About this podcast
Introducing the Techsplainers by IBM podcast, your new podcast for quick, powerful takes on today’s most important AI and tech topics. Each episode brings you bite-sized learning designed to fit your day, whether you’re driving, exercising, or just curious for something new.
This is just the beginning. Tune in every weekday at 6 AM ET for fresh insights, new voices, and smarter learning.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 256 episodes
- What is M2M authentication? · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 255This episode of Techsplainers explores machine-to-machine authentication and explains why it has become a foundational control for modern runtime security. As nonhuman identities…
- Runtime security for AI agents · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 254This episode of Techsplainers explores runtime security for AI agents and explains why autonomous systems require deeper protection once they begin operating live across…
- What is runtime security? · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 253This episode of Techsplainers explores runtime security and explains why it has become a critical response to the AI and nonhuman identity risks discussed earlier in the series…
- The AI accountability gap · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 252This episode of Techsplainers explores the AI accountability gap and why it has become a defining governance challenge for runtime security. As AI agents move beyond simple…
- Security challenges of NHIs · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 251This episode of Techsplainers explores the security challenges surrounding non-human identities and why governing them effectively has become a critical runtime security issue…
- What are vibe coding security risks? · 8 min · Season 2 Episode 250This episode of Techsplainers explores vibe coding security risks and examines what can happen when AI-generated code is trusted too quickly. Building on the earlier episodes in…
- What is AI debugging? · 7 min · Season 2 Episode 249This episode of Techsplainers explores AI debugging and how artificial intelligence can assist developers in finding, understanding and fixing software problems. Building on…
- What is AI unit testing? · 7 min · Season 2 Episode 248This episode of Techsplainers explores AI unit testing and how artificial intelligence can support one of software development’s most common quality practices. Building on the…
- What is static code analysis? · 7 min · Season 2 Episode 247This episode of Techsplainers explores static code analysis, a development practice that inspects source code without running the application. Building on the series opener about…
- What is shift-left security · 7 min · Season 2 Episode 246This episode of Techsplainers introduces shift-left security, the practice of moving security earlier in the software development lifecycle instead of treating it as a final…
- What is quantum memory? · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 245Quantum memory is designed to record, preserve and retrieve quantum states without destroying the properties that make quantum computing possible. Matt Finio explains how quantum…
- What is disaggregated hyperconverged infrastructure (dHCI)? · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 244Disaggregated hyperconverged infrastructure, or dHCI, combines the centralized management of hyperconverged infrastructure with the ability to scale storage and compute…
- What is disaggregated storage? · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 243Disaggregated storage separates storage resources from compute and reconnects them through a high-speed network. In this episode, Matt Finio explains how this architecture…
- EEPROM vs. flash: What’s the difference? · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 242EEPROM and flash are both types of non-volatile memory, but they are designed for very different jobs. Matt Finio explains how EEPROM supports precise byte-level updates, while…
- What’s the difference between NVMe and SATA? · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 241What is the difference between NVMe and SATA? In this episode, Matt Finio explains how these storage protocols work, why NVMe delivers faster performance and lower latency, and…
- Principles of a PQC transition · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 240This episode of Techsplainers explores the core phases of a post-quantum cryptography transition and why organizations should approach it as a long-term transformation program…
- Why PQC matters now · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 239This episode of Techsplainers explores why the transition to post-quantum cryptography matters right now. As quantum computing advances and governments move from long-term…
- What is crypto agility? · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 238This episode of Techsplainers explores crypto-agility and why it has become a critical part of quantum-safe readiness. As organizations prepare for the transition to post-quantum…
- What is quantum-safe cryptography? · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 237This episode of Techsplainers explores quantum-safe cryptography, the security approach designed to protect sensitive data, digital access, and communications in the era of…
- What is Q-Day? · 8 min · Season 2 Episode 236This episode of Techsplainers explores Q-Day, the point at which quantum computers become capable of breaking the public-key cryptography that protects digital systems today…







