Techstrong Gang

Alan, Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal, David Nicholson, a chief technology advisor for The Futurum Group, and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a generative artificial intelligence (AI) report from the Wharton School of Business that suggests more progress in terms of business adoption is being made they many appreciate.

Then the gang discusses the AI vibe at a Tech Field Day event before debating the merits of putting data centers in outer space.

Mike, Mitch, Jack Poller and Kate Scarcella dive into the degree to which the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents will drive faster adoption of cloud native applications.

Then the gang takes another look at the need for greater resiliency in the wake of the Microsoft outage before delving into a diabolical method for distributing malware, dubbed EtherHiding, that leverages blockchain networks.

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, and Fred Wilmot break down how AI and automation are transforming the workforce and forcing a rethink of cybersecurity standards.

The Techstrong Gang discusses the real threat of AI-driven job loss, the need for retraining programs, and why industry leadership—not government policy—must drive stronger digital protection. The conversation closes on a lighter note with a discussion about Halloween safety and how to keep innovation grounded in responsibility and human connection.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Teri Robison and Garima Bajpai dive into the latest wave of innovation being driven by NVIDIA before taking a look at the implications of a GitHub effort to embed artificial intelligence (AI) agents across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Then the gang dives into the rise of "bionic hackers" that are using AI to discover and remediate vulnerabilities in near real time.

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Dan O’Brien, Kate Scarcella, and Chris Blask explore how quantum computing and AI politics are reshaping global power and technology policy.

The discussion examines the U.S. government’s interest in taking stakes in quantum startups, sparking debate over favoritism, national security, and the risk of a tech oligarchy. The gang also dives into AI regulation, analyzing the White House’s position, the impact of malicious actors, and the growing need for public engagement in shaping ethical AI governance.

Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into why memory prices are rising because semiconductor manufacturing capacity is being allocated to meet demands for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Then the gang delves into the latest cloud computing trends following a Tech Field Day event before discussing the role technology played in betting scandals that are rocking the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, and Jack Poller explore the future of cybersecurity and AI in software development, tackling the urgent need for stronger leadership, government action, and public-private partnerships to protect critical infrastructure.

The discussion dives into the vulnerabilities of AI-generated code vs. human-written code, emphasizing the importance of secure coding practices and built-in safeguards during code generation. The gang also examines how AI’s growing role in development is reshaping workflows, risk management, and the overall software supply chain.

Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask, Ira Winkler, Fred Wilmot and Futurum Group president Dan O'Brien dive into how alliances between providers of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as Google, Anthropic, IBM and Groq are creating some strange bedfellows.

Then the gang takes a look at the degree to which cybersecurity teams are starting to lose the AI arms race before debating to what level observability is now being applied across the entire IT estate.

Alan, Mike, Jon, Garima Bajpai and Teri Robinson take a hard look at the degree to which Silicon Valley may have lost its way in age of oligarch.

Then the gang dives into the AI browser wars following the launch of new alternative from Open AI before discussing the implications of a lawsuit thay involves how facial recogntion technology is being used at Madison Square Garden.

Mike, Mitch, JP Morgenthal and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into the lessons to be learned from this week's global Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud outage.

Then the gang takes a look at NetApp's evolving data management strategy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and how Kubernetes could be better managed using Talos Linux in the wake of two conferences held last week.