As enterprises rush to deploy autonomous AI agents, many are waking up to tens of thousands of dollars in unexpected API bills, proving that the shift to agentic AI is as much an economic challenge as it is a technical one.

In this episode of the Agents of Dev podcast, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shim...

Google is rebuilding its ecosystem around Anti-Gravity 2.0 and enterprises shifting toward smaller, localized models like Gemma 4.

In this episode of Agents of Dev, hosts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the reality behind the "10x AI productivity" hype and explore why the industry is sh...

The "open table format wars" are officially over, but a new era of vertically integrated AI stacks is just beginning. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin dive deep into the massive wave of announcements from Google Cloud Next, focusing on the shift from systems of inte...

In a world where AI-driven security can find a million vulnerabilities in minutes, "business as usual" for developers is officially dead. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin of The Futurum Group dive into the rapid evolution of the software lifecycle. They explore how ...

What if the biggest challenge in AI is not building it, but understanding how it changes underneath you?

In this episode of Agents of Dev, hosts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore Oracle’s latest mission critical data infrastructure advancements alongside the fast evolving realities of AI s...

AI is evolving fast, but the real story is how data, memory, and security are shaping what comes next. In this episode of Agents of Dev, hosted by Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin, industry experts break down the latest trends from Microsoft’s growing data ecosystem to Anthropic’s approach to monito...

Data intelligence just found its reasoning layer. Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin unpack Microsoft’s latest announcements and why relational operational data is becoming the backbone of agentic systems.

They break down Dataiku’s strategic pivot toward meta-prompting workflows, how the reasoning la...

AI is rewriting every tech role. Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down how the AI boom and agentic software development are shifting career paths in real time.

They unpack the latest news on Snowflake’s SnowWork and NVIDIA’s open-source AI initiatives, spotlight the tools and frameworks accel...

In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore how Teradata is transforming into an open data platform built for AI, hybrid search and agentic workflows.

The conversation also examines the growing importance of AI security, including discussion around OpenAI’s potential PromptFu acquisit...

Is your IT ready for the AI-driven future?

In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore IBM’s DB2 Genius Hub and how it simplifies database operations, accelerates root cause analysis, and helps modernize enterprise IT environments.

They go beyond database tools to ...

The era of 'dumb storage' is officially dead, replaced by a world where AI doesn't just live on your servers—it becomes the operating system for your entire enterprise.

In this episode of Agents of Dev, hosts Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley dismantle the notion that data management is still just...

AI agents are no longer experimental side projects — they’re reshaping how developers build, manage and ship software.

In Episode 11 of Agents of Dev, hosts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin unpack the rapid rise of open-source AI agent frameworks, the acquisition ripple effects across the market, a...

In Episode 10 of Agents of Dev, Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley examine why fear of change—not legacy technology—is often the biggest risk to mission-critical enterprise systems. The conversation explores structured modernization, AI’s impact on developer experience, and how organizations can evolv...

Mainframes still power the world’s largest enterprises — and modernization is now mission-critical.

Hosted by Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley, this episode features leaders from BMC:

Mark Schettenhelm, Principal Product Manager
Anthony Anter, DevOps Architect & Evangelist
Eric Fuld, Modern Mainfr...

As AI-powered automation accelerates, new tools promise to simplify software development—but they also introduce new risks.

In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin examine emerging AI tools like Claude Bot and Molt Bot, breaking down what they do, how developers are using them, and why se...

Claude Cowork, developed by Anthropic, represents a major shift in how people interact with artificial intelligence at work. Instead of complex command-line tools or heavy technical setup, Claude Cowork allows users to create AI-powered agents that manage tasks, files, and workflows—without writi...

The developer ecosystem is experiencing growing tension as APIs change rapidly, tooling ecosystems fragment, and AI becomes deeply embedded in software engineering workflows.
In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore the root causes behind developer frustration, from unstable APIs to...

Software development is changing fast as AI becomes embedded directly into how code is written, planned, and shipped. Java and Python continue to dominate, but tooling, workflows, and expectations for engineers are evolving just as quickly.
In this conversation, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin brea...

AI is changing how software gets built, and it’s not subtle. Coding agents, long-term memory, and context-aware workflows are reshaping what developers actually do day to day.
Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down how AI is altering planning, specifications, and project structure, why traditio...