The Big Blue Burger Buffet Software Defined Talk

This week, we discuss IBM's intent to acquire HashiCorp, the state of Open Source Businesses, and the (slow) adoption of Continuous Integration. Plus, some thoughts on the end of non-compete agreements.


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Runner-up Titles


Extra Innings
Later Innings
Customer is always right, except for pricing
Leave the party crying
Put a price on it


Rundown


Hashi


Introducing The Infrastructure Cloud
HashiCorp unveils The Infrastructure Cloud, a unified platform for cloud Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management
IBM to Acquire HashiCorp, Inc. Creating a Comprehensive End-to-End Hybrid Cloud Platform
IBM to acquire Hashi for $6.4 billion, seeks software boost
IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand
IBM Is Buying HashiCorp. What Comes Next?
The threat to open source comes from within

You should automate your builds and tests - 71% of people do not “use continuous integration to automatically build and test my code changes.”
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes


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