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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. 6d ago

    Will AI Bring Workers Back? Infrastructure Backlash and Drone-Sensing Networks

    Could companies need to rehire the workers AI was supposed to replace? The discussion moves from Gartner’s forecast and Dropbox’s agentic workflows to data-center opposition and Ericsson’s use of mobile networks to detect drones. Host: Mike Vizard Guests: Jon Swartz, Tracy Ragan, Jack Poller, Jeff Reich and Guy Currier AI Hiring Forecast Gartner forecasts that nearly a third of workers replaced by AI will be rehired by2029, often at higher pay. Meanwhile, Dropbox is expanding agentic workflows with DBX Agent Cloud. The discussion asks where automation creates capacity and where companies risk losing skills they still need. https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/nearly-a-third-of-workers-replaced-by-ai-will-be-rehired-at-higher-pay-by-2029-gartner/ https://techstrong.ai/features/dropbox-unfurls-cloud-service-for-managing-agentic-ai-workflows/ Big Tech Backtrack OpenAI is promising greater transparency in data-center development as communities challenge power, water and land-use demands. Related coverage examines proposed post-election restrictions and the risks they pose to AI infrastructure plans. The panel weighs local accountability against the scale of the buildout. https://techstrong.it/featured/openai-tries-transparency-push-as-midterm-backlash-and-global-regulations-threaten-ai-data-center-boom/ https://techstrong.it/featured/ai-infrastructure-boom-faces-sudden-chill-as-democratic-midterm-victories-signal-statewide-data-center-halts/ Drone Defender Ericsson says existing mobile networks can detect and track drones using integrated sensing and communications. Reported trials point to a potential complement to radar, not a replacement for every air-defense system. The discussion considers the opportunities and deployment limits of turning communications infrastructure into a sensing network. https://digitalcxo.com/article/ericsson-turns-mobile-phone-networks-into-drone-defenders/

    Will AI Bring Workers Back? Infrastructure Backlash and Drone-Sensing Networks

  2. 6d ago

    Who Controls AI? Voters, Schools and the Software Factory

    Who gets a meaningful choice as AI reshapes public life and work? The panel connects voter pushback against tech influence, Google's AI terms for schools and the rise of agent-led software factories. Alan Shimel argues that voters pushed back against tech-industry political spending and data center expansion. His analysis contrasts corporate investment promises with concerns about electricity, water and local control. The panel considers what the election response means for technology leaders seeking public support. Google plans to link continued search access in schools to acceptance of embedded AI features, Jon Swartz reports. Educators and privacy advocates question the trade-off between useful tools, student privacy and schools' ability to choose. The panel examines how much control institutions should retain when AI becomes part of essential services. AI coding is moving toward software factories built around agents, reusable workflows and stronger platforms. Mike Vizard's reporting covers Anthropic's call for leaner harnesses, Tessl's reusable loops, Patrick Debois on changing engineering roles, Steve Yegge on bespoke factories and OpenAI's view of platform engineering. The panel asks what teams should simplify, standardize and govern as agents take on more development work. Hosts: Mike Vizard and Alan Shimel Guests: Jon Swartz, Andi Mann, Teri Robinson, JP Morgenthal and Elizabeth Safran Story links: Election Rejection The Tech Bros Had the Money. Voters Had Other Plans https://techstrong.ai/features/the-tech-bros-had-the-money-voters-had-other-plans/ Google Gets AI Schooled Google to Tie Search Access to AI Features in Schools, Sparking Backlash https://techstrong.ai/articles/google-to-tie-search-access-to-ai-features-in-schools-sparking-backlash/ Rise of the AI Software Factory Anthropic Calls for Leaner Harnesses for Agentic AI Development https://devops.com/anthropic-calls-for-leaner-harnesses-for-agentic-ai-development Tessl Adds Reusable Loops to AI Software Factory Platform https://devops.com/tessl-adds-reusable-loops-to-ai-software-factory-platform Godfather of DevOps Advises Software Engineers to Brace for Agentic AI Impact https://devops.com/godfather-of-devops-advises-software-engineers-to-brace-for-agentic-ai-impact Gas Town Builder: All AI Software Factories Are Bespoke https://devops.com/gas-town-builder-all-ai-software-factories-are-bespoke OpenAI Sees Rise of Agentic Coding Spurring Adoption of Platform Engineering https://platformengineering.com/features/openai-sees-rise-of-agentic-coding-spurring-adoption-of-platform-engineering/

    Who Controls AI? Voters, Schools and the Software Factory

  3. Nov 5

    Stay, Switch or Verify? VMware, Codex and AI Model Identity

    Which platforms deserve enterprise trust? The panel examines Broadcom’s vSphere Express and Mirantis migration support, OpenAI’s planned Pierre acquisition and Anthropic’s FlashProve prototype. Broadcom is adding vSphere Express for smaller IT teams that need core virtualization capabilities without the full VMware Cloud Foundation platform. Meanwhile, Mirantis is offering a service to help organizations migrate VMware workloads to OpenStack for Kubernetes. The panel weighs staying, moving and the operational costs behind either choice. OpenAI has announced plans to acquire Pierre Computer and bring its Code Storage technology into Codex after the deal closes. The move could extend Codex beyond code generation and sharpen its competition with GitHub. The panel examines what changes when an AI coding provider also supplies more of the infrastructure around the code. Anthropic’s FlashProve prototype uses cryptographic proofs to test whether an output came from a specified model computation without revealing proprietary weights. It demonstrates a way to check model identity, not a guarantee that an answer is true. High compute overhead and limited context remain important barriers to practical deployment. Hosts: Mike Vizard and Alan Shimel Guests: Jon Swartz, Jaime Hampton and Jack Poller Story links: Broadcom VMware Shift Broadcom Adds Express Edition of vSphere Platform for Smaller IT Teams https://techstrong.it/featured/broadcom-adds-express-edition-of-vsphere-platform-for-smaller-it-teams/ Mirantis Adds Service to Facilitate Migrations Off VMware Platforms https://cloudnativenow.com/features/mirantis-adds-service-to-facilitate-migrations-off-vmware-platforms/ OpenAI Challenges GitHub OpenAI Acquires Pierre Computer to Expand Codex, Challenge GitHub https://devops.com/openai-acquires-pierre-computer-to-expand-codex-challenge-github The Proof Is In Anthropic’s FlashProve Puts AI Model Identity to a Cryptographic Test https://techstrong.ai/articles/anthropics-flashprove-puts-ai-model-identity-to-a-cryptographic-test/

    Stay, Switch or Verify? VMware, Codex and AI Model Identity

  4. Nov 3

    AI Spending Meets Security Reality: Remediation and the Enterprise Outlook

    Where is AI creating measurable value, and where is it adding risk? The panel examines cloud-versus-local AI economics, the push toward automated security fixes, and the security outlook following Security Field Day 16. AI anxiety is shifting attention from infrastructure spending to useful outcomes. Alan Shimel challenges the idea that scarce memory belongs primarily in cloud data centers, arguing that local AI can also deliver privacy, control and offline access. Mike's related reading examines GPU value, semiconductor supply and pressure across the AI trade. The discussion separates editorial opinion, company claims and reported market developments. AI-assisted remediation is moving deeper into DevSecOps. Mike Vizard reports IBM updates spanning Terraform policy controls, infrastructure context and the Bob coding assistant. Related announcements cover open-source fixes, vulnerability triage, runtime protection and exposure management. The panel considers whether generating a patch closes the security loop, or merely moves the review and verification burden. Announced capabilities are not proof of measured security outcomes. Security Field Day 16 provides a practical security outlook following its October 28–30 sessions. The event page lists presentations from enterprise security, networking, storage and cloud suppliers, with coverage of certificate security and the agentic frontier. The panel compares the questions raised by those presentations with operational needs, without treating vendor presentations as independent product validation. Hosts: Mike Vizard and Alan Shimel Guests: Stephen Foskett, Tom Hollingsworth, Yvette Schmitter and Guy Currier Story links: strong>AI Anxiety Sam Says Let Them Eat Cake While the Market Puts AI on a Diet You Bought the GPUs. How Much AI Did You Actually Buy? Intel Shares Tumble After Factory Blast and Weak Forecast Deepen Supply Woes Markets Brief: Alphabet Stock’s Worst Day in History, Signs of Strain Across the AI Trade AI stocks just lost $5 trillion — but history says the stock market's sweetest stretch starts now The Fix is In IBM Extends Scope and Reach of DevSecOps Workflows in the AI Era Endor Labs Adds AI Tool to Generate Fixes for Open Source Vulnerabilities Black Duck Adds AI Agent to Triage and Fix Vulnerabilities Cisco Plans to Extend eBPF to Improve Application Security Mondoo Extends AI Reach of Exposure Management Platform to Close Remediation Loop Sweet Security Adds Virtual Patching to Platform for Securing Runtime Environments Vicarius Revamps AI Platform to Unify Cybersecurity Workflows Security Outlook Security Field Day 16

    AI Spending Meets Security Reality: Remediation and the Enterprise Outlook

  5. Nov 3

    Who Calls the Shots: Tech Politics, AI Access Limits and Foldable Failures

    Who gets to decide how technology is built, used and trusted? The panel examines tech's role on the November 3 ballot, Goldman Sachs' new limits on AI coding tools and early display failures on Apple's foldable iPhone Duo. Alan Shimel argues technology is on today's ballot in two ways: the political spending of tech leaders and local votes on technology development. He cites The Guardian's analysis of FEC records showing about $446 million from Elon Musk to Republican-aligned groups, and Ballotpedia's count of 41 data center measures in 10 states. A USC Annenberg survey found 71% of respondents did not trust Big Tech to act in society's best interest on data center development. The panel asks who gets a meaningful say in decisions that shape their communities. Goldman Sachs has restricted access to AI coding tools, including GitHub and Anthropic's Claude Code, to designated software engineers and quantitative strats, Jon Swartz reports. Bankers and traders had used the tools to model positions, track client flows and draft content. The reported concerns span security, legal, regulatory and data-compliance risk from automated code execution. The panel weighs whether tighter access is prudent governance or a brake on AI productivity. Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, starts near $2,000 and is drawing early reports of cracks along the fold and rows of distorted pixels. Apple said it is tracking an issue affecting "a small number" of units and directed affected customers to AppleCare for replacements. Coverage cites iFixit's hinge analysis and a reviewer durability test that ended after 75,003 folds. The panel considers what early failure reports mean for first-generation hardware and the buyers who adopt it. Host: Alan Shimel Guests: Jon Swartz, Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag, Chris Blask and Amanda Razani Story links: Big Tech Election Tech Is on the Ballot. So Is Who Gets to Call the Shots https://techstrong.ai/features/tech-is-on-the-ballot-so-is-who-gets-to-call-the-shots/ Goldman Restricts AI Access Goldman Sachs Cuts Bankers, Traders Off From AI Coding Tools Over Risk Concerns https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/goldman-sachs-cuts-bankers-traders-off-from-ai-coding-tools-over-risk-concerns/ Rotten Apple Duo Apple Faces Early Backlash Over Display Failures on New $2,000 Foldable iPhone Duo https://techstrong.it/ai/apple-faces-early-backlash-over-display-failures-on-new-2000-foldable-iphone-duo/

    Who Calls the Shots: Tech Politics, AI Access Limits and Foldable Failures

  6. Oct 30

    IT Scares, Crypto Custody and Workers’ Right to Refuse AI

    Enterprise technology accountability takes three forms: the everyday operational failures on Alan Shimel’s Halloween list, the reported Binance theft, and UTAW’s demands for worker choice in AI adoption. Halloween is just another day in enterprise IT. Alan Shimel’s list of 13 operational nightmares includes ownerless servers, untested restores, risky Friday changes and overprivileged AI agents. The panel considers the practical controls that keep familiar problems from becoming business emergencies. Reuters reports a $6.3 billion theft from Binance, with blockchain analysts attributing the attack to North Korean actors. Binance says it will cover losses and is investigating the breach. The panel examines custody, endpoint security and recovery, while distinguishing analyst attribution from the exchange’s own findings. The United Tech and Allied Workers union is calling for a legal right to refuse AI tools at work. Its inquiry raises concerns about workload, surveillance, training and accountability. The panel considers worker consultation and the difference between a proposed right and an existing legal protection. Host: Mike Vizard Guests: Jack Poller, Tracy Ragan, Jon Swartz, Jeff Reich and Jiewen Wang Story links: Happy IT Halloween The 13 Scariest Things in IT: Halloween Is Just Another Day at the Office https://techstrong.it/featured/the-13-scariest-things-in-it-halloween-is-just-another-day-at-the-office/ Binance Breach Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/tether-circle-freeze-2-38-222607515.html AI Workers United Tech Workers Must Have Right to Refuse AI on the Job, Union Demands https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/tech-workers-must-have-right-to-refuse-ai-on-the-job-union-demands/

    IT Scares, Crypto Custody and Workers’ Right to Refuse AI

  7. Oct 29

    AI Supply Limits, Drug Discovery Agents and Engineered Dogs

    AI demand faces infrastructure shortages even as vendors move further into biological research. Anthropic and OpenAI acquisitions, together with planned UK biosecurity investment, sharpen the questions around scientific validation and responsible deployment. Warhound proposes genetically enhanced dogs for military and law-enforcement work. The venture combines cloning and genetic research with plans for supporting hardware and software. The discussion weighs the promised capabilities against animal welfare, training and proof of performance. Host: Mike Vizard Guests: Jon Swartz, Drew Gutstein, Jaime Hampton and Guy Currier Story links: AI Shortages IDC: AI Infrastructure Shortages Will Persist Through 2027 as Demand Surges IDC expects power, memory and advanced-chip capacity constraints to outlast the current buildout as AI demand grows. https://techstrong.ai/articles/idc-ai-infrastructure-shortages-will-persist-through-2027-as-demand-surges/ AI Biology Anthropic Acquires One-Person Mithril Medicine in Major AI Drug Discovery Expansion Anthropic expands into drug discovery; reported early laboratory and operational results are not proof of human clinical outcomes. https://techstrong.ai/articles/anthropic-acquires-one-person-mithril-medicine-in-major-ai-drug-discovery-expansion/ OpenAI Acquires Orchestra Bio to Bring Drug Development Agents Into Rosalind OpenAI plans to integrate agents for coordinating studies, timelines and drug-development programs into Rosalind. https://techstrong.ai/articles/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio/ UK To Fund AI Biosecurity Lab and Cyber Shield in $800M Package The UK announces planned support for biosecurity research, cyber defense and domestic AI development. https://techstrong.ai/articles/uk-to-fund-ai-biosecurity-lab-and-cyber-shield-in-800m-package/ War Dog Warhound to Genetically Clone Super Dogs With Military Skills Warhound proposes genetically enhanced working dogs for defense and law enforcement; deployment plans are not demonstrated field results. https://digitalcxo.com/article/warhound-to-genetically-clone-super-dogs-with-military-skills/

    AI Supply Limits, Drug Discovery Agents and Engineered Dogs

  8. Oct 28

    AI Rules at Work, in Open Source and on Police Body Cameras

    SAP and Oracle are extending enterprise AI controls, while Reddit's open-source community restrictions sharpen the debate over AI tools versus code quality. The panel considers what responsible adoption requires from vendors, contributors and enterprise leaders. Axon's announced AI-powered body camera moves beyond passive recording toward translation, information retrieval and escalation alerts. Human review, privacy and reliability remain central questions. The article does not establish general availability or independent performance results. Host: Mike Vizard Guests: Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson and JP Morgenthal Story links: Revenge of the AI Enterprise SAP Extends AI Reach Deeper Into Enterprise Workflows SAP expands Joule, agent discovery and policy controls as it pushes AI into business workflows. https://techstrong.ai/features/sap-extends-ai-reach-deeper-into-enterprise-workflows/ Oracle Unfurls Deep Trust AI Architecture to Hardwire Security and Governance into Enterprise Stack Oracle proposes security, privacy and governance across the enterprise AI stack; independent outcome data are not provided. https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/oracle-unfurls-deep-trust-ai-architecture-to-hardwire-security-and-governance-into-enterprise-stack/ AI Coding Ban Reddit’s r/opensource AI Ban Targets the Wrong Problem Tom Smith challenges r/opensource restrictions and argues for code quality, testing and contributor accountability. https://devops.com/reddits-r-opensource-ai-ban-targets-the-wrong-problem AI Body Cameras Axon’s New AI-Powered Body Camera Gives Police Officers More Than a Record of Events Axon announces camera-based AI assistance and escalation alerts, raising questions about accuracy, human oversight and privacy. https://digitalcxo.com/article/axons-new-ai-powered-body-camera-gives-police-officers-more-than-a-record-of-events/

    AI Rules at Work, in Open Source and on Police Body Cameras
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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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    Explicit
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