Software Defined Talk
@softwaredefinedtalk.com
A weekly podcast about Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing that does not take itself too seriously.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
The Alpha and The Omega
This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
@brandonwhichard.com joins Aaron Delp and @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from December 2025. Check out the full breakdown of the month's biggest trends!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for December 2025
www.thecloudcast.net
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins Aaron Delp and @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from December 2025. Check out the full breakdown of the month's biggest trends!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
2025 Year in Review
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
This week, @bgracely.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future
This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
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December 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This week, @bgracely.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
An Australian Documentary
This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
Typeface Philosophy
This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/549
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/549
The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development
This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/549
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/549
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from November 2025.
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/12/ai-cloud-trends-for-november-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/12/ai-cloud-trends-for-november-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for November 2025
www.thecloudcast.net
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from November 2025.
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/12/ai-cloud-trends-for-november-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/12/ai-cloud-trends-for-november-2025.html
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
Household CMDB
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
This week, @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
Whitney goes to KubeCon
This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This week, @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
The cURLing Test
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
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November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
No one cares about Chickens
This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2025. Come for the news, stay for the college football analogies!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025
www.thecloudcast.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2025. Come for the news, stay for the college football analogies!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
The Enterprise Turing Test
This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
Arts and Crafts
This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
@mattray.dev talks with Yuriy Shyyan, Director of Cloud Systems Architecture at OpenMetal, about public cloud costs, high school hacking, building on OpenStack, and why cloud credits are like timeshare offers.
www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/542
www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/542
Yuriy Shyyan on owning your own Cloud.
Matt Ray talks to Yuriy Shyyan, the Director of Cloud Systems Architecture for OpenMetal. They discuss the cost of running your enterprise in the public cloud, high school hacking, building a business...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@mattray.dev talks with Yuriy Shyyan, Director of Cloud Systems Architecture at OpenMetal, about public cloud costs, high school hacking, building on OpenStack, and why cloud credits are like timeshare offers.
www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/542
www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/542
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541
Why not do everything
This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/540
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/540
How to build a factory
This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/540
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/540
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the biggest Cloud and AI stories from September. Give it a listen!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025
www.thecloudcast.net
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the biggest Cloud and AI stories from September. Give it a listen!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/539
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/539
The Final Demand
This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
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September 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/539
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/539
@brandonwhichard.com interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI
Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@brandonwhichard.com interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
YOLO acquisitions
This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
My search engine couldn’t help me
This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social and Aaron on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the biggest Cloud and AI stories from August 2025.
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/09/ai-cloud-trends-for-august-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/09/ai-cloud-trends-for-august-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for August 2025
www.thecloudcast.net
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social and Aaron on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the biggest Cloud and AI stories from August 2025.
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/09/ai-cloud-trends-for-august-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/09/ai-cloud-trends-for-august-2025.html
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/535
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/535
Don’t put randomness in your workflow
This week, we discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement.
www.softwaredefinedtalk.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/535
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/535