Brandon Whichard
@brandonwhichard.com
Product Marketing and Management, Host of Software Defined Talk
Moltbot is taking over, Apple has new AirTags, and we finally found where the Enterprise AI ROI is hiding. Plenty to dig into this week.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
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https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/557
Moltbot Maximists
This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Moltbot is taking over, Apple has new AirTags, and we finally found where the Enterprise AI ROI is hiding. Plenty to dig into this week.
Can AI agents actually fix your technical debt, or are we just making things worse? We discuss that, Chainguard vs. Docker security, and international broth mysteries on the latest episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/556
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/556
This Conversation is Hardened
This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Can AI agents actually fix your technical debt, or are we just making things worse? We discuss that, Chainguard vs. Docker security, and international broth mysteries on the latest episode.
We had a lot to say this week about Gemini and Siri (finally), plus a deep dive into AWS strategy. But honestly, the real debate is about meeting start times.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
After the Dream
This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
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January 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We had a lot to say this week about Gemini and Siri (finally), plus a deep dive into AWS strategy. But honestly, the real debate is about meeting start times.
Did AI kill Stack Overflow? And Nvidia goes shopping. Check out this episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/554
The Alpha and The Omega
This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Did AI kill Stack Overflow? And Nvidia goes shopping. Check out this episode.
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@brandonwhichard.com joins Aaron Delp and @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from December 2025. Check out the full breakdown of the month's biggest trends!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for December 2025
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January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@brandonwhichard.com joins Aaron Delp and @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from December 2025. Check out the full breakdown of the month's biggest trends!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2026/01/ai-cloud-trends-for-december-2025.html
We grade our 2025 predictions and lay out some new bets for 2026. Check it out!
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/553
2025 Year in Review
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We grade our 2025 predictions and lay out some new bets for 2026. Check it out!
We’ve got plenty of strategic opinions to share this week. Check it out!
This week, @bgracely.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/552
Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future
This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
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December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We’ve got plenty of strategic opinions to share this week. Check it out!
We discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, GitHub pricing, and robot vacuums. Check it out!
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/551
An Australian Documentary
This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, GitHub pricing, and robot vacuums. Check it out!
We discuss Netflix, IBM acquisitions, and typefaces. Check out this week’s episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/550
Typeface Philosophy
This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We discuss Netflix, IBM acquisitions, and typefaces. Check out this week’s episode.
Lots of Agentic discussion this week. Check it out.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
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https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/549
The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development
This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lots of Agentic discussion this week. Check it out.
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AI & Cloud News of the Month (Nov 2025)
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss AI cracks, Physical AI, NVIDIA earnings, and if we're now seeing the bigger picture better.
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss AI cracks, Physical AI, NVIDIA earnings, and if we're now seeing the bigger picture better.
AI & Cloud Trends for November 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AI & Cloud News of the Month (Nov 2025)
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss AI cracks, Physical AI, NVIDIA earnings, and if we're now seeing the bigger picture better.
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss AI cracks, Physical AI, NVIDIA earnings, and if we're now seeing the bigger picture better.
Cloudflare outages, OSS maintainer debates, and yes—dishwasher logistics. Give this week’s episode a listen.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/548
Household CMDB
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Cloudflare outages, OSS maintainer debates, and yes—dishwasher logistics. Give this week’s episode a listen.
Whitney joins us this week to give us the KubeCon download. Check it out.
This week, @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social joins @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/547
Whitney goes to KubeCon
This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Whitney joins us this week to give us the KubeCon download. Check it out.
Could an AI agent rewrite curl? We get into that—and even debate Christmas trees—on this week’s episode. Check it out.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/546
The cURLing Test
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Could an AI agent rewrite curl? We get into that—and even debate Christmas trees—on this week’s episode. Check it out.
Cloud profits up, Siri finds a new partner, and someone cloned a dog. Check out this episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/545
No one cares about Chickens
This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
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November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Cloud profits up, Siri finds a new partner, and someone cloned a dog. Check out this episode.
Always great to be on The Cloudcast. We dissect the top Cloud and AI news and trends from last month. Check it out.
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2025. Come for the news, stay for the college football analogies!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/11/ai-cloud-trends-for-october-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Always great to be on The Cloudcast. We dissect the top Cloud and AI news and trends from last month. Check it out.
AI writing Excel formulas, dev surveys, and command-line nostalgia? This week’s episode covers all that and more.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/544
The Enterprise Turing Test
This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI writing Excel formulas, dev surveys, and command-line nostalgia? This week’s episode covers all that and more.
We're talking OpenAI browser, AI spreadsheet attempts, and the utility of Claude skills on this week's Software Defined Talk. Check it out!
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/543
Arts and Crafts
This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We're talking OpenAI browser, AI spreadsheet attempts, and the utility of Claude skills on this week's Software Defined Talk. Check it out!
Lots of OpenAI news this week. Check out the episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @mattray.dev discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
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https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/541
Why not do everything
This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lots of OpenAI news this week. Check out the episode.
Lots of discussion about the latest DORA report this week. Give it a listen.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com and @cote.io dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
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https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/540
How to build a factory
This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Lots of discussion about the latest DORA report this week. Give it a listen.
Always fun to be on The Cloudcast. Check out the episode.
@brandonwhichard.com joins @bgracely.bsky.social on @cloudcastpod.bsky.social to break down the biggest Cloud and AI stories from September. Give it a listen!
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
https://www.thecloudcast.net/2025/10/ai-cloud-trends-for-september-2025.html
AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025
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October 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Always fun to be on The Cloudcast. Check out the episode.
Lots of discussion about the Oracle–OpenAI deal and the RubyGems drama. Check out this episode.
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
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https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/539
The Final Demand
This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
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September 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Lots of discussion about the Oracle–OpenAI deal and the RubyGems drama. Check out this episode.
Check out my discussion with Michael Irwin from Docker about containers, security, and AI.
@brandonwhichard.com interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/538
Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI
Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Check out my discussion with Michael Irwin from Docker about containers, security, and AI.
Atlassian buying The Browser Company? Pay Per Crawl? Oracle’s cloud jackpot? We get into all the latest tech news on this week’s episode. Plus, stick around for a quick lesson in Aussie slang!
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/537
YOLO acquisitions
This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Atlassian buying The Browser Company? Pay Per Crawl? Oracle’s cloud jackpot? We get into all the latest tech news on this week’s episode. Plus, stick around for a quick lesson in Aussie slang!
New episode is live! We're talking reorgs, Meta's new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/536
My search engine couldn’t help me
This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New episode is live! We're talking reorgs, Meta's new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling