IBM Interconnect is IBM’s premier event covering DevOps, mobile, cloud, security and more. With 300 sessions focused exclusively on DevOps, IBM Interconnect delivers a full 360 degree view of all aspects of DevOps, including best practices, technical implementations and management strategies.
IBM Interconnect offers breakout sessions, labs and hands on experimentation and learning at the dev@ experience. The dev@ experience is a zone built by developers for developers, to learn from developers. Tech Talk. Hands on. Straight forward.
The IBM InterConnect 2015 Call for Speakers is now open, and we want to hear from you on a variety of topics. Submit your paper today, deadline is October 10th. Speaking at InterConnect will help raise your profile and expand your network with more than 20,000 peers, experts and influencers. All speakers are eligible for a complimentary conference pass, enabling them to experience this incredible value for free!
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 devopsy.kinsta.cloud, 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.