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This podcast distills the signal from the noise about enterprise IT digital transformation and operations in the era of Agile, DevOps and distributed applications. Interviews feature expert guests in conversation with IT journalism veteran Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer at Informa TechTarget.

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June 11, 2026Episode 7829 min

Agentic AI security in the age of Mythos

This week, Anthropic shipped its first public release of a large language model, Fable 5, based on its Mythos 5 frontier model. Mythos has been a hot topic of discussion in the tech industry, given it excels at finding software vulnerabilities – making it both a potentially useful resource for defenders and a potential accelerant for attackers. Todd Thiemann, principal analyst at Omdia, shares insights from his research into identity management and data security for AI and how enterprise agentic AI security should meet the Mythos moment. Featuring: Todd Thiemann, principal analyst, Omdia In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Mythos 5, Fable 5 and their cybersecurity implications Fighting AI attacks with AI defenses Balancing the security risks of using AI and of being vulnerable to AI How AI governance might factor into AI ROI And more! References: Cisco agentic AI security push faces enterprise trust gap Identity security for AI agents: The proliferation challenge Omdia Research Report: AI Agents and Identity Security: How Enterprises Are Rewriting the Rules Anthropic's Mythos raises the stakes for security validation To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

June 4, 2026Episode 7718 min

What's new and what's coming for Cisco AI infrastructure

Enterprises are grappling with growing AI infrastructure demands, including substantial growth in network traffic generated by AI agents, increasingly complex network architectures and new frontiers in system design for reliability and resilience. Cisco's data center and internet infrastructure leader takes a deep dive into how large companies – including Cisco itself – are addressing these issues, and preparing for the next 6 months of rapid AI development. Featuring: Kevin Wollenweber, senior vice president and general manager of data center and internet infrastructure, Cisco. In today’s episode, we’ll cover… A new partnership with Quali for Stack Automation Building enterprise trust in AgenticOps AI infrastructure outlook over the next 6 months And more! References: Cisco Cloud Control unites AgenticOps for IT infrastructure Cisco Live 26: Networks the key in post-Mythos world Cisco: AI driving a 'network supercycle' To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

June 2, 2026Episode 7611 min

Cisco Cloud Control & more from Cisco Live North America 2026

At Cisco Live North America 2026, updates were unveiled that aim to reshape how enterprises approach network management and security, including Cisco Cloud Control. Stay tuned for more insights as veteran reporter Beth Pariseau digs deeper at Cisco Live.

May 28, 2026Episode 7529 min

From Unix to NemoClaw: system design connects past to future

A computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon who is also the CEO, co-founder, and chairman of the board at a tech company has a uniquely multidimensional view of how recent developments relate to historical system design principles. He shares that perspective in this interview, from how Nvidia's NemoClaw aligns with the hourglass concept of system security to how its focus on the file system mirrors a longstanding debate in computer science. Featuring: Hui Zhang, co-founder, CTO and Chairman of the Board, Conviva In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Three significant aspects of NemoClaw Why NemoClaw is not the final piece of the puzzle The need for an end-to-end standard AI agent governance framework And more! References: Nvidia NemoClaw, JFrog shore up OpenClaw security NanoClaw AI agents find a home in Docker Sandboxes OpenClaw and Moltbook explained: The latest AI agent craze To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

May 21, 2026Episode 7425 min

Digesting Dell Technologies World AI automation news

How can enterprise IT buyers choose among the plethora of AI automation tools now on the market from major vendors? Can they trust AI agent-driven infrastructure automation yet? Should they? Steven Dickens, CEO and principal analyst at HyperFrame Research, offers his answers to these questions and more from the show floor at Dell Technologies World. Featuring: Steven Dickens, CEO and principal analyst, HyperFrame Research In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Dell vs AI infrastructure competitors: size matters The rollout of Dell Automation Platform The agentic AIOps dilemma for IT organizations And more! References: Dell AI Factory gets rack-scale infrastructure refresh Red Hat AI updates target mounting cost, sovereignty worries AI assistants for IT ops: Select and govern operational bots To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

May 18, 2026Episode 7323 min

Digging into details on Dell AI Factory's 5,000 customers

During Dell Technologies World this week, Dell touted that its AI Factory with Nvidia has shipped to 5,000 companies in a little over two years. TechTarget senior news writer Beth Pariseau catches up with Dell SVP Varun Chhabra to break down who those customers are, how they're counted, how their AI workloads have evolved, and how Dell expects the AI Factory market to look in the future. Featuring: Varun Chhabra, senior vice president of product marketing, Dell Technologies In today’s episode, we’ll cover… "Desktop to data center" AI support with new NemoClaw integration The importance of data management to avoid bottlenecks in AI Lessons learned for enterprises transitioning from token consumers to token producers. And more! References: The AI factory model: What CIOs need to know Red Hat, Nvidia tighten integration with AI Factory AWS AI Factories target hybrid cloud AI infrastructure To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

May 14, 2026Episode 7225 min

Red Hat distinguished engineer unpacks "The Agentic Paradox"

Can enterprises replace costly cloud-hosted models with self-managed, open-weight AI models to reduce AI inference costs? What are the consequences if they don't? A distinguished engineer working on emerging technologies in Red Hat's office of the CTO discusses his team's quest to answer these questions and his outlook on the future of enterprise AI. Featuring: Stephen Watt, Distinguished Engineer and Vice President, Office of the CTO, Red Hat In today’s episode, we’ll cover… What the 'cloud paradox' and the 'agentic paradox' have in common. Reinforcement learning and open weight models as a path to a hybrid cloud AI world. The Red Hat research team's experiments with AI automation. Tools in development to facilitate hybrid cloud AI inference deployments. And more! References: Red Hat AI updates target mounting cost, sovereignty worries Red Hat, Nvidia tighten integration with AI Factory Red Hat amps up open source AI infrastructure pitch To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

May 12, 2026Episode 7112 min

Red Hat Summit 2026 news highlights

TechTarget senior news writer Beth Pariseau breaks down the major themes at Red Hat Summit in Atlanta, including private AI, sovereign AI, infrastructure automation, and agentic automation.

May 7, 2026Episode 7019 min

SEI taps IBM for agentic AI growth

The financial services company's CTO of platforms and applications explains why the firm chose IBM Consulting for a project to expand agentic AI beyond IT teams to business stakeholders and to make sense of disparate tools. Featuring: Zachary Womack, CTO, platforms and applications, SEI In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Enterprise AI scaling challenges Cross-domain agentic automation AI governance considerations And more! References: IBM Bob AI coding agent ships, HashiCorp AIOps previewed IBM prepares hybrid cloud twist for sovereign AI IBM customers assess the performance of AI agents To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

May 5, 2026Episode 6917 min

IBM Think: Bob AI coding agent, HashiCorp AIOps and more

Informa TechTarget senior news writer Beth Pariseau and analyst Jason Andersen break down the top news at IBM's Think conference this week, including the general availability of the IBM Bob AI coding tool, a long-awaited tie-in with HashiCorp for AIOps now in public preview and updates to the Watsonx Orchestrate AI agent platform. Featuring: Jason Andersen, principal analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy In today’s episode, we’ll cover… IBM Bob meets the mainframe HashiCorp infragraph takes IBM Concert from security focus into hybrid cloud resiliency Watsonx Orchestrate expands third-party agent support And more! References: Glut of AI agent tools faces paradox of choice, skills gap IBM Watsonx Orchestrate and the state of AI agent platforms IBM - HashiCorp AI roadmap takes shape at HashiConf To learn more about software development and platform engineering, check out Search IT Operations. To watch clips from our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.