Press PassI’m speaking at the SHIFT conference next week in Zadar, Croatia. Here’s some questions they asked me ahead of time for their ShiftMag outlet. I’m not sure why, but I didn’t send the third one in and saved it up for this here newsletter.
(1) Where do you stand in the DevOps vs. SRE vs. Platform Engineering debate?
I guess by stance you mean “are these things different, or all the same thing, really?
Focusing on just outcomes leads to whacky tech decisions
Confusing outcomes with capabilitiesI don’t have this sorted out well, but the baby keeps crawling on me to remind me to chill the fuck out about being a professional thought leader and be more of a professional dad. (That’s right, I’m blaming my three year old for the shoddiness of the below!)
In the technology world, you are taught to think in terms of “outcomes,” or “business outcomes” to use the longer jargon.
It's hard to make content from 20 yeas of transcripts
In IowaI was in Des Moines this week to give one of the keynotes at DevOpsDays Des Moines (it went well). Here’s some snapshots from around town:
CEO Therapy
This week’s Software Defined Talk:
This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice.
Have a listen!
TranscriptsFor all the podcasts, videos, conference talks, and even notes to myself: I haven’t figured out what to do with automated transcript systems.
It's hard to make content from 20 yeas of transcripts
In IowaI was in Des Moines this week to give one of the keynotes at DevOpsDays Des Moines (it went well). Here’s some snapshots from around town:
CEO Therapy
This week’s Software Defined Talk:
This week, we discuss Netflix's DVD deprecation, the remote work debate, and how to fork an open-source project. Plus, thoughts on why Europe needs more ice.
Have a listen!
TranscriptsFor all the podcasts, videos, conference talks, and even notes to myself: I haven’t figured out what to do with automated transcript systems.
HashiCorp Retools Licenses And Software To Grow Its Business - Extensive look into the HasiCorp financials and talk of their OSS licensing shift.
Forrester’s Impressions: VMware Explore 2023 - A brief overview of VMware’s strategy and where Forrester thinks it going.
It’s Not You, It’s Me: What It Really Means When Budget Is The Reason For The Breakup - Something that’s not useful isn’t worth paying for.
The Works of Mars, 1671 - Fortification engineering.
Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird - Looks like fun, right?
Here’s Something Past Its Expiration Date: the Expiration Date Itself - “Food experts broadly agree that the expiration dates on every box of crackers, can of beans and bag of apples waste money, squander perfectly good food, needlessly clog landfills, spew methane and contribute to climate change.” // And, they’re gone for the most part in the UK.