Category: newsletter
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How much on-premises is out there?
Hot new epigraph for daily life: There’s probably a lot of things I should be doing, but I’ve gotten good at not doing them. Mid-week edition Boy, in this issue you have a ramble – and then I lost energy and needed to get on with my day. I’ve written this issue up many times…
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Feet on the desk in business suit emoji
Hot new epigraph for daily life: I don’t know man. I spend a whole lot of time not thinking about that. Found at the Lobkowicz Palace. Current Status Two trips this week: Prague and Brussels. I did one of those too frequent business traveler things and returns home to Amsterdam for six hours between trips…
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What’s with the subscription revenue obsession?; what’s your synergies?; een huishouden van Jan Steen
This is a long edition. What can I say? The deal here is to empty out my “notebook” at least once a week no matter how short or long. I was in Warsaw for a day this week: Prague and Brussels next, and then not too much until VMware Explore EU in November. I hope.…
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First, Belgian mayonnaise, and then: PHENOMENA, TRENDS AND BUSINESS MODELS SHAPING DIGITAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES
It’s one of my daughter’s birthday this weekend, she’s 9. The days go by! 7 Interviews At VMware Explore last week, Alex Williams and I did seven interviews. They were actually a presentation and then an interview. Check them out! Promo! First, I’m hosting a panel talk this week, online, with three people – we’ll…
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Man in yellow suit on a bike, “helpful” advice, a cassette tape, and links
First, this delightful picture: . It’s a mid-week newsletter. Why? It feels like something helpful to do, sort of therapeutic. I’ve left a few self-promotion, things I’ve made things off the past two newsletters. Lucky you they’re below! As a reminder, we’ve started the Tanzu Talk podcast back up, so you should subscribe to it…
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Saying yes, “nudes” vs “naked,” asking tech people non-confrontational questions
Current Status I am on a train going between Paris and Amsterdam, stopping at Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Schipol before going to Amsterdam Central. The train is nice, nicer than a plane to be sure. This is the last of a lot of travel for me – Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, then for vacation, admittedly,…
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How to improve your podcast skills, more travel tips, speaking at conferences
This week: Getting better at making podcasts by listening to them, more business travel tips, upcoming talks of mine, links, and random notes. Current Status I’m at VMware Explore this week, I was at DevOpsDays Dallas last week. That’s right: two weeks of travel away from home. I don’t recommend that length of travel. Things…
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Getting comfortable talking with people because of oysters, tipping and toilets, beach puddles
Family Trip All the family vacationing is done. With three kids, and one a two and half year old, the principal that a “vacation” is much different than a “family trip” is certainly true. On a family trip, you must take advantage of the ad hoc vacation as it presents itself. Kim and I found…
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Business travel advice, podcast reboot, too much scenario-squid thinking
PROMO! My company’s big conference is coming up soon, VMware Explore (the new name of VMworld). Thinking of my own plans: I HAVE A LOT GOING ON. Anyhow, it will be fun. You should check out the catalog and register to come. Here’s one of my goofy ads, er, “videos”: twitter.com/VMwareExp… Notebook “It takes a…
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“beads of sensation in a mundane world”
Programming Note Never mind about that WordPress newsletter thing. I need to stick to a normal one, so here we are back here. If you are annoyed by thrashing about, I apologize. You should be able to unsubscribe here. Notebook This week’s dad advice: if you’re going through a door that locks behind you, be…
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Cynical Tactics for Change Management, Summer Hurry Up And Wait
Scroll to the bottom for my daughter’s favorite joke. Cynical Tactics for Change Management Most people don’t want to change. And why would they? What they’ve done to this point has been successful: they’re still here! Most people want stability in their day-to-day life, not the risks of trying new things all the time. So…
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Coté’s Commonplace Book – Issue #71
Catch-up on four tiny videos, links, and wfh thinking. DevOps Loop, June 22, 2022 — devopsloop.io If you haven’t registered yet, you should attend one of the conferences I help put together, DevOps Loop. I’ve spent a lot of time with several of the speakers to think up talk topics – they’re ones I’m looking…
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Stop with the DevSecOps videos already – Coté’s Commonplace Book – Issue #70
This is a bit of a ICYMI edition. I’ve been posting on my blog a lot more, so I’ll give some pointers to that. DevOps Loop Better clean up my desk. Our second DevOps Loop conference is coming up on June 22nd. It’s free, and we’ve put in a lot of work to get an…
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How to Have Fun at Executive Dinners, Urgency
I’m in Istanbul for a talk at Java Days Istanbul tomorrow. I’ve been publishing stuff to my old blog a lot at cote.io/notebook, which is fun. Here are two things, one a quick link to a piece I’ve been sitting in for awhile about doing “executive dinners” and then a write-up of the need for…
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Coté’s Commonplace Book – Issue #68
Most software/cloud vendors have people who do competitive intelligence. Here’s what and who that work is useful for. Uses for Competitive Intelligence Jordi asked about the usefulness of competitive intelligence (at software/cloud vendors) in the Software Defined Slack. Here’s what I added to the thread: I think competitive intelligence is least useful for product management.…
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Impressions of America from an expat
Notes on what it’s like to be back, compare and contrast. Also, analysis of our recent kubernetes survey Lots going on at the moment. We’re on vacation for two weeks, finally going back to Texas to visit. Most of our family hasn’t met our two year old, born at the start of COVID in Amsterdam.…
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The last “platform” diagram you’ll ever need – Coté’s Commonplace Book – Issue #66
The last “platform” diagram you’ll ever need, chop the first paragraph. Scroll all the way down for two secret videos about kubernetes. Grind! How to build apps to run on kubernetes Register for SpringOne Tour Chicago here, and use the code S1T_SAVE25 for a $25 discount. A Good “Platform” Diagram I’m always looking for good…
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What is DevSecOps? Coté’s Commonplace Book – Issue #65
OMGWTFBBQDEVSECOPS; how to give a DevOpsDays vendor pitch; The Difference Between DevOps & DevSecOps In this longer blog post, I go over how I’ve finally come to think about what DevSecOps is. A summary of what the post covers: A secure software supply chain – This is a fancy way of saying “we know all…
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The Mid-Eastern Warm Smiles Insurance Company, AppDev with Kubernetes Conference, a Steve Jobs quote
The pain of legacy software doesn’t hit until it’s too late. Scroll to the end for a secret video that only you will be able to watch. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Kubernetes for Developers, April 26–27 in Chicago We’re kicking off our developer conferences later this month in Chicago, April 26th and 27th. It’s SpringOne Tour…
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