Techstrong Gang
2 Seasons
The Techstrong Gang brings together a collection of IT industry editors, analysts and pundits to put major IT news and trends in perspective.
Intended to help IT leaders make more informed strategic and tactical decisions, topics discussed typically span everything from the impact AI is having on society to the latest DevOps tools an IT team might employ to optimize workflows.
Come watch core Techstrong Gang members Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Mike Vizard, Amanda Razani and Bonnie Schneider engage experts such as John Willis, Mark Hinkle, Tracy Ragan, Tracy Bannon and Bob Reselman to surface crucial insights into the issues changing the way we perceive the role of IT.
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47:15Episode 1
Techstrong Gang - January 24, 2025
Episode 1
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests Anne Ahola Ward and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the trouble with software integration following some new research from The Futurum Group.
Then, the gang turns its attention to how data science and artificial intelligence (AI...
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53:47Episode 2
Techstrong Gang - January 23, 2025
Episode 2
Mike, Jon, Sulagna and special guests John Willis and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the executive order regarding artificial intelligence (AI) issued by the Trump administration and what a $500 billion Stargate initiative might yield.
Then t...
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52:07Episode 3
Techstrong Gang - January 22, 2025
Episode 3
In today’s Techstrong Gang, we discuss the open warfare in the WordPress community and the possibility of a fork of the CMS that runs more than 40% of websites. Then, we debate whether apathy has taken hold regarding cyberbreaches and explore if Allstate has been spying on drivers without permiss...
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44:31Episode 4
Techstrong Gang - January 21, 2025
Episode 4
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guest Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss the hiring outlook for IT professionals in 2025.
Then, the gang debates the degree to which an energy shortage might curtail artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions before delving...
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54:12Episode 5
Techstrong Gang - January 20, 2025
Episode 5
Mike, Mitch and special guests Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visual Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss how less cybersecurity training is being provided to developers, even as DevSecOps progress continues to be made. Then, they discuss the trouble with patch management.
Lastly, ...
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45:10Episode 6
Techstrong Gang - January 17, 2025
Episode 6
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guest Anne Ahola Ward discuss the likelihood that an FTC rule requiring providers of applications and services to make cancellations simple will be enacted later this year.
Then, the gang turns its attention to AI advances being made in healthcare and, finally,...
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52:29Episode 7
Techstrong Gang - January 16, 2025
Episode 7
Mike, Jon and special guest Lisa Martin, CMO advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the merit and potential impact of a TikTok ban.
Then, the gang turns its attention to robotics research and development underway at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) before providing a retrospective on CES.
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36:17Episode 8
Techstrong Gang - January 15, 2025
Episode 8
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and special guest Chris Blask divulge the backstory of the DevOps Dozen 2025 awards presented at the Predict conference yesterday. They also dive into the thought process behind the new Inevitability Curve video interview series hosted by Chris.
Then, the gang turns its...
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38:37Episode 9
Techstrong Gang - January 14, 2025
Episode 9
In today's Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, Bonnie Schneider, Stephen Foskett, Jon Swartz and Sulagna Saha discuss how tech has been deployed to help fight the catastrophic fires in the Los Angeles area.
Next, the gang turns their attention to a recent report by Bonnie Schneider on E...
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51:12Episode 10
Techstrong Gang - January 13, 2025
Episode 10
Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guests Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, debate the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) agents will transform the software-as-a-service (SaaS) application landscape in the wake of a recent prediction made by Mi...
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41:13Episode 11
Techstrong Gang - January 10, 2025
Episode 11
Alan, Mike, Jon and special guests Chris Blask and Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, delve deeper into the latest advanced technologies debuting this week at CES.
Then, the gang turns its attention to a breach of the online store run by the Green Bay Packers that involved an at...
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43:31Episode 12
Techstrong Gang - January 9, 2025
Episode 12
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guest Anne Ahola Ward, CEO of CircleClick Media, dive into why billions of dollars are being invested in generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Then, they discuss an effort led by president-elect Trump that promises to pour $20 billion into the const...
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46:37Episode 13
Techstrong Gang - January 8, 2025
Episode 13
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda, Sulagna and special guest Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into how robots that need to interact with physical environments will be built more cost effectively following a CES keynote from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
Then, the gang turns its attent...
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39:15Episode 14
Techstrong Gang - January 7, 2025
Episode 14
Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guest Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how copyright might be protected in the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI) following the signing of an agreement between Anthropic and the music publishing ...
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45:09Episode 15
Techstrong Gang - January 6, 2025
Episode 15
At the start of 2025, Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guest Tracy Ragan dive into why technology issues -- such as H1-B visa, relations with China, the impact artificial intelligence (AI) and electronic vehicles are having on the grid, and mergers involving Big Tech companies -- are all becoming po...