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    Software Defined Talk

    Get ready for a weekly dose of all things Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing! Join us as we dive into topics including Kubernetes, DevOps, Serverless, Security and Coding. Plus, we’ll keep you entertained with plenty of off-topic banter and nonsense. Don’t worry if you miss the latest industry conference – we’ve got you covered with recaps of all the latest news from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

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    Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens Feb 27, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561

    Runner-up Titles

    • New’s not good
    • He knows how to be retired
    • Let Matt Cook
    • We don’t have to worry about that Brandon
    • You’re that guy
    • The stock market feels reactionary
    • Siri-Claw
    • Foundation Washing
    • Give me life-changing money and I’ll have a better take
    • Why do I need to pay for power usage?

    Rundown

    • IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat
    • IBM Crashes 11% as Anthropic Threatens COBOL Empire
    • Mechanical Orchard: Half Baked
    • OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future
    • This Is the Biggest Threat to Microsoft Office I've Ever Seen.
    • LibreOffice Online: a fresh start - TDF Community Blog
    • Linux 7.0-rc1 Released With Many New Features

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    • The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete
    • OpenAI resets spending expectations, tells investors compute target is around $600 billion by 2030
    • Cloud and AWS cost consultant Duckbill expands to software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform
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    • Introducing Agent Plugins for AWS

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    Episode 560: You Can Feel It Coming Feb 20, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them.

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 560

    Runner-up Titles

    • They only talk about AI
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    • Live Claude Code It
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    • Give me 5 minutes, and I’ll give you fifty 6 page memos
    • I know I just pulled off a Pivotal scab.
    • Free Tier as a Service

    Rundown

    • Something Big Is Happening
    • OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
    • Modern Stack: Fly.io, Neon, Upstash and Cloudflare

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      • Shout out to the people who saw the trading cards and messaged me!
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    Episode 559: A series of OODA loops Feb 13, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights?

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 559

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    • Do we get to eat Moon Pies?
    • Some days it’s just me and the AI
    • We have a LinkedIn page
    • The state of the world has not gotten better, it’s just moved to Kubernetes
    • Trained on the Corpse of Stack Overflow.
    • We just have to get the files right
    • It is all just files
    • It’s all an OODA loop
    • Rinse and reply.
    • Is Software dead?
    • Your margin is my yacht.
    • claude-travel.md
    • Vegans have morals though

    Rundown

    • DriftlessAF: Introducing Chainguard Factory 2.0
    • Is Software dead?
      • Clouded Judgement 2.6.26 - Software Is Dead...Again...For Real this Time...Maybe?
      • Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude won business and shook markets
      • Besieged
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      • The "whole product" is more relevant than ever
    • Cloud Earnings
      • Microsoft Q2 earnings beat on top and bottom lines as cloud revenue tops $50 billion, but stock falls
      • Microsoft stock plunges as Wall Street questions AI investments
      • A day of reckoning for the AI boom
      • Oracle says it plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year
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    Episode 558: Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act Feb 06, 2026
    Show notes

    Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors.

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    • Amazon: Accelerate UI workflow automation with Nova Act
    Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists Jan 30, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557

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    • The Podcasters’ Choice
    • I was biding my time
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    • What if you didn’t get chard
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    • Buying into the Panopticon
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    • Root access to your life
    • The AirTag Family Circus comic
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    • Hold my beer open source
    • The Value of AI is intuitively obvious
    • OK, we’re done. Talk to you guys next week.

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    • Clawdbot Rebrands to Moltbot After Trademark Request From Anthropic - Laravel News
    • Clawdbot users are snapping up the Mac Mini — and it’s under $500 at Amazon
    • Enterprise AI ROI is still elusive. What IT can do to fix it. It's not "culture."
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    Episode 556: This Conversation is Hardened Jan 23, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556

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    • The “F” Word
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    • We’ll never do this, but we should check back in in 3 months
    • Libraries are the best
    • Elves don’t belong in space

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      • It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0
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    • Anthropic and App Modernization
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      • What comes next, if Claude Code is as good as people say.
      • Microsoft Spending on Anthropic Approaches $500 Million a Year
      • Claude Code Won't Fix Your Life
      • Coté and Tony contemplate day two AI-generated apps, and an excerpt.
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    Episode 555: After the Dream Jan 16, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 555

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    Episode 554: The Alpha and The Omega Jan 09, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 554

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    Runner-up Titles

    • It’s all brisket after that.
    • Exploring Fun
    • Should I go build a snow man?
    • Pets
    • Innersourcing
    • Two books Michael Lewis should write.
    • Article IV is foundational.
    • Freedom is options.

    Rundown

    • Stack Overflow is dead.
    • Hardened Images for Everyone
      • Tanzu’s Bitnami stuff does this too.
    • OpenAI
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      • OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
      • OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
      • Sam Altman says: He has zero percent interest in remaining OpenAI CEO, once
    • Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq's assets for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record

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    • Manus Joins Meta for Next Era of Innovation
    • The WELL: State of the World 2026 with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
    • Virtual machines still run the world
    • Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
    • Chat Platform Discord Files Confidentially for IPO
    • The DRAM shortage explained: AI, rising prices, and what’s next

    Nonsense

    • Palantir CEO buys monastery in Old Snowmass for $120 million
    • H-E-B gives free groceries to all customers after registers glitch today in Burleson, Texas.

    Conferences

    • cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
      • Coté speaking - anyone interested in being a SDI guest?
    • DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
      • Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
    • Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
    • KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
    • Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
      • Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)

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    • Brandon:
      • Why Data Doesn't Always Win, with a Philosopher of Art (Apple Podcasts)
      • Why Data Doesn't Always Win, with a Philosopher of Art (YouTube)
    • Coté: “Databases in 2025: A Year in Review.”

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    Episode 553: 2025 Year in Review Jan 02, 2026
    Show notes

    This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.

    Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 553

    Runner-up Titles

    • I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.”
    • Maybe you forgot your shoes
    • Not just room temperature, but cold
    • I thought Europe was known for its soups
    • Ice, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems.
    • Sloppy search
    • Cutlery, tupperware, COVID
    • The Young People.
    • The Automation Apologist.
    • I’m disappointed in everything
    • Models don’t matter anymore
    • Shade-tree programmer
    • An empty farm in Waco

    Rundown

    • 2024 Year in Review
    • Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community - Abby Bangser
    • Syntaso’s Platform as a Product book
    • Claude Skills are way under-rated
    • “Agents are [just] models using tools in a loop.
    • 2026 Predications
      • Are we in an AI Bubble?
      • Do Anthropic or OpenAI IPO?
      • New AI use cases?
      • Altman remain CEO?
      • Do Apple or AWS make an AI acquisition?
      • CFB Championship?

    Conferences

    • cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
      • Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis.
    • DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
      • Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
    • Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Coté has a discount code, but he’s not sure if he can give it out. He’s asking! Send him a DM in the meantime.
    • Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
      • Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)

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    Recommendations

    • Brandon: Pluribus — slow but interesting
    • Coté: AirPods Pro 3

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    Episode 552: Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future Dec 26, 2025
    Show notes

    This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?

    Rundown

    • Licensing in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
    • Hardened Images for Everyone
    • Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS
    • Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros.
    • Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs

    Conferences

    • cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE.
      • Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis.
    • DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA
      • Use code: DEVOP for 50% off.
    • Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA.
    • Whole bunch of VMUGs, mostly in the US. The CFPs are open, go speak at them! Coté speaking in Amsterdam.
      • Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026), Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026), Toronto (May 12-14, 2026), Dallas (June 9-11, 2026), Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)

    SDT News & Community

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    Special Guest: Brian Gracely.

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