This week we discuss Platform Engineering and compare the Microsoft Ignite and Google Cloud Next Keynotes. Plus, some thoughts on legs in the Metaverse. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 381. Runner-up Titles It’s on brand I wish I could see Brandon’s legs Running VM’s in the meta verse They were so busy seeing if they could get VR to work that they didn’t ask if they should. Basically, VR is for seeing through walls, including walls of flesh. Lifehacks disrupting VC They’ve got legs Draw a Triangle Rundown Platform Engineering The Future of Ops Is Platform Engineering Platform Engineering, DevOps, and Cognitive Load: a Summary of Community Discussions What Is Platform Engineering? Coté’s Slack Message Google Cloud Next Exclusive: Google touts cloud deal with Ford What’s next for digital transformation in the cloud Introducing Software Delivery Shield for end-to-end software supply chain security Cloud Workstations | Google Cloud 9 out of 10 banks still use mainframes. Google Cloud wants to reduce that. MSFT Ignite Relevant to your Interests AMD missed Q3 revenue numbers by $1B ServiceNow Acquires Era Software to Unify Observability Walmart blazes trails with its enterprise ‘supercloud’ Is Nomad taking over Kubernetes? Meet Fizz, the social app downloaded by '95% of Stanford undergrads' Register to secure your seat to join us at the exclusive premiere of Clouded - Uncovering The Culture Of Cloud. Autumn 2022 I Watched the Coinbase Documentary So You Don’t Have To Confidential Containers brings TEE support to Kubernetes All YouTube users will soon have an account handle — but some will get to pick theirs earlier From cloud security to code security: why we've raised $25M to take on OSS dependency sprawl ForgeRock, Thoma Bravo in Deal for $23.25 a Share Meta announces legs White House to unveil ambitious cybersecurity labeling effort modeled after Energy Star High-profile failures Twitter Thread It's 2021 and USB-C is still a mess Intel Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of PC Slowdown The AI-generated podcast. Meta unveils high-end Quest Pro VR headset New Metaverse Dreams and Old Metaverse Questions Nonsense Adafruit’s Cheekmate gets to the bottom (ahem) of chess cheating controversy Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rules Clam-O-Naise® by Cards Against Humanity Rollercoasters trigger iPhone 14 crash detection Listener Feedback Pat Gelsinger interivew on Decorder COIN: A Founder's Story Migrating from Heroku to Code-Engine Conferences KubeCon North America, Detroit, Oct 24 – 28, 2022 SpringOne Platform, SF, December 6–8, 2022 THAT Conference Texas Call For Counselors Jan 16-19, 2023 CloudNativeSecurityCon North America, Seattle, Feb 1 – 2, 2023 Sponsors Teleport — The easiest, most secure way to access infrastructure. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com 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: House of Dragons. Matt: Malcolm in the Middle. Coté: Draw a Triangle. Photo Credits CoverArt Banner Sponsored By:Teleport: The easiest, most secure way to access infrastructure.