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.
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 ...
Cloud-Native Infrastructure in the Age of AI: Open Control and Orchestration
At KubeCon Europe 2025, Alan Shimel sits down with CTO Shaun O’Meara and CEO Alex Freedland to explore where cloud-native infrastructure is headed now that AI workloads are moving from pilot projects ...
Rethinking Kubernetes Complexity in the Enterprise with Paul Turner
Running Kubernetes in production still intimidates a lot of enterprises—not because they doubt its potential, but because the complexity of managing it at scale continues to get in the way. In this ...
Mirantis Optimizes AI Inferencing in Cloud-Native Environments
Mirantis Inc., a 25-year leader in cloud computing, is on a mission to revolutionize how organizations leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-native technologies. With its innovative new platform, k0rdent, it aims to ...
I Have Seen the Future of Cloud-Native: SUSE Expands Cloud-Native Offerings With DevX Validated Designs
SUSE’s presentation at SUSECON 25 highlighted its commitment to providing a structured and security-focused cloud-native stack ...
Mark Cusack on Kubernetes Transforming Scalable Analytics in Hybrid Cloud
Mark Cusack, CTO at Yellowbrick Data, explores how Kubernetes revolutionizes scalable analytics, offering enterprises agility, scalability and resilience in hybrid cloud strategies. As businesses generate and store increasing amounts of data across ...
Kubernetes v1.32 with Frederico Muñoz
Release Lead Frederico Muñoz walks us through the Kubernetes 1.32 release, also known as Penelope. Munoz shares his journey from open-source enthusiast to leading one of the largest open-source projects and explains ...
