Episode 167: "Write this on your hand: July 9, 2019.”

Google goes enterprise, Time to upgrade Win 2008, Redis changes licenses again. All this and more in this episode. Plus, Matt explains good parenting to Brandon.

Relevant to your interests

• Google makes $13 billion worth of cloud plans for 2019
• Google acquires cloud migration platform Alooma
• Google emits a beta of Cloud Service Platform to entice hold-outs with hybrid goodness
• Google's .dev domains now available for a cool $11k, sensible pricing due later this month
• Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret’
• AT&T signed an '8-digit' deal that isn't good news for VMware, Cisco, or Huawei — but could be great for Google Cloud
• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped its stake in Oracle after just one quarter
• There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology
• Open source startup Redis Labs raises $60 million and starts planning for an IPO, as it takes a stand against Amazon Web Services
• Redis Labs changes its open-source license — again
• TravisCI Acquired, Layoffs 1 month later
• CNCF Annual Report
• Chef Hires Cloud Industry Veteran Goldfarb
• GitLab Bolsters C-Suite, Hires Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer

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Recommendations

• Brandon: The Dropout,Vanity Fair Article, Bad Blood
• Matt: HazeOver for reducing distractions on MacOS

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