When a data center dominoes, every sysadmin feels it.
In this episode of Techstrong Gang, the panel digs into the real-world meltdowns IT teams are fighting today, from aging infrastructure and budget pressure to AI tools that promise help but can also introduce new operational risk.
The conversation breaks down what actually triggers modern outages and why blaming “human error” often oversimplifies the deeper technical and organizational failures at play. The gang also explores the evolving playbook for incident automation, observability and LLM copilots, along with the culture shifts shaping IT teams under constant pressure.
The episode also features a rapid-fire look at AI pump-and-dump activity, the ongoing data center crunch and a preview of Shimmy Says.
Panel: Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Jon Swartz, Fred Wilmot, Gina Rosenthal, Anne Ahola Ward
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