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.
Podcast Description
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

Jun 25, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/25/2026
Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
26 min
Explore the evolving landscape of AI in software development and platform engineering. This discussion delves into the impact of AI on developer roles, the shift in platform management, and the influence of external factors on AI's trajectory. Discover how AI is reshaping coding, security, and the future of work, with insights from the Convene Conference Center.

Jun 24, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/24/2026
Jun 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026
44 min
Mike Vizard is joined by Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson, JP Morgenthal, Wicki Wang and Andi Mann to break down the push to accelerate quantum computing, China reclaiming the supercomputing crown with CPU-only LineShine and why open-source AI may be the only path forward for much of the world.

Jun 23, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/23/2026
Jun 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
45 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Sid Nag, break down the fight over AI regulation, backlash to Jeff Bezos’ AI infrastructure comments, why engineering needs every great mind it can find and new security warnings around frontier AI models.

Jun 22, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/22/2026
Jun 22, 2026
Jun 22, 2026
44 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Stephen Foskett, Jon Swartz and Elizabeth Safran, break down the reported Apple-Intel chip deal, GPS and orbital interference concerns, and how AI is reshaping expectations for entry-level workers.

Jun 18, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/18/2026
Jun 18, 2026
Jun 18, 2026
39 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Jon Swartz and Gina Rosenthal, break down OpenAI’s multistate regulatory probe and Florida lawsuit, AWS’s expanding AI push across software supply chain and DevOps workflows, and Anthropic joining Frontier’s $915 million carbon removal initiative.

Jun 17, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/17/2026
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026
43 min
Alan Shimel, Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson and JP Morgenthal, break down SpaceX’s reported $60 billion move to acquire Cursor, Databricks’ push into AI agents, cost controls and cybersecurity, and Satya Nadella’s warning about AI centralization hollowing out industries.

Jun 16, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/16/2026
Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
43 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Chris Blask and Kate Scarcella, break down reports of an OpenAI price war with Anthropic, Jensen Huang’s criticism of leaders blaming AI for layoffs and the forecast that cybersecurity spending could reach $521.7 billion by 2031.

Jun 15, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/15/2026
Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
46 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Jon Swartz, Garima Bajpai and Yvette Schmitter, break down the Anthropic fallout, rising sovereignty fights over AI and cloud infrastructure and SpaceX’s record-setting surge.

Jun 12, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/12/2026
Jun 12, 2026
Jun 12, 2026
46 min
Host Mike Vizard is joined by Jeff Reich, Jack Gold, Jon Swartz and Tracy Ragan to break down rising chip costs, the expanding role of AI across DevOps workflows and IBM’s warning that AI agents are raising the governance burden for technology leaders.

Jun 11, 2026
Techstrong Gang - 6/11/2026
Jun 11, 2026
Jun 11, 2026
45 min
Hosts Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard, joined by Jon Swartz and Ira, break down Visa and OpenAI building payment infrastructure for AI agents, a new AI-designed universal vaccine tested in humans and the push for zero-trust security around agentic AI.







