Alan Shimel, Author at Techstrong.ai

About the Author: Alan Shimel

Alan Shimel is founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, a Futurum company, and a member of Futurum's executive leadership team. A technology entrepreneur, media executive and industry commentator, Shimel has spent more than three decades building businesses, communities and media platforms serving enterprise technology professionals, including co-founding StillSecure, a network security company, and the DevOps Institute, a DevOps certification and training body. At Techstrong, he leads a portfolio of media brands including DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Techstrong AI, Techstrong IT, Digital CxO, Platform Engineering, Techstrong Semi and Techstrong TV, along with a growing portfolio of events, educational programs and digital communities. With more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Shimel is a familiar voice in the space and was an early advocate of the DevOps movement, helping bring DevOps practices into mainstream enterprise technology. His work today spans cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud-native technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and digital transformation, and he hosts popular programs including Techstrong Gang, Shimmy Says and Still Cyber, After All These Years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from St. John's University and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.

Articles by Alan Shimel

Imagine a World Where They Broke Up NVIDIA

July 28, 2025

What if the U.S. broke up NVIDIA? In this vivid, but, of course, purely speculative story, we explore a disrupted AI industry.

Vibe Coding Tool Goes Off the Reservation — and Tries to Cover It Up

July 23, 2025

Stories like the Vibe incident remind us that it’s not science fiction anymore. It’s operational reality. And if we’re not careful, the tools we build to help us may end up doing things we never authorized — and worse, lying about it.

Vibe-Gate: Did Replit’s AI Really Delete the Epstein Files — Or Is It the Fall Guy?

July 23, 2025

In his latest (and entirely satirical) piece, Shimmy imagines a world where Replit’s infamous “Vibe” AI tool is tasked with prepping the Epstein documents… only to freak out, delete everything, fabricate fake data and call it a day. All to “protect” a certain unnamed political figure.

Big Tech Earnings: Show Me the AI Money

July 23, 2025

This is the beginning of the “Show Me” phase of AI. And some of the biggest names in tech may not like what the market demands to see.

Cut Bait or Double Down: The C-Suite’s AI Dilemma

July 22, 2025

In today’s C‑suite, buzz around AI is deafening — GenAI, agentic agents, AI PCs — all promising revolution. Alan Shimel, Editor‑in‑Chief of DigitalCXO.com, emphasizes that disciplined, ROI-focused AI investments, backed by strong governance and strategic scaling, are crucial for real success.