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.
Episodes
Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask and Jack Poller dive into the controversy over Microsoft Recall now that Signal has found a way to turn off the screen capture technology in Windows 11 before discussing to what degree are cybersecurity professionals addicted to too many tools.
Then the gang takes a look at CloudBees effort to unify DevOps workflows in the age of platform engineering.
Alan, Mike, Jon and Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss the implications of a $6.5B acquisition of a hardware company founded by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive that made by OpenAI before delving in an ambitious agentic artificial intelligence (AI) initiative launched by SAP.
Then the gang takes a look at how Dell’s infrastructure strategy is evolving in the age of AI.
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Anne Ahola Ward, and Fred Wilmot dive into a survey from The Futurum Group that surfaces high rates of platform engineering adoption.
Then the gang reviews the latest artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives being launched independently by Google and Red Hat.
In today's episode, the gang discusses the all-out push by Microsoft regarding Agentic ai. Next the gang tackles a rash of new announcements by Nvidia as they continue to lead from the front of the AI market. Finally, the gang looks at another new security framework to integrate security into IT and appdev
Mike, Bonnie, Futurum analyst Guy Currer and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group dive into the future of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps).
Then the gang takes a look at the impact agentic AI will have on analytics following a Qlik Connect event before delving into the impact generative AI is having on application modernization.
Alan, Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the growing feud between Apple and President Donald Trump before discussing the latest controversy to engulf the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).Then the gang turns its attention to a move by Salesforce to acquire Convergence.ai to shore up its ability to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
Alan, Mike and Jon dive into the $1 billion acquisition of Neon, a provider of serverless database platform, made this week by Databricks.
Then the gang discusses how robotic process automation (RPA) is evolving in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) following an Automation Anywhere event before musing about the impact open source software and hardware will have on robotics.
Mike, Jon, Anne Ahola Ward and Robert Reeves discuss the degree to which graphics processing units (GPUs) have become chips that are being exchanged in a larger international trade negotiation before delving into why Pope Leo IV seems to be warming up to the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Then the gang takes a look at the implications of a $95 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused Apple of using its Siri techno...
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask and Jules Okafor dive into cybersecurity spending levels that are projected to reach $288 billion before discussing an OpenText report that suggests 2.8% of endpoints are infected with malware.
Then the gang turns its attention to the need for more cost efficient approaches to storing data that might be enabled by synthetic DNA technology being advanced by Atlas Data Storage.
Alan, Mike, Bonnie, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of The Tech Field Day arm of the The Futurum Group, delve into the rise of quantum networking before reviewing debating the merits of WiFI versus LTE networks.
Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) represents a threat to the environment.
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Teri Robinson and Guy Currier, a research analyst for The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of a research paper that shows it’s possible to predict prime numbers that are used to encrypt data.
Then the gang turns its attention to another vendor that may be experiencing some open source software remorse before discussing just how big a trend might migration off of VMware platforms might actually be.
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Camberly Bates, Robert Reeves, Guy Currier, an industry analyst for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into an emerging funding crisis impacting the open source community.
Then the gang delves into an alien between Nutanix and Pure Storage that promises to provide a new class of servers before taking a look into how internal developer platforms (...
Alan, Mike, Jon, Sulagna and Chris Blask dive into an effort by the U.S. Department of Treasury to prevent platforms accused of laundering Bitcoin on behalf of cybercriminals from being able to access financial networks before turning to an effort to validate the identities of humans using retinal scans that is being led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Then the gang dives into a ServiceNow effort to provide the command center through whi...
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Amanda debate IBM’s ability to regain its artificial intelligence (AI) mantle in the agentic era before delving into the degree to which the open source community might welcome back Redis.
Then the gang wonders why so many AI platforms being developed for human resources applications seem to have a bias toward white males.
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how viable an alternative satellite communications service from Amazon will prove to be to Starlink before moving on to appreciate all the advancement enabled by the Hubble Space Telescope on its 35th birthday.
Then the gang takes a look at how the use cases for Wi-Fi 7 networks are evolving in light of current needs ...
The Gang reflects on the RSAC Conference and discuss the rise of agentic AI, noting a 72% usage rate among organizations. They highlight the API economy's role in AI integration and predict widespread adoption by 2029. Innovations in power and memory technology aim to enhance efficiency while addressing cooling challenges in data centers. A $2 trillion investment in AI data centers raises sustainability concerns, particularly regar...
At the 2025 RSAC Conference, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz and Lisa Martin discuss the crucial role MCP servers play in AI deployment, raising significant security concerns that require effective monitoring. Then, they highlight how cyber resilience is essential for companies to withstand attacks, with CrowdStrike's response to breaches serving as a model for transparency. Lastly, they critique Elon Musk's leadership at Tesla amid decli...
In today’s Techstrong Gang from the RSAC Conference, Lisa Martin, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz and Alan Shimel discuss RSAC happenings. They discuss the keynote by DHS Secratery Noem, which called for taking CISA back to its core mission, and debate whether this a good thing for the industry. Next, the gang tackles the real current state of AI in cyber despite the hype here, and finally, they tackle the issue of puppies on the show flo...
From the RSAC Conference in San Francisco, Alan, Lisa Martin and Jon Swartz highlight the rise of AI and technology trends. Cisco announces an open-source AI model for cybersecurity, while IT managers express concerns about AI-related risks. The discussion covers potential security breaches, ransomware, and the importance of securing sensitive data. Minimus introduces a managed service for secure application development, addressing...
Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask and Teri Robinson dive into a United Nations report highlighting the use of slave labor to perpetrate online scams before discussing the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) agents may soon enable application developers to build more secure applications.
Then, the gang turns its attention to an executive order expected from the Trump administration that calls for AI to be integrated into...
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