Techsplainers by IBM

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  What is intelligent storage? 12.08.2026 9min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores intelligent storage and how modern storage systems are evolving beyond passive data repositories. Building on a broader look at modern storage, this episode explains how intelligent storage uses analytics, automation and AI-driven insights to help organizations manage performance, capacity and resilience more effectively. The episode follows the logical flow of intelligent storage, beginning with how these systems collect telemetry and analyze workload...
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  What is flash storage? 12.08.2026 9min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores flash storage, a foundational technology behind many of today’s fast, responsive digital systems. The episode explains what flash storage is, how it differs from traditional hard disk drives, and why its solid-state design helps reduce latency and improve application performance. It walks through the basics of non-volatile memory, SSDs, and enterprise flash systems, showing how data is stored on memory chips rather than spinning disks. Listeners are...
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  Object versus file versus block storage: What’s the difference? 12.08.2026 9min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores the differences between object storage, file storage and block storage, helping listeners understand how each model organizes, stores and retrieves data. The episode explains how file storage uses familiar folders and files, why block storage is often chosen for databases and performance-sensitive workloads, and how object storage supports massive volumes of unstructured data with metadata-rich, API-based access. The discussion follows a clear...
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  What is data storage? 12.08.2026 12min

  This episode of Techsplainers introduces data storage and explains why it is one of the foundational parts of modern computing. The episode explores how storage records, organizes and protects digital information so it can be retrieved and used later, whether that data lives on a personal device, in a data center or across cloud environments. It follows storage from everyday use cases like apps, photos and media to enterprise needs such as archiving, backup and disaster recovery. Listeners...
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  What is infrastructure automation? 14.08.2026 12min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores infrastructure automation as the broader goal behind infrastructure as code practices. It explains how automation allows organizations to provision, configure and manage infrastructure through repeatable, code-driven workflows instead of manual processes, making it possible to operate complex hybrid and multicloud environments with greater speed and reliability. The episode breaks infrastructure automation into three core functions: provisioning,...
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  Terraform in IaC 13.08.2026 11min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores how Terraform is used to implement infrastructure as code, focusing on the practical mechanics that turn infrastructure from a manual process into a repeatable engineering discipline. It explains how Terraform’s declarative model lets teams define the end state of infrastructure in human-readable files, then automatically plan and apply changes based on dependencies and current state. The episode follows Terraform’s core workflow of write, plan and...
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  What is provisioning? 12.08.2026 10min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores provisioning through the lens of infrastructure as code, explaining why it is such a foundational part of modern IT operations. It breaks down provisioning as the process of setting up infrastructure and making resources available for systems and users, from servers and networks to applications, cloud services and devices. The episode also clarifies a common source of confusion by separating provisioning from configuration. Provisioning creates and...
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  What is infrastructure as code? 11.08.2026 11min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores infrastructure as code, the DevOps practice of automating infrastructure provisioning and management through configuration files rather than manual processes. It explains how IaC treats infrastructure like software, allowing teams to write, version, test and deploy infrastructure with the same rigor they apply to application code. The episode walks through the four-stage IaC workflow of write, version, provision and deploy, showing how configuration...
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  What is IT infrastructure? 10.08.2026 9min

  This episode of Techsplainers introduces IT infrastructure as the foundation of modern digital business. It explains how hardware, software and networking work together to support the systems organizations depend on every day, from servers and storage to operating systems, business applications and employee devices. The episode walks through the difference between traditional on-premises infrastructure and cloud infrastructure, highlighting how virtualization made modern cloud computing...
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  What is Apache Kafka? 05.08.2026 9min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores Apache Kafka, the open-source event-streaming platform that has become a cornerstone of modern real-time data systems. The episode explains how Kafka helps organizations publish, store, process and consume streams of events with high throughput, low latency and strong reliability. Listeners are introduced to the concept of event streaming through familiar examples, from customer orders and website clicks to IoT sensor updates, before learning how Kafka...
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  What is a data streaming platform? 04.08.2026 8min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores data streaming platforms and how they help organizations continuously capture, process, analyze and deliver data in real time or near-real time. The episode explains why these platforms have become essential as businesses shift from slower batch-based workflows to real-time decision-making powered by live data from applications, databases, sensors, logs and digital interactions. Listeners are guided through the business context behind this shift,...
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  What is real-time data streaming? 03.08.2026 7min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores real-time data streaming and why it has become essential for modern enterprises that need immediate insight from fast-moving information. The episode explains how real-time streaming differs from traditional batch processing by handling data as it arrives, often within milliseconds, rather than waiting for scheduled runs. Listeners are guided through the main business benefits of this approach, including faster decision-making, improved operational...
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  What is crewAI? 31.07.2026 6min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores Crew AI, an open-source Python framework that enables the creation of collaborative AI teams with specialized roles and responsibilities. Developed by Joao Moura, Crew AI implements a manager-worker hierarchy where a coordinator agent delegates tasks to specialized workers based on their defined capabilities. We examine how this structured approach to collaboration allows AI teams to tackle complex, multifaceted projects by leveraging the complementary...
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  What is LangChain? 30.07.2026 6min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores LangChain, an open-source framework that's revolutionizing how developers build applications powered by large language models. Created by Harrison Chase in 2022, LangChain provides modular components that help connect AI models to external data sources, tools, and reasoning capabilities. We break down LangChain's key components—models, prompts, memory, chains, agents, and tools—explaining how they work together to overcome the inherent limitations of...
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  What is LangGraph? 29.07.2026 5min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores LangGraph, an open-source framework that extends LangChain to enable stateful, cyclic workflows for large language model applications. Built by the team behind LangChain, LangGraph provides developers with the tools to create AI agents capable of complex reasoning and multi-step processes that can adapt based on intermediate results. We break down the key components of LangGraph—nodes, edges, state management, conditional logic, and cycle...
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  What is LangFlow? 28.07.2026 7min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores Langflow, an innovative open-source visual programming tool that makes building AI applications with large language models more accessible and intuitive. Unlike traditional coding approaches, Langflow provides a drag-and-drop interface for designing LangChain workflows, allowing both developers and non-technical users to create sophisticated AI applications. We examine Langflow's key components—its comprehensive component library, interactive visual...
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  What is MetaGPT? 27.07.2026 6min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores MetaGPT, an innovative open-source framework that orchestrates multiple AI agents to function as a virtual software development team. Created by DeepWisdom AI, MetaGPT transforms simple requirements into working applications by simulating specialized roles like product managers, architects, programmers, and testers—each played by large language models configured for specific tasks. We examine how MetaGPT's Standard Operating Procedures guide these agents...
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  What is AutoGen? 24.07.2026 4min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores AutoGen, Microsoft Research's innovative open-source framework that enables multiple AI agents to collaborate through conversation. Unlike traditional single-agent systems, AutoGen creates teams of specialized AI assistants that can communicate with each other to tackle complex problems. We examine how AutoGen configures diverse agents with different roles and expertise, establishes a structured dialogue system between them, and integrates external tools...
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  What is AgentGPT? 23.07.2026 4min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores AgentGPT, an open-source framework that democratizes the creation of autonomous AI agents. We examine how this technology allows users without coding expertise to create goal-oriented agents that can break down complex tasks into manageable steps and execute them using various tools. The discussion covers the key components of AgentGPT's architecture, including its language model foundation, memory system, tool integration layer, and execution engine. We...
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  What is BabyAGI? 22.07.2026 5min

  This episode of Techsplainers explores BabyAGI, an open-source framework that demonstrates how autonomous AI agents can create, prioritize, and execute tasks to achieve specific goals. Developed by Yohei Nakajima in 2023, BabyAGI showcases a simplified approach to building self-directing AI systems using large language models. We break down the four-step loop that powers BabyAGI: task creation, where the system generates new tasks based on objectives and previous results; task prioritization,...