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

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and Teri Robinson dive into the rapid pace of robotics development that manifested itself this week at the CES conference. Then the gang takes a look at the rate of investment being made in data centers that are expected to run artificial intelligence (AI) applications before discussing the degree to which cybersecurity spending might increase in 2026.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella and Dan O'Brien, president and COO of the Futurum Group, dive into an autonomous vehicle push being made by NVIDIA and the launch of a series of AI laptops from HP, Inc. that don't require a graphic processor unit (GPU) that were all launched at the CES conference this week, Then the gang remembers former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner, who passed away over the holidays.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jack Poller and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of the Futurum Group, dive into a $20 billion licensing agreement that gives NVIDIA access to an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator developed by Groq AI before delving into why Meta is acquiring Manus to gain access to a set of general purpose AI agents.Then the gang takes a look at MongoDB Bleed, a vulnerability affecting the widely used database that has been actively exploited over the holidays.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon, Tracy Ragan, Chris Blask, JP Morgenthal, Fred Wilmot, Jack Gold and Teri Robinson wrap up 2025 by discussing how the biggest trends in IT, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) are, for better or worse, impacting not just businesses but society as a whole.

Alan, Mike, Jack Poller and Jack Gold dive into how training will need to evolve in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) following a move by Coursera to acquire Udemy and the extension of an online learning alliance between Pearson and IBM. Then the gang takes a look at an inquiry into the impact AI is having on electric bills that has been launched by three U.S. senators before discussing whether Oracle losing funding for a data center project might be one of the first signs of the AI bubble starting to pop.