This week, we discuss New Relic going private, Dell buying Moogsoft and digital transformation comes to Border Control. Plus, ideas for a last minute family vacation.

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Runner-up Titles

The Paris economy is all croissants.
The Euphoria of the Buffet
All that firing people gave us a soft landing.
Is it going to be New Logic, or SumoRelic?
You drive a hard bargain, now we’re billionaires
The tinfoil hat of complexity
Just buy more backpacks
Here in the United States, we have a lot of banks.
Can Americans use it?
Bigger numbers are smaller numbers.
It’s pretty easy to quarantine with Internet.

Rundown

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Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, Coté speaking.
October 2-6, 2023, QCon San Francisco, Matt’s doing a workshop
October 6, 2023, KCD Texas 2023, CFP Closes: August 30, 2023
November 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA, SDT’s a sponsor
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