240: Secure AI? We Didn’t Train for That!

Welcome to episode 240! It’s a doozy this week! Justin, Ryan, Jonathan and Matthew are your hosts in this supersized episode. Today we talk about Google Gemini, the GCP sales force (you won’t believe the numbers) and Google feudalism. (There’s some lovely filth over here!) Plus we discuss the latest happenings over at HashiCorp, Broadcom, and the Code family of software. So put away your ugly sweaters and settle in for episode 240 of The Cloud Pod podcast – where the forecast is always cloudy! 

Titles we almost went with this week:

• Why run Kubernetes when you can have a fraction of the functionality from Nomad and Podman?
• The CloudPod hopes for a Microsoft buyout before we shut down
• The CloudPod looks forward to semantic versioning now Mitchell has left Hashicorp
• Amazon Fiefdoms, Microsoft Sovereignty… I look forward to Google Feudalism
• Sovereign Skies vs. Feudal Fiefdoms: Who Owns the Cloud’s Crown?*
• Cloud Fiefdoms, Feudal Futures: Battling for Data Sovereignty*
• Fiefdoms Fall, Sovereigns Rise: The Cloud’s Feudal Flaws*

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Follow Up

01:09 Broadcom is killing off VMware perpetual licenses and strong-arming users onto subscriptions

• Broadcom is wasting no time pissing off the VMware community after the closure of their purchase of Vmware. They moved quick! 
• With absolutely no warning, Broadcom is killing VMWares on-premise perpetual licenses, and forcing you to move onto subscriptions. According to Broadcom, this is “simplifying” their lineup and licensing model. Sure. 
  • They are doing this by ending the sale of support and subscriptions effective immediately. 
• This impacts the Vsphere family of products, Cloud Foundation, SRM and the Aria suite. 
• You may continue to use your existing perpetual licenses until your current contract expires.
  • They will most likely provide a one time incentive of some kind for the transition to subscription. Then, you get to pay FOREVER. Insert Mr. Burns laugh here. 
• You will also be able to “bring your own subscription” for license portability to Vmware validated hybrid cloud endpoints running VMware Cloud foundation. 
• They are also sweetening the deal by offering 50% off Vmware Cloud Foundation, and including higher support service levels including enhanced support for activating the product and lifecycle management.
• Competitors are rapidly raising their hand to fill the gap mainly led by Nutanix, who points out the entire business model for Broadcom is to maximize the acquired asset within 2 to 3 years and as a VMWare customer you will *feel* it. 
• There are also other alternatives – including Ze