Webinar: AI, DevOps and The Future of Testing Centers of Excellence by Techstrong Learning

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AI, DevOps and The Future of Testing Centers of Excellence

About

Testing Centers of Excellence (TCoE) stand at the forefront of fostering innovation, ensuring quality, and driving efficiency in software testing and quality assurance practices. As DevOps practices are increasingly mainstream, integrating continuous testing, deployment, and delivery into the software lifecycle, the role and relevance of TCoEs are more pivotal than ever. Yet, the pressing question remains: How do TCoEs fit into this new paradigm, especially with the advent of cutting-edge technologies like AI? This live roundtable delves into the future of TCoEs, exploring their potential evolution and enduring effectiveness in the age of AI and extensive DevOps pipeline and workflow automation.

Join Us for an Insightful Roundtable Discussion

We invite you to be part of this engaging roundtable discussion, where industry experts will unravel the complexities and provide forward-thinking perspectives on the future of Testing Centers of Excellence. This session is an invaluable opportunity for professionals seeking to navigate the changing landscape of software testing and quality assurance with the rise of DevOps and AI technologies.

Key Takeaways Include:

• Evolution of TCoEs with DevOps
• Impact of Emerging Technologies on TCoEs
• Strategies for Future-Proofing TCoEs

Presenters

Cody J. Brown

Host - Techstrong Learning

Mitch Ashley

CTO, Techstrong Group, Principal - Techstrong Research

Mitchell Ashley is a renowned strategist and technology executive. Mitchell has led successful IT, SaaS, and cybersecurity transformations. He’s led multiple teams in developing and bringing to market successful online services, cybersecurity, and networking products and services. Mitch serves as Principal of Techstrong Research where he leads a team of preeminent experts in digital transformation, DevOps, cloud-native, and cybersecurity.

Alan Shimel

Founder & CEO - Techstrong Group

Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations.

Martin Klaus

VP Product Marketing - Tricentis

Martin leads product, solution and technical marketing at Tricentis. Martin is an expert in developing and executing successful go-to-market strategies for emerging technologies and software companies in high-growth market categories. Previously, Martin helped establish Red Hat as a leader in container and cloud-native application platforms which ultimately led to their acquisition by IBM. He also helped build the virtualization and cloud management business at VMware, and held a variety of product management and solution architecture roles for application development tools.

Ixchel Ruiz

Ix-chel Ruiz has developed software application & tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies and testing. Java Champion, CDF Ambassador, hackergarten enthusiast, Open Source advocate, public speaker and mentor.

Adriana Villela

Sr. Staff Developer Advocate - OpenTelemetry, Observability - Lightstep

Adriana is a Sr. Developer Advocate at Lightstep, based out of Toronto, Canada, with over 20 years of experience in tech. She focuses on helping companies achieve reliability greatness by through Observability and Incident Response practices. Before Lightstep, she was a Sr. Manager at Tucows/Wavelo. During this time, she defined technical direction in the organization, running both a Platform Engineering team, and an Observability Practices team. Adriana has also worked at various large-scale enterprises, including Bank of Montreal (BMO), Ceridian, and Accenture. At BMO, she was responsible for defining and driving the bank's enterprise-wide DevOps practice, which impacted business and technology teams across multiple geographic locations across the globe. Adriana has a widely-read technical blog on Medium, which is known for its casual and approachable tone to complex technical topics, and its high level of technical detail. She is also a HashiCorp Ambassador. Find her on Twitter at @adrianamvillela to talk all things tech.