Techstrong TV February 23, 2026
RSAC Innovation Sandbox at 21: Cecilia Marinier previews the 2026 Innovation Sandbox Contest, highlighting $18.1B+ in follow-on funding, 100+ acquisitions, AI-heavy finalists, $5M backing from Crosspoint, expanded early-stage programming and the return of Security Scholars as RSAC doubles down on startup and talent development.
OpenTelemetry and the Observability Warehouse: Eric Tschetter explains how OpenTelemetry adoption is driving a shift toward unified “observability warehouses,” consolidating logs, metrics and traces into scalable, real-time analytics platforms.
AI & Agent-Accelerated Development: AI-driven agents are reshaping the SDLC, moving teams toward intent-based automation, specialized development agents, and governed control planes that transform DevOps, platform engineering and developer experience through 2026.
AI Agent Security Wake-Up Call: The MoltBot/OpenClaw saga underscores the risks of rushing autonomous agents into production. Experts stress governance, skill vetting and embedded security controls before granting agents access to sensitive business data.
Eliminating Data Silos for AI: Hammerspace outlines a global metadata-driven architecture that unifies distributed data into a single namespace, accelerating AI pipelines without costly migrations and enabling instant visibility across hybrid cloud environments.
