Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask, JP Morgenthal, Fred Wilmot, Jack Gold and Teri Robinson wrap up 2025 by discussing how the biggest trends in IT, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) are, for better or worse, impacting not just businesses but society as a whole.

Alan, Mike, Jack Poller and Jack Gold dive into how training will need to evolve in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) following a move by Coursera to acquire Udemy and the extension of an online learning alliance between Pearson and IBM.
Then the gang takes a look at an inquiry into the imp...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst David Nicholson debate the merits of a reported proposed Intel acquisition of SambaNova to gain access to artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator processors, before diving into the degree to which AI agents are actually being adopte...

Alan, Mike, Tom Hollingsworth, Chris Blask, Jennifer Leggio and Dan O'Brien, president of the Futurum Group, dive into the debate over the affordability of artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
Then the gang takes a look at the reasons ServiceNow is reportedly looking to acquire Armis before discu...

Alan Shimel, Kate Scarcella, and Hope Lynch examine the pressures facing Broadcom as it lands a $21 billion custom chip order while increasing its dependence on Google for AI-related growth. The discussion highlights broader concerns around pricing power, customer concentration, and shifting dyna...

Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan and Jack Poller dive into an artificial intelligence (AI) lawsuit brought forth against Google by Disney before discussing the merits of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Microsoft.
Then the gang delves into a Gartner advisory that calls for the banning of ...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Wickey Wang discuss the pros and potential cons of the new AI Agentic Foundation launched by The Linux Foundation before examining how artificial intelligence agents are being adopted despite known cybersecurity i...

Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz, Guy Currier and Teri Robinson review new forecasts showing the IT market surpassing $4 trillion, driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence and telecommunications that continue to fuel strong growth despite ongoing economic concerns.
The gang also l...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Chris Blask, Robert Reeves, Kate Scarcella and Dan O'Brien, president and COO of The Futurum Group, examine the controversy over the lack of child-safety controls being applied to artificial intelligence tools, the subject of a recent 60 Minutes investigation...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, examine the latest Anthropic acquisitions and alliances as AI vendors race to expand their ecosystems. The gang then looks at IBM’s $11 billion acquisition of Confluen...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard and Mitch Ashley discuss the latest AWS technology advancements, focusing on the new Graviton chip and its impact on cloud computing. The gang reviews the industry’s shift toward custom silicon, the emphasis on price performance, and the security challenges that persist a...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard and Mitch Ashley examine how artificial intelligence is transforming the development lifecycle as AI coding tools evolve and developers begin managing increasingly capable AI agents. The gang discusses how these changes are affecting DevOps practices and what they may mea...

Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard look at how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs and the broader economy as layoffs and budget shifts raise questions about regulation and long-term planning. They also examine the changing relationship between AWS and its partners as AI alters the cloud services ...

Stephen Foskett and Jeff Reich look at how organizations are choosing between cloud and on-premises platforms for artificial intelligence workloads as Mirantis highlights advances in cloud-native AI infrastructure during AI Infrastructure Field Day 3.
The gang then turns to Campbell’s response to...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Garima Bajpai and Teri Robinson debate the impact the Second Coming of Shai-Hulud Worm will have on securing software supply chains before discussing whether a new age of transparency in social media might be upon us.

Then the gang discusses the state of the Amazon Web Services ...

Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Futurum Group president and COO Dan O'Brien celebrate Thanksgiving by discussing the degree to which advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing bode well for the future.

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch, Evgeniy Karam, and Stephen Foskett break down the growing number and size of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks as organizations face new pressures on their networks.
The gang then examines why Texas and Tennessee have emerged as lead...

Alan, Mike, Jack Poller, Ira Winkler, Jeff Reich and Chris Short discuss the odds that demand for agentic artificial intelligence (AI) will be realized to the point that justifies current investment levels in infrastructure.

Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which AI is about to transf...

Mike, Jon, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal and Barbara Roos dive into the future of DevOps and software engineering in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) before assessing the degree to which observability might be unified following a move by Palo Alto Networks to acquire Chronosphere for $3.35 b...

Mike, Jon, Teri Robinson and Futurum Group analyst Guy Currier dive into the latest artificial intelligence (AI) alliances made by Microsoft before taking a look at how the arrival of Gemini 3 models from Google might impact the great AI race.
Then the gang delves into the latest and greatest in ...

Alan, Mike, Chris Blask, Chhaya Gunawat and Sid Nag delve into the degree new artificial intelligence (AI) models from NVIDIA will advance physics before discussing the rise of minister for artificial intelligence (AI) as a new role in governments around the world.

Then the gang takes a look at ...

Alan, Mike, JP Morgenthal, Hope Lynch and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a JP Morgan report that questions to size of the return that wil be generated by the billions of dollars being invested in artificialt intelligence (AI) before debating t...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Fred Wilmot, Ira Winkler, and Camberley Bates examine how AI innovation and identity management are converging to reshape the future of digital security. The gang discusses Big Tech’s growing control over AI, the infrastructure needed for fair competition, and how last-m...

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Garima Bajpai, Jeff Reich, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, unpack the implications of the $38 billion alliance between OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) — a move that could reshape AI infrastructure and raise questions ab...