Techstrong Gang

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/

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/

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie discuss how advances in processor architectures are about to transform IT for the better.In addition, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is now being applied to application development training. Finally, a long overdue government crackdown on cybersecurity syndicates draws praise.Links Referenced in Podcast: In the Heat of the Processor Moment:https://devops.com/arm-extends-processor-architecture-to-transform-it/AI Comes to Developer Training:https://devops.com/skillsoft-taps-chatgpt-to-improve-developer-training/https://devops.com/software-development-in-the-age-of-ai-how-to-balance-quality-and-speed/Cybersecurity Crackdown:https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/lockbit-op-cronos-richixbw/https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/u-s-offers-10-million-for-info-on-blackcat-alphv-ransomware-leaders/

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Sharon debate the degree to which there is an application security crisis, and the role artificial intelligence (AI) might play in saving us all.
Meanwhile, eBPF is quietly transforming security, storage and networking in ways that many have yet to appreciate.
Finally, in the wake of an interview with Solomon Hykes, the discussion turns toward whether we’re just too obsessed with finding a DevOps silver bullet that doesn’t exist.Links Referenced in this Podcast:Are we an Application Security Crisis:https://devops.com/veracode-report-shines-spotlight-on-massive-application-security-debt/https://devops.com/survey-cyberattacks-aimed-at-software-supply-chains-are-pervasive/https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/checkmarx-report-surfaces-software-supply-chain-compromises/Will AI Save Us from Ourselves:https://devops.com/reversinglabs-applies-ai-to-better-secure-application-binaries/eBPF This Way Comes to Reinvent IT:https://techstrong.tv/videos/interviews/ebpf-adoption-linux-it-management-bill-mulligan

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Amanda are joined by Mark Hinkle to talk about everything from the challenges involving operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) to the likelihood that trillions of dollars will be allocated to the development of processors optimized for AI workloads.Links Referenced in this Podcast:Operationalizing AI Gets Real:https://techstrong.ai/articles/operationalizing-llms-will-be-a-big-focus-for-2024/CIOs Jump on AI Bandwagon:https://techstrong.ai/articles/ai-high-on-agenda-for-cios-in-2024/AI Safety First Maybe:https://techstrong.ai/cybersecurity-ai/microsoft-google-apple-and-others-join-ai-safety-consortium/ https://techstrong.ai/articles/the-dangers-of-ai-misinformation-and-political-propaganda/Trillions for AI Chips:https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/openai-ceo-altman-reportedly-seeking-7-trillion-for-ai-chip-plans/AI to Save Work from Home:https://techstrong.ai/videos/ai-leadership-insights-balancing-home-and-office-work/