Techstrong Gang

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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  • Techstrong Gang - June 2, 2025

    Mike, Tracy Ragan, Jack Gold and Dr Stacey Thayer dive into how artificial intelligence (AI) is about to transform DevOps workflows before discussing the role AI PCs are going to play in spurring further development of AI applications.

    Then the gang takes a look at why our collective digital bus...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 30, 2025

    Mike, Jon, Fred Wilmot and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into a disclosure made by Anthropic that revealed how an artificial intelligence (AI) model may be capable of blackmailing human beings.

    Then the gang turns its attention to the latest international intrigue involvin...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 29, 2025

    Mike, Jon and Teri Robinson dive into the motivations driving an $8 billion acquisition of Informatica being made by Salesforce.

    Then the gang takes a look at the level of progress being made in terms of adopting best DevSecOps practices before revisiting the latest tariff threats to Apple being...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 28, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Chris Blask and Guy Currier, an analyst with The Futurum Group, dive into a big beautiful bill that puts all responsibility for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the hands of the Federal government.

    Then the gang assesses the relevance of Java as the programming language tur...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 27, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask and Jack Poller dive into the controversy over Microsoft Recall now that Signal has found a way to turn off the screen capture technology in Windows 11 before discussing to what degree are cybersecurity professionals addicted to too many tools.

    Then the gang ...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 22, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Anne Ahola Ward and Fred Wilmot dive into a survey from The Futurum Group that surfaces high rates of platform engineering adoption.

    Then the gang reviews the latest artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives being launched independently by Google and Red Hat.

  • Techstrong Gang - May 21, 2025

  • Techstrong Gang - May 20, 2025

    Mike, Bonnie, Futurum analyst Guy Currer and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group dive into the future of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps).

    Then the gang takes a look at the impact agentic AI will have on analytics following a Qlik Connect ev...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 19, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the growing feud between Apple and President Donald Trump before discussing the latest controversy to engulf the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

    Then the gang turns its attention to a mov...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 16, 2025

  • Techstrong Gang - May 15, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Jon, Anne Ahola Ward and Robert Reeves discuss the degree to which graphics processing units (GPUs) have become chips that are being exchanged in a larger international trade negotiation before delving into why Pope Leo IV seems to be warming up to the ethical use of artificial intell...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 14, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask and Jules Okafor dive into cybersecurity spending levels that are projected to reach $288 billion before discussing an OpenText report that suggests 2.8% of endpoints are infected with malware.

    Then the gang turns its attention to the need for more cost efficient a...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 13, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Bonnie, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the The Futurum Group, delve into the rise of quantum networking before reviewing the merits of Wi-Fi versus LTE networks.

    Then, the gang takes a look at the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI)...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 12, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Teri Robinson and Guy Currier, a research analyst for The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of a research paper that shows it’s possible to predict prime numbers that are used to encrypt data.

    Then the gang turns its attention to another vendor that may be experiencing...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 9, 2025

  • Techstrong Gang - May 8, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Jon, Sulagna and Chris Blask dive into an effort by the U.S. Department of Treasury to prevent platforms accused of laundering Bitcoin on behalf of cybercriminals from being able to access financial networks before turning to an effort to validate the identities of humans using retina...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 7, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Amanda debate IBM’s ability to regain its artificial intelligence (AI) mantle in the agentic era before delving into the degree to which the open source community might welcome back Redis.

    Then the gang wonders why so many AI platforms being developed for human resourc...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 1, 2025

    In today’s Techstrong Gang from the RSAC Conference, Lisa Martin, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz and Alan Shimel discuss RSAC happenings. They highlight the keynote by DHS Secratery Noem, which called for taking CISA back to its core mission, and debate whether this a good thing for the industry. Next,...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 6, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, explore the potential of Amazon's satellite communications service as a viable alternative to Starlink before moving on to appreciate all the advancements enabled by the Hubble Space Telescope...

  • Techstrong Gang - May 5, 2025

    The Gang reflects on the RSAC Conference and discuss the rise of agentic AI, noting a 72% usage rate among organizations. They highlight the API economy's role in AI integration and predict widespread adoption by 2029. Innovations in power and memory technology aim to enhance efficiency while add...

  • Techstrong Gang - April 30, 2025

    From the RSAC Conference in San Francisco, Alan, Lisa Martin and Jon Swartz highlight the rise of AI and technology trends. Cisco announces an open-source AI model for cybersecurity, while IT managers express concerns about AI-related risks. The discussion covers potential security breaches, rans...

  • Techstrong Gang - April 25, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, highlight how a navigation application built using quantum computers might one day replace the ground positioning system (GPS) based on satellites that is pervasively used around the world.

    Then, the gang turns its at...

  • Techstrong Gang - April 8, 2025

    Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and Camberley Bates, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss the potential impact tariffs will have on IT spending trends before diving into the degree to which the U.S. should protect a fledgling robotics industry from overseas competitors.

    Then, the gang t...

  • Techstrong Gang - April 21, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sulagna and Tracy Ragan delve into the implications of a ruling that acknowledges Google has been operating as a monopoly in the online advertising sector.

    Then, the gang takes a look at why Microsoft is investing more in advancing cloud-native technologies before discussing t...