Episode 310: Never Talk

This week we discuss Copilot’s use of Open Source, changes at IBM and the Infinidash Meme. Plus, an update on Coté’s return to Twitter.

Rundown

• Adam Jacob on OSS


• IBM Leadership Changes


• IBM (IBM) Announces President Jim Whitehurst Leaving


• IBM Email Woes


• IBM insiders say CEO Arvind Krishna downplayed impact of email troubles, asked for a week to sort things out


• Amazon Eyeing 'Rebel Alliance' With Dropbox, Slack To Challenge Microsoft: Insider


• New mystery AWS product ‘Infinidash’ goes viral — despite being entirely fictional

Relevant to your interests

• Who's Winning in the Container Software Market


• Do the costs of the cloud outweigh the benefits?


• After Jeff Bezos: the changing of the guard at Amazon


• Russia Linked Group Hacks 200 Businesses With Ransomware


• A Large Ransomware Attack Has Ensnared Hundreds of Companies


• Independence Day: REvil uses supply chain exploit to attack hundreds of businesses


• Gurman: Apple rapidly expanding outside of Silicon Valley as it struggles to recruit and retain talent


• Are you ready to become a TV company? The future of tech events is media.


• Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management


• We Replaced Splunk at 100TB Scale in 120 Days


• Roblox partners with Sony Music to connect artists with money-making activities in the metaverse


• Russia ‘Cozy Bear’ Breached GOP as Ransomware Attack Hit


• Apple and Google crowd out the competition with default apps


• Layoffs hit a record low as companies hold onto employees for dear life


• TikTok wants you to send video resumes directly to brands to land your next gig – TechCrunch


• Box claims activist investor wanted in on deal it publicly opposed

Nonsense

• job description: must be willing to work in a fast-paced unpredictable high-energy environment


• Puppy in a cone is 2% unhappy?


• Google Reader

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• RabbitMQ Summit, July 13-14


• Carolina VMUG, July 22nd - Coté giving a talk on DevOps metrics, and BEYOND!


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• SpringOne, Sep 1-2

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Recommendations

• Brandon: Some Kind of Heaven


• Coté: Newsify

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