Episode 366: 'Zero mainframe, zero datacenter'

This week we discuss Fedex going all-in on cloud, app modernization at the IRS and how to take unlimited PTO. Plus, some thoughts on rental property and telling time.

Runner-up Titles

• Spreadsheets in your mind
• More ETF less Van Gogh
• The baby likes ducks
• The sticky stuff was not working
• I’ve read books
• Modernization takes 30 to 40 years
• No time is good
• Can I go to the beach
• Take a vacation
• The Kitchen Table Board

Rundown

• A scheduling glitch temporarily canceled thousands of American Airlines flights
• Amazon, Microsoft, Google Strengthen Grip on Cloud
• Cloud infrastructure spend to top non-cloud in 2022
  • Brian has thoughts see Slack Thread
• FedEx to close all datacenters by 2024
• Mark Zuckerberg: We’re ‘turning up the heat’ at Meta so employees will quit

Relevant to your Interests

• AWS adds bare metal support to EKS Anywhere
• Bessemer is now an RIA
• Exclusive: Meta slashes hiring plans, girds for 'fierce' headwinds
• Azure said to be having capacity issues, supply chain blamed
• Need A Linux Kernel Module? Scratch That
• Leaked Videos Show Disney Is the Biggest Ad Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of
• NIST unveils four algorithms that will underpin new 'quantum-proof' cryptography standards
• Amazon Bringing Grubhub To Prime Users After Buying 2% Stake
• A Look Back at Q1 '22 Public Cloud Software Earnings
• Oracle slashes minimum commitment for on-prem cloud
• Euro slides to 20-year low against the dollar as recession fears build

Nonsense

• I fucking hate Jira.
• This Nuclear-Powered ‘Flying Hotel’ Can Stay Airborne for Years
• Dave & Buster’s completes its Main Event acquisition

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Recommendations

• Brandon: Shining Girls
• Coté: renting bikes at Het Zwarte Fietsenplan.

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