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, Jon, and Garima Bajpai reflect on how artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of inalienable rights—just in time for Independence Day. They then unpack the DOJ’s massive $14.6 billion healthcare fraud case and ask: who should be held accountable?
Finally, the gang breaks down GitOps: what it is, why it’s catching on, and where it’s headed in the modern DevOps ecosystem.
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the ethical and legal issues surrounding ICE’s use of facial recognition software to identify undocumented individuals. They then explore new deepfake legislation from Denmark and Ireland that bans AI-generated likenesses without consent.
Finally, the team tackles a big question in open source: Who should pay for the infrastructure that ...
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie, JP Morgethal, Futurum Group president Dan O’Brien and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the terms of a settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) that will allow a $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks to proceed.
Then the gang takes a look at how much energy is being consumed by open source OpenTele...
A new trade deal between the U.S. and China is making waves—especially for its impact on rare earth minerals. With America’s heavy reliance on China for these critical resources, this agreement raises big questions: Is this a step toward long-term stability or just a short-term fix? We break down the deal, its effect on U.S. dependency, and why developing domestic production and processing is more important than ever.
A recent court ruling permits AI companies to utilize legally purchased books for training, igniting debates on copyright law and ethics. The need for regulatory measures in AI development is emphasized to prevent potential misuse. Additionally, AI agents are being incorporated into CRM systems at no extra cost, disrupting traditional market practices. Concerns regarding social engineering risks in AI models highlight the necessity...
Alan, Mike, Jon, and Teri Robinson unpack HPE’s evolving role in AI, spotlighting its work with Nvidia and the rapid emergence of AI factories transforming development workflows.
AI is enhancing how developers code—boosting speed, precision, and efficiency. But alongside progress, the risks are rising. The team discusses the growing wave of AI-driven cyber threats, the misuse of tools by malicious actors, and the urgent need for st...
In this episode, Alan, Mike , Mitch and Chris Blask explore three key tech topics shaping the future of AI and autonomy.
The conversation kicks off with Google’s donation of the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol to the Linux Foundation and a deeper look at how it compares to the Model Context Protocol. While A2A promotes interoperability between AI agents, concerns are raised around Google’s influence and the need for true open standar...
The U.S. bombing of Iran escalates global tensions—raising urgent cybersecurity concerns as digital infrastructure faces growing threats.
This discussion connects geopolitics with resource scarcity, diving into the Colorado River ownership dispute, water usage in data centers, and how climate tech like desalination and solar-powered cooling is becoming essential.
With a spotlight on innovation in Israel and Saudi Arabia, the episod...
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller, and Dr. Stacy Thayer break down the Department of Justice’s investigation into Google’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of Wiz—raising serious antitrust and cybersecurity concerns that could reshape the cloud security landscape.
They also explore Microsoft’s latest move to offer Office 365 in on-premises IT environments to comply with European sovereign cloud mandates, a significant shi...
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Fred Wilmot, and Lisa Martin (CMO Advisor, The Futurum Group) explore the rise of stablecoins and their potential to disrupt traditional finance. With interest from retailers like Walmart and Amazon—and support from the GENIUS Act—stablecoins could reshape how we pay, bank, and interact with currency.
The episode also dives into the latest developments in cloud and AI security from AWS re:Inforce 2025, inclu...
Alan, Mike, Jon, Terri Robinson, and John Morello explore the rising cyber warfare tensions surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. They break down how cyber espionage and critical infrastructure attacks are reshaping global conflict, drawing parallels to tactics seen in Ukraine and beyond.
The discussion then shifts to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how it will help integrate AI agents into DevOps workflows. Finally, the gang ...
Alan, Mike, Chris Blask, and Evgeniy Kharam dive into growing cybersecurity concerns after a zero-click flaw is found in Microsoft Copilot. Evgeniy shares his experience in cybersecurity and stresses the importance of network security as AI agents evolve rapidly.
The discussion also explores New York’s move to track AI-related layoffs and reflects on how shared narratives shape marketing and social connections. Plus, the team react...
In Ep. 861 of Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mike, Camberly Bates, JP Morgenthal, and Stephen Foskett (Tech Field Day, Futurum Group) explore how building AI agents is becoming easier than ever. Then they break down NOAA’s latest use of AI to improve hurricane forecasting and discuss whether the power grid can keep up with surging data center energy demands.
In Episode 860 of Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Jack Gold, and Dr. Stacey Thayer examine the widespread Google Cloud outage and its business impact.
They also dive into the convergence of FinOps and DevOps in today’s cost-conscious tech world, before exploring why platform engineers are earning 20% more than their DevOps counterparts.
In Ep.859 of Techstrong Gang Alan, Mike, Jon, Fred Wilmot and Ira Winkler discuss the merits of a massive artificial intelligence (AI) initiative that the U.S. government is reportedly getting ready to launch. Then the gang turns its attention to the degree responsibility for application security should be shifted left versus right before taking a look at how ambitious Datadog has become in the AI era.
In episode 859 of Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mike, Jon, Terri Robinson, and Garima Bajpai dive into the latest quantum computing advances being made by IBM before then taking a look at how Cisco is crafting its approach to artificial intelligence
Then the gang assesses BADBOX.2.0, a botnet that the FBI reports has now infected more than a million devices.
In episode 857 of Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mitch, Keith Townsend, Jack Poller, and Anne Ahola Ward discuss the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, highlighting its significance and the panel's reflections on Apple's presentation style. Concerns about Apple's AI integration and innovation challenges are raised, alongside a shift in revenue sources towards media. The conversation also covers citizen Kubernetes, vibe coding, and its i...
In episode 856 of Techstrong Gang , Alan, Mike, Camberly Bates, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day Arm of The Futurum Group, discuss Wal-Mart’s approach to agentic artificial intelligence (AI) before taking a look at how AI is being applied to application testing.
Then the gang takes a look at the trends that surfaced during the latest Cloud Tech Field Day event.
Mike, Tracy Ragan, Jack Gold and Jack Poller discuss the degree to which IT platforms may need to be re-engineered for artificial intelligence (AI) agents before marvelling about how a company could fake writing code that was supposedly written using AI tools.
Then the gang takes a look at how flaws in Google browsers running on Android devices have been abused by Meta and others to invade privacy.
Mike, Jon, Terri Robinson and Garima Bajpai dive into why the rise of shadow artificial intelligence (AI) represents a more profound threat than previous shadow IT concerns before diving into how cybercriminals are now specifically targeting the tools and platform developers use to build applications.
Then the gang takes a look at why some CISOs are now earning million dollar salaries thanks, in part, to the level of risk being gre...
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