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What's the best way to categorize and prioritize your IT projects? Splitting them up between systems of record (ERP) and systems of engagement (user-facing apps) is a popular mode of thinking, highly related to bi-modal IT. In this episode, guest Ian Andrews explains why this framing is a bad idea and offers a value-driven way of thinking about it instead, along with plenty of commentary from Coté and Richard.

This week’s episode goes over several recent M&A deals in tech: AppDynamics, Trello, and Apiary. Plus, Matt Ray’s report from CostCo Australia. Check out the full show notes, subscribe, and/or listen below:

We discuss all the human and process changes needed to do good things with computers. Check out the episode: If you haven’t subscribed already, subscribe to the Coté Show. I do little monologs and interviews like this in it, somewhat irregularly.

While in San Francisco for a Pivotal meeting, I recorded an episode with Josh Long. We talk about what reactive programming is and why you’d use it. Also, dish towels. Also, check out the livestream of this if you’re into video. If you haven’t subscribed already, subscribe to the Coté Show. I do little monologs … Continue reading Reactive applications, with Josh Long – Coté Show #18

How do containers fit into your cloud native planning? That’s a the question we start with this week, with (returning guest) John Feminella. We quickly arrive at a conversation on the larger question which is how to build a cloud platform and the allure of building it yourself. Also, we cover recent news in the … Continue reading Avoid the Ninja Anti-Pattern, Planning Out Your Cloud Platform Project – Pivotal Conversations #48

Hey, sometimes a Johnny Leadgen PDF has some useful info in it. This PDF from BrightTalk (a webinar hosting company that, in my experience, is the best all around) goes over some tips on promoting your webinar: “The ideal promotional campaign spans about 4 weeks prior to the live event, with a minimum suggested promotion … Continue reading Hustlin’ webinars

With Matt securely setup in Australia, we get the low-down on the down under. We also discuss rumors of HPE and Rackspace going private and catch up on Verizon buying Yahoo! Listen above, subscribe to the feed (or iTunes), or download the MP3 directly. With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté. SPONSOR See cote.io/promos for…

“I get to see your face during this podcast,” Matt says as we start talking about SpringOne Platform. Both of us were there and we recap Matt’s talk on managing 10 Pivotal Cloud Foundry instances, namely, how they figured out using a Concourse pipeline to automate much of that management. We discuss “how to do…

While at SpringOne Platform I’ve been recording some Pivotal Conversations podcasts: here’s one with Josh McKenty on the Pivotal ecosystem and a bit on using OpenControl for automating compliance. One of the industry nuggets that’s interesting in that is how a die-hard agile company like Pivotal has to adapt how it works with less agile…

I’ve had a theory that the hard-line philosophy of open source has softened in recent times. Rather than thinking closed source is to be avoided at all costs, I think most developer types are a lot more willing to accept closed source bits mixed in with open source bits. That is, open core has “won.”…

After discussing strategies for avoiding Christmas gift giving disasters, we talk about containers in the enterprise, the conglomerate theory for mature tech companies, open source business models, and Nirvana conspiracy theory movies to avoid.

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