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Are you a tech leader, architect, or engineer navigating the intricacies of building within the enterprise? Tech Council delivers the strategies and insights you need to succeed. Hosted by Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke, experienced leaders from the startup and banking tech arenas, this podcast dives deep into technology strategy and enterprise dynamics. Learn how to drive innovation, understand the bigger picture, and build impactful solutions from the ground up. Subscribe to Tech Council and gain the knowledge to shape the future of your enterprise, no matter your role.
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How AI Is Disrupting Software Development in 2026 | Episode 36
Everyone says AI is making software development easier.That’s only partially true.While AI accelerates the act of writing code, it also amplifies existing problems. Poor inputs produce poor outputs…
Why Enterprises Need DevGrid’s MCP Server | Episode 35
The future of enterprise development will be defined by systems that can adapt, analyze, and respond in real time.That future requires infrastructure designed for AI.In this episode, Duncan Mapes and…
AI Adoption at Scale: What Leaders Must Get Right | Episode 34
AI adoption is accelerating across industries, but scaling AI successfully remains one of the hardest leadership challenges today.In this episode of Tech Council, we speak with Jason McMunn about…
GitHub Codespaces, Codex, and the Future of Software Development | Episode 33
Software development used to begin with local setup headaches, dependency mismatches, and “it works on my machine.” Now, the environment spins up in the cloud. The editor follows you. The assistant…
How to Use Metrics Without Killing Engineering Culture | Episode 32
Metrics influence outcomes by shaping incentives.When engineering metrics are poorly designed, they encourage short-term optimization, suppress risk-taking, and mask systemic issues like technical…
Why AI Changes How We Build Software, Not Just How Fast | Episode 31
AI has changed the conversation in software development, but not in the way most people expected.While much of the industry focuses on speed, this episode of Tech Council explores the deeper shift:…
A Practical Guide to Observability in Enterprise Systems | Episode 30
When engineering teams talk about observability, they often picture dashboards, alerts, and vendor slides. But inside real enterprise systems, observability is a story about people. It’s about how…
Is AI the Developer’s New Co-Pilot or Competitor? | Episode 29
Viewed through the lens of systems thinking, AI introduces both leverage and fragility into the development lifecycle. In this episode, Duncan Mapes, Jason Ehmke, and returning guest, Chris Boyd…
Engineering Leaders vs Tech Debt: A Realistic Conversation | Episode 28
Tech debt exists at the intersection of engineering, business incentives, and system architecture. In complex organizations, it becomes a multidimensional problem involving operational risk, system…
Platform Engineering Playbook: Autonomy + Standards | Episode 27
Most engineering failures can be traced back to two weak points: unclear standards or excessive autonomy. This episode presents a structured examination of how platform engineering resolves this…
How to Build Resilient Systems in Complex Enterprises | Episode 26
When systems fail, it’s rarely because no one saw it coming. It’s because no one planned for it. In this episode, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke share real-world lessons from years of building and…
Stop Wasting Money on Conferences — Do This Instead | Episode 25
Every year, companies spend thousands sending their engineers to conferences. Flights. Hotels. Per diems. All in the hope of “learning” and “networking.” But when they return? The notebooks gather…
Top Book Recommendations for Tech Professionals and Engineering Managers | Episode 24
Every great leader has a few books that quietly shaped how they lead.For Duncan and Jason, those books go far beyond tech manuals. They’re the ones that teach you how to think, how to communicate,…
Habits That Make or Break Hybrid Teams | Episode 23
The hybrid workplace has become the defining experiment of modern engineering, and most leaders are still figuring it out.In this Tech Council episode, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke analyze the habits…
The ONLY Way App Managers Can Balance Velocity and Stability | Episode 22
Let’s be real: app managers are stuck in the middle. On one side, business leaders want features yesterday. On the other, teams struggle under mounting tech debt.Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke break…
Talent Acquisition in Tech: What Companies Get Wrong | Episode 21
Every great product starts with people. But finding the right people, and keeping them, has become one of the hardest challenges in tech.In this episode, Jason Ehmke and Duncan Mapes unpack the…
Six Pillars of a Mature API Practice | Episode 20
APIs are everywhere, but maturity in API practices is rare.Buying a gateway doesn’t mean you have an API strategy. What matters is governance, security, and making life easier for developers who…
What Is SRE? Site Reliability Engineering Explained | Episode 19
Most companies are doing SRE wrong.Hiring SREs doesn’t make you reliable. Metrics dashboards don’t guarantee accountability. And cultural change doesn’t happen because you wrote it on a slide deck.In…
Workplace Politics in 2025: How Engineers Can Win Without Playing Games | Episode 18
Engineering teams in 2025 look different.Hybrid work, distributed leadership, and constant change. But one thing hasn’t changed: navigating workplace politics is tricky.In this episode, Duncan Mapes…
Blameless Postmortems: The Secret to Better Engineering Teams | Episode 17
A critical incident hits. Systems go down. Deadlines slip. Fingers point. Sound familiar?In this episode, Duncan and Jason break down how high-performing engineering teams recover differently.…
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