Summary: <p>In this 259th episode, AC and CJ catch up on some of the breaking news around the cloud space, starting with CJ’s very own Hyperfish being acquired! After reviewing the SharePoint Conference, they then look to news from Microsoft, starting with the GitHub acquisition, the Google Cloud Platform and AWS as well as some picks. Please also join the show in welcoming Raygun as a sponsor to the show! </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Episode259_ShowNotes</p> <p>Banter</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.hyperfish.com/hyperfish-acquired-by-livetiles">Hyperfish acquired by Livetiles</a></li> </ul> <p>News</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.gruntwork.io/open-sourcing-terratest-a-swiss-army-knife-for-testing-infrastructure-code-5d883336fcd5">Open sourcing Terratest: a swiss army knife for testing infrastructure code</a></li> <li>Microsoft <ul> <li><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion/">Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/enhancements-in-application-insights-profiler-and-snapshot-debugger/">Enhancements in Application Insights Profiler and Snapshot Debugger</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-a-new-way-to-purchase-azure-monitoring-services/">Introducing a new way to purchase Azure monitoring services</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools">GitHub: Azure/azure-functions-core-tools</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azureservicefabric/2018/03/14/service-fabric-is-going-open-source/">Service Fabric is going open source</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/clouds-sea-microsoft-deploys-project-natick-data-center-off-coast-scotland/">Clouds under the sea: Microsoft deploys its Project Natick data center off the coast of Scotland</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Google Cloud Platform <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/google-s-cloud-division-wins-some-business-from-twitter">Google’s Cloud Division Wins Some Business From Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/netflix-long-an-aws-customer-tests-waters-on-google-cloud">Netflix, Long an AWS Customer, Tests Waters on Google Cloud</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>AWS <ul> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-elastic-container-service-for-kubernetes-eks-now-ga/">Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes Now Generally Available</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Picks<br> AC’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://rumorsontheinternets.org/2010/10/14/magnasanti-the-largest-and-most-terrifying-simcity/">Magnasanti: The Largest and Most Terrifying SimCity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Mu8qfVb5I">Dr. Robert Zubrin with a brilliant answer to “Why Should We Go To Mars?”</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://spaceflightblunders.wordpress.com/2017/09/02/unleashing-the-lunar-module/">Unleashing the Lunar Module</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/05/25/did-han-solo-use-a-trick-of-einsteins-relativity-to-make-the-kessel-run/#4fd691373bd3">Did Han Solo Use A Trick Of Einstein’s Relativity To Make The Kessel Run?</a></li> </ul> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>The Microsoft Cloud Show sponsored by: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://nintex.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=email"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/nintex.png" border="0"></a><br> What if you could take any process your teams use to get work done, and make it happen automatically? 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