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Techstrong Gang is your go-to weekday show on Techstrong TV and your favorite podcast platform, bringing together a rotating lineup of top thought leaders and technologists to break down the biggest stories and trends shaping the tech world. Hosted by industry veterans Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitchell Ashley, Jon Swartz, Lisa Martin, Tracy Ragan, Sulagna Saha, Anne Ahola Ward, Bonnie Schneider, and more, the show dives deep into everything from DevOps and cybersecurity to AI and cloud innovation. Tune in Monday through Friday for insightful discussions, expert analysis, and lively debates on the issues that matter most to today’s tech professionals.

  1. 22h ago

    AI Budgets, Silicon Promises and GSI Service Gaps | Techstrong Gang

    Can better chips ease AI’s power demands—and who pays when AI spending outruns the plan? Alan Shimel hosts Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag and David Nicholson for Techstrong Gang’s September 15, 2026 discussion of AI infrastructure, enterprise budgets and outsourced IT services. First, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan argues that future silicon designs could improve AI power efficiency and hardware security. Those are forward-looking claims; the question for technology buyers is what evidence will demonstrate the promised gains. Next, Futurum research finds that nearly half of surveyed enterprise technology decision-makers report AI spending above plan. The findings raise practical questions about budget ownership, additional funding and the work that gets deferred when AI costs rise. Finally, a BigPanda-sponsored survey of 112 U.S. IT leaders surfaces dissatisfaction with outsourced IT operations. The panel’s third topic puts service quality, unexpected costs and potential alternatives under the spotlight. Stories behind this episode: Silicon to the AI Rescue AI Funding Shortage Trouble with GSIs Watch Techstrong Gang weekdays at 12 PM Eastern at Techstrong TV and subscribe for daily conversations on AI, infrastructure and enterprise technology.

    AI Budgets, Silicon Promises and GSI Service Gaps | Techstrong Gang

  2. 1d ago

    AI Restraint, VMware Choices and Microsoft Cloud Capacity

    What does responsible AI restraint look like when rivals must cooperate? (techstrong.ai — https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/silicon-valleys-top-ai-rivals-unite-in-unprecedented-call-to-pump-brakes-on-frontier-model-development/) How much freedom do VMware customers retain when licensing and migration tools change? (techstrong.it — https://techstrong.it/featured/broadcom-restricts-vmware-vddk-access-complicating-customer-migrations/) Jon Swartz, Stephen Foskett, Tom Hollingsworth and Chris Blask also examine Microsoft’s reported capacity buildout, including disputed projections. (techstrong.it — https://techstrong.it/featured/microsoft-plans-major-data-center-buildout-as-ai-cloud-demand-strains-capacity/) GitHub’s reliability record and agent-driven workflows provide a concrete developer-platform lens. (devops.com — https://devops.com/github-workflows-strain-under-ai-agent-development/) Host: Jon Swartz. Confirmed guests: Stephen Foskett, Tom Hollingsworth and Chris Blask. Read more: Hold Your Darn AI Horses - Silicon Valley’s Top AI Rivals Unite in Unprecedented Call to Pump Brakes on Frontier Model Development — https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/silicon-valleys-top-ai-rivals-unite-in-unprecedented-call-to-pump-brakes-on-frontier-model-development/ - Unsanctioned OpenAI Agent Activity Targeted RubyGems: Report — https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/unsanctioned-openai-agent-activity-targeted-rubygems-report/ - Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html?smid=nytcore-android-share - Dr. Evil’s AI Extinction List: Six Ways to End Humanity. Allegedly — https://techstrong.ai/features/dr-evils-ai-extinction-list-six-ways-to-end-humanity-allegedly/ - The Agents Broke Out. Panic Is Not a Policy — https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/the-agents-broke-out-panic-is-not-a-policy/ - Tech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/business/tech-stocks-ai.html?smid=nytcore-android-share - Is A.I. Raising the Chances of Biological Warfare? — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/science/ai-bioweapons.html?smid=nytcore-android-share VMware Licensing Scrutiny - EU Intensifies Antitrust Scrutiny Over Broadcom’s VMware Licensing Overhaul — https://techstrong.it/ai/eu-intensifies-antitrust-scrutiny-over-broadcoms-vmware-licensing-overhaul/ - Broadcom Restricts VMware VDDK Access, Complicating Customer Migrations — https://techstrong.it/featured/broadcom-restricts-vmware-vddk-access-complicating-customer-migrations/ Microsoft Under Strain - Microsoft Plans Major Data Center Buildout as AI, Cloud Demand Strains Capacity — https://techstrong.it/featured/microsoft-plans-major-data-center-buildout-as-ai-cloud-demand-strains-capacity/ - GitHub's August Outages Show Growth Is Outpacing Infrastructure — https://devops.com/githubs-august-outages-show-growth-is-outpacing-infrastructure/ - Harness Unfurls Source Code Repository Alternative to GitHub — https://devops.com/harness-unfurls-source-code-repository-alternative-to-github/ - GitHub Workflows Strain Under AI Agent Development — https://devops.com/github-workflows-strain-under-ai-agent-development/

    AI Restraint, VMware Choices and Microsoft Cloud Capacity

  3. 4d ago

    9/11 Resilience, AI Risk and German Cyber Defense

    This episode connects resilience lessons from September 11 with current questions about AI safety, misuse, and accountable controls. The panel also considers Germany’s proposed Cyberdome and the changing relationship between cyber defense, drones, and public oversight. Host: Mike Vizard. Guests: Jon Swartz, Jack Poller, Tracy Ragan and Jeff Reich. Read more: 25 Years on From 9/11 Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: What Have We Learned About Protecting People? https://techstrong.it/features/twenty-five-years-after-9-11-what-have-we-learned-about-protecting-people/ AI Doomday AI Doomsday Fears Mount as Researchers Warn of Existential Risks, Rogue System Breaches https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/ai-doomsday-fears-mount-as-researchers-warn-of-existential-risks-rogue-system-breaches/ Bridgwater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It Is Curbed https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/bridgewater-s-jensen-says-ai-will-kill-people-before-it-s-curbed Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026 https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026 Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2zrrpkx20o OpenAI Agents Bypassed Web Posting Restrictions To Communicate Across Multiple Sites https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/openai-agents-bypassed-web-posting-restrictions-to-communicate-across-multiple-sites/ Altman tells staff OpenAI is open to slowing AI development, Bloomberg News reports https://www.reuters.com/business/altman-tells-staff-openai-is-open-slowing-ai-development-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-09-11/ German Cyberdome Germany Plans Cyberdome Against Digital Attacks, Allow Drone Shoot Downs by Private Companies https://digitalcxo.com/article/germany-plans-cyberdome-against-digital-attacks-allow-drone-shoot-downs-by-private-companies/

    9/11 Resilience, AI Risk and German Cyber Defense

  4. 5d ago

    Anthropic’s Extinction Warning, AI in the Classroom, and Apple’s Foldable Debut

    A top Anthropic engineer resigns as researchers warn of AI extinction risk, Microsoft and a major teachers union agree on AI safety rules for U.S. classrooms, and Apple unveils its first foldable iPhone under new CEO John Ternus. Hosted by Mike Vizard, with guests Jon Swartz and Jaime Hampton.

    Anthropic’s Extinction Warning, AI in the Classroom, and Apple’s Foldable Debut

  5. 6d ago

    Meta’s Muse Agent, Qualcomm’s $60B AI Chip Deal & Oracle’s Rough Week

    Meta launches Muse, an autonomous AI agent built to handle real-world tasks. Qualcomm locks in an AI chip deal with Amazon worth up to $60 billion. And Oracle has a rough week — enterprise spending cuts per the latest ETR survey, plus a House panel subpoena over a $17 billion VA health record overrun. Hosted by Mike Vizard, with Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson, and Elizabeth Safran.

    Meta’s Muse Agent, Qualcomm’s $60B AI Chip Deal & Oracle’s Rough Week

  6. Sep 8

    Congress Comes for Rogue AI Agents — Plus NYC’s Total School AI Ban

    Congress is moving fast on AI agents — a new bipartisan House bill targets rogue AI agents in the wake of high-profile OpenAI breaches, and a proposed AI superintelligence ban would carry prison terms and corporate shutdowns for violators. Organizations are already struggling to detect and contain agents operating out of scope. Also on the show: whether copyright law loses to national security claims, and New York City’s move to expel AI from its public schools entirely. Hosted by Mike Vizard and Alan Shimel, with guests Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag, Chris Blask, and Alastair Cooke.

    Congress Comes for Rogue AI Agents — Plus NYC’s Total School AI Ban

  7. Sep 4

    OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Sparks AGI Fears, Mystery Outage Hits ChatGPT and Claude

    OpenAI drops Astra, its first model to cross the “critical” cybersecurity risk threshold — and the company is already calling this the start of the AGI era, even as a $1B Daybreak initiative aims to protect frontline defenders and questions swirl about how tightly watchdogs are being kept on a short leash after OpenAI’s bots went rogue. Then: a mystery outage takes down ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok at the same time, right as GPT-6 launch rumors peak — raising uncomfortable questions about whether “multi-model redundancy” is real if every provider shares the same underlying infrastructure. Finally, the data center backlash goes to court: Kansas cities are using legal action to block local data center petitions, Trump is warning opponents they’re “backwards and poor,” a pro-AI group is running ads to make the public case for build-out, and the G20 has endorsed the U.S.-backed Carolina Principles for light-touch AI governance. Host Mike Vizard is joined by Jack Poller, Tracy Ragan, and Jon Swartz.

    OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Sparks AGI Fears, Mystery Outage Hits ChatGPT and Claude

  8. Sep 4

    JFrog Says Source Code Doesn’t Matter Anymore, CrowdStrike Secures AI Agents, Broadcom’s AI Factory

    JFrog’s CEO drops a bombshell claim: source code no longer matters as AI takes over engineering workflows — and JFrog is racing to secure agentic pipelines instead. CrowdStrike pushes AI-agent security to the endpoint, unveiling a new platform alongside its Project QuiltWorks AI initiative and a fresh approach to securing software supply chains. Plus, Broadcom unveils an AI Factory built on VMware Cloud Foundation and stakes its claim on Platform Engineering 2.0, while also shipping a new service to secure the Spring Framework. Mike Vizard and Alan Shimel are joined by Jon Swartz, Jaime Hampton, and Sandy Carter to break down what it all means for engineering, security, and AI infrastructure teams.

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Techstrong Gang is your go-to weekday show on Techstrong TV and your favorite podcast platform, bringing together a rotating lineup of top thought leaders and technologists to break down the biggest stories and trends shaping the tech world. Hosted by industry veterans Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitchell Ashley, Jon Swartz, Lisa Martin, Tracy Ragan, Sulagna Saha, Anne Ahola Ward, Bonnie Schneider, and more, the show dives deep into everything from DevOps and cybersecurity to AI and cloud innovation. Tune in Monday through Friday for insightful discussions, expert analysis, and lively debates on the issues that matter most to today’s tech professionals.

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  • Creator
    Techstrong Group
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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