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 inno ...
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Tracy Ragan Podcasts
Ortelius is an evidence store that federates supply chain and DevOps intelligence providing an end-to-end view of an organization’s security profile. We invite speakers who specialize in DevOps, Supply Chain, open-source security, and microservices. Hosted by the contributors of the Ortelius Open Source Community Team.
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Welcome to All Things Software Delivery with your hosts, Brian Dawson and Dan Speers. Together they have over 50 years of combined experience in the software space, including everything from ideation, coding practices, CI/CD, and operations. We are here to have smart and fun conversations about the practice of software delivery with some of the smartest people in the field.
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask, JP Morgenthal, Fred Wilmot, Jack Gold and Teri Robinson wrap up 2025 by discussing how the biggest trends in IT, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) are, for better or worse, impacting not just businesses but society as a whole.By Techstrong Group
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Alan, Mike, Jack Poller and Jack Gold dive into how training will need to evolve in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) following a move by Coursera to acquire Udemy and the extension of an online learning alliance between Pearson and IBM. Then the gang takes a look at an inquiry into the impact AI is having on electric bills that has been laun…
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Mike, Alan, Jon, Alastair Cooke and Gina Rosenthal dive into reports that suggest Amazon is about to make a major investment in OpenAI before trying to make sense of Microsoft's latest plans for applying artificial intelligence (AI) to application development. Then the gang delves into a report that suggests the quality of the code being generated …
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst David Nicholson debate the merits of a reported proposed Intel acquisition of SambaNova to gain access to artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator processors, before diving into the degree to which AI agents are actually being adopted in enterprise IT environments. Then the gang turns …
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Alan, Mike, Tom Hollingsworth, Chris Blask, Jennifer Leggio and Dan O'Brien, president of the Futurum Group, dive into the debate over the affordability of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Then the gang takes a look at the reasons ServiceNow is reportedly looking to acquire Armis before discussing why NVIDIA is acquiring SchedMD to gain control…
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Alan Shimel, Kate Scarcella, and Hope Lynch discuss the challenges facing Broadcom as the company secures a $21 billion custom chip order while raising concerns about its growing reliance on Google. The gang then looks at how environmental and local opposition is slowing AI data center projects before turning to IBM’s Project Alice, which aims to i…
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Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan and Jack Poller dive into an artificial intelligence (AI) lawsuit brought forth against Google by Disney before discussing the merits of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Microsoft. Then the gang delves into a Gartner advisory that calls for the banning of AI browsers in the enterprise.…
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Wickey Wang delve into the pros and potential cons of the new AI Agentic Foundation launched by The Linux Foundation before discussing the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) agents are being adopted despite known cybersecurity issues. Then the gang turns its attention to an open sour…
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Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz, Guy Currier and Teri Robinson discuss why the IT market is on track to surpass $4 trillion as advances in artificial intelligence and telecommunications drive 14% projected growth despite economic challenges. The gang then looks at why cybersecurity remains a critical investment area as CISOs struggle to secur…
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask, Robert Reeves, Kate Scarcella and Dan O'Brien, president and COO of The Futurum Group, dive into the controversy surrounding the lack of child-safety controls being applied to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the subject of a 60 Minutes investigation. Then the gang takes a look at the pace of humanoid robotic advanc…
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, delve into the latest acquisitions and alliances involving Anthropic before taking a look at the $11 billion acquisition of Confluent by IBM. Then the gang digs into an effort by Google to capture carbon emissions from data centers.…
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Camberley Bates, Jack Poller and Andi Mann discuss how attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) are, for better or worse, rapidly evolving before diving into the need for radically different approaches to building out the IT infrastructure required to run AI applications. Then the gang delves into the need for a different ap…
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard and Mitch Ashley look at the latest advances in AWS technology with a focus on the new Graviton chip and its impact on cloud computing. The gang discusses the shift toward custom silicon, the importance of price performance and the ongoing challenges in cloud security. The gang then examines how AI is being integrated into …
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard and Mitch Ashley look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping the development process as coding tools evolve and developers take on a larger role managing smarter AI agents. The gang also discusses how these tools are changing DevOps practices and raising new questions about the future of developer roles. The gang then …
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Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard look at how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs and the broader economy as layoffs and budget shifts raise questions about regulation and long-term planning. They also examine the changing relationship between AWS and its partners as AI alters the cloud services landscape. The gang then discusses the role of commun…
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Stephen Foskett and Jeff Reich look at how organizations are choosing between cloud and on-premises platforms for artificial intelligence workloads as Mirantis presents advances in cloud-native AI infrastructure at AI Infrastructure Field Day 3. The gang then turns to Campbell’s response to questions about its chicken sourcing before taking a look …
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Garima Bajpai and Teri Robinson debate the impact the Second Coming of Shai-Hulud Worm will have on securing software supply chains before discussing whether a new age of transparency in social media might be upon us. Then the gang discusses the state of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem as the AWS re:Invent 2025 conference g…
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Futurum Group president and COO Dan O'Brien celebrate Thanksgiving by discussing the degree to which advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing bode well for the future.By Techstrong Group
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Alan, Mike, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch, Evgeniy Karam and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, delve into the alarming rise in the number and size of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Then the gang discusses why Texas and Tennessee have emerged as the top two states in the U.S. where artificial intel…
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Alan, Mike, Jack Poller, Ira Winkler, Jeff Reich and Chris Short discuss the odds that demand for agentic artificial intelligence (AI) will be realized to the point that justifies current investment levels in infrastructure. Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which AI is about to transform cybersecurity—for better or worse—before diving in…
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Mike, Jon, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Barbara Roos dive into the future of DevOps and software engineering in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) before assessing the degree to which observability might be unified following a move by Palo Alto Networks to acquire Chronosphere for $3.35 billion. Then the gang looks into the impact the Cloud…
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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 tr…
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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 …
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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 softwa…
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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, exami…
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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.…
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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.By Techstrong Group
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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 r…
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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 t…
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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.…
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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 …
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Alan, Mike, Garima Bajpai, Jeff Reich and Stephen Foskett, president of the The Tech Field Day arm of the The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of a $38 billion alliance between OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Then the gang takes a look at a Tesla plan for putting next-generation graphical processor units (GPUs) in vehicles that doesn…
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Chris Blask, and Kate Scarcella discuss how the end of free Windows 10 support is driving a surge in PC sales and giving Apple an unexpected boost. The gang also looks at OpenAI’s new approach to automating code vulnerability fixes and how AI agents are being used across the channel to improve workflows, redu…
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal, David Nicholson, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a generative artificial intelligence (AI) report from the Wharton School of Business that suggests more progress in terms of business adoption is being made the…
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Mike, Mitch, Jack Poller and Kate Scarcella dive into the degree to which the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents will drive faster adoption of cloud native applications. Then the gang takes another look at the need for greater resiliency in the wake of the Microsoft outage before delving into a diabolical method for distributing malware, d…
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, and Fred Wilmot break down how AI and automation are transforming the workforce and forcing a rethink of cybersecurity standards. The Techstrong Gang discusses the real threat of AI-driven job loss, the need for retraining programs, and why industry leadership—not government policy—must drive stronger digital p…
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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Teri Robison and Garima Bajpai dive into the latest wave of innovation being driven by NVIDIA before taking a look at the implications of a GitHub effort to embed artificial intelligence (AI) agents across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Then the gang dives into the rise of "bionic hackers" that are using AI to di…
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Dan O’Brien, Kate Scarcella, and Chris Blask explore how quantum computing and AI politics are reshaping global power and technology policy. The discussion examines the U.S. government’s interest in taking stakes in quantum startups, sparking debate over favoritism, national security, and the risk of a tech oligarchy. The …
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Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into why memory prices are rising because semiconductor manufacturing capacity is being allocated to meet demands for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Then the gang delves into the latest cloud computing trends following a Tech F…
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Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, and Jack Poller explore the future of cybersecurity and AI in software development, tackling the urgent need for stronger leadership, government action, and public-private partnerships to protect critical infrastructure. The discussion dives into the vulnerabilities of AI-generated code vs. human-written code…
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask, Ira Winkler, Fred Wilmot and Futurum Group president Dan O'Brien dive into how alliances between providers of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as Google, Anthropic, IBM and Groq are creating some strange bedfellows. Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which cybersecurity teams are starting to lose th…
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Alan, Mike, Jon, Garima Bajpai and Teri Robinson take a hard look at the degree to which Silicon Valley may have lost its way in age of oligarch. Then the gang dives into the AI browser wars following the launch of new alternative from Open AI before discussing the implications of a lawsuit thay involves how facial recogntion technology is being us…
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Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into the lessons to be learned from this week's global Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud outage. Then the gang takes a look at NetApp's evolving data management strategy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and how Kubernetes could be …
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Mitch Ashley, Stephen Foskett, and Jack Poller explore the growing importance of security in the age of AI and intelligent agents. The discussion emphasizes the need for strong security protocols to address identity, anonymity, and access control challenges before AI agents are widely deployed. The panel also examines vulnerabilities in developer t…
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Guest host Jon Swartz is joined by Ira Winkler and Fred Wilmot to explore how AI is transforming DevSecOps — from automating remediation to managing vulnerabilities across the entire software development lifecycle. The panel discusses how 75% of IT professionals already use AI and another 13% plan to adopt it soon. They dive into the benefits and r…
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Mike, Alan, Mitch, Jon and Teri Robsinson parse dueling artificial intelligence (AI) strategies put forward this week by Oracle and Salesforce before taking a look at an AI platform from Red Hat that promises to make it simpler to deploy AI workloads across a distributed computing environment. Then the gang takes a look at the current state of cybe…
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Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Dan O’Brien, and Chris Blask explore how Broadcom’s partnership with OpenAI is transforming the AI chip market, driving innovation in custom silicon and improving inference performance. The Techstrong Gang also discusses Microsoft’s integration of GitHub into Azure, emphasizing the growing need for cybersecurity-first dev…
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Alan, Mike, Sanjeev Sharma and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of Futurum Group, dive into how the latest escalation in in the ongoing tariff wars will impact adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Then the gang takes a look at the IT service management (ITSM) wars now that Salesforce has entered the market befo…
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Host Alan Shimel is joined by Camberley Bates, Robert Reeves, Jack Poller, and Jack Gold to explore the expanding API economy and its impact on enterprise systems and revenue — especially in the telecommunications sector. The gang discusses how agentic AI leverages APIs to improve efficiency in energy and server consumption, while also examining th…
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Alan, Mike, Jon and Gina Rosenthal take a look at the state of DevOps in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) before discussing the impact AI agents might have on the way IT is managed. The gang then dives into the need for greater IT resiliency following a New Relic report that puts the cost of downtime at $2 million an hour.…
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