Episode 335: Eager to take a JNDI lookup

This week we discuss how the industry reacted to the Log4j vulnerability and the merits of going Multicloud. Plus, some thoughts on printer paper. Rundown Log4j and OSS Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited ‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system What you need to know about the Log4J vulnerability rocking the internet Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Popular Java Library Log4j Paying people to work on OSS Don’t pay people to work on OSS? AWS Outage and Multicloud Is multi-cloud getting more popular? It always has been, also, it means a lot. Summary of the AWS Service Event in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region https://www.whoownsmyavailability.com Relevant to your interests Oracle swings to loss because of payment tied to dispute over former CEO Hurd's employment Snowflake stock soars after software sales more than double Better.com CEO Vishal Garg steps back as employees detail how he ‘led by fear’ Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend Is multi-cloud getting more popular? Who gets left out of ‘bootstrapping’? SnapLogic raises $165M to accelerate enterprise automation via data integration Take one last look at Google Toolbar, which is now dead The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience Apple Officially Delays macOS Monterey Universal Control Until Spring 2022 Software start-up Airtable hits $11 billion valuation in latest funding, adds Salesforce, Michael Dell as investors Noname Security Becomes First API Security Unicorn Catching Up On Cloud Infrastructure Startups After The HashiCorp IPO GitLab acquires Opstrace - FAQ Nonsense How to speak Australian : Abbreviate Everything Recycling Center - Sorting Aluminum and Steel NIKE, Inc. Acquires RTFKT A Quadruped Humanoid Robot Might Be Able To Do It All Busy Simulator 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 Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. Subscribe to the Postlight Podcast: https://postlight.com/podcast Conferences THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022 Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers, May 10 & 11th, 2022 CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Call for Speakers . April 18 & 19th, 2022 CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, SDT news & hype Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. 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: Apple Legacy Contact Matt: A.P. Bio Coté: Texas Sun. Also, the song Coté was trying to remember, “Didn’t I,” by Darondo - an example of perfection. Number two on that list. Photo Credits Banner Picture CoverArt