As Editor-in-chief of DevOps.com and Container Journal, Alan Shimel is attuned to the world of technology. Alan has founded and helped several technology ventures, including StillSecure, where he guided the company in bringing innovative and effective networking and security solutions to the marketplace. Shimel 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 on DevOps.com and Network World, his commentary about the state of technology is followed closely by many industry insiders via his blog and podcast, "Ashimmy, After All These Years" (www.ashimmy.com). Alan has helped build several successful technology companies by combining a strong business background with a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field, and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality.
Kubernetes Has Become Boring — That’s a Good Thing
Nearly 10 years on, Kubernetes has become the invisible backbone of cloud-native infrastructure—stable, trusted and still quietly evolving ...
Service Mesh at a Crossroads: Istio’s Graduation and the Road Ahead
It wasn’t that long ago that service mesh was the shiny new toy of the cloud-native stack. For many platform teams, Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect, or Kuma promised to solve some of ...
Futurum Signal is Live: Real-Time Market Intelligence for the Cloud-Native Era
The cloud-native world doesn’t stand still. Kubernetes releases every quarter, new distributions popping up like mushrooms, service meshes evolving faster than you can deploy them, and now agentic AI reshaping how we ...
Cloud Native’s Two‑Headed Monster
Kubernetes brought order to containers. Observability brought clarity to complexity. Now, they’re co-leading the cloud-native movement—and redefining the CNCF ecosystem ...
Are We Still Arguing Over Cloud Native Being Enterprise or SME?
Still arguing whether cloud native is for enterprises or startups? Stop. From AI solo founders to Fortune 500s, the only thing that matters is speed, resilience and solving real problems — cloud ...
Cloud Native Now: One for the Road
Cloud native is no longer a trend — it’s the fabric weaving together edge, hybrid, and public cloud into the backbone of today’s platforms ...
Open Source Isn’t Free: The Sustainability Crisis in Cloud-Native
Companies can — and should — be better stewards of the open source projects they rely on. Financially support them. Contribute back code ...
Has AI Hijacked Cloud-Native Innovation?
Alan asks: Is AI overshadowing progress in cloud-native, or is it actually accelerating it? Four ways AI is making cloud-native smarter ...
Dynatrace Reaches the Crowded Observability Summit: GRAIL-Powered Next‑Gen Observability, OpenTelemetry, and the Autonomous Age
After 15 turbulent years, Dynatrace is not just back on top and basking in the sun, but redefining what the top looks like ...
Riding the Wave: A Mid-Year Look at CNCF Project Momentum
The latest mid-year snapshot from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), based on contributions from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, confirms that Kubernetes remains firmly planted on the throne with ...
