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Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

This week we recap the latest announcements at VMworld, discuss App Modernization and rate the best software features of all time. Plus, lots of talk on what makes for a great EBC experience.

\n\nThe Rundown\n\n

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• VMware Announces Intent to Acquire SaltStack
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• VMworld 2020 Media Kit
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• VMware's conversion into a cloud-agnostic management and development platform
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• A little bit of the Dormain presentation we mention.
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• Cot\xe9\u2019s thoughts on EBCs from earlier today.
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\n\nRelevant to your Interests\n\n

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• When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number
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• We have a few questions about Amazon\u2019s flying indoor security camera drone
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• Nikola shows Silicon Valley can\u2019t stop worshipping founders
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• Can TikTok help Oracle stay relevant in the cloud-computing age?
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• Deloitte Consulting \u2018Doubling Down\u2019 On $750M AWS Business
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• Workers Durable Objects Beta: A New Approach to Stateful Serverless
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• No one likes a heart-stopping AWS bill shock so now there's a machine learning tool to help detect cost anomalies
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• Release notes | Anthos GKE on-prem | Google Cloud
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• VMware to Acquire SaltStack for Advanced Multicloud Automation
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• How to Change the Default Mail App in iOS 14 \u2013 The Sweet Setup
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• With so many cloud services dependent on it, Azure Active Directory has become a single point of failure for Microsoft\n## Nonsense
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• The BBC is releasing over 16,000 sound effects for free download
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\n\nSponsors\n\n

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• Twilio is the platform developers trust to build communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls, and more. Visit http://twilio.com to learn more.
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\n\nListener Feedback\n\n

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• Jonathon suggested Raspbernetes an opensource project for aspiring SREs or DevOps engineers to learn how to cut their teeth on kubernetes using a distilled set of security, networking and enablement tools.
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\n\nConferences\n\n

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• EnvoyCon 2020 October 15, 2020
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• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 \u2013 20
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\n\nSDT news & hype\n\n

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• Join us in Slack.
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• Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!
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• Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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• Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
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• Use the code SDT to get $20 off Cot\xe9\u2019s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
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\n\nRecommendations\n\n

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• Brandon:
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  • Under the Radar: #201: Widgetsmith
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  • The Talk Show with David Smith
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• Cot\xe9: iOS 14 bed time alarm. Also, Cot\xe9 does daily streams for the moment in VMware Tanzu land. Check out the archives in YouTube.
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Sponsored By:

• Twilio: Twilio is the platform that millions of developers trust to build seamless communications experiences with phone calls, text messages, video calls, and more. It\u2019s time to build. Visit http://twilio.com to learn more.