AI’s Economic Impact, Platform Engineering, and a Chilling Cybercrime Report | TSG Ep. 887
Techstrong Gang
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24-Jul-2025
Alan, Mike, Teri Robinson, Garima Bajpai, and Guy Currier (Futurum Group) unpack the debate around the true economic value of AI investments—are we entering a productivity boom or another hype cycle?
They also explore the rising adoption of platform engineering as a DevOps-aligned methodology for managing complex IT environments.
The episode wraps with a disturbing look at a cybercrime report revealing how attackers hacked surveillance systems to track—and kill—government informants.
#AI #Cybersecurity #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #AIEconomy #ITInfrastructure #ThreatIntel #FuturumGroup #TechPanel #AIadoption
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