Techstrong Gang

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alan, Mike, Sulagna and Tracy Ragan look back at the history of Microsoft, as the industry icon celebrates its golden jubilee.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how cloud security is being reinvented once again before discussing the current state of copyright protection in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests Lisa Martin, CMO Adviser for The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO for The Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the geopolitics of artificial intelligence (AI) following a move by the European Union to relax some its rules before discussion how SAP’s move into agentic AI will play out.
Then the gang turns its attention to all the online scams and cyberattacks tied to Valentine’s Day.

Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask and Anne Ahola Ward dive into the risks and implications of an America First approach to artificial intelligence (AI) that could isolate the United States from its allies before discussing the degree to which customers will now require cybersecurity and safety protocols for AI to be in place before they deploy an AI application.
Then the gang turns its attention to the future of application programming interface (API) security in the wake of a merger between Harness and Traceable.

Mike, Amanda, Jon, Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, delve into a report project demand for PCs that are optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, otherwise known as AI PCs.
Then the gang turns its attention to a bid to take control of the parent company of OpenAI that has been launched by investors led by Elon Musk.
And then, finally, the gang debates the merits of FinOps as a distinct IT discipline.