Techstrong Gang

Techstrong Gang - 8/27/24

Mike and special guests John Willis, Guy Currier, CTO for Visible Impact, an arm of The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day business unit of The Futurum Group, dive into how IT budgets for 2025 are shaping up. Then, they delve into how much Wall Street might be undervaluing the investments being made in generative artificial intelligence (AI). Finally, the gang assesses the degree to which organizations might be looking to take back control of their data from providers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) application providers that are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals.

Techstrong Gang - 8/26/24

Alan, Mike, Jon and special guest Tracy Ragan mourn the impending demise of the Windows Control Panel. Then, they dive into the degree to which generative artificial intelligence (AI) might enable governments to better serve the needs of the citizen. Finally, the gang turns its attention to how technology, for better or worse, is changing the way we view sports.

Techstrong Gang - 8/23/24

Alan, Mike, Paul Nashawaty, practice leader for application development at The Futurum Group, and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, debate the degree to which application developers might, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), no longer need to write code following some prognostications from the CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Then, the gang turns its attention to who is really responsible for data breaches before delving into the AI copyright lawsuits that Anthropic is now being included in.

Techstrong Gang - 8/22/24

Alan, Mike, Bonnie, Jon and special guests Chris Blask and Hope Lynch dive into the state of software supply chains before discussing a technology advance from McAfee that makes it possible to detect deep fakes. Then the gang turns its attention to a growing right to repair movement that is gaining traction in multiple state legislatures.

Techstrong Gang - 8/21/24

Alan, Mike, Amanda, Jon and Steven Dickens, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the reasons why AMD is plunking down $4.9 billion to acquire ZT Systems. Then, the gang turns its attention to an Open Source Software Prevalence Initiative launched by the White House before discussing what’s driving a surge of layoffs in the technology sector.

Techstrong Gang - 8/20/24

Alan, Mike, Bonnie and special guests Steven Dickens, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group, dive into the state of the mainframe community following the latest SHARE conference event. Then, they discuss why Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) decided to acquire Morpheus Data, a provider of a platform for managing multiple clouds. Finally, the gang turns its attention to a redesign of the Apple Mac Mini, which is reportedly expected to arrive later this year.

Techstrong Gang - 8/19/24

Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests John Willis, Tracy Ragan and Paul Nashawaty, principal analyst for application development for The Futurum Group, dive into the sorry state of the images and other types of content being generated by generative artificial intelligence tools such as Grok-2 from Elon Musk’s xAI. Then, they delve into AI regulations being proposed by the State of California. Next, the gang dives into the degree to which generative AI might ultimately change the way DevOps teams develop software and who should lead those efforts. Finally, they take a look at a Techstrong Research report that highlights the trends shaping the future in AI-augmented DevOps.

Techstrong Gang - 8/16/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guest Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss how cyberattacks are being used to target the Trump and Harris presidential campaigns. Then, they dive into what technologies will be needed to thwart Deep Fake attacks by tracking the provenance of content. Finally, the gang takes a look at the issues that led the State of Texas to sue General Motors for the way it collects driver data.

Techstrong Gang - 8/15/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guests Mark Hinkle and Ryan Shrout, president of Signal65, an independent testing laboratory, dive into the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on smartphones following the launch of the Pixel 9 smartphone from Google. Then, they delve into suggestions that, after being declared a monopoly, it might be time to break up Google. Finally, the gang turns its attention to a partial delay in implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which the European Union is moving to mandate.

Techstrong Gang - 8/14/24

Mike, Mitch, Amanda and special guest David Nicholson, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss the extent to which sticker shock is slowing down the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise. Then, they discuss if data management in the AI era is becoming too challenging. Finally, the gang turns its attention to a sudden decision by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to mothball a range of recently added cloud computing services.