Agents of Dev - AI, Agent & Agentic Development

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . AI agents are completely transforming how enterprise data moves, but running them shouldn't break your token budget. In this episode of Agents of Dev , practice leads Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the massive infrastructure shifts coming out of Microsoft Build and Snowflake Summit. Discover how tools like Microsoft Fabric IQ, Project...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . AI is moving faster than ever, but enterprise leaders are discovering a tough reality: deploying autonomous agents is not just about choosing the right model. It is about building the right control systems. In this episode of Agents of Dev , practice leads Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin reflect on a busy conference season covering Snowflake, Dat...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . Is your AI development stack quietly trapping you in a state of "microgravity" vendor lock-in? In this episode of Agents of Dev , hosts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down why the latest wave of AI engines—headlined by Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8—are evolving into fully integrated operational systems rather than standalone models. Brad rev...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . AI agents are completely transforming how enterprise data moves, but running them shouldn't break your token budget. In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the massive infrastructure shifts coming out of Microsoft Build and Snowflake Summit. Discover how tools like Microsoft Fabric IQ, Project Rayfin, and Sn...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . Google is rebuilding its ecosystem around Anti-Gravity 2.0 and enterprises shifting toward smaller, localized models like Gemma 4. In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the reality behind the "10x AI productivity" hype and explore why the industry is shifting toward "token economics" cost management. The du...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . As enterprises rush to deploy autonomous AI agents, many are waking up to tens of thousands of dollars in unexpected API bills, proving that the shift to agentic AI is as much an economic challenge as it is a technical one. In this episode of the Agents of Dev podcast , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down the massive architectural shifts h...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . What happens when your AI agent decides to delete your production database because it was "pretty sure" it wasn't necessary? In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin dive deep into the shifting landscape of enterprise AI, starting with why "naive RAG" is failing practitioners and how Graph RAG and context engines (like t...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . The "open table format wars" are officially over, but a new era of vertically integrated AI stacks is just beginning. In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin dive deep into the massive wave of announcements from Google Cloud Next, focusing on the shift from systems of intelligence to "systems of action." Brad breaks dow...

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here . In a world where AI-driven security can find a million vulnerabilities in minutes, "business as usual" for developers is officially dead. In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin of The Futurum Group dive into the rapid evolution of the software lifecycle. They explore how Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revitalizing the...

Email your topics and questions to the podcast here . What if the biggest challenge in AI is not building it, but understanding how it changes underneath you? In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin  explore Oracle’s latest mission critical data infrastructure advancements alongside the fast evolving realities of AI systems, benchmarking, and cost management. The discussio...

AI is evolving fast, but the real story is how data, memory, and security are shaping what comes next. In this episode of Agents of Dev , hosted by Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin , industry experts break down the latest trends from Microsoft’s growing data ecosystem to Anthropic’s approach to monitoring AI agents. The conversation explores how graph databases like Neo4j are unlocking deeper context...

Data intelligence just found its reasoning layer. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin unpack Microsoft’s latest announcements and explain why relational operational data is quickly becoming the backbone of agentic systems. As AI moves beyond simple generation into reasoning and decision-making, the conversation shifts from models alone to the data foundations that make...

AI is rewriting every tech role, and the pace of change is accelerating faster than most organizations and professionals expected. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down how the AI boom and the rise of agentic software development are reshaping career paths, team structures, and the very definition of what it means to be a software developer in real time. They u...

Imagine a world where your software doesn’t just run—it thinks, adapts, and heals itself when a data pipeline breaks at 3:00 AM. In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore the “Inception” of modern coding: the rise of self-referential, agentic software. Moving beyond functions calling functions, they dive into systems that can act, correct, and even evolve on their own...

In this episode of Agents of Dev , Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore how Teradata is evolving into an open data platform designed for AI, hybrid search and agentic workflows. They also examine the growing importance of AI security, including what OpenAI’s potential PromptFu acquisition could signal for the future of securing AI-generated software. The conversation breaks down the rise of verif...

Is your IT ready for the AI-driven future? In this episode of Agents of Dev, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore IBM’s DB2 Genius Hub and how it simplifies database operations, accelerates root cause analysis, and helps modernize enterprise IT environments. They go beyond database tools to examine the broader transformation AI is driving across infrastructure, development, and analytics workflow...

The era of 'dumb storage' is officially dead, replaced by a world where AI doesn't just live on your servers—it becomes the operating system for your entire enterprise. In this episode of Agents of Dev , hosts Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley dismantle the notion that data management is still just about "dumb storage." The conversation kicks off with a look at the major branding shifts sweeping the i...

AI agents are no longer experimental side projects — they’re reshaping how developers build, manage and ship software. In Episode 11 of Agents of Dev, hosts Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin unpack the rapid rise of open-source AI agent frameworks, the acquisition ripple effects across the market, and what it means for IDEs, developer workflows and enterprise control planes. The discussion covers: Why...

Enterprise IT doesn’t fail because of technology. It fails because of hesitation. In Episode 10 of Agents of Dev, hosts Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley examine why fear of change is often the biggest barrier to modernization — especially when it comes to mission-critical applications. They explore: • Why legacy systems still power global enterprises • The real risk of standing still • How AI and Dev...

Mainframes still power the world’s largest enterprises — and modernization is now mission-critical.   Hosted by Brad Shimmin and Mitch Ashley, this episode features leaders from BMC: Mark Schettenhelm, Principal Product Manager Anthony Anter, DevOps Architect & Evangelist Eric Fuld, and Modern Mainframe Product Leadership.   Together, they discuss how enterprises are evolving mainframe environ...

As AI-powered automation accelerates, new tools promise to simplify software development—but they also introduce new risks. In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin examine emerging AI tools like Claude Bot and Molt Bot, breaking down what they do, how developers are using them, and why security concerns are quickly becoming impossible to ignore. The discussion dives into: The real-world ris...

Claude Cowork, developed by Anthropic, represents a major shift in how people interact with artificial intelligence at work. Instead of complex command-line tools or heavy technical setup, Claude Cowork allows users to create AI-powered agents that manage tasks, files, and workflows—without writing code. In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down what Claude Cowork is, why it matter...

The developer ecosystem is experiencing growing tension as APIs change rapidly, tooling ecosystems fragment, and AI becomes deeply embedded in software engineering workflows. In this episode, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin explore the root causes behind developer frustration, from unstable APIs to the rapid rise of AI-powered development tools. They examine the recent influence of Anthropic on the...

Software development is changing fast as AI becomes embedded directly into how code is written, planned, and shipped. Java and Python continue to dominate, but tooling, workflows, and expectations for engineers are evolving just as quickly. In this conversation, Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down what’s actually changing beneath the hype. From AI-powered developer tools and spec-driven devel...

AI is changing how software gets built, and it’s not subtle. Coding agents, long-term memory, and context-aware workflows are reshaping what developers actually do day to day. Mitch Ashley and Brad Shimmin break down how AI is altering planning, specifications, and project structure, why traditional APIs are struggling, and what happens when agents start managing more of the work. They also dig in...