n\"What kind of company do you think we are?\"\nChad Dickerson Duke interview on Etsy.\nThe Goal - make sure you read it.\nJPMC says the nerds are coming.\nFlash Boys: DevOps Cafe Episode 58 - Zoran Perkov\nA Sense of Urgency\nThe Halo Effect - you can't just learn from success.\nGood to Great\nThis week's pic: my old Apple and work-Dell side-by-side.\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 298.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile he\u0026#39;s in Paris for the local DevOpsDays, John and I discuss the next big step for DevOps: getting \u0026quot;The Business\u0026quot; involved to tie-break the process deadlock. Plus: the Dutch are delightful!\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSponsor: The \u003ca href=\"http://www.cfsummit.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCloud Foundry Summit\u003c/a\u003e is coming up on May 11th and 12th, in Santa Clara. It\u0026#39;s a great chance to dive into Cloud Foundry ecosystem both on the technology side and to hear how organizations are using Cloud Foundry to become Software Defined Businesses. \u003ca href=\"http://www.cfsummit.com/attend\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRegister now with the discount code COTE and get 25%\u003c/a\u003e, which will bring the price down from $250 to about $187.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dutch are DevOpsing, brother.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn at DevOpsDays Paris. What\u0026#39;s it like there?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting \u0026quot;them\u0026quot; when it comes to DevOps. \u003ca href=\"http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/15/docker-is-the-millennium-falcon/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDocker is the Millennium Falcon\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Why guy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://dev2ops.org/2010/02/what-is-devops/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Wall of confusion\u003c/a\u003e, 2010.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;The Business\u0026quot; when it comes to DevOps and cloud? Are they showing up?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.fiercedevops.com/offer/gc_software?sourceform=Organic-GC-SoftwareDefined-FierceDevOps\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u0026quot;What kind of company do you think we are?\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtkXaqdEos\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChad Dickerson Duke interview on Etsy\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0884271951/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0884271951\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=6IPWMQQWI6DAQEOL\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Goal\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e - make sure you read it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ONE/15660259x0x820077/8af78e45-1d81-4363-931c-439d04312ebc/JPMC-AR2014-LetterToShareholders.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJPMC says the nerds are coming\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlash Boys: \u003ca href=\"http://devopscafe.org/show/2015/4/3/devops-cafe-episode-58-zoran-perkov.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevOps Cafe Episode 58 - Zoran Perkov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1422179710/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=1422179710\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=GJUARECB4NZTD7IW\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eA Sense of Urgency\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476784035/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=1476784035\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=UOOPHWPLJ2F27WOL\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Halo Effect\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e - you can\u0026#39;t just learn from success.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058DRUV6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=B0058DRUV6\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=coteicomthecoteb\u0026linkId=AL6HK2QP23JAE6K4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGood to Great\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis week\u0026#39;s pic: \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/cote/6667967/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003emy old Apple and work-Dell side-by-side\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 298.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"While he’s in Paris for the local DevOpsDays, John and I discuss the next big step for DevOps: getting “The Business” involved to tie-break the process deadlock. Plus: the Dutch are delightful! ","date_published":"2015-04-15T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/458f274e-9efa-4ae2-9673-813a8d952f2b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44221880,"duration_in_seconds":3587}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273714800","title":"Episode 2: Becoming a tech reporter, talking with Alex Williams","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/2","content_text":"Summary\n\nHow do you go from playing baseball in France, to getting shot at, to covering the tech industry? I talk with Alex Williams about how he did just that and eventually launched thenewstack.io, one of the more interesting, new technology news sites.\n\nSponsor: The Cloud Foundry Summit is coming up on May 11th and 12th, in Santa Clara. It's a great chance to dive into Cloud Foundry ecosystem both on the technology side and to hear how organizations are using Cloud Foundry to become Software Defined Businesses. Register now with the discount code COTE and get 25%, which will bring the price down from $250 to about $187.\n\nSubscribe: iTunes, RSS Feed\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 281.","content_html":"\u003ch1\u003eSummary\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you go from playing baseball in France, to getting shot at, to covering the tech industry? I talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/alexwilliams\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAlex Williams\u003c/a\u003e about how he did just that and eventually launched \u003ca href=\"http://thenewstack.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethenewstack.io\u003c/a\u003e, one of the more interesting, new technology news sites.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSponsor: The \u003ca href=\"http://www.cfsummit.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCloud Foundry Summit\u003c/a\u003e is coming up on May 11th and 12th, in Santa Clara. It\u0026#39;s a great chance to dive into Cloud Foundry ecosystem both on the technology side and to hear how organizations are using Cloud Foundry to become Software Defined Businesses. \u003ca href=\"http://www.cfsummit.com/attend\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRegister now with the discount code COTE and get 25%\u003c/a\u003e, which will bring the price down from $250 to about $187.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lord-of-computing-podcast/id983773453\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRSS Feed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 281.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"How do you go from playing baseball in France, to getting shot at, to covering the tech industry? I talk with Alex Williams about how he did just that and eventually launched thenewstack.io, one of the more interesting, new technology news sites.","date_published":"2015-04-13T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/6d366a33-7f2e-49c7-acd6-89e26957cd2e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":98619777,"duration_in_seconds":4146}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273714123","title":"Episode 1: How to demo your cloud poop, don't smoke corn silk","url":"https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/1","content_text":"What does it take to demo a cloud software? It's not easy! Also, lamb considered and memories of barcampESM. Our first re-boot of the IT Management and Cloud Podcast, renamed the Lords of Computing Podcast.\n\nYour friends, @cote and @botchagalupe.\n\nSubscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\n\nShow-notes and Links\n\n\nLamb and DevOpsDays Mama Mia.\nMemories, barcampESM - the first IT Management and Cloud podcast episode.\nThe need for Disaster Kitchen Apps - getting to better demos for cloud infrastructure\nThe Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs - always have an enemy!\nThe Anti-corruption layer pattern for integrating with old IT.\nNetflix documentary of VCs, Something Ventured - Ben Thompson essay on venture capital and tech companies.\nOur plans for the Lords of Computing Podcast.\n\n\nLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 633.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it take to demo a cloud software? It\u0026#39;s not easy! Also, lamb considered and memories of barcampESM. Our first re-boot of the IT Management and Cloud Podcast, renamed the Lords of Computing Podcast.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYour friends, \u003ca href=\"http://www.twitter.com/cote\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@cote\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.twitter.com/botchagalupe\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@botchagalupe\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe: \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/LordsOfComputing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eShow-notes and Links\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLamb and DevOpsDays Mama Mia.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemories, barcampESM - \u003ca href=\"http://redmonk.com/cote/2008/01/11/it-management-podcast-001-barcampesm-monitoring-the-cloud-2008-predictions-and-more/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ethe first IT Management and Cloud podcast episode\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe need for Disaster Kitchen Apps - getting to better demos for cloud infrastructure\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs - always have an enemy!\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://allegrotech.io/working-with-legacy-architecture.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Anti-corruption layer pattern\u003c/a\u003e for integrating with old IT.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetflix documentary of VCs, \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Ventured\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething Ventured\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e - \u003ca href=\"http://stratechery.com/2015/1999/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBen Thompson essay on venture capital and tech companies\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur plans for the Lords of Computing Podcast.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibsyn downloads as of 20160912: 633.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What does it take to demo a cloud software? It’s not easy! Also, lamb considered and memories of barcampESM. ","date_published":"2015-04-06T02:00:00.000+02:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/E8DGG/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/752ee20c-8e7a-4ce1-8214-0a3fef88215c/8dee5f90-7908-460d-b761-16b856b54eea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54319050,"duration_in_seconds":3314}]}]}