Episode 252
Episode 252: It can be exciting, but excitement ends.
Why would Oracle buy TikTok? Why would Amazon invest in Rackspace? We answer these questions and discuss the state of cloud migrations. Plus, Matt and Coté offers advice on hot dogs.
August 21, 20201h 0mExplicit
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Show Notes
Why would Oracle buy TikTok? Why would Amazon invest in Rackspace? We answer these questions and discuss the state of cloud migrations. Plus, Matt and Coté offers advice on hot dogs.
The Rundown
- Oracle and Tik Tok?
- Amazon invests in Rackspace?
Relevant to your Interests
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- IBM rolls out newest processor chip, taps Samsung for manufacturing
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- Codice Software joins Unity Technologies to bring version control to real-time 3D workflows
- Professor Cold Takes
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- WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Bets on Office-Based Work With Expansion in Major Cities
- Dear Google Cloud: Your Deprecation Policy is Killing You
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Nonsense
- AAdvantage program updates − AAdvantage program − American Airlines - credit cards dollars/miles count for Milljon Miles program.
- The Qwerty Effect
- An Australian surfer saved his wife from a great white shark attack by leaping on the predator's back and repeatedly punching until it let go
- No worries
- Harry Potter's invisibility cloak is almost a reality, but only for likely military use
Conferences
- GitLab Commit: You Belong Here on Aug 26th.
- SpringOne Platform, Sep 2nd and 3rd.
SDT news & hype
- Join us in Slack.
- Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
- Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
- Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Recommendations
- Matt Ray: Arch Linux, so fun? IKEA veggie dogs
- Brandon: The Wubi Effect from Radiolab
- Coté: hot dogs, Danish red and American.