Agents of Dev - A DevOps Podcast
The Agents of Dev Podcast explores how software developers build and will build applications in the era of AI, agents, and agentic technologies. Futurum analysts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin bring their dual perspectives as industry analysts and practitioners to unpack what industry moves, vendor strategies, and on-the-ground engineering realities signal about the future of enterprise software. Each episode explores innovations, opportunities, and even oopsies to inform us about how AI-native development is reshaping the work of planning, desigining, building, deploying, and operating software.
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How Red Team/Blue Team AI, JSpace, & Agentic IDEs Are Changing Development | Agents of Dev Episode 30
What happens when you pit Google Gemini against Anthropic Claude in a "red team/blue team" duel to fact-check AI research, or peek inside an LLM’s subconscious "Jacobian Space"? In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore the rapidly evolving landscape of AI engineerin...
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Inside Google’s OKF, Linux Appia, and Ornith 1.0 Self-Scaffolding Models | Agents of Dev Episode 29
Can autonomous AI agents finally be trusted to modify your enterprise code bases and databases without a human handholding them? In this episode of Agents of Dev, analysts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the explosive evolution of the agentic control plane. From the newly launched Linux ...
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Databricks LTAP: Collapsing the Wall Between OLAP and OLTP | Agents of Dev Episode 28
Imagine waking up to find the core AI model powering your enterprise applications has suddenly been shut down by a government mandate. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the geopolitical shockwaves of Anthropic's restricted model access and why CIOs must in...
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Agentic Reality Check Multi-Cloud Data, Zero Trust Security, and the Death of ETL | Agents of Dev Episode 27
AI is moving faster than ever, but enterprise leaders are discovering a tough reality: deploying autonomous agents is not just about choosing the right model. It is about building the right control systems.
In this retrospective episode of Agents of Dev, practice leads Mitch Ashley and Brad Shim...
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Why Claude Opus 4.8 Changes Everything: Models as Platforms, AI Microgravity & Graphify | Agents of Dev Episode 26
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AI Agents Are Breaking the Stack: Fabric IQ, Snowflake Coco, & Gemma 4 | Agents of Dev Episode 25
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AI agents are completely transforming how enterprise data moves, but running them shouldn't break your token budget.
In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the massive infrastructure shifts coming out of Micr... -
The Truth About 10x AI Productivity plus Google Anti-Gravity 2.0 & MCP Washing | Agents of Dev
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...
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The Real Cost of AI Agents: Graph Databases, DORA J-Curve, and AI FinOps | Agents of Dev Episode 23
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...
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Is RAG Dead? Graph RAG, Rogue Agents, and the Evolution of the AI Development Stack | Agents of Dev Episode 22
What happens when your AI agent decides to delete your production database because it was "pretty sure" it wasn't necessary?In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin dive deep into the shifting landscape of enterprise AI, starting with why "naive RAG" is failing practitioner...
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Is the Data Lakehouse Dead? Databricks, Iceberg, & Google's New AI Stack - Agents of Dev Episode 21
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...
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Mainframe MCP, YOLO AI Workflows, and the Mythos Security Crisis | Agent of Dev Episode 20
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 ...
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Oracle Mission Critical Scale, AI Benchmarking Pitfalls & Cost of Context | Agents of Dev Episode 19
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Oracle Mission Critical Scale, AI Benchmarking Pitfalls & Cost of Context | Agents of Dev Episode 18
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...
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AI Agents, Data, and Security: What’s Changing Right Now | Agents of Dev Episode 17
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...
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Microsoft’s Agentic Data Stack: Relational Ops, Meta-Prompting & Dataiku’s Reasoning Layer | Agents of Dev
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...
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AI Boom Rewrites Dev Roles: Snowflake SnowWork & NVIDIA Open-Source Rise | Agents of Dev
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...
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Teradata’s AI Pivot, PromptFu Rumors & the Rise of Verification Debt | Agents of Dev
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...
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AI Observability & IBM DB2 Genius Hub: The Future of IT Modernization | Agents of Dev Episode 13
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 ...
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The End of Dumb Storage: AI, Legacy Debt, and the New Era of 3D Policy | Agents of Dev Ep. 12
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...
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Agent Interfaces & IDEs: The Future of Code Management | Agents of Dev Ep. 11
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...
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Stop Fearing Change: Modernizing Mission-Critical Apps | Agents of Dev Ep. 10
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...
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Modern Mainframe: AI, DevOps & Enterprise Transformation | Agents Of Dev Ep. 9
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... -
AI Bots, Security Gaps, and the Cost of Automation | Agents Of Dev Ep. 8
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...
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AI Coworkers Are Here: Claude Cowork Makes Agents Easy for Everyone | Agents Of Dev Ep. 7
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...