Episode 459: Is Hello A Proper Slack Message?

Software Defined Talk

This week, we discuss Kubecon EU, Nvidia’s hyper growth, having 55 direct reports and the Worldwide Container Infrastructure Forecast. Plus, is “hello” a proper slack message?

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Runner-up Titles

• "Hey. Got a sec? Want to run something by you.”
• You don’t want to scare you coworkers
• Eating bugs off your coworkers
• “Hi” has become a trigger word
• Rehabilitate the “Hi”
• 55 Direct Reports
• Everyone worked at one company, and that one company didn’t want to do the work for everyone.
• The YAML hand off market

Rundown

• Is Hello a proper Slack message?
• Please Don't Say Just Hello In Chat
• Kubecon
  • “Designing for Success: UX Principles for Internal Developer Platforms,” "Boosting Developer Platform Teams with Product Thinking," “Sometimes, Lipstick Is Exactly What a Pig Needs!”
  • OpenCost Introduces Carbon Costs
  • What if the CNCF was private equity?
• Nvidia
  • Nvidia shares pop on Q4 earnings, generative AI "hits tipping point"
  • NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang - has 55 direct reports
  • Video that tracks the trajectories of Intel and NVIDIA
  • Nvidia's latest AI chip will cost more than $30,000, CEO says
• Worldwide Container Infrastructure Software Forecast, 2023–2027

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Listener Feedback

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Conferences

• Tanzu (Re)defined online, April 3rd, Coté Speaking.
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• NDC Oslo, Coté speaking, June 12th.
• DevOpsDays Amsterdam, June 19 to 21, 2024, Coté speaking.
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• Open Source Summit North America, Seattle April 16-18. Matt’s speaking

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