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.
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Episodes
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Fred Wilmot, Jon Swartz and Jack Poller dive into why artificial intelligence (AI) is now becoming a mainstay of the Super Bowl advertising before debating the inherent cybersecurity risks associated with adopting agents such as MoltBolt/OpenClaw.
Then the gang takes a look at the future of DevOps in the age of AI.
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Anne Ahola Ward and Gina Rosenthal dive into a Gartner forecast that sees IT spending driven by artificial intelligence (AI) investments topping $6 trillion.
Then the gang looks at the military's growing interest in AI, before diving into why it's really important to understand how AI works following a new report shared by Anthropic.
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson and Barbara Roos dive into Elon Musk's latest moves to create an innovation engine by merging SpaceX and xAI.
Then the gang takes a look at whether AI will lead to the death of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, as many on Wall Street seem to now think, before delving into a deliberate disclosure of the identities of thousands of alleged cybercriminals.
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, and Futurum Group president Dan O'Brien dive into the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in the "Twilight Zone" before debating the chances an AI rebel alliance might usurp the status quo.
Then the gang takes a look at how IT professionals are evolving into data shepherds in the age of AI.
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Alan Shimel, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into Moltbot, a general purpose artificial intelligence (AI) agent that, while gaining a significant level of adopton, is also raising cybersecurity alarms.
Then the gang celebrates the 10th birthday of WebAssembly, otherwise known as Wasm, before taking a look at the state of IT infrastructure in the age of AI.
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Fred Wilmot, Anne Ahola Ward, and Gina Rosenthal dive into the issues artificial intelligence (AI) is creating in the workplace—also known as AI Workslop—before previewing how AI will be applied at the Super Bowl to improve player safety and enhance the fan experience.
The gang then examines why cybersecurity representatives from the federal government appear to be boycotting the RSAC Conference this year.
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Alan, Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Wickey Wang dive into the next-generation of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip developed by Microsoft before debating the degree to which music generated by AI is real.Then the gang dives into how Alan found himself being impersonated on Instagram.
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Sid Nag dive into the security flaws in Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients that are being used to give AI agents access to data, before taking a look at an effort to port the NVIDIA CUDA framework to AI accelerators from AMD.Then the gang dives into the state of Kubernetes adoption following a survey from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) that sees 82% adoption.
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a report about Apple's plan to create a wearable pin that makes artificial intelligence (AI) more personal before discussing a new AI constitution defined by Anthropic.Then the gang delves into a plan being explored by the owner of the New York Stock Exchange to make it possible to trade stocks 24/7.
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Camberley Bates and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier delve into the proliferation of bad content being created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, also known as AI slop, before discussing the impact AI is likely to have on blue collar jobs following some comments from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.Then the gang takes a look at why it's harder for IT teams to adopt platforms than most anyone fully appreciates.