Techstrong Gang
Techstrong Gang is your go-to weekday show on Techstrong TV and your favorite podcast platform, bringing together a rotating lineup of top thought leaders and technologists to break down the biggest stories and trends shaping the tech world. Hosted by industry veterans Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitchell Ashley, Jon Swartz, Lisa Martin, Tracy Ragan, Sulagna Saha, Anne Ahola Ward, Bonnie Schneider, and more, the show dives deep into everything from DevOps and cybersecurity to AI and cloud innovation. Tune in Monday through Friday for insightful discussions, expert analysis, and lively debates on the issues that matter most to today’s tech professionals.
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15 hours ago
15 hours ago
Mike, Jon, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, delve into the reasons why the X social media platform is being merged by Elon Musk into xAI before discussing why Oracle might be overly reticent to confirm a cloud security breach.
Then, the gang takes a look at eMerge Americas, a conference in Miami that shines a spotlight on emerging technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
2 days ago
2 days ago
The gang previews KubeCon Europe 2025 and highlights key trends like AI-driven Kubernetes management, platform engineering and WebAssembly at the edge. Then, they talk about simplifying cloud-native complexity and using symbolic AI for practical DevOps use cases. Lastly, the gang weighs in on Intel’s leadership shakeup and what’s next for its struggling foundry business.
5 days ago
5 days ago
Alan, Mike, Jon and Anne Ahola Ward discuss the implications of the imminent rise of mass customization before delving into the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on video production. Then the gang dives into research that shows how graphical processor units (GPUs) might be used to crack the encryption that cybercriminals rely on to launch ransomware attacks.
6 days ago
6 days ago
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Guy Currier, chief analyst for The Visible Impact arm of the Futurum Group, and Camberly Bates, a chief technology advisor at The Futurum Group, dive into the degree artificial intelligence (AI) agents will democratize business intelligence (BI).
Then the gang turns its attention to how AI agents will be applied to platform engineering before discussing why cloud computing remains so difficult for IT teams to master.
7 days ago
7 days ago
Alan, Mike, Amanda and Jon delve into the security implications of a 23andMe bankruptcy that might result in DNA data being more widely shared than anticipated.
Then the gang debates the degree to which there might be a socio-economic gap emerging in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption before appreciating the positive impact AI will have on healthcare.
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the root causes of cloud storage costs that are spiraling out of control before highlighting the latest advances in networking discussed at a recentTech Field Day event.
Then the gang turns its attention to a biodiversity initiative from Google that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help protect natural habitats.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan and Robert Reeves take a hard look at the state of the IT job market.
Then the gang dives into a $6.5B acquisition of Ampere, a supplier of semiconductors for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, being made by SoftBank before debating the merits of an open source large language model (LLM) for cybersecurity project launched by Trend Micro.
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Lisa Martin dive into a set of DevOps market research reports from The Futurum Group that find increased levels of maturity among organizations adopting best practices is driving a forecasted compound annual growth rate in excess of 9% through 2028.
Then, the gang discusses a Renaissance that is occurring with the arrival of Java 24 before musing about what it will mean for Disney Studios to build Star Wars droids infused with artificial intelligence (AI) with help from NVIDIA and Google DeepMind.
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Alan, MIke, Mitch, Jon and Camberly Bates dive into a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, including Groot humanoid robots, launched this week by NVIDIA before discussing the degree to which efforts to implement best DevSecOps practices might be failing.
Then the gang takes a look at what might be motivating Citi to eliminate IT contractors in favor of bringing more of that work back in house.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Andi Mann and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into why Google is spending $32B to acquire Wiz, a provider of a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP).
Then the gang discusses the challenges organizations are running into as they attempt to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) before discussing the impact AI might have on religion.