In the November 19, 2024 episode of Techstrong Gang, hosts Alan Shimel, Bonnie Schneider, and Stephen Foskett review highlights from the recent AppDev Field Day 2 at KubeCon, as well as insights from an article indicating that DevOps engineers are advancing to management roles more quickly than their peers in IT. In the first section, Foskett discusses the presentations by SOUTHWORKS, Heroku, and Codiac, placing them in context with the overall DevOps and Platform Engineering space and giving more details on what was discussed. Watch Stephen Foskett on Techstrong Gang every Tuesday!
Techstrong Gang – October 29, 2024
Stephen Foskett appeared on the October 29 episode of Techstrong Gang, focusing on the news from Cloud Field Day 21. He discusses the advancements in cloud technologies presented by VMware, Platform9, and Qumulo, highlighting by VMware’s strategies post-Broadcom acquisition discussed by CMO Prashant Shenoy, targeting core enterprise needs. Platform9 demonstrated its value proposition for smaller companies, and Qumulo, under the leadership of new CEO Douglas Gourlay, concentrated on enhancing AI-driven data storage solutions. Watch the entire episode at Techstrong TV!
Techstrong Gang – October 22, 2024
In this appearance on Techstrong TV, Stephen Foskett discussed the major thematic takeaways from Security Field Day 12: Digital Trust, Supply Chain, and SSE (Secure Services Edge). Watch Techstrong Gang every Tuesday for Foskett’s thoughts, including previews and reactions to Tech Field Day events.
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Techstrong Gang – September 24, 2024
In a recent appearance on Techstrong Gang, our own Stephen Foskett discussed the latest developments in edge solutions following Edge Field Day. The event featured VMware, Avassa, Tsecond, Zededa, and OnLogic showcasing their innovations in edge computing. VMware’s new platform, Avassa’s orchestration, Tsecond’s rugged storage, Zededa’s scalability, and OnLogic’s edge servers demonstrated the diversity of edge solutions. For more insights, check out Stephen Foskett discussing the event on Techstrong Gang with Alan Shimel, Mitch Ashley, and the rest of the gang!
Techstrong Gang – September 17, 2024
Stephen Foskett was a guest on the Techstrong Gang on September 17, where he discussed his observations from AI Field Day 5. Stephen provided an overview of AI Field Day, emphasizing its focus on practical applications of AI, such as productizing large language models (LLMs) and the development of AI agents that can automate processes, moving past the limited scope of chatbots. He also discussed advances in networking from Cisco and Arista, the radical new Ethernet fabric solution from Enfabrica, and the agentic AI platform created by Integrail.
Techstrong Gang June 11, 2024
On the June 11 Techstrong TV episode, Stephen Foskett joined Tracy Bannon and the whole Techstrong Gang for a discussion of Agile development, the role of the CIO, and the impact of RAG on AI. During the discussion, Stephen brought up Qlik’s recent Answers product, as seen at Qlik Connect, and brought insights from the Qlik AI Council, who he met last week.
Application Modernization Requires Good Security Practices
As application development and modernization moves forward, security has never been more important. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast introduces AppDev Field Day with a discussion of the importance of DevSecOps featuring Paul Nashawaty, Mitch Ashley, Michael Levan, and Stephen Foskett.
Platform Engineering Is the Revenge of IT Operations
The rise of platform engineering demonstrates how difficult it has been to balance DevOps between developers and operations. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features a discussion of platform engineering with Mitch Ashley and Mike Vizard of Techstrong Group and Stephen Foskett and Tom Hollingsworth of Gestalt IT.
