Best Alan Shimel Podcasts (2024)

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Techstrong Gang - 4/30/24 42:53

3h ago42:53

42:53

Alan Shimel, Amanda Razani and John Willis discuss the rollout of small language models by Microsoft and Apple, as well as the benefits of smaller models to the enterprise, before contemplating the impact AI is having on networking. Additionally, they talk about OpenTelemetry and whether or not it has become a de facto DevOps standard.…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/29/24 42:42

23h ago42:42

42:42

Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guest Tracy Ragan debate the degree to which artificial intelligence (AI) might one day improve application security. Then they dive into what motivated NVIDIA to buy a company that makes it possible to use graphical processor units (GPUs) more efficiently. Additionally, the gang turns its attention to the need for eve…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/25/24 43:27

5d ago43:27

43:27

Alan, Mike and Bonnie dive into the latest developments in the open source software wars, before diving into the latest trends in climate technology. Then, the Techstrong Gang discusses the implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital images of people that can speak like them. Finally, Bob Reselman offers up his perspective …

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Techstrong Gang - 4/23/24 44:53

3d ago44:53

44:53

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Amanda ponder the future of open source software security now that it’s become apparent cybercriminals are posing as legitimate contributors to sabotage projects. Then, they discuss how Cisco is using AI, eBPF and digital twins to improve application security. Finally, the gang turns its attention to AI once more, following th…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/22/24 27:16

8d ago27:16

27:16

In today's Earth Day-themed episode of the Techstrong Gang, Bonnie Schneider and Mike Vizard discuss the environmental challenges and sustainability initiatives. They kick off the conversation with a look at the history and global significance of Earth Day, focusing on this year's anti-plastic initiative. The dialogue then shifts to the role of ren…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/18/24 39:49

12d ago39:49

39:49

Alan, Mike, Bonnie and special guest Mark Hinkle debate the real state of DevOps in the enterprise, before diving into exactly how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to application development. Then, the discussion turns to what parts of the machine learning operations (MLOps) workflow should really be managed by a DevOps team.…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/16/24 43:57

11d ago43:57

43:57

Alan, Mike, Amanda and special guest John Willis dive into what’s real about bipartisan data privacy legislation that is being proposed in Washington. Then the gang moves onto whether organizations should be building their own large language models (LLMs) before discussing the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on how job positions are f…

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Edna Conway: Collaboration in Cybersecurity Policy and Practice 44:49

11d ago44:49

44:49

Edna Conway, an innovative executive and thought leader with over 30 years of experience leading cybersecurity, risk management, and value chain transformation at Fortune 10 technology companies, highlights how collaboration in cybersecurity is critical for the development of and adherence to policy and practice in this Kitecast episode. Edna is cu…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/15/24 50:46

15d ago50:46

50:46

Alan, Mike, Mitch and special guest Tracy Ragan dive into the impact AI assistants will have on our ability to automate increasingly complex tasks by, for example, eliminating the need for scripts. Then, they dive into the legal battle between HashiCorp and an OpenTofu group that has created a fork of Terraform. Finally, the gang turns its attentio…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/11/24 46:32

19d ago46:32

46:32

On this episode of Techstrong Gang, Alan, Mitch and Bonnie Schneider are joined by Mark Hinkle. They discuss what havoc AI might create in the current election cycle. Then they ask: Are LLMs out of reach for most organizations? Are they too complicated? Too expensive? Lastly, the group announces they have renamed the Security Bloggers Network to th…

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DevOps Platform Debate, Copilot Alternative and Did your AI lose its mind 24:10

16d ago24:10

24:10

Alan and Mitch discuss several AI and DevOps topics, including the debate of whether DevOps failed us or if platform engineering is ignoring history; Tabnine is a Microsoft copilot alternative to generate code ; and does your Gen AI get mentally stuck on one path of thinking.Reference Links: Tabnine:https://devops.com/tabnine-extends-gen-ai-platfor…

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Security Creators Network, Software Supply Chain, CISA digs open source - EP17 36:16

16d ago36:16

36:16

Mitch and Alan discuss rebranding the Security Creators Network; CISA brings a new focus to open source and Alan's interview with OpenSSF governing board member Brian Fox (Sonatype) from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024. References mentioned in this podcast: Security Creators Network: https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/techstrong-group-annou…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/09/24 42:26

21d ago42:26

42:26

Alan, Mike, Mitch and guest Chris Blask dive into the DevSecOps implications of malicious code that was deliberately injected into open source xz software to create a backdoor before discussing the degree to which Microsoft has a unique set of cybersecurity issues in the wake of receiving a failing grade from the Federal government. Then the gang t…

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Debra Farber: Shifting Privacy Left With Privacy by Design 46:31

18d ago46:31

46:31

Debra Farber, a globally recognized privacy, security, and ethical tech advisor with nearly two decades of experience, discusses data privacy, privacy by design, and the growing field of privacy engineering in this Kitecast episode. As the host of the Shifting Privacy Left podcast, Farber is dedicated to building a community of privacy engineers an…

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Techstrong Gang - 04/08/24 40:27

22d ago40:27

40:27

Alan, Mike, Bonnie and guest John Willis dive into how much of a potential threat superhuman artificial intelligence (AI) actually represents before musing about the impact millions of drones delivering good might have on society. Finally, the gang turns its attention once again to climate change as it becomes easier to count carbon emissions as th…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/04/24 31:34

26d ago31:34

31:34

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and guest, Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman, dive into the challenges Intel faces as a national treasure. Then the gang turns its attention to the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on climate change before trying to determine whether large language models (LLMs) have already become commodities.…

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Lisa Plaggemier: Empowering Digital Safety for All 38:33

26d ago38:33

38:33

In the latest Kitecast episode, Lisa Plaggemier, the Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, discusses what it takes to empower digital safety for all peoples and organizations. With an extensive background in marketing, operations, and cybersecurity, including a decade at Ford Motor Company and senior roles at CDK Global and Inf…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/02/24 42:47

28d ago42:47

42:47

Alan, Mike, Amanda and guest Tracy Bannon dive into how much DevSecOps progressing is actually being made before debating the merits of GitOps as a separate distinct methodology. Finally, the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on application testing is expected to be profound but how long will it take for the quality of applications to i…

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Techstrong Gang - 4/01/24 50:22

29d ago50:22

50:22

Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and guest Mark Hinkle dive into the state of the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem before discussing how real platform engineering as a formal best practice of managing DevOps has become. Finally, chief sustainability officers are starting to make their presence felt but the gang wants to know what these C-level executives …

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Techstrong Gang - 3/28/24 40:53

1M ago40:53

40:53

Mike, Mitch, Sharon and guest Tracy Ragan dive into the potential repercussions of the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Apple. In addition, the gang looks at the current state of programming, the latest iteration of Java and the apparent lack of visibility most IT teams have into their application environments.…

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Alan Shimel: Separating AI Hype From Reality in Cybersecurity 41:35

1M ago41:35

41:35

Alan Shimel, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity industry, is the CEO and founder of Techstrong Group, a global platform that powers tech innovation and transformation across various media, research, and consulting brands. With over 25 years of experience in security, Shimel has been at the forefront of the industry, witnessing its evolution an…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/26/24 51:52

1M ago51:52

51:52

Mike, Mitch and Sharon dive into the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on software engineering and explore how to better understand what can be done to avoid the communication breakdowns that conspire to slow down the pace of application development. Finally, the Techstrong Gang dive into the impact edge computing is about to have on De…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/25/24 28:25

1M ago28:25

28:25

Alan, Mitch and special guest Savannah Peterson of Savvy Millennial wrap up KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 from Paris. The gang talks about the origins of OpenTofu and how it's revitalizing IaC, Spacelift's scalable infrastructure-as-code and policy, and how that fits into the DevOps workflow. Finally, the gang talks about OpenTelemetry as the locom…

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Techstrong Gang - KubeCon Special - 3/21/24 24:47

1M ago24:47

24:47

Alan, Mike and Mitch are live at the Kubecon + CloudNativeCon Europe conference where the top issues of the day are the how platform engineering as a DevOps methodology drives cloud/native application developer experience, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads on Kubernetes clusters and potential impact open datasets might have on how …

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Techstrong Gang - 3/19/24 42:10

1M ago42:10

42:10

Bonnie, Amanda and Sharon talk about the TikTok ban legislation and its likely outcome, the DOJ's move to hand down harsher sentences for crimes commited with AI, Techstrong Group's upcoming event, The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise with Mark Hinkle, and AI chatbots' liability in court. Then, the Gang discusses the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU …

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Techstrong Gang - 3/18/24 40:48

1M ago40:48

40:48

Alan, Mike, Sharon and guest Tracy Ragan discuss the merits of Elon Musk's lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Sam Altman before assessing the viability of the EU AI Act. In addition, the gang takes a look at the cost of generative AI and LLMs at a time when many of us are starting to show signs of AI addiction.…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/14/24 41:59

2M ago41:59

41:59

Alan, Mike, Amanda and guest Bob Reselman dive into why so many open source software vendors are changing their business models. In addition, the gang discusses why observability is so expensive and, finally, our take on what’s occurring at Broadcom in the wake of the acquisition of VMware.By Techstrong Group

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Techstrong Gang - 3/12/24 47:52

2M ago47:52

47:52

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and guest Chris Blask debate the role government should play in applying rules to artificial intelligence (AI), social media sites such as TikTok and climate change. The challenge, as always, is finding a way to apply those rules in ways that won’t eventually run afoul of the courts.…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/11/24 44:23

2M ago44:23

44:23

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sharon and guest John Willis dive into why Microsoft's and Google's generative AI platforms create disturbing images, which naturally leads to a conversation about the degree to which these platforms are -- or should be -- trusted. Meanwhile, the Toyota Research Institute is now one step closer to embedding AI into robots for the…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/7/24 40:17

2M ago40:17

40:17

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Bonnie and special guest Mark Hinkle dive into the impact artificial intelligence (AI), along with cloud-native and Bitcoin applications, are having on our climate. The challenge, of course, is finding the best way to advance innovation in a way that promotes sustainability.By Techstrong Group

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Self-Replicating AI Malware, GenAI LLM Firewalls and Passwordless for DevOps - EP16 21:33

2M ago21:33

21:33

Alan and Mitch discuss self-replicating AI malware, Cloudflare's announced firewall to protect generative AI LLMs and Alan's interview with Anna Pobletts, head of passwordless at 1Password, about how devs and DevOps teams can improve cybersecurity by eliminating passwords. https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/compromptmized-ai-worm-malware-richixb…

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Platform Engineering in 2024, CI/CD Frameworks and Securing Source to Production - EP6 21:00

2M ago21:00

21:00

Alan and Mitch discuss whether platform engineering will be "the game changer" some predict will happen in 2024, the evolution of CI/CD frameworks (ArgoCD, Tekton), and Mitch's interview with Cole Kennedy, TestifySec CEO, about securing software from source to production. Links Referenced in Podcast: https://devops.com/platform-engineering-the-2024…

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Platform Engineering in 2024, CI/CD Frameworks and Securing Source to Production 21:00

2M ago21:00

21:00

Alan and Mitch discuss whether platform engineering will be "the game changer" some predict will happen in 2024, the evolution of CI/CD frameworks (ArgoCD, Tekton), and Mitch's interview with Cole Kennedy, TestifySec CEO, about securing software from source to production.Links Referenced in Podcast:https://devops.com/platform-engineering-the-2024-g…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/5/24 41:39

2M ago41:39

41:39

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Chris Blask unravel the cybersecurity challenges GitHub is encountering, as malicious forks within codebases proliferate across its open repository. Then, the gang dives into the challenges organizations are facing as they look to secure artificial intelligence (AI) models. Finally, the economics of cybersecurity are b…

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Techstrong Gang - 3/4/24 41:48

2M ago41:48

41:48

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie join Tracy Bannon to dive into what's driving efforts to modernize DevOps workflows as continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms are revamped. At the same time, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fostering a healthy debate over the degree to which machine learning operations (MLOps) should be…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/29/24 54:12

2M ago54:12

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Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Bob Reselman dive into what the ultimate goal of DevOps should be; why DevSecOps remains so challenging to implement; and whether forcing employees back into the office is good for society. Links References in Podcast: What’s It Really All About: https://devops.com/devops-whats-the-end-goal/ DevSecOps Anti-Patterns: ht…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/27/24 45:21

2M ago45:21

45:21

Alan, Mitch, Sharon and Tracy Ragan, CEO of DeployHub, dive into whether artificial intelligence (AI) is really another industry, as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang contends, or whether it’s just a technology that happens to be more impactful than most other innovations. That shift to AI is also driving a transition to hardware optimized for specific types…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/26/24 36:18

2M ago36:18

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Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie discuss how advances in processor architectures are about to transform IT for the better. In addition, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is now being applied to application development training. Finally, a long overdue government crackdown on cybersecurity syndicates draws praise. Links Referenced in Podcast: In t…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/22/24 42:32

2M ago42:32

42:32

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Sharon debate the degree to which there is an application security crisis, and the role artificial intelligence (AI) might play in saving us all. Meanwhile, eBPF is quietly transforming security, storage and networking in ways that many have yet to appreciate. Finally, in the wake of an interview with Solomon Hykes, the discus…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/20/24 31:03

2M ago31:03

31:03

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Amanda are joined by Mark Hinkle to talk about everything from the challenges involving operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) to the likelihood that trillions of dollars will be allocated to the development of processors optimized for AI workloads. Links Referenced in this Podcast: Operationalizing AI Gets Real: https:…

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Techstrong Gang - 2/19/24 43:33

2M ago43:33

43:33

Alan, Mike, Mitch and Bonnie join John Willis to discuss the critical role vector database technologies are playing in making artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible, and the lessons learned from a recent TechStrong AI hackathon. Links Referenced in Podcast: Vini, Video, Vector: https://digitalcxo.com/article/unstructured-data-is-the-new-bacon…

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No No-Shift, DevOps Jobs, AI Tests Your Code, DevOps End Goal 21:22

2M ago21:22

21:22

Alan and Mitch debate whether AI can make "no shift" vs. shift left a viable future testing software in production, the "five great DevOps job opportunities" series on DevOps.com, TabNine generative AI testing platform now adds your code into the LLM to generate tests and whether DevOps should be open-ended or have an end goal.Links Referenced in P…

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No No-Shift, DevOps Jobs, AI Tests Your Code, DevOps End Goal - EP5 21:22

2M ago21:22

21:22

Alan and Mitch debate whether AI can make "no shift" vs. shift left a viable future testing software in production, the "five great DevOps job opportunities" series on DevOps.com, TabNine generative AI testing platform now adds your code into the LLM to generate tests and whether DevOps should be open-ended or have an end goal. Links Referenced in …

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Labeled Fake, Bigger Security Bloggers Network, Ransomware Takedowns - EP15 31:52

2M ago31:52

31:52

Mitch and Alan discuss the State Department's intent to label fake content, expanding the Security Bloggers Network at RSAC 2024, and the government's focus on taking down LockBit and other large ransomware rings. Links Referenced in Podcast: https://securityboulevard.com/2024/02/us-russian-disinformation-richixbw/ https://securityboulevard.com/sec…

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Huxley Barbee: Cyber Asset Inventory Risk Management 45:35

2M ago45:35

45:35

runZero provides comprehensive visibility into an organization’s cyber assets and attack surface to empower risk and exposure management. By combining external scanning, internal asset discovery, cloud inventory, and API integrations, runZero maps all devices, software, vulnerabilities, owners, and other security attributes. This integrated view ac…

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How AI Changes Security and the Tackling Security Debt - Security Boulevard Chats - EP14 38:08

2M ago38:08

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In this episode of Security Boulevard Chats, hosts Mitch and Alan delve into AI's profound impact on cybersecurity and the dual-edged nature it presents for attackers and security professionals. The conversation takes a deeper dive into the murky waters of deep fakes and AI-generated misinformation. Alan sits down with Chris Eng, Chief Research Off…

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DevOps Past, Present, Future and Cloud Development Environments - DevOps Chants - EP4 33:43

2M ago33:43

33:43

In this episode of DevOps Chats, Alan and Mitch dive deep into the heart of DevOps. After 12 years of DevOps evolution, we're asking the big question: How has our investment in DevOps paved the way for organizational success in the years to come? This segment promises a thought-provoking look at the achievements, challenges, and road ahead for DevO…

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DevOps Past, Present, Future and Cloud Development Environments 33:43

2M ago33:43

33:43

In this episode of DevOps Chats, Alan and Mitch dive deep into the heart of DevOps. After 12 years of DevOps evolution, we're asking the big question: How has our investment in DevOps paved the way for organizational success in the years to come? This segment promises a thought-provoking look at the achievements, challenges, and road ahead for DevO…

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DevOps, Jenkins and GenAI - EP1 30:45

2M ago30:45

30:45

Description for Podcast page: Mitchell Ashley and Alan Shimel are once again hosting the Devops.com podcast. In this episode they discuss "the good news of DevOps". Gene Kim weighs in on why he changed the name of DOES. Also how Jenkins is still relevant if not dominant today and what we can expect to see there. Of course we had to discuss GenAI an…

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DevOps, AI-Generated Code Quality and Platform Engineering - EP2 24:48

2M ago24:48

24:48

From Boston, Alan and Mitch discuss their views on the state of the DevOps industry while on the road in 2024. They discuss several topics from DevOps.com, including Does Using AI Assistants Lead to Lower Code Quality?" by Bill Doerrfeld, who asks if we see code quality drop from the use of AI-assisted and generated code, "How to Get Platform Engin…

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