Episode 359: Sell the Slide

Software Defined Talk

English - May 20, 2022 05:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 358: Philip Griffiths on Zero Trust Networking and OpenZiti

Next Episode: Episode 360: Radical Transparency

This week we discuss the "sum of the parts" of Rackspace, Rocky Linux recreates CentOS and thoughts on the economy. Plus, a debate: rental car vs. Uber.
Rundown
Rackspace Technology Reports First Quarter 2022 Results; Company Evaluating Strategic Alternatives (https://ir.rackspace.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rackspace-technology-reports-first-quarter-2022-results-company)
Cloudflare gets serious about infrastructure services (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/with-new-serverless-database-cloudflare-gets-serious-about-infrastructure-services/)
Rocky Linux developer CIQ raises $26M to recreate CentOS for enterprises (https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/11/rocky-linux-developer-ciq-raises-26m-to-recreate-centos-for-enterprises/)
Snowflake Stock: Finally, This Software Titan Is Worth A Nibble (NYSE:SNOW) (https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511737-snowflake-worth-nibble)
Job vacancies outpace unemployment for first time (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61475720)
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Ploopy. Open-source hardware. (https://ploopy.co/)
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Aiven Raises $210M to Invest in Sustainable Open Source Cloud (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511005232/en/Aiven-Raises-210M-to-Invest-in-Sustainable-Open-Source-Cloud)
Workforce management startup Rippling raises $250M at $11.25B valuation (https://siliconangle.com/2022/05/11/workforce-management-startup-rippling-raises-250m-11-25b-valuation/)
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IBM's massive 'Kookaburra' quantum processor might land in 2025 (https://www.popsci.com/technology/ibm-quantum-computing-roadmap/)
Google Cloud launches AlloyDB, a new fully managed PostgreSQL database service (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/google-cloud-launches-alloydb-a-new-fully-managed-postgresql-database-service/)
Komodor provides a Kubernetes troubleshooting platform (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/12/komodor-is-building-kubernetes-troubleshooting-platform-for-the-masses/)
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Jeffrey Snover claims Microsoft demoted him for PowerShell (https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/10/jeffrey_snover_said_microsoft_demoted/)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's $214 million pay package is 'excessive' and should be vetoed by shareholders, say advisory firms (https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-salary-excessive-report-vote-down-2022-5)
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Intel Poaches Open Source Execs from Netflix, Apple to Boost Linux Efforts (https://thenewstack.io/intel-poaches-open-source-execs-from-netflix-apple-to-boost-linux-efforts/)
Jeff Bezos turns up heat on Joe Biden over US inflation (https://www.ft.com/content/8ef4934e-2072-4534-bce6-824fb0da8628)
Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation (https://www.geekwire.com/2022/satya-nadella-details-microsoft-plan-for-significant-additional-investment-in-employee-compensation/)
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Apple slows return to office, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces (https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23100696/apple-delay-hybrid-office-return-work-from-home-covid-19-masks?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)
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Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust security services (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/google-cloud-launches-new-software-supply-chain-and-zero-trust-security-services/)
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This week we discuss the "sum of the parts" of Rackspace, Rocky Linux recreates CentOS and thoughts on the economy. Plus, a debate: rental car vs. Uber.

Rundown

Rackspace Technology Reports First Quarter 2022 Results; Company Evaluating Strategic Alternatives
Cloudflare gets serious about infrastructure services
Rocky Linux developer CIQ raises $26M to recreate CentOS for enterprises
Snowflake Stock: Finally, This Software Titan Is Worth A Nibble (NYSE:SNOW)
Job vacancies outpace unemployment for first time

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Observe raises $70M to grow its data-fueled observability platform
Apple discontinues its last iPod
Ploopy. Open-source hardware.
[DigitalBridge to Buy Switch for $11 Billion as Data Center M&A Binge Continues](http://)
Aiven Raises $210M to Invest in Sustainable Open Source Cloud
Workforce management startup Rippling raises $250M at $11.25B valuation
Google finally announces the Pixel Watch
IBM's massive 'Kookaburra' quantum processor might land in 2025
Google Cloud launches AlloyDB, a new fully managed PostgreSQL database service
Komodor provides a Kubernetes troubleshooting platform
Nvidia Does the Unexpected: Open Sources GPU Drivers for Linux
Hands-Free Voice Control | Sonos
Appeals court unleashes Texas's anti-content-moderation law
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquires Redbox
Hasura raises $100M to create GraphQL APIs for databases
Jeffrey Snover claims Microsoft demoted him for PowerShell
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's $214 million pay package is 'excessive' and should be vetoed by shareholders, say advisory firms
Netflix tells employees they can quit if they don't want to work on content they disagree with, according to new company culture guidelines
Not all open-source leaders are jerks
Intel Poaches Open Source Execs from Netflix, Apple to Boost Linux Efforts
Jeff Bezos turns up heat on Joe Biden over US inflation
Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation
Musk: Twitter deal at lower price "not out of the question"
Google Lets Personal Users Stay On 'No-Cost Legacy G Suite' With Custom Gmail Domain
Apple slows return to office, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces
For Tech Startups, the Party Is Over
The State of Kubernetes Security in 2022
Facebook’s hiring crisis: Engineers are turning down offers
Twitter bleeds more top talent in the midst of Musk acquisition
Sisters doing it for themselves: this nun built her own power plant
Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust security services
Orbit + Hoopy: Writing the Future of DevRel - Orbit
A beef over NFTs is shaking the sneaker industry - The Hustle
Introducing the 2022 State of Crypto Report
Apple has shown its mixed reality headset to its board of directors: report (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Why Did Heroku Fail?
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