Dynatrace just made the biggest announcement in company history at Perform 2026 in Las Vegas. CTO and Founder Bernd Greifeneder revealed Dynatrace Intelligence, a fundamentally new approach to AI-powered operations that fuses deterministic AI with agentic AI.

In this episode, I walk through the actual keynote footage, pause at the moments that matter, and translate what it means for IT teams in government, education, and any organization running complex environments with limited resources.

We cover the compounding AI accuracy problem (95% x 10 calls = 60%), the three deterministic agents (Root Cause, Analytics, Forecasting), the 12x benchmark results, domain-specific agents for security and development, and why this matters for resource-constrained teams.

How do people with ZERO brain activity have the most vivid experiences of their lives? After 2 years of research, I've discovered consciousness works like distributed computing - and it changes EVERYTHING about life, death, and AI.

In this mind-blowing episode, discover:

• Why thousands of verified NDE cases break neuroscience
• How blind people can SEE during near-death experiences
• The shocking parallels between consciousness and cloud computing
• Real cases: Maria's tennis shoe, Pam Reynolds' brain surgery
• Why your "shower insights" are actually field consciousness
• What Google's LaMDA sentience claims reveal about awareness

Drawing from 20+ years in distributed computing and IT leadership, I connect the dots between technology architecture and consciousness in ways that will fundamentally change how you see reality.

🔬 Evidence & Research Featured:

• Dr. Jeffrey Long's 4,000+ documented NDE cases (NDERF.org)
• University of Southampton's groundbreaking cardiac arrest study
• Kenneth Ring & Sharon Cooper's blind NDE research
• Nobel Prize winner Sir John Eccles' consciousness theory

📚 COMING NEXT IN THE SERIES: Episode 32: Reincarnation - What Children Remember Episode 37: AI Consciousness Convergence Episode 38: Hacking Your Brain's Filter Episode 40: The Mathematics of Life Reviews

🎙️ ABOUT THE PODCAST: Thriving in Ambiguity - where we break down the complexities of technology, ideally without losing our minds. Hosted by Steve Mancini, Account Manager at Dynatrace, former IT Director, and author of the upcoming book "The Distributed Mind: What Technology Is Teaching Us About Consciousness."

📖 THE BOOK: "The Distributed Mind: What Technology Is Teaching Us About Consciousness" - Coming Soon!

💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Share YOUR experiences - shower insights, answered prayers, unexplained knowing. We're all part of this distributed system!

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Podcast Website: http://www.thrivinginabiguity.com

⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Bold Claim That Changes Everything 02:00 Evidence #1: Crystal-Clear Death Consciousness
04:30 Evidence #2: Verified Out-of-Body Observations 06:45 Evidence #3: Blind People See During NDEs 08:00 The Framework: Your Brain as Edge Device 11:00 The Filter Theory & Shower Insights 13:00 What This Means for YOU 14:00 Coming Episodes Preview

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What if consciousness survives death? For over 50 years, researchers at the University of Virginia have documented 2,500+ cases of children who remember detailed past lives—complete with verifiable facts, birthmarks matching fatal wounds, and memories that defy explanation.

In this episode of Thriving In Ambiguity, I break down the rigorous scientific research conducted by Dr. Jim Tucker and Dr. Ian Stevenson, including jaw-dropping cases like:

• Ryan, who remembered being 1930s Hollywood talent agent Marty Martin—verified with 50+ specific details
• James Leininger, who recalled being a WWII pilot shot down over the Pacific
• Children with birthmarks matching autopsy reports from their "previous" deaths

This isn't pseudoscience—it's methodical documentation that challenges everything we think we know about consciousness, memory, and what happens when we die.

🔍 KEY TOPICS COVERED: ✅ How the University of Virginia verifies past life cases ✅ Why 70% of remembered deaths are violent or sudden ✅ The "TV receiver" theory of consciousness ✅ Why memories fade by age 6-7 ✅ What quantum physics says about consciousness

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• UVA Division of Perceptual Studies: [link]
• "Life After Life" by Dr. Raymond Moody
• "Soul Survivor" by Bruce and Andrea Leininger

Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this evidence will make you question everything. Let's explore the ultimate ambiguity together.

👋 ABOUT THRIVING IN AMBIGUITY: Where we break down the complexities of technology, consciousness, and life—ideally without losing our minds. Hosted by Steve Mancini, exploring the questions that don't have easy answers.

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