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 - March 28, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Jon and Anne Ahola Ward discuss the implications of the imminent rise of mass customization before delving into the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on video production.

    Then, the gang dives into research that shows how graphics processing units (GPUs) might be used to c...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 27, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Guy Currier, chief analyst for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, and Camberley Bates, a chief technology advisor at The Futurum Group, dive into the degree artificial intelligence (AI) agents will democratize business intelligence (BI).

    Then the gang turns its atten...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 26, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Amanda and Jon delve into the security implications of a 23andMe bankruptcy that might result in DNA data being more widely shared than anticipated.

    Then the gang debates the degree to which there might be a socio-economic gap emerging in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) adoptio...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 25, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, discuss why cloud storage costs are spiraling out of control before highlighting the latest advances in networking covered at a recent Tech Field Day event.

    Then, the gang turns its attention to a b...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 24, 2025

  • Techstrong Gang - March 20, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Camberley Bates dive into a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, including Groot humanoid robots, launched this week by NVIDIA, before discussing the degree to which efforts to implement best DevSecOps practices might be failing.

    Then, the gang takes a loo...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 6, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Chris Blask dive into what business and cybersecurity leaders should expect if the Trump administration pulls back on its efforts to disrupt cybersecurity attacks emanating from Russia. Then, they discuss the degree to which the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 11, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sharon and guest John Willis dive into why Microsoft's and Google's generative AI platforms create disturbing images, which naturally leads to a conversation about the degree to which these platforms are -- or should be -- trusted. Meanwhile, the Toyota Research Institute is no...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 12, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and guest Chris Blask debate the role government should play in applying rules to artificial intelligence (AI), social media sites such as TikTok and climate change.
    The challenge, as always, is finding a way to apply those rules in ways that won’t eventually run afoul o...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 7, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guest Mark Hinkle dive into the impact artificial intelligence (AI), along with cloud-native and Bitcoin applications, are having on our climate. The challenge, of course, is finding the best way to advance innovation in a way that promotes sustainability.

  • Techstrong Gang - March 20, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Sharon and guest Tracy Ragan discuss the merits of Elon Musk's lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Sam Altman before assessing the viability of the EU AI Act. In addition, the gang takes a look at the cost of generative AI and LLMs at a time when many of us are starting to show signs of ...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 5, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Chris Blask unravel into the cybersecurity challenges GitHub is encountering as malicious forks of codebases continue to proliferate across its open repository.

    At the same, the gang dives into the challenges organizations are facing as they look to secure artificia...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 4, 2024

    Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie join Tracy Bannon to dive into what's driving efforts to modernize DevOps workflows as continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms are revamped. At the same time, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fostering a healthy debate over the degree t...

  • Techstrong Gang - March 28, 2024

    Mike, Mitch, Sharon and guest Tracy Ragan dive into the potential repercussions of the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Apple. In addition, the gang looks at the current state of programming, the latest iteration of Java and the apparent lack of visibility most IT tea...

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  • Techstrong Gang - February 27, 2024

  • Techstrong Gang - February 7, 2025

    On today's Techstrong Gang, gang members Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz, Lisa Martin, Sulagna Saha and Alan Shimel discuss the upcoming barrage of AI-themed commercials during the Super Bowl and what it means. Next, the gang turns its attention to whether the U.S. government should build up a wealth re...

  • Techstrong Gang - February 12, 2025

    Mike, Amanda and Jon are joined by Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, to discuss a report projecting demand for PCs that are optimized for ...

  • Techstrong Gang - February 27, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Jon, Sulagna and Anne Ahola Ward dive into why IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) leadership has waned following its acquisition this week of DataStax.

    Then, the gang turns its attention to a Chegg lawsuit that accuses Google of using AI to aggregate content in a way that “hollows ou...

  • Techstrong Gang - February 26, 2025

    Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Amanda and Chris Blask dive into the significance of an Apple commitment to make a $500 billion technology investment in the U.S. Then, they discuss a $52 billion global investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers pledged by Alibaba.

    Lastly, the gang discu...

  • Techstrong Gang - February 20, 2025

    Mike, Tracy Ragan, Guy Currier, CTO of the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the challenges organizations are encountering as they operationalize generative artificial intelligence before turning their attention to how AI resear...