Alan Shimel

Throughout his career spanning over 25 years in the IT industry, Alan Shimel has been at the forefront of leading technology change. From hosting and infrastructure, to security and now DevOps, Shimel is an industry leader whose opinions and views are widely sought after.
Alan’s entrepreneurial ventures have seen him found or co-found several technology related companies including TriStar Web, StillSecure, The CISO Group, MediaOps, Inc., DevOps.com and the DevOps Institute. He has also helped several companies grow from startup to public entities and beyond. He has held a variety of executive roles around Business and Corporate Development, Sales, Marketing, Product and Strategy.
Alan is also the founder of the Security Bloggers Network, the Security Bloggers Meetups and awards which run at various Security conferences and Security Boulevard.
Most recently Shimel saw the impact that DevOps and related technologies were going to have on the Software Development Lifecycle and the entire IT stack. He founded DevOps.com and then the DevOps Institute. DevOps.com is the leading destination for all things DevOps, as well as the producers of multiple DevOps events called DevOps Connect. DevOps Connect produces DevSecOps and Rugged DevOps tracks and events at leading security conferences such as RSA Conference, InfoSec Europe and InfoSec World. The DevOps Institute is the leading provider of DevOps education, training and certification.
Alan has a BA in Government and Politics from St Johns University, a JD from New York Law School and a lifetime of business experience. His legal education, long experience in the field, and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality that is always in demand to appear at conferences and events.

It’s Not You, It’s Not Me, It’s We: DevSecOps

Alan Shimel | September 11, 2017 | DEVOPS, DevSecOps, jenkins world

I have recently returned from Jenkins World, where I hosted a panel called, “It’s not you, it’s not me, it’s we,” which was about DevSecOps and what you really need to be successful “in making security everyone’s responsibility.” I was very lucky to be supported by an all-star panel made ... Read More

Security Boulevard Chats: DevSecOps, it’s a thing w/ Mike Kail, Cybric

Alan Shimel | September 5, 2017 | cybric, DevSecOps, Podcast, security boulevard chats

This episode of Security Boulevard Chats is with Cybric, CTO and co-founder, Mike Kail. Mike is no stranger to the security and DevSecOps community. Before Cybric, Mike had exec positions with Netflix and Yahoo, among others. Mike and I had a good conversation about “is DevSecOps a real thing?” What ... Read More

Why Security Boulevard? Why Now?

Alan Shimel | September 5, 2017 | SBN, security bloggers network, security boulevard

If you are reading this you have discovered our newest community, Security Boulevard. Security Boulevard, the new home of the Security Bloggers Network is the realization of a dream I had over 14 years ago. It is going to be the place for the security community to discover, discuss and ... Read More

Security Boulevard Chats – Developers and Security with Pete Chestna, Veracode

Alan Shimel | August 6, 2017 | Pete Chestna, Podcast, security boulevard chats, Veracode

In this DevOps Chat we speak with Pete Chestna of Veracode about the roles and opinions of both developers and security pros about how and who should be working on security in the enterprise. Much of the discussion centers on a survey Veracode conducted with consulting firm Enterprise Strategy Group ... Read More