Stephen Foskett, Mike Vizard, and JP Morgenthal, the Techstrong Gang takes stock of 2026 and examines how the year is actually unfolding. From AI and agentic systems to cloud infrastructure, rising cybersecurity pressure, and enterprise realities, the conversation focuses on what’s proving real, where friction is emerging, and which expectations are already being challenged.

Rather than forecasting what might happen, the panel looks at early signals, course corrections, and the practical implications for organizations navigating technology, economics, and regulation right now.

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Mitch Ashley, Camberley Bates and Jack Poller discuss the state of DevOps in the age of artificial intelligence as 2026 gets underway, focusing on how workflows, tooling and team structures continue to change.The gang then asks where the promised AI jobs are before turning to the critical role identity plays in cybersecurity, an area that remains widely misunderstood as attack surfaces expand.#AI #DevOps #Cybersecurity #Jobs

Alan, Mike, Jon, Fred Wilmot and Gina Rosenthal dive into an Intel resurgence that might be underway following some announcements made this week at CES. Then the gang debates the merits of a California effort to protect privacy by reining in data brokers before discussing how continuous observability might be the key to cybersecurit