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

Everyone Loves Excel

December 11, 2025

Alan breaks down why Gen Z and Millennials are doubling down on Excel—proving the spreadsheet isn’t just surviving the AI era, it’s absolutely thriving.

Rage Against SaaS (RASaaS)

December 8, 2025

Alan argues that endless subscriptions have turned hardware into rental products, fueling backlash from innovators like Paul Wieland and the rising right-to-repair movement.

Tech Used to Fight the Good Fight

November 13, 2025

Alan calls for the tech industry to reclaim its moral purpose, resist political capture, and rediscover the idealism that once drove innovation and fought for the greater good.

All Your Old Data Centers Are Dead

November 10, 2025

As AI racks like NVIDIA’s GB200 push 120kW each, legacy data centers are hitting physical limits. Shimmy explores the power, cooling, and innovation crisis redefining the AI era.

Tech Heal Thyself

November 3, 2025

In The Age of Extraction, Tim Wu argues Big Tech has stopped building and started squeezing. Alan counters that salvation won’t come from Washington but from innovation itself — a new wave of builders who can restore accountability, competition, and trust in tech.

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