Techstrong Gang

Techstrong Gang - 3/19/24

Bonnie, Amanda and Sharon talk about the TikTok ban legislation and its likely outcome, the DOJ's move to hand down harsher sentences for crimes commited with AI, Techstrong Group's upcoming event, The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise with Mark Hinkle, and AI chatbots' liability in court. Then, the Gang discusses the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU event in Paris this week, as well as the upcoming Carbon Hack 24 conference from the Green Software Foundation and the push for green data centers and sustainability.

Techstrong Gang - 3/18/24

Alan, Mike, Sharon and guest Tracy Ragan discuss the merits of Elon Musk's lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Sam Altman before assessing the viability of the EU AI Act. In addition, the gang takes a look at the cost of generative AI and LLMs at a time when many of us are starting to show signs of AI addiction.

Techstrong Gang - 3/14/24

Alan, Mike, Amanda and guest Bob Reselman dive into why so many open source software vendors are changing their business models. In addition, the gang discusses why observability is so expensive and, finally, our take on what’s occurring at Broadcom in the wake of the acquisition of VMware.

Techstrong Gang - 3/12/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and guest Chris Blask debate the role government should play in applying rules to artificial intelligence (AI), social media sites such as TikTok and climate change. The challenge, as always, is finding a way to apply those rules in ways that won’t eventually run afoul of the courts.

Techstrong Gang - 3/11/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sharon and guest John Willis dive into why Microsoft's and Google's generative AI platforms create disturbing images, which naturally leads to a conversation about the degree to which these platforms are -- or should be -- trusted. Meanwhile, the Toyota Research Institute is now one step closer to embedding AI into robots for the home, which could have some interesting consequences.

Techstrong Gang - 3/7/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guest Mark Hinkle dive into the impact artificial intelligence (AI), along with cloud-native and Bitcoin applications, are having on our climate. The challenge, of course, is finding the best way to advance innovation in a way that promotes sustainability.

Techstrong Gang - 3/5/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Chris Blask unravel the cybersecurity challenges GitHub is encountering, as malicious forks within codebases proliferate across its open repository. Then, the gang dives into the challenges organizations are facing as they look to secure artificial intelligence (AI) models. Finally, the economics of cybersecurity are becoming more complex as costs increase in an era where business leaders are asking harder questions about justifying return on investments.

Techstrong Gang - 3/4/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie join Tracy Bannon to dive into what's driving efforts to modernize DevOps workflows as continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms are revamped. At the same time, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fostering a healthy debate over the degree to which machine learning operations (MLOps) should be melded with DevOps. Finally, the gang celebrates the launch of TechsttongITSM, a new site dedicated to covering IT service management (ITSM) issues.

Techstrong Gang - 2/29/24

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Bob Reselman dive into what the ultimate goal of DevOps should be; why DevSecOps remains so challenging to implement; and whether forcing employees back into the office is good for society. Links References in Podcast:What’s It Really All About:https://devops.com/devops-whats-the-end-goal/DevSecOps Anti-Patterns:https://devops.com/techstrong-research-combatting-ci-cd-security-anti-patterns/Office Politics:https://techstrong.ai/videos/ai-leadership-insights-balancing-home-and-office-work/

Techstrong Gang - 2/27/24

Alan, Mitch, Sharon and Tracy Ragan, CEO of DeployHub, dive into whether artificial intelligence (AI) is really another industry, as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang contends, or whether it’s just a technology that happens to be more impactful than most other innovations.
That shift to AI is also driving a transition to hardware optimized for specific types of workloads that promises to fundamentally change software engineering.
Finally, the latest hack of the ConnectWise platforms will drive more organizations to automate software updates to improve cybersecurity.Links References in Podcast:Is AI Really a Whole New Industry?https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nvidia-declares-ai-a-whole-new-industry-and-investors-agree/ar-BB1iIg4s?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=8a1b72b97c554e90bd954cc07ed088f6&ei=28https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ai-billionaire-crowns-whole-new-industry-amid-tipping-point-after-his-company-passes-google-for-third-most-valuable-in-the-world/ar-BB1iICHc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7f046cbf92ad4b3d803faae74053a3da&ei=9What Does the Rise of Specialized Hardware Mean for DevOps?https://devops.com/what-the-evolution-of-specialized-hardware-for-ai-and-ml-means-for-devops/ConnectWise Hacked Again:https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/connectwise-says-screenconnect-flaw-being-actively-exploited/