Episode 330: The marketing became the technology

This week we discuss Splunk’s CEO Transition, Crypto.com renames the Staples Center and Netlify’s attempt to realize Git Push Nirvana. Plus, when do house shoes become just shoes. Rundown Splunk stock plunges as CEO Doug Merritt steps down Git Push Nirvana Heroku itself isn’t what people want. What we actually want is git push heroku main Netlify Raises $105 Million to Transform Development for the Modern Web Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena Relevant to your interests ManualsLib - Makes it easy to find manuals online! Spotify expands into audiobooks with acquisition of Findaway Apple’s unexciting 2021 Mac and iPhone software prove it should take a break from annual OS updates Red Hat 8.5 released with SQL Server and .NET 6 Business Essentials FBI system hacked to email 'urgent' warning about fake cyberattacks Citrix Systems Inc. Layoffs - TheLayoff.com if you use the "Cost Explorer" to check the details of your bill, they will charge you $0.01 (yes, 1 cent) per each request? Vizio’s profit on ads, subscriptions, and data is double the money it makes selling TVs Seven years after last venture investment, Mixpanel scores $200M Series C – TechCrunch Twitter acquires Threader, an app that compiles and shares threads – TechCrunch PlanetScale raises $50M Series C as its enterprise database service hits general availability – TechCrunch Frontpage -- Terms of Service; Didn't Read Snowflake adds Python option for developers 5 ways to improve mental health for software developers Here's why identity software firm Okta plans to open a retail location in New York City Akamai Exec Rick McConnell to Succeed John Van Siclen as Dynatrace CEO - GovCon Wire Twilio CEO touts company's long-term growth outlook after recent stock plunge AWS Channel Chief Doug Yeum Stepping Down The future of work Apple announces Self Service Repair Nonsense Introducing the Icelandverse MoviePass is coming back, under original founder Stacy Spikes Dude, he’s back. Mattress company Casper to be sold in private equity deal Corey Quinn explains AppConfig Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt Conferences THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022 — Now with the right link Listener Feedback Tim wants you to work as a Principal Architect, Commercial and Medical IT in Warsaw, Boston or RTP Jeffrey wants to work at Blizzard as Reliability Engineer 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, LinkedIn and YouTube. 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. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk! Recommendations Brandon: InterStellar BBQ Coté: Travels with My Aunt. Photo Credits Banner Art Cover Art