Sarbjeet Johal
@sarbjeetjohal
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30 yrs in #SiliconValley #Cloud, #Analyst, #GTM, #Coder, Economist, Storyteller, Speaker, Investor. EX: @OracleCloud @Rackspace @VMWare #DelEMC @VISA
Joined February 2009
Last week at @NYSE opening bell; it was great to talk to @RemyBlaireNews of @FintechTvGlobal on New York Stock Exchange floor, at the heels of @IBM #Think2025. We talked about #Mag7 earnings, AI impact in enterprise space and its impact on workforce. Here’s a snippet from that
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Jensen introduces GPUs better than Steve Jobs used to introduce iPhones! Making complex simple is what he’s best at, IMO. #GTC24 keynote is in progress in San Jose.
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Amazing stats on energy usage of #crypto currencies using proof of stake vs proof of work vs other, an everyday transaction (@Google search). @aeyakovenko, @solana labs co-founder was talking to @emilychangtv on Bloomberg @technology show today. #Web3ForGood #CryptoForGood
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Amazing! Karthik Arun 9 years old programmed a moving #IoT with @Raspberry_Pi using Lambda and Alexa. I spoke to him at a demo booth. @Craw @dez_blanchfield @digitalcloudgal @rwang0 @AWSreInvent #reinvent @furrier @JoannMoretti @MarshaCollier @TmanSpeaks @evankirstel @BillMew
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This picture explains the decline, which is about to happen in automotive repairs industry. Less parts means less repairs. @evankirstel
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Nobody can deny the fact that @thekillers are 100x better in live! Today’s #NextAtNight performance was top notch! 👏🏽
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India has always struggled with “crony capitalism,” but the cozy relationship between Modi and Adani has “taken it to a different level,” according to Ashok Swain, head of the department of peace and conflict research at Uppsala University in Sweden.
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Today is an emotional day for me. It’s my daughter, Amrit Johal’s last day at high school. I have dropped her off at school and picked her up all these years with only exception of travel days. It’s reminding me of Safety Patrol duties and soccer game practices after school!.🤗
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I spilled my guts about current state of #cloud and future with @furrier & David on @theCUBE yesterday at #reInvent. Topics:. Complexity.Partners.Comparisons.Devs. more. Full video link: cc @sandy_carter @jeffbarr @aselipsky @dvellante @Werner @Craw
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#reInvent2020 wrap-up as State of #Cloud from 6 seasoned technology practitioners/analysts. We discussed what it means for Customers, Industry and @awscloud. It's hard to gather these many vantage points into 1 talk but we did it :). ***Full episode:
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I am creating a twitter group called "Thought Provoking Ideas/Lectures/Content". Idea is to apply ideas from different disciplines to our own domains. Based on curation and current topics, we will conduct talks on these topics. Let me know if you want to be added to this group.
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Meet Julia @jayulia_ from CT, a leader in the making! She explained @PTECHNETWORK to me. She is a student under that program. @citizenIBM @digitalcloudgal .@TamaraMcCleary #Think2019 #womenintech #GirlswhoCode #leadership #futureofwork #WatsonMarketing #GoodTechIBM
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.@Azure sees 76% rev growth. @Microsoft reports $9 billion coming from its #cloud business. Cloud has a long way to go and there is room for 3-4 prime providers. IMHO it can reach >60% of total spend!.@rwang0 @furrier @schmarzo @stu @zehicle @ipfconline1 @evankirstel @nyike @stu
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Situation is getting serious! Have some laughs amidst this crisis folks!. #COVID19 #coronavirus
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Please join @sandy_carter @dhinchcliffe @efipm and myself for a @TwitterSpaces talk on Web3, DeFi, Crypto, NFTs - Myths vs Reality. We want to hear your POV and Questions!. See you there!. #Web3 #DeFi #Crypto #NFTs @unstoppableweb @garyvee .
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“I didn’t know that these companies were public… how can quantum computing companies be public I thought…” says Jensen Huang during his 2 hour session at #GTC25 today, Thursday March 20, 2025. To his credit, Jensen called all these company CEOs which got impacted by Jensen’s
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If you want to know the future, follow the money! Here's @ycombinator's investment thesis for #GenerativeAI for Winter 2023 batch!. Y Combinator is #SiliconValley's #1 startup incubator and its graduate companies have a combined valuation nearing $1T USD. pic source:
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Memories of going public during dotcom days; we went public at $21, at top our stock was $333 (after 3-1 split), $999 split adjusted. Then dot com bust happened! What a ride it was!. So many lessons learned!. [pic popped up on Facebook today, thought I should share this story]
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"Don't be a visionary, be a social architect, create an environment where people are willing to share and combine their passion & talent" - Linda Hill. @JolaBurnett @theCUBE @stu @JoannMoretti @loveGoldenHeart @dhinchcliffe @dez_blanchfield @schmarzo @TmanSpeaks @Craw @furrier
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@Dmurr68 1. Culture of different target regions .2. Anthropology (related to 1).3. Geo-political situations.4. Greater Economic Conditions.5. Basic financials / unit economics .6. Product roadmaps.7. Competitive Analysis .8. Narrative Economics (math behind story telling).
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@9CBNKBZ7TTI0 @iammemeloper Depending on which year this JavaScript function was written, you my be right or wrong 😆.
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Look who I bumped into at the check in at #GoogleCloudNext! . @stephr_wong is one of key human interfaces for @GoogleCloudTech!
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Please join us on Clubhouse this Friday at 2 PM PT - 5 PM ET for a fireside chat with @IDC Chairman, Crawford Del Prete, @Craw. Topic: State of Global Tech. Link: @soumeya @furrier @dvellante @BillMew @sallyeaves + many more tech luminaries will join us.
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Finished talking all things #cloud; #architecture #economics #people #processes #migrations #challenges #security #scale with @furrier at @theCUBE in Palo Alto! It was an interesting dialogue!. @dvellante @dhinchcliffe @rwang0 @evankirstel @dez_blanchfield @stu @ellenfeaheny @RWW
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Introducing For Instance Podcast: We are delighted to introduce a new Podcast where @sarahlmusick and I will collaborate to bring you bi-weekly news, analysis and commentary on topics related to B2B enterprise technology. Our main focus will be on Cloud, Edge, AI and all related
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After 60 years at helm, Warren Buffett suggests that board should elect Greg Abel as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, before the end of the year!. He received one of the longest standing ovation I have ever witnessed! . #BerkshireHathaway
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We often see such billboards in #Siliconvalley because half of us don't understand any plain language!. #COVID19 @emilychangtv @rwang0 @MarshaCollier @layereddelay @sallyeaves @iamrws @eric_kavanagh @NeilCattermull @schmarzo @furrier @dvellante @stu
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One can totally relate to this father-daughter story! Ron Howard, Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker and Bryce Dallas Howard, Actor/Director — a father daughter discussion at #RSAC2025 evening keynote on Tuesday was truly great. @MarshaCollier @JoannMoretti @AkwyZ @EvanKirstel
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#DataScience fireside chat with Dean of Big Data, @schmarzo. Discussed current state, challenges, opportunities and put forth somes ideas to build upon. Give it a listen, discuss/elaborate, give feedback. Link to full video: #AI #DeepLearning #ML #Ethics
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IBM has ~15 quantum computers in #cloud in use by customers/educators. Several companies are already writing code/algorithm for #QuantumComputing! I spoke to Dr. Nick Bronn of @IBM on Wednesday this week at #CES2020. @evankirstel @caltomare6114 @NeilCattermull @Chels_LA @furrier
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@iammemeloper big - but what a mess 😆. Function name suggests boolean response and there’s a boolean variable defined - at the end a string type is returned. Besides, there’s no logic to check anything. Perhaps a placeholder for future implementation 😆.
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Regulations like #GDPR encourage risk averse entities like city, state/province and federal government agencies to take on #DigitalPrograms with greater comfort. @evankirstel @BenedictEvans @emilychangtv @APGuha @profgalloway @JoannMoretti @cloudpundit @rwang0 @Craw @RWW @WIRED
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One of my day 2 highlights at #MWC2023 was to meet @LindaGrass0 first time IRL. We had a great quick discussion. I am looking forward to more content/ideas collaborations with her! . #MWC23 #MWC #ConnectedWorld
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.@Oracle wins @tiktok_us and I am surprised like hell!. @BillMew @furrier @dhinchcliffe @rwang0 @Craw @psb_dc @sallyeaves @AkwyZ @JoannMoretti @MarshaCollier @hyounpark @marshawright @EvanKirstel @ipfconline1 @mclynd @CIOPaige @CyrilCoste @eric_kavanagh .
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@evankirstel Wow! They have some of the best beaches in the world! Lucky to have visited his country! Great, lively people! #RioRocks.
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A @MIT professor explains the ABC of corporate finance in 2 minutes. This whole lecture busts so many myths behind the markets. #CorporateFinance @efipm @furrier @dhinchcliffe @tcrawford @Craw @dvellante @UrvashiPrakash @sharenarice @eric_kavanagh
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I am pleasantly surprised to be listed at #6 on the 21 #DigitalTransformation experts to follow on Twitter list!. ✊@evankirstel @Craw @digitalcloudgal @furrier @Kevin_Jackson @dhinchcliffe @rwang0 @Scobleizer @dez_blanchfield @JoannMoretti . many more.
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This is awesome! GM becomes first major auto company in history to have a female CEO and a female CFO!. @MarshaCollier @JoannMoretti @digitalcloudgal @karaswisher @Shirastweet @YuHelenYu @annemariayritys @UrvashiPrakash @TriciaKicksSaaS @JolaBurnett .
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"Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith in Universe". - unknown.
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Top 10 Technology Trends of 2017 from @Gartner_inc #innovation #VR #AI #MachineLearning #DigitalEconomy #BigData #BlockChain #Security #CIO
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One of my most professionally fulfilling trip of last 5 years was my trip ton Windsor University last Saturday! I spoke to @wicyswindsor members and students about challenges and opportunities in technology field. #PayingItForward . @UWindsor @MarshaCollier @JoannMoretti @rwang0
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There's a lot common between #MachineLearning & #DesignThinking. @evankirstel @rwang0 @furrier @jengates #design #AI #ML #algorithm #BigData
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Best wishes to all for good health, joy, love and prosperity in 2022!. Happy New Year to you all! ✌🏽 🙏🏼. [the video tweet I really wanted to do. and finally did]
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IBM is investing into companies which promote #WomenInTech, #SocialEnterprise and reduce #SkillGaps though their Social Impact Fund. You can reach ten through @IBM volunteers. #GoodTechIBM @TamaraMcCleary @TmanSpeaks @MarshaCollier @NeilCattermull @digitalcloudgal @MS1MN
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Finally some meaningful data is seen on #COVID19! @BBCWorld . @MarshaCollier @rwang0 @briansolis @BillMew @digitalcloudgal @Chels_LA @AkwyZ @sallyeaves @virtualsteve @matteastwood @evankirstel @nyike @NeilCattermull @TmanSpeaks @NatSchooler @JoannMoretti @dvellante @hyounpark
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I applaud @Codecademy for this step! Free access to 100K laid off workers. @sallyeaves @NeilCattermull @TmanSpeaks @mthiele10 @BillMew @CTOAdvisor @tcrawford @digitalcloudgal @Chels_LA @MarshaCollier @ravikikan.
Codecademy giving 100,000 laid off workers free access to online coding resources. #coronavirus #training. @digitalcloudgal @sarbjeetjohal @imoyse @shanebrighton @avrohomg @DrJDrooghaag @sallyeaves @fklivestolearn @AlaricAloor @archonsec @fogle_shane
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Last week during #MWC23 in Barcelona, David Lawrence of @VMware gave me the demo their sustainable network enabling technology, the @VMware Energy Savings rApp and #ORAN. This solution is partnered with @intel, he described!. #Telcos #Innovation #VMwarePartner #Sustainability
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A power panel discussion with Furrier, Jim Long, and @asynchio on impact of #OpenInnovation on #entrepreneurship and #startup ecosystem!. @conversionation @CloudExpo @JolaBurnett @JoannMoretti @schmarzo @KirkDBorne @antgrasso @akwyz @Craw @tcrawford @stu .
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I wonder what Steve Jobs would have said if he was alive today! His words are as important today, as they ever were. Here is a snippet from 2010. @MarshaCollier @JoannMoretti @Craw @EvanKirstel @marshawright @tim_fargo @BillMew @furrier @rwang0 @rachelloumiller @RexChapman
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@ProfNoahGian Sorry to hear about your loss Noah! I can relate! They become family and love is unconditionally! 😞.
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If you are looking for quick ROI form #cloud, you might be in a for a surprise!. On Feb 27th during #RSAC, @dhinchcliffe and I sat down in San Francisco to discuss cloud! We talked about current state of cloud. link to full video:
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@sidcodes Next step, apply for 10 year visa for India and that’s a surreal feeling 😊! . Congratulations!!!.
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It was great to talk to @googlecloud team about few key topics on current state of #cloud consumption and patterns thereof. To make #multicloud successful, we need to do a lot more in #OpenSource and standards in coming months & years. @dhinchcliffe @dvellante @furrier @Craw.
95% of companies say they'll make "multicloud" a strategic priority next year? Um, ok. (. With that in mind, what should a CxO be thinking about? In my @googlecloud interview with @sarbjeetjohal, he offers a wide range of advice.
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#GoogleCloudNext stage is looking awesome with brand new looks, yet that familiarity. Looking forward to seeing you all there! . picture credit @rseroter
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Don't be a perfectionist! Don't be afraid to show your vulnerable side! Why is it hard to practice what we usually preach! Struggle is real! . I am seeking advice from you all so that I can push content out on more frequent basis!. Have a great week ahead!
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The key announcements around AI agents are summed up from #GoogleCloudNext in this short video. It includes.- Agent Development Kit (ADK), .- Agent2Agent protocol .- Agentspace . My POV these three give you facility to build AI agents, operate AI agents and manage AI agents.
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Got #DeveloperAdvocate book by @GeertjanW delivered last evening! Just picked it up to browse through it and as I opened it, no kidding, first thing it opens to was my friend @sallyeaves’s chapter, which I didn’t even know it was in this book 😊! Sally is a everywhere 🙋🏽♂️!
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Surprised to see myself in this great company at #4! More than anything, it's the dialogue with all you what matters! . Let's keep customers informed and vendors honest!. @digitalcloudgal @furrier @dhinchcliffe @CTOAdvisor @tcrawford @mthiele10 @mdkail @stu @holgermu @imoyse
There are 13,149 #Influencers driving the conversation around #Cloud online, and in 2019 there were 32.5 million social media posts on the topic, so in light of this, we’ve decided to take a look at who’s leading that online conversation:
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The most rewarding part of any journey is the friends you make along the way!.
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@TheCloudand_Me @digitalcloudgal @alcgroup @imoyse @TopCyberNews @shanebrighton @avrohomg @DrJDrooghaag @fklivestolearn @junjudapi @AlaricAloor @NeilCattermull @archonsec @fogle_shane @gvalan @Werner @ajassy @awscloud @furrier @theCUBE365 @MS1MN @nigewillson @Craw @thomaspower @matteastwood @YuHelenYu @rmogha BTW at high level, from@big players, these are my #Cloud related undeniables. what are yours? . @rwang0 @IDGTechTalk @APGuha @Grady_Booch @ipfconline1 @AkwyZ @valb00 @CTOAdvisor @TamaraMcCleary @holgermu @dvellante @stu @jayferro
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The #MonopolyMan with bag of money at #GoogleTestimony to US Congress! Right now!. @wamandajd @evankirstel @MarshaCollier @karaswisher @profgalloway @TechCrunch @Kevin_Jackson @ValaAfshar @marshawright @loveGoldenHeart @kimgarst @schmarzo
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On a funny note COVID = co-vid; creating videos together.
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It was great to talk to @jerrychen of @GreylockVC today! We talked about technomics, startups, role of marketers, regulatory postures, role of tech think tanks, data sovereignty, crypto, innovation mantras, narrative economics and more.
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At @DellTech booth with @MichaelDell, after @theCUBE interview. I got the lowdown of latest Dell solutions from tye Dell team wrt NVIDIA and AI. Stay tuned for more… . @dvellante @furrier @Craw @rneelmani .@MichaelRennett @rwang0 @nyike @sandy_carter
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The thing we have been calling #MachineLearning all along, is more like Machine Teaching at this point. A machine still doesn’t know what it should be learning! #AdobeSneaks #adobesummit2018 #AdobeSummit @evankirstel @furrier @rwang0 @nigewillson @tcrawford @waynesadin @mdkail
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In Barcelona you can access more than 160 station over 10 lines. Ticket is 2.40 euros, regardless where you go. You can get 8 tickets for 10 euros. Hello @SFBART :)
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BIG MONDAY FOR BIG TECH!. CEOs of @Apple @Amazon @Facebook, and @Google will appear before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on #Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law #B2B2C. @furrier @BillMew @EvanKirstel @karaswisher @profgalloway @rwang0 @stu.
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Please join @sandy_carter @dhinchcliffe @efipm and myself for a Spaces talk on Web3, DeFi, Crypto, NFTs - Myths vs Reality. We want to hear your POV and Questions! .See you there!. Link: #Web3 #DeFi #Crypto #NFTs
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How things are getting smarter everyday! This is from yesterday’s trip to @Apple Store in #SanFrancisco!. @TamaraMcCleary @BillMew @MS1MN @MusicComposer1 @schmarzo @dez_blanchfield @JolaBurnett @nelson_hilliard @BigDataCXO @AkwyZ @fogle_shane @helene_wpli #DezVideoChallenge @stu
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They wanted me to show my watch like this and I followed the instructions 😊. A picture from @googlecloud security booth at #RSAC2024 (in Marriot). Going to Expo floor now.
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Google #Jamboard costs around $5000. It’s Android and iOS app friendly! A great tool to modernize workplace collaborations. #GoogleNext19 @MarshaCollier @dez_blanchfield @Craw @furrier @rwang0 @psalvitti @nicolefv @schmarzo @digitalcloudgal @jayferro @AkwyZ @BillMew @tcrawford
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As #cloud market matures and public cloud bills start to look a little scary, it's a "now what" moment for @awscloud and @Azure and its "what now" moment for @googlecloud @IBMcloud @VMware @Cisco & few others. #HybridCloud #EdgeComputing .@furrier @NeilCattermull @dhinchcliffe
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SFO bound after 10 days in Barcelona! I had a blast at #MWC2023 and in and around the city. First 4 days were spent here with my family. #thankful #TravelDiariesSJ
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@Gagan4344 If you look carefully, this guy was getting ready to intervene. cautiously. Always be careful at public places!
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On this #InternationalWomensDay2023, I want to express my gratitude to the women I learn from on daily basis. These women mean mentors, teachers, and source of courage and humility to me. BTW, in no way, this is a complete list :)
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Now this! Term #multicloud is forbidden for partners of @awscloud in the new co-branding guide! . This is unbelievable! 🤔 I hope people reporting this did their homework! . @furrier @rwang0 @thomaspower @mdkail @AkwyZ @dhinchcliffe @mthiele10 @MarshaCollier @profgalloway @stu
Word #multicloud now forbidden to partners by @AWS ! This is INSANE. Like King Canut ordering the incoming tide to go out. (It didn’t) . Bad for AWS business too: multicloud SW is reassuring to #lockin leary potential clients. Via @utollwi & @krishnan.
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I applaud @GoogleCloud for fixing one of my biggest gripes from the past wrt their messaging; that’s showing strong support for Enterprise developers by talking ‘seriously’ about frameworks which support well reputed and widely used languages like Java. Great move! This looks
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