Episodios

  • TCG070: The Effort Illusion: Why AI Tools Reward Expertise, Not Shortcuts

    TCG070: The Effort Illusion: Why AI Tools Reward Expertise, Not Shortcuts
    Mar 11 2026
    The tech industry is split between two fantasies – that AI writes production software while you get coffee, and that everything AI touches is slop. The reality is messier and more interesting: AI tools are force multipliers for people who already know what good looks like, and an expertise amplifier disguised as an easy button. ... Read more »
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    48 m
  • TCG069: Viral Predictions, Waterfall’s Comeback, and the SaaSpocalypse

    TCG069: Viral Predictions, Waterfall’s Comeback, and the SaaSpocalypse
    Feb 25 2026
    William and Eyvonne tackle the biggest AI stories of early 2026. They dissect Matt Schumer’s viral “Something Big is Happening” essay – agreeing professionals need to skill up now while pushing back on the doomsday framing with real-world examples from engineering disciplines. The conversation takes a fascinating turn as Eyvonne draws a parallel between AI-assisted... Read more »
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    55 m
  • TCG068: Agents and Identity – Navigating What We Can’t Predict

    TCG068: Agents and Identity – Navigating What We Can’t Predict
    Feb 11 2026
    We’ve spent a decade figuring out how to (more or less) securely authenticate humans. Now AI agents are crashing the party, and identity just got a whole lot more complicated. Today we sit down with Dan Moore, Senior Director of CIAM Strategy and Identity Standards at FusionAuth, to explore the collision course between artificial intelligence... Read more »
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    57 m
  • TCG067: Progressive Delivery: Shipping Software is Just the Beginning with Adam Zimman

    TCG067: Progressive Delivery: Shipping Software is Just the Beginning with Adam Zimman
    Jan 28 2026
    In this episode, we sit down with Adam Zimman, author and VC advisor, to explore the world of progressive delivery and why shipping software is only the beginning. Adam shares his fascinating journey through tech—from his early days as a fire juggler to leadership roles at EMC, VMware, GitHub, and LaunchDarkly – and how those... Read more »
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    55 m
  • TCG066: How Infrastructure Teams Can Scale Reasoning Without Losing Control with Chris Wade

    TCG066: How Infrastructure Teams Can Scale Reasoning Without Losing Control with Chris Wade
    Jan 14 2026
    The industry has pivoted from scripting to automation to orchestration – and now to systems that can reason. Today we explore what AI agents mean for infrastructure with Chris Wade, Co-Founder and CTO of Itential. We also dive into the brownfield reality, the potential for vendor-specific LLMs trained on proprietary knowledge, and advice for the... Read more »
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    42 m
  • TCG065: AutoCon 4 Recap, AI Tools, MCP’s First Birthday, and More

    TCG065: AutoCon 4 Recap, AI Tools, MCP’s First Birthday, and More
    Dec 10 2025
    In this year-end episode, William and Eyvonne recap their experiences at AutoCon 4 in Austin, Texas. They discuss the conference’s new multi-track format, including Eyvonne’s presentation in the leadership track on why technical projects fail. The conversation dives into how AI tools like Google Gemini can augment – not replace – human creativity, from research... Read more »
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    42 m
  • TCG064: Governing AI Agents for Real-World Infrastructure (Sponsored)

    TCG064: Governing AI Agents for Real-World Infrastructure (Sponsored)
    Dec 3 2025
    In this sponsored episode recorded live at AutoCon 4 in Austin, we sit down with Peter Sprygada, Chief Architect at Itential, to discuss Itential’s on-stage announcement of FlowAI. Peter shares his journey from network engineering skeptic to AI advocate, explaining how Itential securely connects AI agents to infrastructure with enterprise-grade governance and traceability. We dive... Read more »
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    39 m
  • 1126 TCG063: Constraint Drives Innovation with John Capobianco

    1126 TCG063: Constraint Drives Innovation with John Capobianco
    Nov 26 2025
    Recorded live at AutoCon4, William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp join forces with John Capobianco for some in the moment thoughts and reflections on the AutoCon experience – from the in-person connections to the workshops to the stage presentations. John gives us the inside story on his very own workshop and the latest version releases in... Read more »
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    53 m