Episode 112: SaaS lunches will be eaten?

With Coté away attending to family matters, Matt Ray and Brandon have a lively discussion about the origins of VMware, product strategy and preview possible AWS Re:invent announcements. We also discuss how to celebrate Thanksgiving when you are an living down under. Most importantly, we reveal the new Software Define Talk logo! Show Notes: VMware Origins: Masters of Scale: Look Sideways — with Google / VMware’s Diane Greene (https://overcast.fm/+I6DDWoxy4). Strategy Discussion: Many Strategies Fail Because They’re Not Actually Strategies (https://hbr.org/2017/11/many-strategies-fail-because-theyre-not-actually-strategies) Bonus Links: Mesosphere, a San Francis (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/florian-leibert-mesosphere-ceo-reveals-50-million-run-rate-2017-11)c (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/florian-leibert-mesosphere-ceo-reveals-50-million-run-rate-2017-11)o cloud-infrastructure startup that once famously turned down an acquisition from Microsoft, is now on a $US50 million annualized run rate. (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/florian-leibert-mesosphere-ceo-reveals-50-million-run-rate-2017-11) Introducing Certified Kubernetes (and Google Kubernetes Engine!) (https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/11/introducing-Certified-Kubernetes-and-Google-Kubernetes-Engine.html) Stressed about serverless lock-in? Don't be (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/stressed-about-serverless-lock-in-dont-be/) Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by SolarWinds Cloud, Sign up for a free trial of SolarWinds AppOptics by visiting www.solarwinds.com/sdt (http://www.solarwinds.com/sdt) and get a free launch t-shirt, Listener Survey & More Get a SDT Laptop Sticker when your fill out the SDT audience survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSCKN86) Check out the Software Defined Talk Members Only White-Paper Ex (https://www.patreon.com/sdt)e (https://www.patreon.com/sdt)g (https://www.patreon.com/sdt)esi (https://www.patreon.com/sdt)s (https://www.patreon.com/sdt) podcast Join us all in the SDT Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Recommendations Matt Ray: Laughing for Days (https://twitter.com/matwhi/status/932104788182933505) Brandon: Movie: American Made (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_made_2017/)