Techstrong Gang
2 Seasons
Techstrong Gang is your daily roundtable where industry leaders and analysts break down the biggest stories in technology, AI, cybersecurity, DevOps, and digital transformation. Hosted by Alan Shimel alongside rotating experts from across the Techstrong Network, the Gang brings sharp insights, candid debates, and forward-thinking perspectives on how innovation is reshaping business, society, and the future of work.
New episodes drop Monday through Friday, offering timely conversations that cut through the noise and connect you directly to what’s driving the tech world today.
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51:46Episode 1
Techstrong Gang - March 20, 2025
Episode 1
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...
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48:20Episode 2
Techstrong Gang - March 19, 2025
Episode 2
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Andi Mann and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into why Google is spending $32 billion to acquire Wiz, a provider of a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP).
Then, the gang discusses the challenges organizations are running into as they attem...
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48:43Episode 3
Techstrong Gang - March 18, 2025
Episode 3
On today's Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mitch, Bonnie Schneider and Stephen Foskett discuss whether there is really an AI chip shortage or if it's a case of the boy who cried wolf. The gang also tackles the latest news in the rapidly heating Quantum market and, finally, whether monitoring seniors for h...
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48:41Episode 4
Techstrong Gang - March 17, 2025
Episode 4
Mike, Sulgana, Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, chief analyst for The Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the downstream impact of open source integrated developments (IDE) incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) agents, soon to be made available by the Eclipse Foundation. Then, the...
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38:47Episode 5
Techstrong Gang - March 14, 2025
Episode 5
Alan, Mike, Jon, Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the future of Intel now that Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed CEO.
Then, the gang debates the odds we’ll be using nuclear energy as a more ef...
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46:10Episode 6
Techstrong Gang - March 13, 2025
Episode 6
Mike, Jon, Robert Reeves and Guy Currier, chief analyst for The Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss how the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI is evolving following the latter’s $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave. Then, they delve into how internal developers portals (IDPs) are...
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51:29Episode 7
Techstrong Gang - March 12, 2025
Episode 7
Alan, Mike, Amanda, Chris Blask and Andi Mann dive into the rise of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) following a $2.85 billion acquisition of Moveworks and the launch of a Manus AI agent in China. Then, they take a look at why Apple, when it comes to Siri, appears to be falling well behind in...
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41:16Episode 8
Techstrong Gang - March 11, 2025
Episode 8
Alan, Mike, Bonnie, Sulagna and Stephen Foskett, president of the The Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of reports from Harness, CAST AI and JLL that all point to massive waste of IT infrastructure that is occurring at a time when vacancy rates in data centers ar...
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53:47Episode 9
Techstrong Gang - March 10, 2025
Episode 9
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, chief analyst for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the degree to which machine learning operations (MLOps) and DevOps workflows need to converge before discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) agents will simplify applicatio...
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47:42Episode 10
Techstrong Gang - March 7, 2025
Episode 10
Alan, Mike, Jon, Guy Currier, chief analyst for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss the level of impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on organizations today versus its potential. Then, they delve into the implications o...
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44:15Episode 11
Techstrong Gang - March 6, 2025
Episode 11
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...
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43:22Episode 12
Techstrong Gang - March 5, 2025
Episode 12
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and new gang member Andi Mann dive into the rush to shift semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S. in the wake of a $100 billion pledge from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC).
Then, the gang discusses the nascent rise of an artificial intelligence (AI) agen...
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31:46Episode 13
Techstrong Gang - March 4, 2025
Episode 13
Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie delve into the rise of “vibecoding” to build software using artificial intelligence (AI) tools before discussing the degree to which robots might be a threat in the wake of an incident in China.
Then, the gang turns its attention to the growing need to count carbons ...
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50:28Episode 14
Techstrong Gang - March 3, 2025
Episode 14
Alan, Mike, Sulagna, Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss just how inflated the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has become.
Then, the gang debates the degree to which AI might be replacing software engineers before discussing what makes tr...
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47:03Episode 15
Techstrong Gang - February 28, 2025
Episode 15
Alan, Mike, Jon and Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the debate on whether artificial intelligence (AI) agents might actually be a new class of employee.
Then, the gang discusses the degree to which humanoid robots infused with AI will be taking over household chores bef...
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47:34Episode 16
Techstrong Gang - February 27, 2025
Episode 16
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...
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52:13Episode 17
Techstrong Gang - February 26, 2025
Episode 17
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...
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49:40Episode 18
Techstrong Gang - February 25, 2025
Episode 18
Alan, Mike, Camberley Bates, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, delve into the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) might adversely impact our cognitive capabilities following a report from Carne...
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45:39Episode 19
Techstrong Gang - February 24, 2025
Episode 19
Alan, Mike, Tracy Ragan, John Willis and Chris Blask dive into the quantum computing advances Microsoft is claiming to have made with a Majorana 1 topographical processor before prognosticating how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is about to change the Amazon Alexa experience.
Then, the ...
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47:44Episode 20
Techstrong Gang - February 21, 2025
Episode 20
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask and Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, delve into the impact tariffs are likely to have on the IT sector before discussing the degree to which our software supply chains may be defenseless.
Then, the gang turns their attention to how artificial int...
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50:49Episode 21
Techstrong Gang - February 20, 2025
Episode 21
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...
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50:30Episode 22
Techstrong Gang - February 19, 2025
Episode 22
Alan, Mike and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss how geopolitics involving the Trump administration, TSMC and Intel is roiling the semiconductor industry.
Then, the gang turns its attention to a request from the British government that would require Apple ...
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49:13Episode 23
Techstrong Gang - February 18, 2025
Episode 23
Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is leveraging IT expertise to upend constitutional convention.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how Cisco’s artificial intelligence ...
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41:46Episode 24
Techstrong Gang - February 17, 2025
Episode 24
Alan, Mike, Sulagna and Tracy Ragan look back at the history of Microsoft, as the industry icon celebrates its golden jubilee.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how cloud security is being reinvented once again before discussing the current state of copyright protection in the age of artific...