Hoodies and Box-Wine, Plus, Matt Ray Loves Windows – Software Defined Talk Podcast #21

With big announcements from Microsoft recently, we talk about Windows 10 and what the Lawnmowerman has been up to in RedMond; overall, we like it. We also discuss the recent elections in OpenStack world and if they mean anything. It’s topped with some meandering about what the fuck “hybrid cloud” means anyhow.

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With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.

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Show Notes

• If you like video, see this episodes’ video recording.
• Dander in the beard, and your keyboard.
• What to buy at Shepler’s, or other Country and Western stores.

The Reboot of Microsoft

Ouch. #Windows 10 launch, MacBooks everywhere. pic.twitter.com/YpmjEZCkYU

– Jan Wildeboer (@jwildeboer) January 22, 2015

• Microsoft’s Holographic Goggles “HoloLens” – seems nifty.
• Windows 10Kinda free, Continuum, Cortana, Spartan
• Is Windows 10 gonna fix calendaring? Also, upgrading.
• So who’s gonna go setup a Windows box? Shit’s free now!
• Related: Magic Leap now employs Neal Stephenson, $542 million in VC An Unexpected Adventure

Cloud SOTU from Coté

• The NIST definitions are awesome! We should shut-up and use them.
• The datacenter needs an operating system a16z podcast.
• Java, platforms, Docker.

OpenStack, Cloud

• OpenStack Elections – Randy’s pitch.Does this mean the voice of the operators is gone?
• OpenStack still hard.
• Rackspace joins the vCloud Air Network – managed cloud FTW! It’s hybrid cloud!
• Speaking of, what exactly do people use hybrid cloud for? Bursty workloads, but what’s that? HPC, CI/CD…

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• DevOpsDays Austin – May 4th to 5th.
• Container Days – March 27th and 28th.

Recommendations

• Coté: The Economist Espresso app, paid for with United Airlines miles.
• Brandon: Boyhood movie, watch it fast. Particle Fever is a better movie and may make @mrchippy cry.
• Matt: Momento is a movie that’s stood-up. Also, the Tobalosky Files podcast. Speaking of shortening movies: Steven Soderberg’s blog, the 2001 recut.