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

Is Matt Shumer’s Article AI’s Common Sense Moment?

February 18, 2026

Matt Shumer argues that AI acceleration is no longer incremental — it’s compounding. In this follow-up to the AI Doomsday Job Clock, Alan Shimel examines whether Shumer’s warning represents a true inflection point. If AI is beginning to participate in its own improvement cycle, the implications extend far beyond jobs — into governance, agency and the future of human decision-making.

Escaping the Trap: Can AI Lift Organizations Above the Cyber Poverty Line?

February 17, 2026

For decades, the cybersecurity landscape has been defined by a […]

The AI Doomsday Job Clock is Ticking

February 17, 2026

Predictions range from mass layoffs in 18 months to business-as-usual. The reality is messier — and more dangerous. AI isn’t eliminating jobs overnight, but it is quietly transforming the work underneath them.

AI Be My Valentine

February 13, 2026

A Valentine’s Day pop-up café inviting diners to bring their AI companions might sound like a gimmick. It’s not. It’s a signal. As emotional attachment to AI moves from private screens into public life, we’re entering an experimental phase that could reshape how humans define connection, loneliness and even intimacy.