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Published: Feb. 22, 2018, 10 p.m.

This week we explain everything you need to know about monitoring and compliance. Plus, we review this history of the monolith and how it led to microservices.

\n\nForget AWS vs. Azure, it\u2019s WholeFoods vs. H-E-B that\u2019s what will divide families!\n\n

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• H-E-B buys Favor.
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• Amazon extends 5% back Prime credit card benefits to Whole Foods purchases
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\n\nHard-hustle & shameless self-promotion\n\n

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• Brandon interviews JJ on this weeks Software Defined Interviews. Make sure to subscribe
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• Email us at stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com for free stickers.
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\n\nThis episode brought to you by: Datadog!\n\n

This episode is sponsored by Datadog, a monitoring platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog provides visibility into more than 200 technologies, including AWS, Chef, and Docker, with built-in metric dashboards and automated alerts. With end-to-end request tracing, Datadog provides visibility into your applications and their underlying infrastructure\u2014all in one place. Sign up for a free trial.

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Datadog also offers Forecast Alerts, which makes it easy to get notified of potential problems before they cause outages. Read more at: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/forecasts-datadog/

\n\nCompliance, Monitoring, Mesh & Design, Oh my!\n\n

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• Chef Software bids to automate compliance with new InSpec 2.0 release
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• Networking ruins everything! History of Service Mesh.
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• The RED Method: A New Approach to Monitoring Microservices
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• A print button? Mmkay. Let's explore WHY you need me to add that
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• xMatters snares $40 million Series D led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing
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• The Road To 400G Ethernet Is Paved With Bechtolsheim\u2019s Intentions
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\n\nConferences, et. al.\n\n

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• May 15th to 18th, 2018 - Cot\xe9 talking EA at Continuous Lifecycle London.
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• DevOpsDays Jakarta - April 26-27 Matt will be there\n\n
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  • Derek Mazzone from KEXP
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• ChefConf 2018 - May 22-25 in Chicago
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• SxSW \u2014 Brandon in Austin giving out stickers
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\n\nSDT news & hype\n\n

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• Check out Software Defined Interviews, our new podcast. Pretty self-descriptive, plus the #exegesis podcast we\u2019ve been doing, all in one, for free.
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• Keep up with the weekly newsletter.
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• Join us in Slack.
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• Buy some t-shirts! DISCOUNT CODE: SDTFSG (20% off)
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• Send your name and address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you a sticker.
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\n\nRecommendations\n\n

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\nBrandon: How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story related Snap stock plummets after Kylie Jenner declares Snapchat dead

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Sponsored By:

• Datadog Free Trial: This episode is sponsored by Datadog, a monitoring platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog provides visibility into more than 200 technologies, including AWS, Chef, and Docker, with built-in metric dashboards and automated alerts. With end-to-end request tracing, Datadog provides visibility into your applications and their underlying infrastructure\u2014all in one place. Sign up for a free trial today!