At KubeCon Europe, the Techstrong Gang debates Microsoft’s new Kubernetes UI, Google’s cluster orchestration tool, and the future of observability—asking if open source wins by default or if we’re just stuck with too many tools.

Alan, Mike and Andi Mann delve into the forces driving adoption of platform engineering before discussing why it remains so challenging to convince application developers to adopt best DevSecOps practices.

Then, the gang dives into how much momentum there really is behind IT teams looking to mig...

Mike, Jon, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, delve into the reasons why the X social media platform is being merged by Elon Musk into xAI before discussing why Oracle might be overly reticent to confirm a cloud security breach.

Then, the gang t...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Lisa Martin dive into a set of DevOps market research reports from The Futurum Group that find increased levels of maturity among organizations adopting best practices is driving a forecasted compound annual growth rate in excess of 9% through 2028.

Then, the gang disc...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...