Episode 331: Graphics of Guerrillas

This week we discuss the rise of Web3 and make a few AWS re:invent predications. Plus, what if Billy Joel and Huey Lewis formed a band… Rundown It's a Web3 World Now — How the Hype Compares to Web 2.0 Crypto group tries to claw back fees after failed Constitution bid $10B is the new $1B, and we need a new framework for startup valuations AWS Re:Invent Predictions 5 Things To Know About New AWS Channel Chief Ruba Borno Andy Jassy was reportedly surprised when Jeff Bezos asked him to take on the job of Amazon CEO: 'I wasn't clamoring for it' “Who Is He?”: Andy Jassy, Amazon’s New CEO, Enters the Ring Relevant to your interests Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data Apple's Plan to Scan Handset Images Stopped Before It Started Andy Jassy’s Big Idea for AWS Expansion Marred by Glitches, High Prices The NFT Bay Debuts to Save You a Right-Click on Someone's Precious Digital Art Follow Matthew Ball for MetaVerse Info IBM tells POWER8 owners: the end is nigh for upgrades VMware withdraws major vSphere release due to bugs Webhooks provider Svix snags $2.6M to simplify software management Drama in the Rust community — mod team resignation The bitcoin fanatics fuel GPU shortages for gamers AWS commits to update its own Linux every other year Announcing $150M to build the end-to-end platform for the modern Web Oracle and Google join Microsoft and Amazon in bidding for Defense Department's Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability Passwordless authentication platform Stytch raises $90M Passwordless authentication platform Stytch raises $90M We got an exclusive look at the 13-slide pitch deck Stytch, a passwordless startup, used to raise $90 million from Coatue Nonsense Dollar Tree will raise prices from $1 to $1.25 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 Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers PaperCall.io - DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Listener Feedback InfraCloud is Hiring a Customer Success Engineer Brian recommends Outliers 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: Wave Mic Arm LP The Infinite Machine Matt: Corn Pudding for Thanksgiving Coté: J. Kenji López-Alt’s videos, for example, Beef with Broccoli. Photo Credits Banner Cover Art