Episode 253: People don’t understand how pay works

This week we give our “expert analysis” of all the impending enterprise IPO’s, discuss Multi-Cloud and try to make sense of Roblox and TikTok. Plus, are salary bands good or bad…? The Rundown IPOs the Palantir IPO mission statement is an amazing artifact (https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/1298370679033573376). Software Developer Tools Company JFrog Adds to Tech IPO Rush (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-24/software-developer-tools-company-jfrog-adds-to-tech-ipo-rush). Asana files to go public via direct listing (https://www.axios.com/asana-files-to-go-public-via-direct-listing-679fe73c-e249-44b3-b501-dc6e287ab587.html). Snowflake files for IPO, taking on Amazon and Microsoft cloud database businesses (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/snowflake-files-s-1-for-ipo.html). Unity’s IPO filing shows how big a threat it poses to Epic and the Unreal Engine (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21399611/unity-ipo-game-engine-unreal-competitor-epic-app-store-revenue-profit). Redis Labs, Maker Of Database Software, Hits $1 Billion Valuation With New Fundraise (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2020/08/25/redis-labs-database-startup-series-f-unicorn/#59b5fe6c3b3a). Gamers are logging millions of hours a day on Roblox (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/08/21/gamers-are-logging-millions-of-hours-a-day-on-roblox). Relevant to your Interests Apple A14X Bionic to Be ‘Nearly on Par’ With 8-Core Intel Core i9-9880H, According to Fresh Performance Analysis (https://wccftech.com/apple-a14x-bionic-leaked-performance-results-comparable-to-core-i9-9880h/). Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/22/21397424/apple-wordpress-apology-iap-free-ios-app). Epic Games wins temporary ruling barring Apple from retaliation (https://www.axios.com/epic-apple-court-app-store-fortnite-temporary-ruling-3f80074b-d4d6-42d8-88c6-c68c5d1afac5.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top). Online Retailing Executives The second-most important Jeff at Amazon is leaving the company (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/21/21395776/amazon-executive-wilke-retire-logistics-consumer-division). Downtown Las Vegas fixture Tony Hsieh leaves Zappos (https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2020/aug/24/downtown-las-vegas-fixture-tony-hsieh-leaves-zappo/). Tony Hsieh out as CEO of shoe and clothing giant Zappos (https://www.ktnv.com/news/tony-hsieh-out-as-ceo-of-shoe-and-clothing-giant-zappos?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top). MSFT Cloud Revenue: Microsoft Bigger than Amazon and Google, 2X IBM (https://cloudwars.co/microsoft/cloud-revenue-microsoft-bigger-amazon-google-ibm/). Microsoft plans cloud contract push with foreign governments after $10 billion JEDI win (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/microsoft-plans-cloud-push-with-foreign-governments-after-jedi-win.html). Microsoft’s new Transcribe in Word feature is designed for students, reporters, and more (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21400623/microsoft-transcribe-in-word-transcription-audio-microsoft-365). TikTok Plans to Challenge Trump Administration Over Executive Order (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/technology/tiktok-lawsuit-trump-executive-order.html?referringSource=articleShare). At scale, all B2B products converge. It’s reports, alerts, workflow, permissions and approvals all the way down. (https://twitter.com/parkerconrad/status/1297696630355816448?s=21) Malicious Chinese SDK In 1,200 iOS Apps With Billions Of Installs Causing ‘Major Privacy (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/24/malicious-chinese-sdk-in-1200-ios-apps-with-billions-of-installs-causing-major-privacy-concerns-to-hundreds-of-millions-of-consumers). Concerns To Hundreds Of Millions Of Consumers (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/24/malicious-chinese-sdk-in-1200-ios-apps-with-billions-of-installs-causing-major-privacy-concerns-to-hundreds-of-millions-of-consumers). (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/24/malicious-chinese-sdk-in-1200-ios-apps-with-billions-of-installs-causing-major-privacy-concerns-to-hundreds-of-millions-of-consumers)’ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/24/malicious-chinese-sdk-in-1200-ios-apps-with-billions-of-installs-causing-major-privacy-concerns-to-hundreds-of-millions-of-consumers) Freedom of cloud choice: The myths and truths about multi-cloud (https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-myths-and-truths-about-multi-cloud/). Application modernization requires more than just technology, lots of consultative analysis (https://cote.io/2020/08/26/application-modernization-requires-more-than-just-technology-lots-of-consultative-analysis/). Fun fact: Nvidia is now worth more than Intel + AMD combined. (https://twitter.com/jwangark/status/1297993022278377475?s=21) TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns (https://www.axios.com/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-resigns-4b9e53f6-3785-41c7-938b-33b0a325704f.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top) Then he asked me “Is Kubernetes right for us?” (https://medium.com/@alexellisuk/then-he-asked-me-is-kubernetes-right-for-us-78695ee35289) Nonsense @PopeyesChicken mobile app doesn't think @heyhey email addresses are real (https://twitter.com/t3rabytes/status/1297979836271558660?s=21). Sponsor CloudBees Register for DevOps Worlds by CloudBees (https://www.cloudbees.com/devops-world/) and visit cloudbees.com (https://www.cloudbees.com/) to learn more about their products. Listener Feedback Eric wants you to work on monitoring Get a job at DigitalOcean (https://www.digitalocean.com/careers/position/apply/?jid=2271225&gh_jid=2271225&gh_src=0c0ea5a01us). Conferences SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/2020/sessions?utm_campaign=cote), Sep 2nd and 3rd. Devops World 2020 by CloudBees | The Future of DevOps & Jenkins (https://www.cloudbees.com/devops-world). September 22-24, 2020 SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/). Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-concall/id1399948033?mt=8) and he wants you to buy it for $0.99. Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Recommendations Matt Ray: Connected:Digits (https://www.netflix.com/title/81031737) Benford’s Law. Anti-recommendation: San Miguel Nacho Cheese (https://latindeli.com.au/product/san-miguel-nacho-cheese-can-2-8k/). Brandon: Yellowstone Season 3 Finale (https://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/yellowstone). (https://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/yellowstone) (https://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/yellowstone) Coté: Microsoft OneNote…? Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/uJhgEXPqSPk)