Cloud Costs, Critical Vulnerabilities & PBS Issues | Tech Field Day News Rundown: August 19, 2026
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19-Aug-2026
Cloud storage costs, security threats, and AI infrastructure are creating new challenges for IT teams.
This week on the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke discuss Lucidity expanding cloud optimization to Azure object storage, Microsoft patching nearly 400 vulnerabilities, and a major VMware vCenter attack campaign.
They also look at NVIDIA’s potential $105 billion commitment to OpenAI’s Ohio data center, Google moving its A2A protocol under the Agentic AI Foundation, rising cyberattacks against law firms, and the cautionary Nine PBS cloud storage disaster.
This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Cold Open
0:29 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown
1:17 - Lucidity Expands Cloud Storage Optimization
4:03 - Microsoft’s Massive Patch Update Puts Pressure on IT Teams
7:12 - NVIDIA Backs Massive OpenAI Ohio Data Center
10:24 - China-Nexus Actor Exploits Critical VMware vCenter Flaw
13:38 - Google Moves A2A Under Agentic AI Foundation
16:21 - Law Firms Face Growing Ransomware and Vishing Threats
19:44 - Nine PBS Fights to Save 70 Years of TV History Locked in Cloud Storage Dispute
28:28 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events
32:43 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown
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