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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Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the latest artificial intelligence (AI) alliances made by Microsoft before taking a look at how the arrival of Gemini 3 models from Google might impact the great AI race.Then the gang delves into the latest and greatest in high performance computing (HPC) and supercomputer trends that were highlighted at the SC 2025 show that took place this week in St. Louis.
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Alan, Mike, Chris Blask, Chhaya Gunawat and Sid Nag delve into the degree new artificial intelligence (AI) models from NVIDIA will advance physics before discussing the rise of minister for artificial intelligence (AI) as a new role in governments around the world.
Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which batteries might help mitigate the AI energy crisis.
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Alan, Mike, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a JP Morgan report that questions the size of the return that will be generated by the billions of dollars being invested in artificial intelligence (AI) before debating to what degree AI might create a need for more software engineers.Then the gang turns its attention to the state of networking following a Tech Field Day event.
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Alan Shimel, Camberley Bates, Garima Bajpai, Jack Poller, Guy Currier, and Mitch Ashley discuss how the technology sector has shifted from championing innovation and the common good to being driven by self-interest, rising valuations, and job cuts tied to artificial intelligence investments.
The gang then turns to the state of the GPU market, examining chip design trends, alternative processing units, and concerns about inflated valuations and limited manufacturing options as demand for AI accelerates.
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Alan, Mike and Chris Short discuss the state of Kubernetes following the Kubecon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 conference.
Then the gang delves into how suitable Kubernetes is for artificial intelligence (AI) workload before taking a look at the latest Kubernetes innovations from running AI agents that Google has developed.
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Alan, Mike and Hope Lynch at the Kubecon +CloudNativeCon North America conference handicap the race to unify the management of IT platforms before taking a look at an initiative to remake the Helm package manager.
Then the gang delves into how widely OpenTelemetry (Otel) is being adopted.
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
At the Kubecon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 conference, Alan, Mike, Hope Lynch and Luca Galante delve into the state of the cloud-native application ecosystem before highlighting the need to make sure artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are truly portable.Then the gang debates the degree to which AI tools can augment versus replace site reliability engineers (SREs).
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Alan Shimel, Kate Scarcella, and Guy Currier discuss OpenAI’s projection of $20 billion in annual revenue as executives clarify the government’s role in financing AI’s rapid expansion. The gang then turns to Europe’s AI infrastructure boom as Big Tech companies invest billions in new data centers across the continent before examining a new survey that finds cybersecurity leaders increasingly alarmed by the risks tied to AI-generated code and automated development tools.
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Mike, Andi Mann, Jack Poller, Gina Rosenthal and Wickey Wang debate the state of platform engineering on the eve of the Kubecon conference in Atlanta.
Then the gang delves into an Apple artificial intelligence (AI) alliance with Google before diving into the implications of a ban on Chinese cars in Israel over cybersecurity concerns.
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Fred Wilmot, Ira Winkler, and Camberley Bates examine how AI innovation and identity management are converging to reshape the future of digital security. The gang discusses Big Tech’s growing control over AI, the infrastructure needed for fair competition, and how last-mile bottlenecks are slowing progress.
They also dive into the shift toward passwordless authentication, the urgent need for standardization in identity management, and the rising threat of machine identities compromising security protocols.