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Software Defined Interviews

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Deep discussions about technology, enterprise IT, and the like
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Episode 48: Forrester’s CD-ish Wave

We discuss a recent Forrester Wave: “The Forrester Wave: Continuous Delivery And Release Automation, Q3 2017.” See more detailed notes here .

Sep 14, 20171 hr 11 minEp. 48

Episode 47: Kubernetes & container landscapes from Forrester & Gartner

This week, we talk about two PDFs setting out to briefly describe the kubernetes and great container orchestration landscapes. See the usual more detailed write-up and analysis elsewhere (a href="https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE)." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WP006-Kubernetes-container-landscapes-from-Forrester-Gartner-pnTuTycrvQribNjWNB7tE). This episode was also made fre...

Sep 01, 20171 hr 2 minEp. 47

Episode 46: The full Chef burger, with a side of THE DIGITAL

This week’s paper is sent in by Matt Ray: “ Continuous Automation for the Continuous Enterprise.” See detailed, typed analysis in the show-notes , find the paper attached, and enjoy the podcast in your members only RSS feed....

Aug 18, 20171 hr 8 minEp. 46

Episode 45: The PaaS Hype Cycle, 2017 edition

We look at the 2017 Gartner PaaS Hype Cycle , just released. See more show notes, though not very detailed here . As always, thanks for being a supporter!

Aug 14, 201756 minEp. 45

Episode 39: “Microservices is interesting because most enterprises aren't doing it.”

It’s another in the Matt Curry discussions sub-series! We discuss how enterprise are shifting over to a microservices approach, or not. As Matt explains: “A lot of enterprise are trying to figure out how to do microservices…but what they’re actually trying to figure out how to do is small, empowered teams that can independently release.”

Aug 10, 201750 minEp. 39

Episode 44: A trillion IoT devices by 2035

IoT will be big by 2035, a trillion devices driving a $1tn of spend/year, according to this paper . How does one come to that figure, and what exactly is IoT. Even better, how would you put together the business case to justify doing an IoT project? Well, you’ll get an average of 5x returns, the paper says, so that’s a compelling start. Also, you should buy some ARM chips. Put together by one of ARM’s investor relations people , this paper is squarely targeted a money people interested in IoT an...

Aug 03, 201751 minEp. 44

Episode 43: Not a [Very Good] DevOps Talk - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #2

This week, Brandon and Coté talk analyze Coté's 2016 stump-speech, Not a DevOps Talk. We talk about the process of putting together a talk like this, how it flows, and the desired effect and rhetoric behind it all. See the extensive show notes and much more detail in the attached PDF or online . There's also a bonus write-up about two of Coté's Register columns. As always, thanks for being a patron of Software Defined Talk, it's super-encouraging and meaningful. If you liked this episode, perhap...

Jul 29, 201756 minEp. 43

Episode 37: Cloud-native enterprise architecture, with Matt Curry & Andrew Clay Shafer

Let’s finally get to the punchline on this “cloud-native enterprise architect” quest. Here, Matt Curry (https://twitter.com/mattjcurry), Andrew Clay Shafer (https://twitter.com/littleidea), and I (https://twitter.com/cote) discuss the things that would motivate such a role and try to chart out what functions the cloud-native EA would serve. This still doesn’t answer the question perfectly, but it does point towards good why’s and even some how’s. We do alright at trying to pull it all together. ...

Jul 21, 201753 minEp. 37

Episode 42: PwC says you suck at THE DIGITAL - Software Defined Talk Members Only White Paper Exegesis #1

Our first white paper review, starting with "what is digital, and what are/should enterprises do about it. See the detailed notes on it, either in the attached PDF, or in Dropbox Paper . You should be able to find your members only RSS feed and add it to your podcast listener. First, thanks to our initial, super-fan handful of members who'll be getting this. Second, tell us if you like this show, format, and, if so, some studies/papers you'd like us to go over. Third, if you can help us promote ...

Jul 21, 20171 hr 1 minEp. 42

Episode 36: North-bound Enterprise Architecture with Matt Walburn - that business/IT alignment dance

What’s the “business” side of enterprise architecture? And how does EA’ing start mapping to DevOps, cloud-native, and all the new stuff? In part one of this discussion, I talk with Matt Walburn (https://twitter.com/mattwalburn) about how EA’s fit into The Business. Rough Outline Rorschaching “Enterprise Architect” (EA) The bad parts of EA - governance “Neo-classical DevOps” Matt Walburn (https://twitter.com/mattwalburn) - AWS, Pivotal, Target. DIY Whitepaper (https://content.pivotal.io/white-pap...

Jul 20, 201748 minEp. 36

Episode 34: Pipelines, you're gonna need 'em

Without a build pipeline, you might as well pack it up and go home. Matt Curry and I talk about his team’s experience with putting a pipeline in place and dip a bit into how Concourse and other options, like Jenkins. Matt also goes over some of the common meatware barriers to getting CI/CD in place. Find us here: @mattjcurry (https://twitter.com/mattjcurry) and @cote (https://twitter.com/cote).

Jun 08, 201757 minEp. 34

Episode 33: Spring Cloud, Zuul, & API gateways, with Spencer Gibb

All these cloud-native apps don’t magically figure out how to talk with each other themselves. They need to usual help with finding each other (registries) and then mediating and managing their ongoing “chatter” with one-another (API gateways). While killing time at the Pivotal booth at OSCON, I talked with Spencer Gibb who works on these things and more in Spring.

Jun 02, 20177 minEp. 33

Episode 32: Jono Bacon on internal community development and keys to community management

As organizations get deeper into improving how they do IT, they’re interested in replicating the collaborative benefits of open source communities. Jono Bacon (https://twitter.com/jonobacon) has worked in this space for many, many years and shares some of his experiences here with Barton George (https://twitter.com/barton808) and I (https://twitter.com/cote), while we were all at OSCON. Jono also goes over some of the important parts of community management. See also the video of this interview ...

Jun 01, 201714 minEp. 32

Episode 31: Update on the Cloud Foundry Foundation, and the need for enterprises to share more

Abby Kearns (https://twitter.com/ab415) talks with Barton (https://twitter.com/barton808) and I (https://twitter.com/cote) about what's up at the Cloud Foundry Foundation. We also discuss the encouraging people at enterprises (users of software, not vendors) to share more of best/worst practices and knowledge with each other. See also a video of the interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2oAGRMmPA). Special Guests: Abby Kearns and Barton George.

May 26, 201716 minEp. 31

Episode 29: DevOps at cloud.gov, security, compliance, & cities that start with "A"

At DevOpsDays Austin 2017, Barton George (https://twitter.com/barton808) and I (https://twitter.com/cote) talk with Diego Lapiduz (https://twitter.com/dlapiduz) about his experience introducing and managing a cloud platform for the US government and, now, his work at Pivotal. Special Guests: Barton George and Diego Lapiduz.

May 25, 201714 minEp. 29

Episode 28: GSD'ing your way to cloud-native, with Brian Gregory

Just under a year later, Brian Gregory is back to tell us how changing over Express Script's approach to software is doing. As ever, it's mostly about meat-ware and Brian gives good, casual overview of management tactics to get everyone to the seemingly simple state of doing the right thing. Last episode Brian was on, #12 (http://www.cote.show/12). In Twitter: @mrbriangregory (https://twitter.com/mrbriangregory) Special Guest: Brian Gregory.

May 24, 201759 minEp. 28

Episode 26: Getting over resistance to change

Matt Curry is back! In this episode recorded at OSCON 2017, we discuss the problems with getting people to change, from staff to management, private sector and government.

May 16, 201758 minEp. 26

Episode 24: Oil and waffles

We hear about the days when Charles was drilling for oil. Also, waffles: "I suffered years of floppy-waffles." We also discuss the deal with kombucha, to no effect, really. And, as always, Charles' emacs configuration tip of the week.

Apr 27, 201750 minEp. 24

Episode 21: Biz Dev, Defining an application, the atheist eagle scout, with JJ Asghar

Having worked in cloud since before cloud, JJ and I talk about what companies are using various cloud things for. We also discuss the conceptual history of cloud, and what exactly he does as a "business development" person at Chef. You might also know him from his "being an introvert at conferences" talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwgmePMEw4). Check him out in Twitter @jjasghar (https://twitter.com/jjasghar) Special Guest: JJ Asghar.

Feb 11, 201751 minEp. 21

Episode 20: Reading tech company financials, with Rachel Stephens

What's up with all those cash numbers in quarterly reports, and what's the deal with "analyst expectations"? In this brief episode I talk with RedMonk's Rachel Stephens (https://twitter.com/rstephensme) to get some quick tips on what to do with all that stuff. Find her in Twitter (@rstephensme (https://twitter.com/rstephensme)) and on her RedMonk blog (http://redmonk.com/rstephens/). See also this fine mound of cheese (https://twitter.com/rstephensme/status/824738574146879488). Special Guest: Ra...

Feb 07, 20177 minEp. 20
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