Open Source, AI Sovereignty and the Future of the Stack | Techstrong Gang

Guests: Steven Vaughn-Nichols

Hosts: Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard

Category: Techstrong Gang

Date: April 24, 2026

The future of enterprise infrastructure is being renegotiated in real time. Live from SUSECON Day 4 in Prague, Alan Shimel and Mike Vizard are joined by Steven Vaughan-Nichols to unpack the state of open source in the AI era, why sovereignty has become a defining issue in enterprise infrastructure, and what it means for platform teams trying to build with flexibility and control.

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