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  • Mediaops Announces Techstrong Con: A Free 12-Hour Global Tech Conference Presenting Shared Experiences Of Resilience, Collaboration And Leadership To Overcome The Global Pandemic

    Featuring more than 30 distinguished speakers across four tracks, including Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Cyber/DevSecOps and Spotlight Solutions

    May 18, 2020 – Boca Raton, Fla. – MediaOps today announces TechStrong Con, a free, 12-hour global tech conference focused on celebrating the tech community and its best practices during these extraordinary times. The virtual conference features thought leaders, innovators and the builders of tomorrow’s latest innovations in the areas of Digital Transformation, DevOps, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies. Attendees will hear from the brightest minds in our community about how technology is making a difference, while gaining practical strategies they can use within their own organization to survive and thrive in the COVID-19 world and beyond.

    TechStrong Con will take place June 4, 2020, starting at 10:00 GMT. The 12-hour event features more than 30 speakers in four separate tracks, two exhibit halls including an AWS partner pavilion, live Q&A with speakers, peer-to-peer chat sessions, ask the expert sessions and more. To register, please visit https://techstrongcon.com.

    Amid a global pandemic, the IT community continues to shine as a beacon, demonstrating how humans are leveraging technology to overcome the many challenges we face. TechStrong Con celebrates everyone on the front lines of technology—those working to transform the world and move it forward. It also celebrates the courage of our frontline workers and healthcare professionals who risk their lives every day to care for the sick among us. A portion of sponsor proceeds from TechStrong Con are being donated to COVID-19-related charities globally.

    “It is both our challenge and mission to help define what the future will look like moving forward. Although many of us are battling the emotional, social and economic impacts of COVID-19 while working from home, the tech industry remains unbowed. We collaborate. We communicate. We develop. We deploy. We are strong, TechStrong,” said Alan Shimel, CEO of MediaOps. “Where would the world be without the internet, the cloud and other technology today? Yes, we are TechStrong and this event will be a celebration of it.”

    The speakers for this event were hand-picked by the chairman of the speaker committee, renowned technologist John Willis, and represents a diverse field of leaders from around the world. A partial list includes:

    • William Hurley, CEO, Strangeworks
    • Andrew Shafer, Vice President Transformation, Red Hat
    • Liz Rice, CNCF Board Member & Technology Evangelist, Aqua Security
    • Patrick Debois, Director of DevOps Relations, Snyk
    • Chenxi Wang, Managing General Partner, Rain Capital
    • Cat Swetel, Engineering Manager, Ticketmaster
    • Abby Kearns, CTO, Puppet
    • Mik Kersten, CEO, Tasktop
    • Mitch Ashley, CEO and Founder, Accelerated Strategies Group
    • Jessica Deen, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
    • ShannonLeitz, Director, Intuit
    • Sanjeev Sharma, Co-founder and Principal Analyst, Accelerated Strategies Group

    A complete list of speakers is available at https://techstrongcon.com.  Free registration for the event is also available on the site. Registration is limited.

    “For this event I reached out to many of the technology leaders I admire most and would personally like to see present. I feel this is the strongest lineup of speakers assembled for one show that I have ever seen,” said John Willis, chairman of the speaker committee for TechStrong Con. “I am humbled that so many of my friends and colleagues are joining me on this virtual stage to present at this event. I am genuinely excited to see them speak myself.”

    In addition to the four tracks of speakers, TechStrong Con features:

    State-of-the-Art Virtual Environment

    • Live Q&A with keynotes– Unique chance to participate in live Q&A chats with our brilliant keynote speakers. Jump in right after the session and extend the conversation.
    • Educational environment– One-of-a-kind virtual expo hall with booths and chat rooms. Get educated, download infinite resources instantly, and interact directly with sponsors and attendees.
    • Giveaways and Donations– Attendees get the opportunity to join forces and help raise funds that will be donated to COVID-19-related charities globally.

    The following sponsors and their support ensure this conference is available to the IT community at no cost.

    • Premier Sponsors: AWS, CloudBees, Harness and Palo Alto Networks
    • Supporting Sponsors: Accurics, ConnectALL, Contract Security, GitLab, InfluxData, Instana, Lightstep, NewVector, ScienceLogic and Snyk
    • AWS Pavilion Partners: Checkmarx, CloudBees, Monday.com, New Relic and PagerDuty

     

    Share This: Let’s Get Stronger #TechStrongCon! Join Forces with @ashimmy, @botchagalupe, @whurley, @lizrice, @littleidea, @chenxiwang, @patrickdebois and more. For more info, visit https://techstrongcon.com/#register | #TechStrongCon

    About MediaOps

    MediaOps is the place to tell your story. devopsy.kinsta.cloud, Security Boulevard, Container Journal, Digital Anarchist and TechStrong TV are the brands that comprise a premier global media platform for technical communities regarding digital transformation, DevOps, cybersecurity and cloud native. Each of its brands attract and engage a thriving online community of technology professionals around the world. Resources include award-winning editorial, creation of high-quality custom content, and multimedia production and distribution. As the leaders in these emerging segments, MediaOps’ properties are powerful, integrated marketing and communication platforms to help clients maximize campaign ROI and paid media investments. https://mediaops.io

  • TechStrong Con: 12 Hours Strong, June 4

    TechStrong Con: 12 Hours Strong, June 4

    In my previous article, I noted that as part of our COVID-19 response MediaOps has spun up TechStrong TV, a daily video stream. Additionally, we are hosting our biggest virtual event to date, TechStrong Con, for 12 hours strong on June 4. We want to make TechStrong Con our biggest, best virtual event to date. We want to show that while we may be working from home battling this terrible virus and dealing with economic upheaval, the tech industry is unbowed. We collaborate, we communicate. We develop, we deploy. We are strong, #techstrong.

    I know what you are thinking: Hmm, another virtual event, joy. Just what we need. Yeah, I am with you—it does seem like everyone and their mother are putting on virtual events, or at least calling what they are doing virtual events. But really, this one is different. Here is why:

    1. The speaker lineup is extraordinary. John Willis has handpicked the speakers in the main room auditorium. The lineup is not final yet but already includes an amazing mix:Seriously, this is a blockbuster lineup of speakers. In addition, there will be multiple auditoriums as well as the main stage, all with great speakers. One of the advantages of a virtual event is you don’t have to miss one speaker if two great talks are going on at the same time. The sessions will stream live at their given time and be available on-demand.
    2. There will be chat rooms built into the event itself. Many of the speakers will be available live in the chat rooms after their sessions to answer questions or chat with attendees.
    3. The event will be 12 hours chock full of all kinds of tech learning, networking opportunities and a chance to escape the bad news.
    4. A job board will be available for companies looking to hire and those looking for work.
    5. A portion of sponsor proceeds (it’s free to attend) will be donated to COVID-19-related charities.

    The whole event will take place in our state-of-the-art virtual environment, which we have been steadily improving for the past 24 months. This really is one event you don’t want to miss. Also, if you are interested in sponsoring or speaking, write to me at editor@devops.com.

    Stay healthy. Stay strong.

  • TechStrong TV: Celebrating the Strength of the Tech Community

    TechStrong TV: Celebrating the Strength of the Tech Community

    I wanted to tell you about two important initiatives we have been working on around here, TechStrong TV and TechStrong Con. They are a big part of our COVID-19 response. The past four weeks (has it been just four weeks?) have been a blur. The MediaOps team has shifted into overdrive to keep all of our sites up and running and our webinars, virtual conferences and other activities on track, all while working from home. But that wasn’t enough—we wanted to do more.

    TechStrong TV and TechStrong Con are the things we have chosen to do. Communication and collaboration are so core to the tech industry, and we wanted to help show it is #TechStrong. So let me explain what TechStrong TV and TechStrong Con are.

    This first of two articles focuses on TechStrong TV. TechStrong Con will be the focus of the second article.

    TechStrong TV

    TechStrong TV is a streamed broadcast for two to three hours daily Monday to Friday. Each episode features a fresh set of news, interviews and other content.

    The broadcast streams here on devopsy.kinsta.cloud, as well as on Container Journal and Security Boulevard. It also streams on our Facebook pages via Facebook Live and our devopsy.kinsta.cloud pages on LinkedIn via LinkedIn Live, as well as on Digital Anarchist and TechStrong TV. Select interviews from the daily shows are available standalone on the Digital Anarchist site.

    Perhaps the best way to view TechStrong TV, however, is actually on your TV. Through our devopsy.kinsta.cloud app on AppleTV, Roku and Amazon Fire you can view episodes on-demand on your TV. You can also view on your phone or on tablets on the devopsy.kinsta.cloud mobile app.

    TechStrong TV Content

    You know for the last year and a half and even before that we have been traveling around the world streaming video interviews from conferences near and far. We have a full media studio in our offices. We wanted to keep that stream of interviews going.

    With so much bad news on the mainstream news shows, our thought was, Let’s concentrate on the tech industry. What are people doing? What are vendors doing? What are you experiencing while you’re working from home? We explore all of this and more on TechStrong TV. We also mix in from the Digital Anarchist archives and our YouTube DevOpsTV channel some of the best interviews we have done on-site over the years.

    We shoot the show with one video person and me in our office. Mitchell Ashley, principal analyst at Accelerated Strategies Group, and MediaOps Managing Editor Charlene O’Hanlon are my co-hosts, recording segments from Colorado and Virginia, respectively. Additionally, we feature weekly segments by John Willis and Jayne Groll and twice-weekly segments on the channel by Mike Vizard.

    We hope to add more regular segments by some of the Accelerated Strategy Group team and other tech leaders.

    More Than Just Tech Segments

    We recently added WFH Fitness with Jeremy Jones to the TechStrong TV lineup. Jeremy is on our sales team but is also a certified personal trainer, having worked as a personal and group fitness trainer for years before joining MediaOps. He brings his knowledge of fitness to the TechStrong TV airwaves two or three times a week, recording a 20-minute workout circuit for those at home without access to gym equipment. The exercises are good for any level of fitness, from beginner to advanced, and using equipment you have around the house (think water jugs and canned goods).  These workouts are available as standalone, on-demand segments on TechStrong TV and the OTT channels (Roku, AppleTV and Amazon).

    In addition, we created a community Slack channel, which you can grab an invite to when you visit the TechStrong TV website. This way you can interact with the guests and our team in real-time.

    The New Normal

    Personally, this is the longest I have been home with no business trips in probably 15 or 20 years. Being a road warrior was a big part of my life in technology. For those like me, this new normal has taken some getting used to. But TechStrong TV gives me the communication and connection to the industry I crave. I hope it does for you as well.

    If you or someone you know would like to be featured on a TechStrong TV segment, reach out to us at techstrong@devops.com. We are also looking for sponsors if any tech vendors are reading this (I would bet there are). In just a few weeks, we are already entertaining 5,000 to 6,000 people each day.

    We are going to keep TechStrong TV going even when we return to normal (or whatever the new normal is). It is improving every day and I hope it will continue to do so.  I invite you to check it out and give your feedback so we can continue to make it better.

    Again, I will detail TechStrong Con in my next article. But until then, during these surreal times, the whole MediaOps team and I hope you stay safe, stay well and stay strong. #TechStrong