RIA Weekly

This week we offer advice to Zoom on why they should build a calendar and what companies they should acquire. Plus, Matt explains why you want to mount your browser tabs as files. Rundown Zoom to build a calendar Buoyed by Video Success, Zoom Explores Email, Calendar Services (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/buoyed-by-video-success-zoom-explores-email-calendar-services) Zoom may launch an email service and calendar app to compete with Google and Microsoft (https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/23/22197057/zoom-email-service-calendar-app-microsoft-google-competition) Mount your browser tabs as a filesystem (https://twitter.com/rsnous/status/1344837715976572929) Relevant to your interests A round-up of our favourite charts of 2020 (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/12/24/a-round-up-of-our-favourite-charts-of-2020) Google, Alphabet employees unionize (https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/04/google-alphabet-employees-union/) How Google workers secretly built a union (https://www.protocol.com/google-unio

Brandon interviews Squire Earle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/squire-earle-3620b64/) who offers practical advice on how to secure your Enterprise. Plus, Squire shares some personal finance tips and explains how and why he takes mini-retirements. Show Links The 20 CIS Controls & Resources (https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list/) Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps (https://www.daveramsey.com/dave-ramsey-7-baby-steps) Mr Money Mustache (https://www.mrmoneymustache.com) Dan Balcauski interview on sabbaticals (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/266) Contact Squire @squireearle (https://twitter.com/squireearle) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/squire-earle-3620b64/) Cloudentity (https://cloudentity.com) Sponsor strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT Image Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/-rF4kuvgHhU) Special Guest: Squire Earle.

Brandon interviews Sebastien Goasguen from TriggerMesh (https://www.triggermesh.com/). They discuss his time in academia, how he got into cloud computing and why he started TriggerMesh. Plus, Sebastien tells us why South Carolina is the OpenStack capital of the world! Show Links Register for the TriggerMesh Webinar Jan 12, 2021 11:30 AM EST (https://triggermesh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2CuBwQfbRLqlDZUou4D4AQ) Kubecon Presentaton: Serverless or Servicefull (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1A5bTRmuPI) Contact Sebastien LinkedIn: sebastiengoasguen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastiengoasguen/) Twitter: @sebgoa (https://twitter.com/sebgoa) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/OKOOGO578eo) Special Guest: Sebastien Goasguen.

This week we answer listener questions, recap the year’s top stories and make a few predictions. Plus, we select the slides of the year! Slides of the Year SoftBank Unicorn (https://www.businessinsider.com/softbank-earnings-slides-presentation-features-flying-unicorns-valley-of-coronavirus-2020-5) Forrester Survey (https://explore.digital.ai/state-of-agile/14th-annual-state-of-agile-report) The State of Kubernetes 2020 from VMware (https://k8s.vmware.com/state-of-kubernetes-2020/?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=sdtama2020) Cloud Native Survey 2020 (https://www.cncf.io/cncf-cloud-native-survey-2020) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Twilio is the platform developers trust to build communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls, and more. Visit twilio.com (https://www.twilio.com/) to learn more. Listener Feedback Justin Garrison from AWS recommends Cont

This week we discuss the state of virtual events, recent AWS re:Invent Announcements and the SolarWinds Hack. Plus, is YouTube Premium worth it…? The Rundown AWS re:Invent AWS CloudShell (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/?nc2=h_ql_re_cs) AWS Fault Injection Simulator – Fully managed chaos engineering service (https://aws.amazon.com/fis/?nc2=h_ql_re_fis) Amazon Managed Service for Grafana | Fully Managed Grafana Data Visualization (https://aws.amazon.com/grafana/?nc2=h_ql_re_gf) Our new partnership with AWS gives Grafana users more options (https://grafana.com/blog/2020/12/15/announcing-amazon-managed-service-for-grafana/) AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry – Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/otel/) AWS and Zoom Extend Strategic Relationship (https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aws-and-zoom-extend-strategic-relationship) State of Cloud 2018 Report (https://respond.apptio.com/ebook-state-of-cloud-2018.html) Solarwinds Russian government spies are behind a broad hacking campaig

This week we discuss CentOS going upstream, Kubernetes removes Docker support and who’s buying the AirPods Max. Plus, Coté critiques Apple’s Notes App. The Rundown CentOS CentOS is dead, long live CentOS Stream (https://lwn.net/Articles/839257/) Red Hat resets CentOS Linux and users are angry (https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/) Meet Rocky Linux: New RHEL Fork by the Original CentOS Creator (https://news.itsfoss.com/rocky-linux-announcement/) Docker Don't Panic: Kubernetes and Docker (https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/) Kubernetes dropping Docker is not that big of a deal (https://www.zdnet.com/article/kubernetes-dropping-docker-is-not-that-big-of-a-deal/) Mirantis to take over support of Kubernetes dockershim (https://www.mirantis.com/blog/mirantis-to-take-over-support-of-kubernetes-dockershim-2/) Apple introduces AirPods Max, the magic of AirPods in a stunning over-ear design (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/12/apple-introd

This week we discuss Salesforce acquiring Slack and recap all the important announcements from AWS re:Invent. Plus, some advice on chopping onions and robot vacuums. The Rundown AWS Outage Amazon Web Services outage takes a portion of the internet down with it (https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/25/amazon-web-services-outage-takes-a-portion-of-the-internet-down-with-it/) The cold reality of the Kinesis Incident (https://cloudirregular.substack.com/p/the-cold-reality-of-the-kinesis-incident) AWS re:Invent AWS re:Invent: Top Announcements for 2020 | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-reinvent-announcements-2020/) Compute AWS launches EC2 computing instances that run Apple's MacOS operating system (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/aws-launches-ec2-computing-instances-running-apple-macos.html) Use Amazon EC2 Mac Instances to Build & Test macOS, iOS, ipadOS, tvOS, and watchOS Apps (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-use-mac-instances-to-build-test-macos-ios-ipados-tvos-and-watchos-apps/) EC2 C6

This week we preview AWS re:Invent, breakdown the latest CNCF Survey and discuss container adoption. Plus, a review of banking apps, Google Pay and an update on Coté’s quest to achieve the iPad Lifestyle. The Rundown AWS RE:invent (https://virtual.awsevents.com/agenda) CNCF survey (https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CNCF_Survey_Report_2020.pdf) Datadog Report 11 facts about real world container use (https://www.datadoghq.com/container-report/) Relevant to your Interests Apple’s biggest App Store critics are not impressed with its new fee cut for small developers (https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/18/21573109/epic-tim-sweeney-apple-app-store-fee-cut-reduction-criticize) Cloud gaming services use iPhone's web browser door (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-765269c9-3841-4958-aa1d-839cb1e51e04.html?chunk=3&utm_term=emshare#story3) Roblox IPO (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-be45e818-9f5c-4fd5-a285-5f00beef25e3.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1) 2020 State of DevOps Re

This week we discuss IBM buying Instana, highlights from Kubecon and the rise of Substack. Plus, Coté updates us on his quest to live the iPad lifestyle. The Rundown IBM To Acquire Instana For Undisclosed Terms (https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ibm-to-acquire-instana-for-undisclosed-terms-quick-facts-2020-11-18) Instana Crunch Base Overview (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/instana) KubeCon Review Envoy Mobile Joins the CNCF (https://medium.com/@mike.schore/99aee4bdb32e) Open Source Web Engine Servo to be Hosted at Linux Foundation - The Linux Foundation (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2020/11/open-source-web-engine-servo-to-be-hosted-at-linux-foundation/) Relevant to your Interests The Evolution of Cloud (https://greylock.com/jerry-chen-the-evolution-of-cloud/) 2020 State of DevOps Report | presented by Puppet, & CircleCi (https://puppet.com/resources/report/2020-state-of-devops-report/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWldSbVpUbGtaVEZtWVRFMiIsInQiOiJhYWtBcEcxQ3Z2TitXcCtkbXJDZTBIbVcrb25qMEtTR1VvWXZNaDV2Qm

This week we breakdown Apple’s new M1 chip, the new MacBook Air and discuss why so many devs still use vi. Plus, a discussion about when to use the default Documents Folder. The Rundown Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs? (https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/11/09/modern-ide-vs-vim-emacs/) Everything Apple Announced, From New Macs to New Chips (https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-november-2020/) Average UX Improvements Are Shrinking (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-gains-shrinking/) Relevant to your Interests Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and many others fall at China's top hacking contest (https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-ios-chrome-and-many-others-fall-at-chinas-top-hacking-contest/) 375% Return on One Startup to Help SoftBank Get Past WeWork Woes (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-08/375-return-on-one-startup-to-help-softbank-get-past-wework-woes?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm

A special crossover episode from our friends at Drunk and Retired. Visit drunkandretired.com (https://drunkandretired.com/) to subscribe to the podcast. Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/3ywqZsZUoHY) Special Guest: JJ Asghar.

This week we discuss Docker Hub's new rate limits, Tech Earnings and what Apple’s shift to ARM means for the industry. Plus, some advice on gaming for kids. The Rundown Big Tech earnings weren't slowed by the coronavirus pandemic (https://www.axios.com/tech-earnings-sales-costs-apple-amazon-facebook-6eabc3dd-0132-4b47-a1de-4e4dfcdef5bf.html) Amazon posts strong Q3 results despite ongoing pandemic costs (https://www.axios.com/amazon-posts-strong-q3-results-despite-ongoing-pandemic-costs-23ad0523-2a73-4a09-bd89-52ac489917ee.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&stream=top) Alphabet revenue up 14% after second-quarter slump (https://www.axios.com/alphabet-revenue-up-14-after-second-quarter-slump-8353f573-a291-48de-ad45-70a9dac6a1ee.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Apple sets September quarter sales record despite later iPhone launch (https://www.axios.com/apple-sets-september-quarter-sales-record-despite-later-ipho

Brandon interviews Drew Firment from A Cloud Guru. (https://acloudguru.com/) They discuss Drew's career, how Capital One embraced the cloud and A Cloud Guru's mission to teach the world to cloud. Plus, Drew offers advice on deciding which cloud certifications to get first. Show links The Phoenix Project (https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592) Hygieia (https://www.capitalone.com/tech/solutions/hygieia/) The cloud resume challenge (https://forrestbrazeal.com/2020/04/23/the-cloud-resume-challenge/) Contact Drew A Cloud Guru (https://acloudguru.com/) Drew's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfirment/) Twitter: @drewfirment (https://twitter.com/drewfirment) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/a96M-pnoUQA) Special Guest: Drew Firment.

We discuss Zoom’s new phone system, debate the merits of Serverless and reflect on how SaaS has taken over the enterprise. Plus, Coté explains why he is trying to live the iPad Pro life. The Rundown Zoom Get Zoom Phone Service in 40+ Countries & Territories for One Flat Monthly Price (https://blog.zoom.us/zoom-phone-service-in-40-plus-countries-territories-one-flat-monthly-price/) Introducing Zapps, Bringing Best-of-Breed Apps Into the Zoom Experience (https://blog.zoom.us/introducing-zapps-bringing-best-of-breed-apps-into-zoom/) Severless or Serverful Serverlessconf New York 2019: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones | Simon Wardley (https://acloud.guru/series/serverlessconf-nyc-2019/view/crossing-river-feeling-stones) TheNewStack - From DevOps to DevApps (https://triggermesh.com/2020/10/the-new-stack-from-devops-to-devapps/) IBM Introduces IBM Cloud Code Engine (https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/10/ibm-cloud-code-engine/) When (and why) not to go serverless (https://www.serverless.com/blog/when-why-not-us

Brandon interviews Dan Balcauski from Product Tranquility (https://www.producttranquility.com/). They discuss Dan's mid-career "mini retirement", what it's like to be a consultant and some strategies for B2B companies to reduce churn. Plus, Dan shares two of the most interesting places he visited on his trip around the world. Show links The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris (https://fourhourworkweek.com/) Kellogg School of Management (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/) Conway's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law) Contact Dan Product Tranquility (https://www.producttranquility.com/) Dan's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/balcauski/) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/e1sTn8-hGEE) Special Guest: Dan Balcauski.

Coté, Matt and Brandon discuss the latest news from the Cloud Foundry and OpenStack conferences, Docker alternatives, Google getting sued and the downfall of Quibi. The Rundown Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/20/cloud-foundry-coalesces-around-kubernetes-in-beautiful-harmony/) It's Time to Forget About Docker (https://martinheinz.dev/blog/35) The OpenStack Foundation becomes the Open Infrastructure Foundation (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/19/the-openstack-foundation-becomes-the-open-infrastructure-foundation/) Quibi Is Shutting Down as Problems Mount (https://www.wsj.com/articles/quibi-weighs-shutting-down-as-problems-mount-11603301946?mod=djemalertNEWS) Relevant to your Interests 2020 State of the API Report | Brought to You by Postman (https://www.postman.com/state-of-api/) Zoom is getting into ticketed online events (https://www.engadget.com/on-zoom-end-to-end-encryption-rollout-164126517.html) Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the Afric

Matt and Brandon discuss Hashicorp’s recent product announcements and Twilio buying Segment. Plus, Matt gives his thoughts on the new iPhone 12 mini. The Rundown New iPhones… iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12 mini (https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/14/compared-iphone-12-mini-versus-iphone-11-versus-iphone-se) Boundary by HashiCorp (https://www.boundaryproject.io/) Waypoint by HashiCorp (https://www.waypointproject.io/) Twilio buys Segment and employees share in success (https://twitter.com/rbranson/status/1315731261772582912) Companies with Extended Exercise Windows (https://github.com/holman/extended-exercise-windows) Relevant to your Interests Apple made ProtonMail add in-app purchases, even though it had been free for years (https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21506995/apple-forced-in-app-purchase-protonmail-ceo-wordpress-iap) IBM shrinks with plans to spin-off managed infrastructure services arm (https://www.ciodive.com/news/ibm-shrinks-with-plans-to-spin-off-managed-infrastructure-services-arm/586713/) How

Brandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the recent changes at Chef and what it means for the Chef Community going forward. Show Links Progress Announcement (https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-announces-acquisition-chef) Chef Blog Post (https://blog.chef.io/the-fourth-chapter-of-chef-has-arrived-progress-to-purchase-chef/) Register Article (https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/08/chef_staff_axed/) Adam Jacob Interview (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/211) CINC (https://cinc.sh/) Paul’s How to make a Hamburger Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qztzj8sb-fE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1O8ajeQek83IiaYmSTn0DUiSs33DXpMa1fSlBgT6V613XwdhG-2UAaq14) JJ on the Web Drunk & Retired Podcast (https://drunkandretired.com/) IBMDeveloper on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ibmdeveloper) @jjasghar (https://twitter.com/jjasghar) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/Mm_cz9t0LYc) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/TgjSku4-g6Q) Special Guest: JJ Asghar.

It’s be a shame if something were to happen to that nice API implementation of yours This week, Matt and Coté talk about possible implications of the Google vs. Oracle fight over API stuff. YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. Mood-board A clean approach to streaming Then we can synchronize it with a GitHub Chyron: Could have big repercussions Light on details, like us Your New Zealand bug out sheep farm You’re not helping. Getting out of your head. When it comes to law stuff, it’s hard for us to be experts Back to back victories. You should buy it, yarr! There’ll be a lot of shakedowns The Era of API Troll Companies Those guys, those guys are getting their own company! The Rundown Oracle vs. Google (not the DoD one) (https://cote.io/2020/10/08/how-the-oracle-vs-google-fight-over-java-use-by-inspiration-on-android-could-effect-how-software-is-done/) - scenarios and implications! If Oracle wins: more charging for using “ideas”/APIs (even data formats?!) in code? If Google wins: less legal control over people

Brandon interviews Arnav Hiray from Stony Point High School. Arnav is an accomplished High School Senior who has a passion for learning and technology. They discuss what it's like to go to High School during a pandemic, Arnav's tech projects and Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Plus, Arnav tells us why he joined the IB Diploma Programme. Show Links Stock Talk (https://www.stock-talk.net/) Techsavvygen (http://www.techsavvygen.org/) Global Hack (https://theglobalhack.com/education) Contact Arnav LinkedIn: Arnav Hiray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnav-hiray-924aa5199/) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/4zIJSD9Xn8M) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/9zTAPCyjxZ4) Special Guest: Arnav Hiray .