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.
Episodes

Monday Mar 03, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 3/3/2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Alan, Mike, Sulagna, Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss just how inflated the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has become.
Then the gang turns its attention to the debate over the degree to which AI might be replacing software engineers before discussing what makes transitioning to a new programming language such as Rust so difficult despite endorsements from Linus Torvalds.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/28/25
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Alan, Mike, Jon and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dives into the debate on whether artificial intelligence (AI) agents might actually be a new class of employee.
Then, the gang discusses the degree to which humanoid robots infused with AI will be taking over household chores before delving into a battle over a proposed U.K. copyright law that has British music artists up in arms.

Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/27/25
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Amanda and Chris Blask dive into the significance of an Apple commitment to make a $500 billion technology investment in the U.S. Then, they discuss a $52 billion global investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers pledged by Alibaba.
Lastly, the gang discusses how the looming war over tariffs is being extended to digital services.

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/26/25
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Amanda and Chris Blask dive into the significance of an Apple commitment to make a $500B technology investment in the USA before discussing a $52.B billion global investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers pledged by Alibaba.
Then the gang discusses how the looming war over tariffs is being extended to digital services.

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/25/25
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Alan, Mike, Camberly Bates, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, delve into the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) might adversely impact our cognitive capabilities following a report from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Microsoft.
Then the gang turn their attention to the insights surfaced during a Cloud Field Day event before revisiting a Techstrong report on the state of sustainability.

Monday Feb 24, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/24/25
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, John Willis and Chris Blask dive into the quantum computing advances Microsoft is claiming to have made with a Majorana1 topographical processor before prognosticating how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is about to change the Amazon Alexa experience.
Then the gang discusses why the rise of cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platforms should be creating a stronger sense of cybersecurity urgency around the world.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/21/25
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, delve into the impact tariffs are likely to have on the IT sector before discussing the degree to which our software supply chains may be defenseless.
Then, the gang turns their attention to how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to program serendipity.

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/20/25
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Mike, Tracy Ragan, Guy Currier, CTO of the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the challenges organizations are encountering as they operationalize generative artificial intelligence before turning their attention to how AI research tools are about to change the online shopping experience.
Then, the gang turns its attention to why database sprawl is becoming an even bigger challenge in the age of AI.

Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/19/25
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is leveraging IT expertise to upend constitutional convention.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how Cisco’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is evolving before discussing the findings of a new Techstrong sustainability report.

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Techstrong Gang - 2/18/25
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is leveraging IT expertise to upend constitutional convention.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how Cisco’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is evolving before discussing the findings of a new Techstrong sustainability report.