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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2024 Predictions - “Application modernization has been a nagging problem for decades but has recently emerged as a critical concern for enterprises, with around 62% of organizations worldwide considering it a high or top priority today, and over 70% expecting it to be a high or top priority in the next 24–36 months.” // “With 50% of CEOs concerned about their company’s cloud spending and 64% of CIOs say they are spending more on cloud than budgeted” (IDC, 2023)

The Future of Smart Rings - “In the last full year of data, 2023, IDC recorded Global Ring sales of 880,000 units, with Oura representing 80% and Ultrahuman in second with 12%. We are forecasting this to rise to 1.7 million in 2024 and 3.2 million in 2028, equating to a year-over-year growth rate of 29.5%. For comparison, the total global Smartwatch sales in 2023 were roughly 161 million devices, forecasted to rise to 175 million by 2028, an average year-over-year growth rate of 1.7%."

Don’t Click Here - I’ve gone go back and forth on this over the decades. Like every other good little HTML’er in the 90s, I would link the words in a sentence that indicated what the link went to. I kept doing this in the 2000s. But then in the 2010’s when we started treating the web less like documents and more like, I don’t know, like web of apps, the idea of telling people to “click here” seemed more obvious. And in the 2020’s, I don’t use it at much, but a click here is sometimes more natural especially when you’re doing a CTA. That is: I accept that sometimes “click here” style linking is OK and maybe even the best choice. Still, if you were to pick one, I’d go with avoiding “click here” linking.

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2024 Orlando: Day 3 Highlights - “By 2028, more than 50% of enterprises will not get value from their multicloud implementations.” And: “By 2028, cloud-native platforms will serve as the foundation for more than 95% of new digital initiatives — up from less than 50% in 2023."

The Other Bubble - What the enterprise software market looks like from the outside. Also with a side of AI-washing.

IBM revenue misses, but execs say AI will drive future growth - SiliconANGLE - “The company’s Red Hat subsidiary, which anchors its hybrid cloud strategy, grew revenue 14%. Krishna noted that the Red Hat business has doubled in size since the acquisition five years ago."

Gartner Unveils Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2025 and Beyond - “By 2029, 10% of global boards will use AI guidance to challenge executive decisions that are material to their business.” // Weird prediction.

Users remain on PostgreSQL 12 as end of life looms - “Users of PostgreSQL 12 have less than a month to prepare for the database to enter end of life and become unsupported."

Always talk salary first - working with tech recruiters

Whitney has a LinkedIn problem

Our second episode of the Software Defined Interviews reboot is up:

Whitney and Coté talk with Sidney Miller about tech recruitment. They talk a lot about the process from both sides: people hiring and people looking for jobs. Plus, some thoughts on working at Neiman Marcus. Find Sidney in LinkedIn.

More details:

They explore effective strategies for both the hirer and the job seeker. Key topics include the comprehensive role of tech recruiters, tactics for handling diverse skill sets, inclusion efforts, unbiased interview practices, and the significance of empathy and transparency. They also cover personal strategies for successful job applications, the emotional aspects of career transitions, and networking tips for long-term career growth. Additional insights highlight challenges faced by artists and musicians transitioning into tech roles and the importance of leadership in fostering a positive workplace culture.

You can listen to the interview on the World Wide Web, and/or watch the video version in YouTube. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast too so you just get it every two weeks.

Windmill Lidar. This is the only windmill in Amsterdam. Well, that I know of.

Have any internships?

Speaking of, my nephew is looking for an internship to wrap-up his college studies. His name is Caleb Marques, and would love to join a great team. He's studied all the thrilling IT stuff at Texas A&M: Unix sysadmin'ing, cybersecurity, networking, python, Business, and all that kind of stuff. He graduates in August 2025 and needs an internship to finish up his business and cybersecurity degrees. He'll move where ever, so location is not a problem. Tell me if you're interested, or know someone who's got an IT, especially security internship. He's fun too! :)

Check him out in LinkedIn, and contact him or me if you’re interested in seeing his resume, talking with him, etc.

Garbage Chairs of Amsterdam.

Relative to your interests

Conferences

If you’re going to explore, be sure to pre-register for my two sessions. It helps! Check out all the poop at cote.pizza.

VMware Explore Barcelona, speaking, Nov 4th to 7th. GoTech World, speaking, Bucharest, Nov 12th and 13th. SREday Amsterdam, speaking, Nov 21st, 2024.

Discounts! SREDay Amsterdam: 20% off with the code SRE20DAY.

Logoff

Here’s another overview of how I play D&D with ChatGPT (and the other AIs): use a PC journal that’s mixed in with other PoVs, meta-notes, etc. The audio in the video is sad, but the content is great!

LinkedIn is the new social media channel baseline - “You can see how much Twitter has fallen by how well LinkedIn performs in comparison."

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