
About this episode
This week, we discuss the shifting world of observability, the nightmare of “Configuration Hell,” and OpenAI’s latest valuation. Plus, a surprise Broadway musical review!
Runner-up Titles
- We say we’re friends, but I don’t really know them
- Observability 2025
- I don’t have any sympathy for anyone
- If you want to win observability, put on a musical
- Just is THE trigger word
- It’s a well-known Hell
- The blog posts are making me angry
Rundown
- CISO MUSICAL | Official Broadway Trailer
- Monitoring is back
- Cloud veterans launch ConfigHub to fix 'configuration hell'
- DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
- OpenAI
Relevant to your Interests
- How vibe coding will affect Engineering Managers
- Mastering GitHub Copilot: When to use AI agent mode
- Using Spring AI 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT: Important Changes and Updates
- Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Makes a Few More Long-Shot Bets
- Pat Gelsinger has joined VC firm Playground Global
- Amazon Is Canceling a Major Alexa Privacy Feature on March 28: Should You Worry?
- oneAPI: A New Era of Heterogeneous Computing
- Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser
- Ransomware Found in VSCode Extensions Raises Concerns Over Microsoft’s Security Review
- Lip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core units
- Announcing Chainguard VMs: Minimal, Zero-CVE Container Host Images
- Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok’s Chinese owners
Nonsense
- This couple is obsessed with Costco. Why do they love it so much?
- CISO MUSICAL | Official Broadway Trailer
Conferences
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- Cloud Foundry Day US, May 14th, Palo Alto, CA
- NDC Oslo, May 21-23, Coté speaking.
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