Episode 274: Can we start a Slack Channel to discuss this? - a podcast by Software Defined Talk LLC

This week we discuss Salesforce acquiring Slack and recap all the important announcements from AWS re:Invent. Plus, some advice on chopping onions and robot vacuums.
The RundownAWS Outage
Amazon Web Services outage takes a portion of the internet down with it (https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/25/amazon-web-services-outage-takes-a-portion-of-the-internet-down-with-it/)The cold reality of the Kinesis Incident (https://cloudirregular.substack.com/p/the-cold-reality-of-the-kinesis-incident)
AWS re:InventAWS re:Invent: Top Announcements for 2020 | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-reinvent-announcements-2020/)
ComputeAWS launches EC2 computing instances that run Apple's MacOS operating system (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/aws-launches-ec2-computing-instances-running-apple-macos.html)
Use Amazon EC2 Mac Instances to Build&Test macOS, iOS, ipadOS, tvOS, and watchOS Apps (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-use-mac-instances-to-build-test-macos-ios-ipados-tvos-and-watchos-apps/)
EC2 C6gn Instances – 100 Gbps Networking with AWS Graviton2 Processors (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/coming-soon-ec2-c6gn-instances-100-gbps-networking-with-aws-graviton2-processors/)How An Acquisition Made By Amazon In 2016 Became Company's Secret Sauce (https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2019/03/10/how-an-acquisition-made-by-amazon-in-2016-became-companys-secret-sauce/?sh=26ef6d42f67a)
DatabasesWant more PostgreSQL? You just might like Babelfish (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/want-more-postgresql-you-just-might-like-babelfish/)
KubernetesIntroducing Amazon EKS Distro (EKS-D) | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-amazon-eks-distro/)
Introducing Amazon ECS Anywhere (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-amazon-ecs-anywhere/)Amazon EKS Anywhere (https://aws.amazon.com/eks/eks-anywhere/)
New for AWS Lambda – Container Image Support (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-lambda-container-image-support/)AWS quietly enters the multicloud era (https://www.protocol.com/aws-multicloud-era)
ServerlessAmazon Aurora Serverless | MySQL PostgreSQL Relational Database (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/serverless/?nc2=h_ql_re_gev)
New for AWS Lambda – Container Image Support (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-lambda-container-image-support/)DevOps Guru
New- Amazon DevOps Guru Helps Identify Application Errors and Fixes (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-devops-guru-machine-learning-powered-service-identifies-application-errors-and-fixes/)Hybrid Cloud or a cloud close to you
In the Works – 3 More AWS Local Zones in 2020, and 12 More in 2021 (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-more-aws-local-zones/)AWS Outposts 1U and 2U form factors (https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/1u-2u/)
SlackBest analysis ever (https://ftrain.medium.com/lets-skim-the-slack-salesforce-press-release-22e941ddc1e0)
Salesforce reportedly poised to scoop Slack for billions (https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/11/26/salesforce_slack_acquisition_rumour/)How a Merger of Salesforce and Slack Would Change the SaaS Landscape (https://www.tomtunguz.com/slack-salesforce-rumors/)
Salesforce deal to buy Slack expected to be announced Tuesday after market close (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/salesforce-deal-to-buy-slack-expected-to-be-announced-tomorrow.html)Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack - Salesforce News (https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2020/12/01/salesforce-definitive-agreement-update/)
Slack + Salesforce Emergency Pod with Packy McCormick of Not Boring | Acquired Podcast (https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/slack-salesforce-emergency-pod-with-packy-mccormick-of-not-boring)Slack: The Bulls are typing... (https://notboring.substack.com/p/slack-the-bulls-are-typing)
Salesforce Picks Up (The) Slack To Extend CRM’s Reach Into Collaboration, But Won’t Dethrone Microsoft Teams (https://go.forrester.com/blogs/salesforce-picks-up-the-slack-to-extend-crms-reach-into-collaboration-but-wont-dethrone-microsoft-teams/)Relevant to your Interests
Splunk acquires network observability service Flowmill (https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/24/splunk-acquires-network-observability-service-flowmill/)Productivity Scores in Office 365 (https://twitter.com/wolfiechristl/status/1331221942850949121?s=21)
IBM Planning 10,000 Job Cuts in Europe Ahead of Unit Sale (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/ibm-planning-about-10-000-job-cuts-in-europe-ahead-of-unit-sale)Apple Plans to Run Most of Its ‘Compute Management’ on Kubernetes (https://thenewstack.io/apple-plans-to-run-most-of-its-compute-management-on-kubernetes/)
Tony Hsieh, iconic Las Vegas tech entrepreneur, dies aged 46 (https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/28/tony-hsieh-iconic-las-vegas-tech-entrepreneur-dies-aged-46/)Linus Torvalds doubts Linux will get ported to Apple M1 hardware (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/__trashed-6/)
Robert Smith Breakup Exclusive: Billionaire Brian Sheth Reveals Why He’s Leaving Vista Following Tax Evasion Case (https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2020/11/26/billionaire-breakup-robert-smiths-tax-fraud-and-a-bout-of-covid-send-vistas-brian-sheth-packing/?sh=26345c18733c&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top)
Learnings From Two Years of Kubernetes in Production (https://lambda.grofers.com/learnings-from-two-years-of-kubernetes-in-production-b0ec21aa2814)Should we really be worried about vendor lock-in in 2020? (https://www.protocol.com/manuals/new-enterprise/vendor-lockin-cloud-saas)
Future of Online Security and Privacy is being decided now (https://thehustle.co/12022020-online-security-privacy/)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the latest tech company to leave Silicon Valley, and is moving to Houston (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/hpe-is-relocating-headquarters-to-houston-from-california.html)Nonsense
People Can't Vacuum Or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon's Cloud Servers Are Down (https://eminetra.com.au/people-cant-vacuum-or-use-their-doorbell-because-amazons-cloud-servers-are-down/74505/)Listener Feedback
Brett from Slack recommends Upptime an open source Status Page (https://github.com/upptime/upptime)Sponsors
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