Software Defined Talk
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A weekly podcast about Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing that does not take itself too seriously.
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @theentaishow.bsky.social to break down the biggest AI news stories from July 2026. www.theenterpriseaishow.com/episodes/195...
AI News of the Month - July 2026
<p>SUMMARY: Brian Gracely (@bgracely), Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhicard) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of July 2026. </p><p>SHOW: 1050</p><p>SHOW TRANSCRIP
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss how normal people use AI, Alphabet's Anthropic-fueled earnings, and skills vs. agents. Plus, catching AI-cheating students with a hidden prompt. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/583
HuggingFace make me gazpacho
This week, we discuss how normal people use AI, Alphabet's Anthropic-fueled earnings, and skills vs. agents. Plus, catching AI-cheating students with a hidden prompt.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Bun's move to Rust, OpenAI hunting for revenue, and Stripe's bid for PayPal. Plus, Coté's Dad wisdom. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/582
Talking About Modernization
This week, we discuss Bun's move to Rust, OpenAI hunting for revenue, and Stripe's bid for PayPal. Plus, Coté's Dad wisdom.
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@brandonwhichard.com interviews Arjun Iyer, CEO & Co-founder of Signadot. They discuss Ephemeral Environments, AI agents running tests autonomously via MCP, & Brex saving $2M in cloud spend. Plus, Cisco buying AppD for ~$4B the day before the IPO. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/581
Arjun Iyer on Shipping Faster with Ephemeral Environments and AI Agents
Brandon interviews Arjun Iyer, CEO & Co-founder of Signadot. They discuss how Ephemeral Environments eliminate developer toil by shifting validation earlier in the dev cycle, how Signadot's MCP server lets AI coding agents run end-to-end tests autonomously, and real-world results including Brex saving $2M in cloud spend. Plus, how Cisco bought AppDynamics for ~$4 billion the day before their IPO.
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Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week @brandonwhichard.com talks with Phil Miller and @theozero.bsky.social, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/580
Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables
Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/579
The Headless Lifestyle
This week, we discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review "Disclosure Day." https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/578
War for Talent
This week, we discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review "Disclosure Day."
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/577
Let’s go to Buc-ee’s
This week, we discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry.
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@brandonwhichard.com talks with OpenObserve's Prabhat Sharma and Shani Shoham: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/576
Observability's Next Phase
Brandon talks with OpenObserve's Prabhat Sharma and Shani Shoham: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work? https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/575
UI blizzard
This week, we discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work?
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/574
Nobody Wants to Be a Measurer
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos.
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@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @theentaishow.bsky.social to break down the biggest AI stories from May 2026. theenterpriseaishow.com/episodes/192...
AI News of the Month - May 2026
SUMMARY: Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Software Defined Talk and Failover Media) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of May, 2026. SHOW: 1031SHOW TRANSCRIP
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/573
How many quadrillions in a Googol?
This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/572
The world isn’t curl
This week, we discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/571
The Enterprise Dunbar number
This week, we discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday.
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@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @reasoningshow.bsky.social to break down the biggest AI stories from April 2026. https://www.reasoning.show/episodes/19128484
AI News of the Month for April 2026
<p>SUMMARY: Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Software Defined Talk and Failover Media) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of April, 2026. </p><p>SHOW: 1025<
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@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @reasoningshow.bsky.social this week for the 2026 AI Draft — picking winners, losers, and the headlines that'll define the next year in AI. https://www.reasoning.show/episodes/19114514
The 2026 AI Draft
<p>SUMMARY: Draft guru Brandon Whichard (Software Defined Talk) joins us for the inaugural AI Draft, where we predict the next year of AI winners, losers, trends, and headlines. </p><p>GUEST: Brandon
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/570
The Enterprisification of Agents
This week, we discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/569
Agent Assimilation
This week, we discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/568
Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?
This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen.
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@brandonwhichard.com joined @bgracely.bsky.social on @reasoningshow.bsky.social to dig into a question worth sitting with: is coding a solved problem? https://www.reasoning.show/episodes/19023699
Is Coding a Solved Problem?
<p>SUMMARY: Have we reached a point where coding is a solved problem? And if so, what are the downstream effects on companies that need software to differentiate their business?</p><p>GUEST: <a href='
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@brandonwhichard.com interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, on building voice and streaming apps for the enterprise — WebRTC integration, AI, and the unique challenges developers face. Plus kitesurfing tips. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/567
Building Voice and Streaming Apps for the Enterprise with Alberto
Brandon interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, about building voice and streaming applications for the enterprise. They dig into how developers can integrate WebRTC into their apps, the unique challenges it presents, and where AI fits in. Plus, Alberto shares tips on kitesurfing and why you should visit Barcelo
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/566
The code is actually kinda useless
This week, we discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years.
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@brandonwhichard.com crossed over to @reasoningshow.bsky.social this week — he and @bgracely.bsky.social dug into the biggest AI stories from March. If you're trying to make sense of the last month in AI, start here. https://www.reasoning.show/episodes/18922706
AI News of the Month for March 2026
<p>SUMMARY: Brian (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Software Defined Talk and Failover Media) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of March, 2026. </p><p>SHOW: 1014</p><p>SH
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes? https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/565
Field Engineering is the YOLO team
This week, we discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes?
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@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @reasoningshow.bsky.social to discuss daily work-life changes when you make Claude Code the center of all workflow activities. https://www.reasoning.show/episodes/18903593
Living the Claude-centric Life
<p>SUMMARY: With @bwhichard, we dig into how daily work-life changes when you make @AnthropicAI @claudeai the center of all workflow activities. </p><p>SHOW: 1013</p><p>SHOW TRANSCRIPT: <a href='https
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/564
New Token Machines
This week, we discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io discuss Claude Code for non-coders, automating newsletters and status reports, and AI tax prep. Plus, Coté finds unexpected joy in a coding assistant. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/563
Claude Camp
This week, we discuss Claude Code for non-coders, automating newsletters and status reports, and AI tax prep. Plus, Coté finds unexpected joy in a coding assistant.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy. https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/562
Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved
This week, we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency? https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/561
Two Guys and Their Tokens
This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?
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