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title: The Cloud Gambit - Tech Debt, Communities, and the Rise of the New Kingmakers with Rachel Stephens
date: 2024-07-16T15:10:55Z
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Rachel Stephens is a Senior Analyst at[ RedMonk](http://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/homepage.md), where she covers emerging growth technologies and markets while helping clients understand and contextualize technology adoption trends. In this conversation, we discuss tech debt, layoffs, software development trends, and more.

[Show notes and recording](https://www.thecloudgambit.com/2236725/15316136-tech-debt-communities-and-the-rise-of-the-new-kingmakers-with-rachel-stephens)