Episode Details

Cote and Brandon discuss Chef being acquired, the Private Equity Operating Model and Gartner’s Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) Magic Quadrant. Plus, Cote offers advice on peanut better and jelly sandwiches.

The Rundown

• Chef
  • Progress Announces Acquisition of Chef | Progress Software Corporation
  • Adam Jacob on Chef’s acquisition
  • Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M – TechCrunch
  • The Fourth Chapter of Chef Has Arrived: Progress to Purchase Chef - Chef Blog
  • Chef launched careers
• Gartner MQ Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS)

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