Alan Shimel

Alan Shimel

About the Author:

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

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Best of 2025: SUSE Goes Agentic: The First Linux That Thinks for Itself

December 31, 2025

Alan explores how SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 redefines enterprise Linux by embedding agentic AI directly into the OS, creating an AI-native foundation powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — transforming system administration, boosting resilience and making Linux truly intelligent.

AI and VCs: Defying Gravity

December 8, 2025

Alan explores the 2025 AI gold rush, revealing how agentic AI hype, frenzied VC deals, inflated valuations, and worker risks echo past tech cycles despite promises of defying gravity.

robot

Elon Musk Made Me Think of Zefram Cochrane

November 26, 2025

Alan explores Elon Musk’s prediction of a robot-powered future without work or money, drawing parallels to Star Trek’s Zefram Cochrane and questioning whether AI-driven abundance can truly transform society without addressing purpose, equity and the human challenges that technology alone can’t solve.

chinese, talent, global, ai

Chinese Brains Power American AI

November 25, 2025

Alan breaks down the NYT-highlighted reality that America’s AI leadership is powered by global — and especially Chinese-educated — talent, arguing that U.S. innovation depends not on isolation but on embracing immigration, collaboration and the worldwide flow of ideas that fuel the modern AI ecosystem.

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