Episode 386: I’ve been to VMware Media Training

This week we recap VMware Explore Europe and discuss the Battery Ventures 2022 State of the OpenCloud report. Plus, some thoughts on cologne…

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Runner-up Titles

• I have conference voice.
• I thought I had conference voice, but it’s COVID.
• I painted a door.
• Blue blazer to black t-shirt ratio.
• The Java hyphen-hyphen capital X talk.
• I’ve been to VMware Media Training.
• Go to the Lenovo Booth.
• iBanker Butt Sniffing.
• The Sagrada Familia of iBanker Decks, except the summer interns finished it.
• That’s like buying your steaks at Walmart.
• Like I said, yesterday I painted a door.

Rundown

• VMware Explore Europe
• State of the OpenCloud 2022
  • Them interns are busyAF over there.

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• Nix
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Nonsense

• Big announcement pre-re:Invent (if true)

Sponsors

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