Software Defined Interviews

Episode 14: Building a cloud in 30 minutes, metrics are a distraction

August 3rd, 2016  |  49 mins 20 secs

allstate, cases, lordofcomputing, s1p, s1p2016

Managing multiple CI/CD pipelines, and random digital transformation at Allstate.

Episode 9: The life of microservices in the F500

December 1st, 2015  |  35 mins 4 secs

cases, lordofcomputing, microservices

Introducing microservices into large organizations.

Episode 8: Transforming how the US government does software, Diego Lapiduz

October 1st, 2015  |  47 mins 2 secs

18f, cases, government, lordofcomputing

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.

Episode 7: Getting beyond "the comfort of the number."

September 17th, 2015  |  1 hr 5 mins

lordofcomputing

The problems with transforming how a large company uses IT.

Episode 6: Try to avoid killing your acquisition

June 15th, 2015  |  1 hr 2 mins

lordofcomputing

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.

Episode 5: When the practice of using the tool is novel, thought-lording new technologies

April 28th, 2015  |  1 hr 18 mins

lordofcomputing

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.

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Episode 4: "I have become the hustler," Robert Brook

April 20th, 2015  |  13 mins 36 secs

lordofcomputing

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.

Episode 3: Something Celsius and Busy Bullshit work

April 15th, 2015  |  59 mins 47 secs

lordofcomputing

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!

Episode 2: Becoming a tech reporter, talking with Alex Williams

April 13th, 2015  |  1 hr 9 mins

lordofcomputing

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.

Episode 1: How to demo your cloud poop, don't smoke corn silk

April 6th, 2015  |  55 mins 14 secs

lordofcomputing

What does it take to demo a cloud software? It’s not easy! Also, lamb considered and memories of barcampESM.