Webinar: Observability Comes of Age: Why 2026 Is the Turning Point by Techstrong Learning

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Observability Comes of Age: Why 2026 Is the Turning Point

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The conversation will examine:

How AI has fundamentally reshaped observability requirements

Why traditional monitoring models collapse under autonomous systems

How platform engineering is redefining accountability

The growing intersection of observability, resilience and security

What separates organizations using observability tactically from those using it strategically

This is not a product demo.

It is a leadership conversation about control, visibility and competitive advantage in an AI-first operating model.

The question is no longer “Do you have observability?”

When

Monday, June 1, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)

Presenters

Jared Harris

Webinar Host

Mike Vizard

Chief Content Officer, Techstrong Group

Mike Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist with over 25 years of experience. He also contributed to IT Business Edge, Channel Insider, Baseline and a variety of other IT titles. Previously, Vizard was the editorial director at Ziff-Davis Enterprise as well as editor-in-chief at CRN and InfoWorld.

Mitch Ashley

VP & Practice Lead, Software Lifecycle Engineering - The Futurum Group

Mitch Ashley is Vice President and Practice Lead, Software Lifecycle Engineering for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development and IT leader, with expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. Mitch comes to The Futurum Group through the acquisition of Techstrong Group (devops.com, securityboulevard.com, and techstrong.tv), where he serves as CTO and founder of Techstrong Research.

Alan Shimel

CEO and Founder - 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. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

Bob Wambach

VP, Market and Customer Insights - Dynatrace

Bob Wambach is Vice President, Market and Customer Insights for Dynatrace. Bob is a seasoned technology expert helping Global Enterprises and Government Agencies modernize IT strategies and processes. For more than two decades, Bob has helped many of the world’s largest enterprise customers plan IT strategies and achieve objectives to maximize the value derived from their modernization investments. Bob has five U.S. Patents for inventions in the fields of computing and networking, and has previously held leadership positions at Turbonomic (acquired by IBM), EMC (acquired by Dell) and multiple startup companies with successful exits.

Aditya Tirumalai Sundararam

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer - Databahn

Aditya Tirumalai Sundararam is Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at DataBahn, where he leads the vision and architecture of an AI-native data intelligence platform powering modern security and observability pipelines. He brings a forward-looking perspective on how organizations can move from reactive data management to intelligent, in-stream decisioning.

Prior to DataBahn, Aditya spent over a decade at Securonix, where he helped build and scale SIEM and cyber threat analytics platforms, giving him deep, firsthand insight into the challenges of telemetry at scale—data sprawl, schema fragmentation, cost inefficiencies, and the growing gap between data collection and actionable outcomes.

At DataBahn, he is focused on redefining how telemetry is handled before it reaches downstream platforms—applying AI to continuously normalize, enrich, optimize, and govern data in motion. His work centers on enabling enterprises to trust their data pipelines as a foundation for both observability and security in an increasingly AI-driven world.