Techstrong Gang examines the agent-framework race, Kubernetes security fundamentals and the DevOps-to-platform-engineering shift underway in 2026.

Techstrong Gang is tracking three AI risk lines that are getting harder to ignore: anti-AI hostility turning physical, new clarity around Anthropic's refusal to work with the Pentagon, and the visibility gap around AI agents already operating inside enterprise environments.

The panel unpacks how...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag and Anne Ahola Ward dive into how security professionals are responding to new initiatives from OpenAI and Anthropic to use more advanced AI models to discover software vulnerabilities.

The gang then turns to a research effort aimed...

Platform engineering may be getting more attention, but for many teams it still looks a lot like improvised theater instead of a disciplined operating model.

On this episode of Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Katie Scarcella, Robert Reeves and Garima Bajpai dig into the ...

Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller, Wickey Wang and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier connect three enterprise AI storylines.

First, they break down how ServiceNow just made AI, data governance and workflow automation native in every SKU—Context Engine, Build Agent skills and the...

The CIA just ran a high-stakes search-and-rescue in Iran using a classified quantum magnetometry platform dubbed Ghost Murmur, Intel quietly bolted its foundry muscle to Elon Musk’s Terafab alliance, and AI-driven hiring freezes are creating a ‘ghost job’ market that is squeezing tech talent. Ala...

Platform engineering may be getting more attention, but for many teams it still looks a lot like improvised theater instead of a disciplined operating model.

On this episode of Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Katie Scarcella, Robert Reeves and Garima Bajpai dig into the ...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Teri Robinson, Andi Mann and Futurum analyst Guy Currier break down OpenAI’s proposed “New Deal” for the age of superintelligence, including what a people-first AI industrial policy could actually mean for the future of work, wealth and infrastructure.

Then the gang digs into ...

Today on Techstrong TV, we’re diving into a full playlist focused on the growing gap between AI innovation and the reality of securing and operating it at scale.

If you’re hearing the hype around agentic AI but wondering what it actually takes to make it work inside the enterprise, this is the o...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Garima Bajpai and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, unpack three stories shaping the future of enterprise technology.

First, the Gang explores what happens to open source software in an era where any developer can use artificial ...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Anne Ahola Ward connect three fast-moving Techstrong stories. First, they trace how the CIA’s “Ghost Murmur” quantum magnetometry rig tracked a weapons systems officer’s heartbeat across the Iranian desert before Tehran could. ...

MCP just became the de facto agentic AI spec—and enterprises are scrambling to keep up. Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Tracy Ragan and Jack Poller dig into the AI boom stories shaping your buildout strategy.

They break down the 2026 MCP roadmap and what “scaling agentic AI” really demands from ops tea...

Alan Shimel is joined by Jon Swartz, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier to unpack the stories driving today’s enterprise headlines.

First up: developers leaning on Anthropic’s Claude Code are running out of tokens mid-sprint, forcing teams to rethink how they budg...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Andi Mann, and Teri Robinson dissect the “AI showdown” between statehouses and the White House—why California, Colorado, and New York are rushing their own rules, and what that fragmentation means for every SaaS vendor and compliance team.

They also explore ...

On Techstrong Gang, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Guy Currier, Tracy Ragan and Jack Poller break down three stories shaping tech right now.

First, the gang examines the implications of a Los Angeles jury finding Meta and Google negligent in a landmark case over algorithms designed to addict minors to...

NVIDIA is no longer just selling chips—it is becoming a central force in the future of AI infrastructure and security.
On this episode of the Security Boulevard podcast, Tom Hollingsworth, Alan Shimel, and Mitch Ashley break down NVIDIA’s growing security ecosystem and what it means for the enter...

On Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Sig Nag dive into Microsoft and Anthropic’s growing AI alignment before unpacking a report that finds bots, AI tools and autonomous agents now outnumber humans […]

Live from RSAC, Techstrong Gang brings together Alan Shimel, Jon Swartz, Mitch Ashley and Michelle McLean to unpack how government is reshaping the future of AI and cybersecurity. The conversation explores the State Department’s new […]

On Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Tom and Matt Alderman dive into three major forces reshaping cybersecurity and global technology strategy. The conversation begins with Google’s dark web scanning initiative and what it actually […]

Live from RSAC 2026, Techstrong Gang brings together Alan Shimel, Jon Swartz, Christine Nidle, Vibhuti Sinha and Lakshmi Hanspal for a wide-ranging conversation on some of the biggest cybersecurity issues facing the industry right now.
The panel begins with the new Women in Security documentary a...

On Techstrong Gang, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Jack Poller and Guy Currier break down three stories shaping enterprise tech right now: SAP’s shift toward premium AI-driven workflows, the renewed privacy clash over FBI purchases of location data, and Meta’s struggle to contain a rogue AI incident af...

Tariff policies under the Trump administration are putting real pressure on technology companies. What’s billed as economic strategy is creating instability and raising fresh concerns about American competitiveness. History suggests government overreach rarely ends well, and the tech sector is al...