RIA Weekly

This week we discuss how the software supply chain impacts business continuity and analyze the latest attempt to disrupt Microsoft Excel. Plus, some thoughts on bread heels…. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit). Rundown On the weaponisation of open source (https://beny23.github.io/posts/on_weaponisation_of_open_source/) Hacker Group Claims Access to User Authentication Firm Okta (https://gizmodo.com/hacker-group-claims-extraordinary-access-to-user-authen-1848684491) The tyranny of Microsoft Excel may finally be over (https://www.techradar.com/news/the-tyranny-of-microsoft-excel-may-finally-be-over) Relevant to your Interests Website Builder Webflow Hits $4 Billion Valuation As It Nears $100 Million Revenue (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2022/03/16/webflow-series-c-4-billion-valuation-100-million-revenue/) Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon

This week, Coté and Matt define three sales model for doing developer-led sales. Also, we know that clown fish are optional, but do rocks need to exist? Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit). Mood Board: How many of you watch streaming? hotdogheadexplosion37 - “I’m your host, exploding hotdog.” hotdogheadexplosion37 solves agile financing problems. I’m your host, ExplodingHotDogMan What if rocks didn’t exist? I didn’t take “Philosophy of Rocks 101 in college, but I did take hydrobiology 379.” This is what happens when Brandon’s not here Legal week B to D sales The Janitorial Sales Model - vendor creates mess, drives uncontrolled/ungoverned/decentralized viral spread. The Mary Poppins Model Graffiti Proof Paint Model Rundown Rocks. The End of Daylight Saving Time? (https://twitter.com/senatecloakroom/status/1503797632745025542) Dell Striving To ‘Embrace Developers In A Big Way’: Michael Dell (https://ww

This week we discuss the potential digital transformation of the Dollar and Snowflake’s Strategy. Plus, what exactly is Heavy Metal… Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Digital Transformation of the Dollar The U.S. is considering a radical rethinking of the dollar for today's digital world (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/06/1072406109/digital-dollar-federal-reserve-apple-pay-venmo-cbdc) Biden takes big step toward government-backed digital currency (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/us-government-digital-currency-rcna19248) Let’s check in on SNOW Snowflake CFO Defends Strategy, Attacks Google Amid Stock Rout (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/snowflake-cfo-defends-strategy-attacks-google-amid-stock-rout) Clouded Judgement 3.4.22 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-3422) SNOW Investor Deck (https://s26.q4cdn.com/463892824/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Q4-F

This week we discuss how to measure DevRel, the legacy of Sun and a few thoughts on Markdown. Plus, we determine the TAM for trackballs… Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Measuring Developer Relations (https://www.swyx.io/measuring-devrel) What if Sun called it Cloud? (https://twitter.com/furrier/status/1498804338751275011?s=21) Relevant to your Interests A Visa exec's email to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy set off an internal scramble that's becoming increasingly common at the tech giant (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/visa-execs-email-amazon-ceo-212121273.html) Clouded Judgement 2.25.22 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-22522?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email) Report: 76% of IT pros say that cloud has hit a wall (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/24/report-76-of-it-pros-say-that-cloud-has-hit-a-wall/) Out Of Scope - #0 (https://emilykager.substack.com/p/out-of-scope-0) Me

Brandon interviews Ev Kontsevoy the CEO and Cofounder of Teleport. They discuss Ev’s early career, his experience at Mailgun and Teleport’s opinionated approach to providing secure access. Episode Links: YouTube Clip of the question to Jeff Bezos that inspired Mailgun (https://youtu.be/6nKfFHuouzA?t=1441) Teleport (https://goteleport.com/) Teleport Slack (https://goteleport.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-midnn9bn-AQKcq5NNDs9ojELKlgwJUA#/shared-invite/email) 5 Best Practices for Securing SSH (https://goteleport.com/blog/5-ssh-best-practices/) Contact Ev: LinkedIn: kontsevoy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kontsevoy/) Twitter: @kontsevoy (https://twitter.com/kontsevoy) Special Guest: Ev Kontsevoy.

This week we discuss Kubernetes adoption, the State of Open Source Survey and the search for a better Developer Experience. Plus, some thoughts on taking out the trash and conflict resolution. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Ten takeaways from the 2022 State of Open Source survey (https://opensource.org/node/1183) What is Developer Experience? a roundup of links and goodness (https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2022/02/21/what-is-developer-experience-a-roundup-of-links-and-goodness/) Developer Experience Is Security (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2022/02/17/devex-is-security/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665) Relevant to your Interests California Will Stick Solar Panels Over Canals to Fight Two Disasters at Once (https://gizmodo.com/california-will-stick-solar-panels-over-canals-to-fight-1848550514) Salesforce teams with AWS on direct-to-consumer streaming media solution – TechCrunch (https://techcru

The week we review Kubernetes: The Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77h7dmoQU) and Matt explains why there is no Diet Coke in Australia. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Movie Review: Kubernetes: The Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77h7dmoQU) The improbable rise of Kubernetes to become the operating system of the cloud (https://siliconangle.com/2022/02/12/improbable-rise-kubernetes-become-operating-system-cloud/) CNCF Sees Record Kubernetes and Container Adoption in 2021 Cloud Native Survey (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2022/02/10/cncf-sees-record-kubernetes-and-container-adoption-in-2021-cloud-native-survey/) Mirantis on run rate over $100M two years after buying Docker Enterprise assets (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/09/mirantis-on-run-rate-over-100m-two-years-after-buying-docker-enterprise-assets) Relevant to your Interests Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy's

This week we discuss what to expect in cloud in 2020 and the prospect of building a better Kubernetes Developer Experience. Plus, Coté explains the Dutch concept of Gezellig. Rundown What to expect in cloud computing in 2022 and beyond (https://siliconangle.com/2022/02/07/expect-cloud-computing-2022-beyond/) A Better Kubernetes Experience for Developers is Key in 2022 (https://containerjournal.com/features/a-better-kubernetes-experience-for-developers-is-key-in-2022/) Relevant to your Interests AWS Earnings (https://twitter.com/jordannovet/status/1489349176014036992) TriggerMesh, Case Study in Open Sourcing Enterprise Software (https://thenewstack.io/triggermesh-case-study-in-open-sourcing-enterprise-software/) Strange Computer Languages: A Hacker’s Field Guide (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/26/strange-computer-languages-a-hackers-field-guide/) Real-time code sharing for your lectures and presentations (https://brunosimon.github.io/keppler/) Demostack - Spin up a demo, tailor the story, win more deals faster

This week we discuss Cloud Earnings, OpenSSF’s new project and Tim Bray’s take on Cloud. Plus, some thoughts on data gravity… Rundown Earnings Apple tops earnings expectations on strong iPhone sales (https://www.axios.com/apple-earnings-top-estimates-strong-iphone-4a850376-e1f2-445f-90b4-2d3216a1e36f.html) Microsoft Azure exceeded $40 billion in annualized revenue (https://twitter.com/jordannovet/status/1486876801314000903?s=21) Alphabet crushes earnings, announces 20-for-1 stock split (https://finance.yahoo.com/video/alphabet-crushes-earnings-announces-20-212516853.html) Docker makes comeback with over $50M in ARR two years into restructuring (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/01/docker-makes-comeback-reaching-over-50m-in-arr/) OSS Security Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) (https://openssf.org/) OpenSSF Announces The Alpha-Omega Project to Improve Software Supply Chain Security for 10,000 OSS Projects (https://openssf.org/press-release/2022/02/01/openssf-announces-the-alpha-omega-project-to-improve-sof

This week we discuss the SAT going online, the Pyramid of Open Source and dealing with tech debt. Plus, some thoughts on expense reports… Rundown Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online (https://www.npr.org/2022/01/25/1075315337/new-digital-sat-college-admissions-test-requirement-2024-us) Enforcing the Pyramid of Open Source (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/01/17/enforcing-the-pyramid-of-open-source/) Microsoft cloud revenues power Microsoft's $51.7 billion second FY'22 quarter | ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cloud-revenues-power-microsofts-51-7-billion-second-fy22-quarter/) Relevant to your Interests Twitter brings NFTs to profile photos, but only for Twitter Blue subscribers | Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-nft-profile-photos-193912407.html) Peloton hires McKinsey to review cost structure; cycle maker may cut jobs, close stores (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/peloton-hires-mckinsey-to-review-cost-structure-as-equipment-sales-slow-.html) Michael D

This week we discuss Open Source Model Business Models, Cloud Migrations and the prospect of cloud providers becoming “dumb pipes.” Plus, some thoughts on the rise of Professor Galloway. Rundown There is such a thing as an open source business model (https://tracymiranda.com/2022/01/18/there-is-such-a-thing-as-an-open-source-business-model/) Web3 | No Mercy / No Malice (https://www.profgalloway.com/web3/) AWS is Not a Dumb Pipe (https://matt-rickard.com/aws-is-not-a-dumb-pipe/) Clouded Judgement 1.14.22 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-11422?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta) Remote work and cloud adoption lands 1Password with $620M Series C, now valued at $6.8B (https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/19/1password-series-c-funding/) Relevant to your Interests Kubernetes needs a developer platform (https://odedia.org/kubernetes-needs-a-developer-platform) Observable raises $35.6M to bring better visibility to enterprise data (https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/13/observable-raises-35-6m-to-bring

This week we discuss NPM corruption, why Web3 may not be different and the future focus of Hyperscalers. Plus, some thoughts on Dutch Doctors. Rundown NPM corruption Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects (https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/9/22874949/developer-corrupts-open-source-libraries-projects-affected) Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker' breaking thousands of apps (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-corrupts-npm-libs-colors-and-faker-breaking-thousands-of-apps/) Web 3 is exciting because incumbents like solving known problems Computing and data infrastructure in '22 (https://www.kleinerperkins.com/perspectives/computing-and-data-infrastructure-in-22/) Aneel Lakhan take on Web3 and the need for a currency but not necessarily bitcoin via The Cloud Cast. (https://overcast.fm/+RrQyCAW4/33:45) Reasons why Web3 may not be all that different Matt Mullenweg on Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0 (https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1479998907123863554?s=21) My f

This week we discuss why cloud numbers don’t add up, Oracle buys Cerner and the demise of BlackBerry. Plus, Matt gives advice for keeping up with Web3. Rundown Cloud numbers don’t add up (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3645135/cloud-numbers-dont-add-up.html) A Look Back at Q3 '21 Public Cloud Software Earnings (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/a-look-back-at-q3-21-public-cloud) Oracle to buy medical records company Cerner in its biggest acquisition ever (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/oracle-to-buy-medical-records-company-cerner.html) Apple hits $3 trillion market cap, becoming first company to hit the mark (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-hits-3-trillion-market-cap-184825195.html) If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4 (https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1069938727/blackberry-phones-will-stop-working-january-4) Relevant to your Interests AWS Amazon Cloud Unit Draws Antitrust Scrutiny From Khan’s FTC (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/am

This week we discuss the stories of the year, make a few predications and answer listener questions. Plus, some thoughts on grammar… Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt (https://cbtnuggets.com/sdt) Conferences THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022 (https://that.us/events/tx/2022/) Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT (https://that.us/activities/onqzzIqfp9NOeyLm67SY) Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers (https://sessionize.com/devopsdays-chicago-2022/), May 10 & 11th, 2022 CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Call for Speakers (https://www.papercall.io/devopsdays-2022-birmingham-al

This week Brandon interviews Michael Wilde. They discuss Wilde's career progression from Sales Engineer to Account Executive and Honeycomb's approach to Observability. Plus, some thoughts on yoga... Show Links Honeycomb.io (https://www.honeycomb.io) BubbleUp (https://docs.honeycomb.io/working-with-your-data/bubbleup/) Contact Wilde LinkedIn: michael wilde (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwilde/) Twitter: @michaelwilde (https://twitter.com/michaelwilde) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt (https://cbtnuggets.com/sdt) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/honeycomb) Special Guest: Michael Wilde.

This week we discuss how the industry reacted to the Log4j vulnerability and the merits of going Multicloud. Plus, some thoughts on printer paper. Rundown Log4j and OSS Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited (https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-warning-new-zero-day-in-the-log4j-java-library-is-already-being-exploited/) ‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22828303/log4j-library-vulnerability-log4shell-zero-day-exploit) What you need to know about the Log4J vulnerability rocking the internet (https://blog.f-secure.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-log4j-vulnerability-rocking-the-internet/) Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Popular Java Library Log4j (https://www.govcert.ch/blog/zero-day-exploit-targeting-popular-java-library-log4j/) Paying people to work on OSS (https://twitter.com/grhmc/status/1470074108327215118?s=21) Don’t pay people to work on OSS? (https://twitter.com/littleidea/status/147039323025

Brandon interviews Jordan Tigani, Chief Product Officer at SingleStore. They discuss Jordan's experience at Google building BigQuery and how to use SingleStore to build data intensive applications. Plus, some good stories on caviar and marathon running. Links Google Big Query (https://cloud.google.com/bigquery) A Return to the General Purpose Database (https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2021/10/26/general-purpose-database/) SingleStore (https://www.singlestore.com) SingleStore Free Trial (https://www.singlestore.com/managed-service-trial/) Work at SingleStore (https://www.singlestore.com/careers/) SingleStore Recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant (https://www.singlestore.com/blog/recognized-in-the-gartner-magic-quadrant/) Contact Jordan @jrdntgn (https://twitter.com/jrdntgn) LinkedIn: jordantigani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantigani/) Banner Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/11KDtiUWRq4) Special Guest: Jordan Tigani.

This week we discuss the State of Developer Relations and Cloud Adoption Trends. Plus, some thoughts on taking out the trash. Rundown State of devrel 2021 (https://www.stateofdeveloperrelations.com/_files/ugd/383279_55d4ef5b6f3847c188639d20f3f31b01.pdf) The Cloud in 2021: Adoption Continues (https://www.oreilly.com/radar/the-cloud-in-2021-adoption-continues/) Relevant to your interests AWS Primitives (https://twitter.com/sogrady/status/1466464691312594955?s=21) An Engineer's Hype-Free Observations on Web3 (and its Possibilities) (https://www.psl.com/feed-posts/web3-engineer-take) Meta Selects AWS as Key, Long-Term Strategic Cloud Provider (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211201005108/en/Meta-Selects-AWS-as-Key-Long-Term-Strategic-Cloud-Provider) @Werner vs @QuinnyPig (https://twitter.com/werner/status/1466803730934734849?s=21) Unleash the Booch on No Code (https://twitter.com/grady_booch/status/1467278429221384193?s=21) A Top SoftBank Executive Wants $2 Billion in Pay. His Boss Disagrees. (https://ww

This week we recap the news from AWS re:Invent and Knative joins the CNCF. Plus, some discussion on trademarks… Rundown AWS re:Invent Recap Top Announcements of AWS re:Invent 2021 | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/) AWS Free Tier Data Transfer Expansion – 100 GB From Regions and 1 TB From Amazon CloudFront Per Month (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-free-tier-data-transfer-expansion-100-gb-from-regions-and-1-tb-from-amazon-cloudfront-per-month/) Where new AWS CEO Adam Selipsky plans to take cloud computing next (https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/28/new-aws-ceo-adam-selipsky-plans-take-cloud-computing-next/) Announcing Pull Through Cache Repositories for Amazon Elastic Container Registry | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-pull-through-cache-repositories-for-amazon-elastic-container-registry/) AWS launches its Graviton 3 processor (https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/30/aws-launches-its-graviton-3-processor/) Amazon launc

This week we discuss the rise of Web3 and make a few AWS re:invent predications. Plus, what if Billy Joel and Huey Lewis formed a band… Rundown It's a Web3 World Now — How the Hype Compares to Web 2.0 (https://thenewstack.io/its-a-web3-world-now-how-the-hype-compares-to-web-2-0/) Crypto group tries to claw back fees after failed Constitution bid (https://www.axios.com/crypto-constitution-bid-high-cost-6ab84b3b-79c0-40d0-be6b-232172a3ed7a.html) $10B is the new $1B, and we need a new framework for startup valuations (https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/23/10b-is-the-new-1b-and-we-need-a-new-framework-for-startup-valuations/) AWS Re:Invent Predictions 5 Things To Know About New AWS Channel Chief Ruba Borno (https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/5-things-to-know-about-new-aws-channel-chief-ruba-borno) Andy Jassy was reportedly surprised when Jeff Bezos asked him to take on the job of Amazon CEO: 'I wasn't clamoring for it' (https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-choosing-andy-jassy-surprised-amazon-ceo-2021-11)