Episode 101: Cloud is just "jigglin’ wires" - a podcast by Software Defined Talk LLC

Calling in hot from New Braunfels Texas, we got a country mile’s worth of topics this week: we have container services from Microsoft, a lengthy discussion of how enterprise software companies organize their global sales regions, the possible emergence of a new private cloud meme, and rumors that BMC is no longer in acquiring CA.
Also, be sure to check out this week’s white paper analysis for patrons, on IoT (https://www.patreon.com/posts/trillion-iot-by-13636097).Global expansion tips and tricks
“EMEAians.”Open source as the scouts.
Microsoft laying off 19,000 peopleLink (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-starts-layoffs-with-reportedly-thousands-of-job-cuts/)
Who’s hirin’?Microsoft Container Service
What’s a “container service” (https://www.geekwire.com/2017/microsoft-launches-new-container-service-joins-cloud-native-group-isolating-aws-kubernetes/)?TechCrunch notices private cloud
Link (https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/20/all-clouds-dont-have-to-be-public/)Vendors have begun offering a variety of approaches that give the feel of the public cloud, but inside the comfort zone of a customer’s data center.
Oracle cited rather large customers like AT&T and Bank of America using the Cloud at Customer product.
Oracle cloud news picking up.That Antitrust Meme in Tech
As you know, I’m not a lawyer (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/should-america-s-tech-giants-be-broken-up)How would it make sense? What’s the justification?
“Google and Facebook Account For Nearly All Growth in Digital Ads (http://fortune.com/2017/04/26/google-facebook-digital-ads/).”Coté looking down the barrel of getting taxed at way high (https://twitter.com/cote/status/892063123288580097)?
BMC not buying CAToo much regulation (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ca-m-a-bmcsoftware-idUSKBN1AC2L8)
CA financials (https://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3ACA&fstype=ii&ei=sjyCWZjTNczG2AbQ95SQCg).
Flash, he goneLink (http://redmonk.com/fryan/2017/07/25/adobe-eol-flash-content-continues-to-move-to-mobile/)
BONUS LINKS! Not covered in show.GoDaddy dumps OpenStack cloud
The cloud business is hard (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/24/gone_daddy_gone_godaddy_offloads_its_cloud_businesses/)More from 451 (https://451research.com/report-short?entityId=92982&type=mis&alertid=601&contactid=0033200001wgKCKAA2&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=market-insight&utm_content=newsletter&utm_term=92982-GoDaddy+to+shut+down+its+Cloud+Servers+offering)
HEB was an Amazon Option?Not really, just some dude talking (http://austin.culturemap.com/news/innovation/07–18–17-amazon-acquisition-whole-foods-heb/).
Containers are LinuxLink (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/some-thoughts-containers-frank-feldmann).
“DevOps is more suitable for containerisation compared to other traditional approaches”Operating system vendors have something to sell you say?
A History of Docker/Linux ContainersLink (https://opensource.com/article/17/7/how-linux-containers-evolved).
Red Hat maintainer breaking down the short but convoluted history of containers.## Slack Getting Paid
Link (https://www.recode.net/2017/6/15/15810088/slack-deal-funding-amazon-microsoft-buyers-business-communication?stream=top-stories).Slack is raising another $500 million — and has attracted interest from a range of big buyers like Amazon
# Meta, follow-up, etc.Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/sdt) - like anyone who starts these things, I have no idea WTF it is, if it’s a good idea, or if I should be ashamed. Need some product/market fit.
Check out the Software Defined Talk Members Only White-Paper Exiguous podcast over there.Join us all in the SDT Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack).
End-rollGet $50 off Casper mattresses with the code: horraymattray
NEW DISCOUNT! DevOpsDays Nashville (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-nashville/), $25 off with the code 2017NashDevOpsDays - Coté will be keynoting (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-nashville/speakers/michael-cote/).Coté speaking at DevOps Riga (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-riga/welcome/) and DevOps Kansas City (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-kansascity/welcome/).
Coté also speaking at Austin OpenStack Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Austin/events/241908089/), August 17th, 207.The Register’s conference, Continuous Lifecycle (https://continuouslifecycle.london/), in London (May 2018) has it’s CFP open, closed October 20th - submit something (https://continuouslifecycle.london/call-for-papers/)!
SpringOne Platform registration open (https://2017.springoneplatform.io/ehome/s1p/registration), Dec 4th to 5th. Use the code S1P200_Cote for $200 off registration (https://2017.springoneplatform.io/ehome/s1p/registration).Matt’s on the Road!
August 3rd - Auckland AWS User Community (https://www.meetup.com/AWS_NZ/events/237833579/)August 8th - Canberra Infracoders (https://www.meetup.com/Infrastructure-Coders-Canberra/events/241775704/)
August 10th - Sydney AWS Security Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Sydney-AWS-Security-User-Group/events/239370748/)August 17th - Sydney Chef Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Chef-Sydney/events/240660647/)
August 22nd - Sydney Cloud Native Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Sydney-Cloud-Native-Meetup/events/241712226/)September 12 - Perth MS Cloud Computing User Group (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Perth-Cloud/events/241297999/)
October 11th - Brisbane Azure User Group (https://www.meetup.com/Brisbane-Azure-User-Group/events/240477415/)Recommendations
Brandon: Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117552)’s (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117552)Ozark (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117552).Matt Ray: Mr. Robot.
Coté: BaseIQ microSD adaptor (http://amzn.to/2vjFdiH). Ikea STUNSIG World t-shirt (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40376911/). Also: not giving a shit.

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