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Join us as our panel of experts shares their knowledge, experiences, and insights on this critical topic. The roundtable format will ensure an engaging and interactive discussion, allowing attendees to gain valuable perspectives and practical tips on implementing IaC in their organizations.
Presenters
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Amanda Scheldt
Cybersecurity Expert and Webinar Host
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Mitch Ashley
Chief Technology Advisor, The Futurum Group CTO, Techstrong Group
Mitch Ashley is a technology executive and entrepreneur who is an advisor, analyst, product creator and tech leader, bringing 30+ years in cybersecurity, cloud, AI, product development, software engineering and networking. Mitch is Chief Technology Advisor with The Futurum Group and CTO of Techstrong Group’s tech media platforms covering digital leadership, DevOps, cybersecurity, AI, cloud native, cloud infrastructure, platforms and ITSM. A highly sought-after advisor, analyst, CTO, CIO and head of engineering, Mitch’s analyst research is available on TechstrongResearch.com and FuturumGroup.com.
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Alan Shimel
Founder & CEO - Techstrong Group
Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.
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Asif Awan
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer - appCD
Asif Awan, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at appCD, is a visionary leader with a passion for applying disruptive technologies across diverse domains. With over 25 years of experience as a builder and technologist, and more than a decade as an entrepreneur, Asif has an eye for identifying early macro signals of major technological disruptions. His expertise includes architecting, developing, and managing large-scale distributed cloud-native applications and infrastructure.
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Bryan Cole
Director of Customer Engineering - Tricentis
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Mandi Walls
DevOps Advocate - PagerDuty
Mandi Walls is a DevOps Advocate at PagerDuty. For PagerDuty, she helps organizations along their IT modernization journey. Prior to PagerDuty, she worked at Chef Software and AOL. She is an international speaker on DevOps topics and the author of the whitepaper “Building A DevOps Culture”, published by O’Reilly.
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Yasmin Rajabi
Head of Product - Stormforge
Yasmin is a product leader focused on building products that empower engineers to move the business forward. As VP of product at Stormforge, she is responsible for product management, UX and docs. Previously, Yasmin was senior director of product at Puppet, leading teams across multiple products in the portfolio. Prior to that she was a site reliability engineering manager at Staples.