Techstrong Gang
The Techstrong Gang brings together a collection of IT industry editors, analysts and pundits to put major IT news and trends in perspective. Intended to help IT leaders make more informed strategic and tactical decisions, topics discussed typically span everything from the impact AI is having on society to the latest DevOps tools an IT team might employ to optimize workflows. Come watch core Techstrong Gang members Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Mike Vizard, Sharon Florentine, Amanda Razani and Bonnie Schneider engage experts such as John Willis, Mark Hinkle, Tracy Ragan, Tracy Bannon and Bob Reselman to surface crucial insights into the issues changing the way we perceive the role of IT.
Episodes
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Techstrong Gang - 11/1/24
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO of Visible Impact, an arm of The Futurum Group, dive into why the relationship between IT and the rest of the business is finally changing for the better. Then, they discuss what business lessons can be learned from how SpaceX manages engineering. Finally, the gang turns its attention to what Apple might have in store for virtual reality.
2 days ago
Techstrong Gang - 10/31/24
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2 days ago
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guest Camberley Bates, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, spend Halloween discussing scary things such as how artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to change the relationship between workers and employers. They also delve into the prospects of application developers once it becomes possible for anyone to create software without having to learn a programming language. Finally, the gang turns its attention to the fact that, despite sanctions, Russia continues to have access to all the graphical processor units (GPUs) it needs to advance its AI agenda.
3 days ago
Techstrong Gang - 10/30/24
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Alan, Mike, Mitch and Jon discuss how investments in artificial intelligence (AI) by football teams such as the Dallas Cowboys will drive the next era of online gambling. Then, the gang turns its attention to the challenges DevOps teams are encountering as they embrace observability. Finally, they discuss the degree to which AI will finally force more organizations to rely on managed security service providers (MSSPs).
4 days ago
Techstrong Group - 10/29/24
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Bonnie and special guest Stephen Foskett, president of The Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, discuss how cloud computing is evolving following an event held last week. Then, the gang turns its attention to how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to weather forecasting before discussing how the heat generated by data centers might be put to good agricultural use.
5 days ago
Techstrong Gang - 10/28/24
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5 days ago
Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guests Hope Lynch and Tracy Ragan dive into the state of coding in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Then, they discuss the implications of the U.S. government's efforts to define a national security policy for the AI era. Finally, the gang turns its attention to what’s happening in the space race following the explosion of a Boeing satellite that led to Internet outages across multiple countries.
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Techstrong Gang - 10/25/24
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Alan, Mike, Jon and special guests Camberley Bates, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, Lisa Martin, the CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO of Visible Impact, an arm of The Futurum Group, delve into what an expected upturn in the economy might mean for IT. Then, they discuss the merits of the penalties the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently levied on organizations that did not fully disclose the impact of the notorious SolarWinds breach on their operations. Finally, the gang turns its attention to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that enshrines everyone’s right to cancel a subscription.
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Techstrong Gang - 10/24/24
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Mike, Mitch, Jon, Anne Ahola Ward, CEO of ClickCircle Media, and Guy Currier, CTO of the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the rise of Qualcomm as disruptive force in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) before discussing the degree to which AI is actually increasing the rate which software is being built and deployed.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Techstrong Gang - 10/23/24
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guests Chris Blask and Hope Lynch assess the potential impact of deepfakes on the presidential election before discussing the rapid use of quantum computers to crack encryption in the wake of recent research from China. Then, the gang discusses who is going to take control of all the artificial intelligence (AI) agents that are being built for the enterprise, following Microsoft's latest update to its application portfolio.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Techstrong Gang - 10/22/24
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Mike, Jon, Bonnie and special guest Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, discuss the state of cybersecurity following a recent event. Then the gang dives into the rise of DataOps in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) before providing some tips on how to achieve and maintain sustainability.
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Techstrong Gang - 10/21/2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guest Chris Blask and Tracy Ragan discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) agents might soon resolve our DevSecOps issues once and for all. Then the gang turns its attention to why the U.S. Army is helping small businesses to implement best cybersecurity practices before diving into why the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is running a Bitcoin scam.