Techstrong Gang
Techstrong Gang is Techstrong TV’s daily roundtable on AI, cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud and digital transformation. Hosted by Alan Shimel with rotating experts, the show breaks down the stories shaping enterprise technology.
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Exploring AI Risks and Governance Challenges | TSG Ep. 869 | C Block
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Unlocking the Future: AI Agents in CRM | TSG Ep. 869 | B Block
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Understanding AI Training and Copyright Law | TSG Ep. 869
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The Future of AI Development | TSG Ep. 868
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 ...
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Navigating the Cybersecurity Challenges of AI
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Navigating the Future of AI in Coding
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Exploring AI Workloads at HPE Conference
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AI Breakthroughs & Autonomous Vehicles: What’s Driving the Future of Tech? | TSG Ep. 867
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 Protoc...
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Geopolitical Tensions & Water Scarcity Solutions | TSG Ep. 866
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 te...
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Exploring Google's Acquisition & Cybersecurity Challenges | TSG Ep. 865
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 Micr...
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Stablecoins, AI Security & Amazon Q: How Tech Is Reshaping Finance and Cloud Defense | TSG Ep. 864
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...
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Unveiling 16 Billion Dark Web Records
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Google’s A2A Protocol and the Future of Collaboration
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Exploring the $1 Trillion AI Robotics Center in Arizona |
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Power Struggles | TSG Ep. 863
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 di...
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Addressing AI Security Concerns and Civic Narratives | TSG Ep. 862
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Exploring AI Agents and Energy Choices
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 g...
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Google Outage, DevFinOps & Platform Engineer Pay
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 ...
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AI Aftershocks
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 securit...
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Rise of the Old Guard
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 ...
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Exploring Apple's Innovation and the Future of Coding
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 challen...