Episode 431: CEO Therapy Session

This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA) 431 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr-ysPYxnA)
Runner-up Titles
Try Harder
It’s a necessary luxury
Someone’s drinking too much water here
A culture of ice
Where are the high performers, at home or at work
Quit using your Gmail address
Thou shalt export to CSV
Rundown
Netflix Says You Can Keep Their DVDs (and Request More, Too) (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/netflix-dvds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)
Zoom’s CEO thinks Zoom sucks for building trust, leaked audio reveals (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/leaked-audio-reveals-zoom-ceo-believes-its-hard-to-build-trust-on-zoom/)
Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860073/meta-return-to-office-three-days-wfh-work-from-home)
Can you trust 'open source' companies? (https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/18/opinion_column/)
OpenTF created a fork of Terraform! (https://opentf.org/announcement)
OpenTF pulls the trigger on its open-source Terraform fork (https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/opentf-pulls-trigger-opensource-terraform-fork)
Relevant to your Interests
VMware’s future: Navigating multicloud complexity and generative AI (https://siliconangle.com/2023/08/19/vmwares-future-navigating-multicloud-complexity-generative-ai-broadcoms-wing/)
VMware Tanzu portfolio reshuffled ahead of Broadcom close | TechTarget (https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366549332/VMware-Tanzu-portfolio-reshuffled-ahead-of-Broadcom-close)
Nvidia's blowout offers a giddy whiff of 1995 (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai-plus-937b329c-8072-4f8a-a5d6-1039a0e794a5.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0)
Announcing AWS Dedicated Local Zones (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/aws-dedicated-local-zones/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
Top Ten social media platforms we spend the most time on (https://www.traveldailymedia.com/top-ten-social-media-platforms-we-spend-the-most-time-on/)
Max will launch a 24/7 CNN stream for all subscribers next month (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23844121/cnn-max-warnerbros-discovery-news)
Meta launches own AI code-writing tool: Code Llama (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23843487/meta-llama-code-generation-generative-ai-llm?stream=top)
As TikTok Ban Looms, ByteDance Battles Oracle For Control Of Its Algorithm (https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2023/08/24/tiktok-ban-oracle-bytedance-algorithm-fight/?sh=6cf5105e3ef0)
Slack's Migration to a Cellular Architecture - Slack Engineering (https://slack.engineering/slacks-migration-to-a-cellular-architecture/)
The Cloud 100 2023 (https://www.forbes.com/lists/cloud100/)
Data isn’t everything. Judgement counts too. (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8YFUFju/)
Amazon Elastic Block Store at 15 Years (https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2023/08/amazon-elastic-block-store-at-15-years/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665)
Instacart is the Best and Worst Grocery Business Imaginable (https://www.thediff.co/archive/instacart-is-the-best-and-worst-grocery-business-imaginable/)
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees it's 'past' time to commit to the company's RTO mandate and their jobs are at stake (https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-andy-jassy-rto-office-policy-employee-jobs-2023-8?op=1)
Duet AI, Google's AI assistant suite, expands across Google Cloud (https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/29/duet-ai-googles-ai-assistant-suite-expands-across-google-cloud/)
Halloween creeps a little closer: Seasonal supply chains accelerate (https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/halloween-creeps-closer-seasonal-supply-chains-accelerate.html)
What’s new with GKE at Google Cloud Next | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/whats-new-with-gke-at-google-cloud-next)
Duet AI in Google Cloud Preview | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/duet-ai-in-google-cloud-preview)
What’s new in Oracle to PostgreSQL database migrations with DMS | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/whats-new-in-oracle-to-postgresql-database-migrations-with-dms)
US AI startup Poolside raises $126m seed round and relocates to France (https://sifted.eu/articles/poolside-raises-126m-relocated-france-news)
Ping, ForgeRock, Thoma Bravo, the power of open source, and the madness of IAM (https://callmeleach.substack.com/p/ping-forgerock-thoma-bravo-the-power?utm_medium=web)
Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of ForgeRock; Combines ForgeRock into Ping Identity (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thoma-bravo-completes-acquisition-of-forgerock-combines-forgerock-into-ping-identity-301908059.html)
Interoperability between Google Chat and other messaging platforms — powered by Mio (https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/08/goolge-chat-slack-interoperability-mio.html)
Broadcom boss dismisses notion China could derail VMware buy (https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/01/broadcom_vmware_nutanix_results/)
Microsoft blames outage on small staff, automation failures (https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/04/microsoft_australia_outage_incident_report/)
Amazon QuickSight adds scheduled and programmatic export to Excel format (https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/08/amazon-quicksight-scheduled-programmatic-export-excel-format/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665)
Google unveils AI tools for enterprise customers at $30 a month (https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-unveil-ai-tools-corporate-gmail-customers-30-month-wsj-2023-08-29/)
Chip design firm Arm seeks up to $52 billion valuation in blockbuster U.S. IPO (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/05/chip-design-firm-arm-sets-share-price-between-47-and-51-for-blockbuster-us-ipo.html)
Birmingham City Council goes under after Oracle disaster (https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/05/birmingham_city_council_oracle/?s=08)
IBM Introduces 'Watsonx Your Business' (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-introduces-watsonx-business-160000392.html)
Meta May Allow Instagram, Facebook Users in Europe to Pay and Avoid Ads (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/technology/meta-instagram-facebook-ads-europe.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)
Announcing Kubecost Cloud in General Availability: The Easiest Way to Optimize Your Kubernetes Costs (https://blog.kubecost.com/blog/kubecost-cloud-general-availability/)
Platform Engineering - What You Need To Know Now (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/ebooks/platformengineering-whatyouneedtoknownow?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter20230830)
The lifespans of technological adoptions in the US (http://www.asymco.com/2022/01/10/the-lifespans-of-technological-adoptions-in-the-us/)
Introducing ONCE (https://once.com/)
Nonsense
The fight for the right to repair McFlurry machines (https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/08/31/the-fight-for-the-right-to-repair-mcflurry-machines)
Delta Airlines Offers Woman $1,800 After Losing Her Dog (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/delta-airlines-offers-woman-1-142849291.html)
Conferences
Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT (https://shift.infobip.com/) in Zadar, Coté speaking.
October 6, 2023, KCD Texas 2023 (https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-kcd-texas-presents-kcd-texas-2023/), CFP Closes: August 30, 2023
November 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/), SDT’s a sponsor, Matt’s there
November 6-9, 2023 VMware Explore Barcelona (https://www.vmware.com/explore/eu.html), Coté’s attending
Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas (https://that.us/events/tx/2024/schedule/)
If you want your conference mentioned, let’s talk media sponsorships.
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Recommendations
Brandon: JUST ONE MILE | Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80V5o06yEZ4)
Matt: Deadloch (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14671678/)
Coté: Rick Rubin interviews Rory Sutherland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnYlChfORRw). I doubt much of the airport business book stuff in here is “true,” but that’s sort of the whole point, and it’s fantastic listening. His book (https://amzn.to/462Mvov) Alchemy (https://amzn.to/462Mvov) has a great one word review right there in the title. But, again: it’s fun! When you’ve listened to too much If Books Could Kill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Books_Could_Kill) you can check in on Rory if you need to take the cure (https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+the+cure).
Photo Credits
Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/PsBTqRHVilU)
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This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 431

Runner-up Titles

Try Harder
It’s a necessary luxury
Someone’s drinking too much water here
A culture of ice
Where are the high performers, at home or at work
Quit using your Gmail address
Thou shalt export to CSV

Rundown

Netflix Says You Can Keep Their DVDs (and Request More, Too)
Zoom’s CEO thinks Zoom sucks for building trust, leaked audio reveals
Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die
Can you trust 'open source' companies?
OpenTF created a fork of Terraform!
OpenTF pulls the trigger on its open-source Terraform fork

Relevant to your Interests

VMware’s future: Navigating multicloud complexity and generative AI
VMware Tanzu portfolio reshuffled ahead of Broadcom close | TechTarget
Nvidia's blowout offers a giddy whiff of 1995
Announcing AWS Dedicated Local Zones
Top Ten social media platforms we spend the most time on
Max will launch a 24/7 CNN stream for all subscribers next month
Meta launches own AI code-writing tool: Code Llama
As TikTok Ban Looms, ByteDance Battles Oracle For Control Of Its Algorithm
Slack's Migration to a Cellular Architecture - Slack Engineering
The Cloud 100 2023
Data isn’t everything. Judgement counts too.
Amazon Elastic Block Store at 15 Years
Instacart is the Best and Worst Grocery Business Imaginable
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees it's 'past' time to commit to the company's RTO mandate and their jobs are at stake
Duet AI, Google's AI assistant suite, expands across Google Cloud
Halloween creeps a little closer: Seasonal supply chains accelerate
What’s new with GKE at Google Cloud Next | Google Cloud Blog
Duet AI in Google Cloud Preview | Google Cloud Blog
What’s new in Oracle to PostgreSQL database migrations with DMS | Google Cloud Blog
US AI startup Poolside raises $126m seed round and relocates to France
Ping, ForgeRock, Thoma Bravo, the power of open source, and the madness of IAM
Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of ForgeRock; Combines ForgeRock into Ping Identity
Interoperability between Google Chat and other messaging platforms — powered by Mio
Broadcom boss dismisses notion China could derail VMware buy
Microsoft blames outage on small staff, automation failures
Amazon QuickSight adds scheduled and programmatic export to Excel format
Google unveils AI tools for enterprise customers at $30 a month
Chip design firm Arm seeks up to $52 billion valuation in blockbuster U.S. IPO
Birmingham City Council goes under after Oracle disaster
IBM Introduces 'Watsonx Your Business'
Meta May Allow Instagram, Facebook Users in Europe to Pay and Avoid Ads
Announcing Kubecost Cloud in General Availability: The Easiest Way to Optimize Your Kubernetes Costs
Platform Engineering - What You Need To Know Now
The lifespans of technological adoptions in the US
Introducing ONCE

Nonsense

The fight for the right to repair McFlurry machines
Delta Airlines Offers Woman $1,800 After Losing Her Dog

Conferences

Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, Coté speaking.
October 6, 2023, KCD Texas 2023, CFP Closes: August 30, 2023
November 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA, SDT’s a sponsor, Matt’s there
November 6-9, 2023 VMware Explore Barcelona, Coté’s attending
Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas
If you want your conference mentioned, let’s talk media sponsorships.

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us: Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

Brandon: JUST ONE MILE | Official Trailer
Matt: Deadloch
Coté: Rick Rubin interviews Rory Sutherland. I doubt much of the airport business book stuff in here is “true,” but that’s sort of the whole point, and it’s fantastic listening. His book Alchemy has a great one word review right there in the title. But, again: it’s fun! When you’ve listened to too much If Books Could Kill you can check in on Rory if you need to take the cure.

Photo Credits

Header
Artwork