Techstrong Gang

Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is leveraging IT expertise to upend constitutional convention.

Then, the gang turns its attention to how Cisco’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is evolving before discussing the findings of a new Techstrong sustainability report.

Alan, Mike, Bonnie and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is leveraging IT expertise to upend constitutional convention.

Then, the gang turns its attention to how Cisco’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy is evolving before discussing the findings of a new Techstrong sustainability report.

Alan, Mike, Sulagna and Tracy Ragan look back at the history of Microsoft, as the industry icon celebrates its golden jubilee.

Then, the gang turns its attention to how cloud security is being reinvented once again before discussing the current state of copyright protection in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests Lisa Martin, CMO Adviser for The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO for The Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the geopolitics of artificial intelligence (AI) following a move by the European Union to relax some its rules before discussion how SAP’s move into agentic AI will play out.

Then the gang turns its attention to all the online scams and cyberattacks tied to Valentine’s Day.

Alan, Mike, Jon, Chris Blask and Anne Ahola Ward dive into the risks and implications of an America First approach to artificial intelligence (AI) that could isolate the United States from its allies before discussing the degree to which customers will now require cybersecurity and safety protocols for AI to be in place before they deploy an AI application.

Then the gang turns its attention to the future of application programming interface (API) security in the wake of a merger between Harness and Traceable.

Mike, Amanda, Jon, Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, delve into a report project demand for PCs that are optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, otherwise known as AI PCs.

Then the gang turns its attention to a bid to take control of the parent company of OpenAI that has been launched by investors led by Elon Musk.

And then, finally, the gang debates the merits of FinOps as a distinct IT discipline.

Alan, Mike, Bonnie, Chris Blask and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the implications of a $4.4 billion deal to take SolarWinds private.

Then, the gang debates the degree to which deepfakes can be thwarted using a combination of legislation and technology. Lastly, they once again turn their attention to the energy consumption that will be required to fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Tracy Ragan and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact arm of The Futurum Group, discuss the rise of platform engineering before debating the degree to which existing DevOps workflows need a tune-up.

Then, the gang turns its attention to yet another quest for a unicorn: the desire to unify IT management.

On today's Techstrong Gang, gang members Mitch Ashley, Jon Swartz, Lisa Martin, Sulagna Saha and Alan Shimel discuss the upcoming barrage of AI-themed commercials during the Super Bowl and what it means. Next, the gang turns its attention to whether the U.S. government should build up a wealth reserve on Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Finally, a newly filed lawsuit claims what many have suspected -- Amazon, and maybe others, are spying on us by “listening in” via our phones. Just another day on Techstrong Gang. 

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and gang members Anne Ahola Ward and Camberly Bates debate the degree to which technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to augment or even replace referees and umpires.

Then the gang turns its attention to whether AI in its current form is too difficult to implement before providing DevOps insights from the Perform 2025 conference hosted by Dynatrace.