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Good round-up of AWS’s private cloud stuff: AWS added on-premises support to its CodeDeploy continuous-delivery service in 2015. AWS introduced the Snowball storage server companies could use to copy data and then ship it to the cloud in 2015. AWS added on-premises support to its EC2 Run Command tool for running shell scripts on many machines at once in 2016. AWS unveiled the Snowmobile truck for copying even larger supplies of data and then hauling it off to Amazon in 2016.

Good round-up of AWS’s private cloud stuff: AWS added on-premises support to its CodeDeploy continuous-delivery service in 2015. AWS introduced the Snowball storage server companies could use to copy data and then ship it to the cloud in 2015. AWS added on-premises support to its EC2 Run Command tool for running shell scripts on many machines at once in 2016. AWS unveiled the Snowmobile truck for copying even larger supplies of data and then hauling it off to Amazon in 2016.

This week, news around Microsoft’s Azure Stack drove a lot of private cloud talk around these parts. Also, I’ve been trying to figure out what “Cloud-native Enterprise Architecture” means. Links and notes below. Also, if you’re into Software Defined Talk, we’ve created a Patreon account. One, if you just want to give us cash, hey, we’ll take it. And two, we’re trying to figure out member only content. I think we’ll try with some bonus episodes where we do extended/extra analysis of white papers, surveys, and other tech industries studies and things.

www.youtube.com/watch A recent rendition of one of my standard talks at the Austin DevOps Meetup. See the slides as well.

[O]ne well-publicized case in that vein, they said, was Home Depot directly working with Pivotal Software to introduce Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Google Cloud Platform. The home improvement retailer wanted to continue to use the popular development environment in the public cloud, but avoid giving business to Amazon's largest profit-generating division. A Pivotal spokesperson told CRN that Home Depot, like other Fortune 500 retail customers using Pivotal Cloud Foundry for app development, prefer Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure above AWS.

Application types: “The first result is that the airline will migrate to the IBM Cloud some of its critical applications, including the main website, its customer-facing mobile app and its global network of check-in kiosks. Other workloads and tools, such as the company’s Cargo customer website, also will be moved to the IBM Cloud.” Managed data-centers/cloud: “The airline will be able to utilize the global footprint of IBM Cloud, which consists of more than 50 data centers in 17 countries, in addition to a wide range of application development capabilities.

It’s a short week, what with July 4th on Tuesday. There’s a few podcasts below and bit less than a handful of links. Podcasts Software Defined Talk: “Do I just need some better medication?” or, advertising, antitrust, and talking to strangers Without advertising, there would be no capitalism, and, if you’re not constantly afraid of the DoJ knocking at your door, you’re probably doing it wrong.

The 20th century was a graveyard for old, tested, and, yes, diverse belief systems and moral traditions that worked fairly well in steering lives for a long time despite their fatal flaws. Source: Trying to lead a valid life • DecodeDC

We had a two week vacation over at Gulf Shores, Alabama. Despite three days of rain, it was great. If you’re looking for a Gulf-beach vacation, it’s an excellent place to go - just about 10 hours from Austin if you drive fast and don’t have to stop a lot for kids to go pee. Well, and adults with tiny bladders too. Coté Content How to avoid getting hoodwinked by a DevOps hustler My column at The Register this month, how to find and rate a good consultant.

This month’s column is on finding and vetting consultants. Check out the piece!