Bindplane CEO Mike Kelly explains why the rapid adoption of OpenTelemetry is creating a new data management challenge for IT teams. As application environments become increasingly instrumented, organizations are collecting massive volumes of telemetry that must be governed, routed, and optimized ...

David Wang, Head of Product Management for Tetrate explains how Tetrate’s cloud-native networking and security roots—built on Kubernetes, Envoy, service mesh, and API gateways—have naturally expanded into securing AI workloads and agentic AI systems. David offers a clear, memorable analogy compar...

Casey Marks Chief Operating Officer of ISC2 shares insights from ISC2’s global research, certification portfolio and member-driven mission, explaining why skills, governance and professional standards matter more than ever. From the growing impact of AI on GRC and compliance to the importance of ...

In this interview, Leostream CEO Karen Gondoly warns that vendor privileged access management is fast becoming a critical blind spot in enterprise cybersecurity strategies. As organizations extend access to third-party suppliers and partners, attackers are increasingly exploiting excessive or poo...

Andreas Prins, Global Head Sovereign Solutions at SUSE focuses on the significance of data sovereignty. He discusses the challenges and opportunities related to sovereignty in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The conversation explores how open source drives innovation while addressing soverei...

In this interview, groundcover CEO Shahar Azulay explains why observability costs are set to steadily decline as IT teams rethink how and where telemetry data is stored. By leveraging their own cloud computing platforms instead of relying exclusively on third-party SaaS backends, organizations ca...

Lightrun CEO Ilan Peleg dives into the adverse impact artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools are starting to have on backend DevOps workflows as the rate at which code is being written continues to exponentially increase.

Hema Raghavan from Kumo, discusses the significance of predictive capabilities in structured data and the challenges of unstructured data integration. The conversation explores the future of AI agents, their limitations, and potential security enhancements. Hema stresses the necessity for special...

Jeff Baxter, VP of Product Marketing at NetApp, highlights the importance of data readiness for AI projects and discusses the challenges of scaling AI adoption. Recent announcements from INSIGHT 2025, including the NetApp AFX and AI data engine, are presented as solutions for improved data manage...

Dr. Garfield Jones, newly appointed senior vice president for research and technology strategy for QuSecure, dives into why organizations need to start preparing for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) now.

John Watters, CEO of iCOUNTER discusses the evolution of threat intelligence, highlighting the transition from traditional methods to AI-driven adversaries. John stresses the importance of understanding risks from third-party connections and the need for organizations to adapt to evolving cyber t...

Sandeep Anand, vice president of machine learning solutions at Infor, dives into the things that are keeping IT leaders awake at night as they deploy artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

In this Techstrong.ai Leadership Insights interview, Alethian AI CEO Moghis Uddin dives into how artificial intelligence (AI) tools are giving physicians more time to focus on patient care.

Emily Mabie, AI Automation Engineer at Zapier highlights the significance of mastering AI tools and their effects on workflows. She discusses the challenges enterprises encounter in adopting AI, stressing the need for integration, measurement, and democratization of these tools. Recent survey fin...

Kevin Roy, Founder of GreenBanana SEO discusses the shift in traffic sources and the significance of trust and content ownership in SEO strategies. Key concepts like answer engine optimization and generative engine optimization are explained, showcasing their role in enhancing visibility. Practic...

Dean Hickman-Smith, Chief Revenue Officer of Testlio highlights the significance of human oversight in AI, especially regarding ethical concerns in healthcare. The discussion covers rapid technological advancements, including robotics and quantum computing, and stresses the necessity for companie...

Anthony Ricci, Vice President of Global Solutions Engineering at DigiCert discusses DigiCert's advancements in post-quantum cryptography and collaborations with Citrix and F5 for better certificate management. The impact of AI on security, the necessity for validating AI agents, and the challenge...

In this Techstrong.ai Leadership Insights interview, Mike Lynch, principal for artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and transformation for Auditoria AI. explains how the role of finance teams is evolving as as more rote tasks are automated

Veracode’s CTO Jens Wessling discusses the 2025 GenAI Code Security Report which reveals major differences in LLM code security. Testing 20 leading models, OpenAI’s GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 achieved the highest secure-code scores, outperforming Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. The findings highl...

Jonathan Edwards, managing director for Key Data Cyber, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a significant increase in retail fraud this holiday season.

Ramesh Parameswaran of LangGrant (formerly Windocks) shares his career journey from Microsoft to founding startups, focusing on technology evolution in database modernization and AI integration. He stresses the need to understand database semantics for AI effectiveness. Ramesh introduces LEDGE MC...

Harness CEO and co-founder Jyoti Bansal discusses the company’s $240 million Series E financing—$200 million led by Goldman Sachs and a $40 million tender offer involving IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures—bringing the company’s valuation to $5.5 billion. He highlights how this investment ...

Scott Gerlach, co-founder and CSO at Stack Hawk, addresses application security challenges and innovations. He emphasizes integrating security into the development lifecycle, especially with AI's rise. StackHawk focuses on improving application security testing, particularly through business logi...