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  • FinConDX: The State of DevOps in FinTech

    FinConDX: The State of DevOps in FinTech

    The FinTech space has grown dramatically this year as more consumers shift their financial transactions online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Financial services companies are learning how to ship better code, faster by adopting DevOps methodologies. DevOps helps companies develop fast, fail fast and learn fast so they can fulfill customer expectations and deliver quality features faster to market than their competitors. However, the shift to DevOps is not that easy.

    The digital transformation journey for banking and financial services organizations can be quite challenging. That is why, on Dec. 3, the top financial services and tech leaders in the industry will come together at the FinConDX Virtual Summit, a free virtual conference focused on the DevOps, DevSecOps and digital transformation practices and tools you need to thrive in the FinTech industry today.

    FinConDX features a stellar lineup of industry experts, including:

    • Yaniv Yehuda, co-founder and CTO at DBmaestro
    • Viktor Farcic, principal DevOps architect at Codefresh
    • Sladjana Jovanovic, vice president of payments technology, TD Bank Group
    • Shannon Lietz, director of DevSecOps at Intuit
    • Sanjeev Sharma, senior vice president, head of automation and platform engineering at Truist
    • Rosalind Radcliffe, distinguished engineer at IBM
    • Don Duet, CEO and co-founder at Concourse Labs
    • Ravi Lachhman, chief evangelist at Harness
    • Matt Wilson, senior product manager at GitLab
    • Mitchell Ashley, CEO and founder at Accelerated Strategies Group
    • Keith Murphy, senior solutions architect at OutSystems
    • Jonathan Smart, partner, business agility lead at Deloitte
    • John Rzeszotarski, senior vice president of technology infrastructure at PNC
    • Dan Garfield, chief technology evangelist at Codefresh
    • Gary Gruver, CEO at Gruver Consulting and analyst at Accelerated Strategies Group

    The virtual environment features auditoriums with different tracks where attendees can watch the sessions by industry leaders and an exhibit hall lined with booths showcasing the latest solutions from leading DevOps companies. In the exhibit hall, attendees can download resources and interact with partner sponsors including Codefresh, GitLab, WhiteSource, DBmaestro, Harness, Traceable, OutSystems and more.

    Breakout sessions and panel discussions will fall under following topics:

    • Leading digital transformation
    • Emerging technology
    • Security and audit
    • Modernization tools

    Attendees can participate in a scavenger hunt throughout the virtual environment for a chance to win amazing prizes. Participants earn points by visiting booths, watching sessions, downloading resources, networking with speakers in the chat and finding hidden objects in the environment.

    Registered attendees will also receive a link to access the virtual environment on-demand for a limited time once the live event is over.

    To see the full agenda and to register, please visit the FinConDX website.

  • Low Code: A Modern Approach to Software Development

    Low Code: A Modern Approach to Software Development

    Low-code development is not a new concept, but since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, it has become increasingly popular. Low code helps businesses adapt to ever-changing environments quickly by allowing them to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding. It enables organizations to accelerate their innovation, automation and transformation efforts.

    “With low-code applications, business analysts, project managers, operations teams and other business users are empowered to implement solutions for themselves,” said Prodly CEO Max Rudman. “Consequently, technical developers have more time to focus on projects that require specialized skills. Because developers are now able to focus on tasks that really do require programming expertise, they become more productive, too.”

    On Nov. 19, the low-code community will come together for the first Low Code Today Virtual Summit to take a look at low code/no code in today’s new normal and highlight the impact of the rapid acceleration of low code use in the wake of COVID-19.

    Here’s a sneak peek of some of the discussions that will take place during the event by some of the distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today.

    Accelerate Digital Transformation With Low Code

    In this interview, ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares the main benefits of low code and talks about the ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program. During his keynote presentation, Chris will share a CIO perspective on rolling out low-code applications at scale, best practices from rolling out ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program and suggested guardrails to ensure a successful and secure implementation.

    Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

    During this interview, Kianda Chief Operating Officer Derya Sousa explains how low code accelerates digital transformation and empowers citizen developers. Derya will be presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit along with Kianda CEO Osvaldo Sousa. During their session, Derya and Osvaldo will discuss how organizations use low-code/no-code platforms to build fully responsive, easy-to-deploy enterprise applications – all without the need for any coding.

    How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

    Rackspace CTO Jeff DeVerter joined us to explain how low code is transforming software development and how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) complements low-code application platforms. During his keynote presentation, he will explain the newfound prominence of low code and outline how enterprises can best utilize the technology to accelerate the delivery of software and applications.

    Low Code Today features a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, Q&As, workshops and more from low-code pundits and pioneers. Attendees will get an intimate look at how organizations are embracing low-code technologies to advance their business while improving user experience.

    Some other speakers presenting at the virtual event include:

    • Matt Calkins, CEO at Appian (keynote speaker)
    • Jennifer Sable Lopez, Sr. Director, Community and Advocacy at OutSystems; Malcolm Ross, Deputy CTO at Appian; Marcus Torres, VP Product Management, Platform Business and Foundation at ServiceNow; Sephanie Louis, Global Head of Developer Community, Pega (keynote panel)
    • Lori Breitbarth, Sr. Principal IT Program Manager at MedTronic
    • Dan Stoll, Director of Technical Product Marketing and Sean Fiene, Senior Technical Enablement Manager at Nintex (joint discussion)
    • Mayur Shah, Senior Director Product Management at WaveMaker
    • Purnima Bihari, Technical Product Manager at Security Compass
    • Boris Crismancich, Head of Business Development at Katulu
    • Mitch Ashley, CEO at ASG and Parker Yates, CRO at MediaOps (joint discussion)

    The virtual environment features auditoriums with three tracks where attendees can watch the sessions by industry experts and an exhibit hall lined with booths showcasing the latest solutions from leading low-code companies. In the exhibit hall, attendees can download resources and interact with partner sponsors including ServiceNow, Appian, OutSystems, Prodly, Skuid, WaveMaker and DB Maestro.

    To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

  • How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

    How Low Code Is Transforming Software Development

    Low code/no code is a business catalyst enabling technologies to automate processes and allowing developers to create real-time solutions for their business. With low code, businesses are able to build, customize and deploy apps with little to no coding.

    In this interview, Rackspace CTO Jeff DeVerter explains how low code is transforming software development and how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) complements low-code application platforms.

    Jeff is one of our distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his keynote presentation, he will explain the newfound prominence of low code and outline how enterprises can best utilize the technology to accelerate the delivery of software and applications.

    Find out why low code doesn’t mean “lone-coder” and why it’s important to have capabilities increased for the citizen developer by attending Jeff’ session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

  • Accelerate Digital Transformation With Low Code

    Accelerate Digital Transformation With Low Code

    This year many organizations have gone through a lot of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses need to be more agile, adapt to the new normal and accelerate their digital transformation. We have a new future of work we need to be ready for, and that requires more automation than ever before. Low code enables organizations to accelerate their innovation, automation and transformation efforts. Low-code platforms enable developers and non-technical teams to quickly deliver applications by automating the creation of apps with a drag-and-drop interface.

    In this interview, ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares the main benefits of low code and talks about the ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program.

    Chris is one of our distinguished keynote speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his keynote presentation, Chris will share a CIO perspective on rolling out low-code applications at scale, best practices from rolling out ServiceNow Citizen Developer Program and suggested guardrails to ensure a successful and secure implementation.

    To find out more about the future of work with low code and how it can benefit your business, attend Chris’ session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

  • MediaOps Announces First Low-Code Virtual Event, Providing Insight and Forecasting the Future of Low Code in the Tech World

    MediaOps Announces First Low-Code Virtual Event, Providing Insight and Forecasting the Future of Low Code in the Tech World

    Low Code Today features lessons learned and use cases highlighting the low-code/no-code revolution, with presentations from luminaries of leading organizations in the low-code community.

    BOCA RATON, Fla. — MediaOps, the place to tell your story in the most powerful way, announces the inaugural Low Code Today virtual conference, taking place Thursday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The event is designed to provide audience members with a fresh look at low-code/no-code in today’s new normal and will highlight the impact of the rapid acceleration of low-code use in the wake of COVID-19.

    The event features a day packed full of keynotes, panel discussions, Q&As, workshops and more from low-code pundits and pioneers. Additionally, the event will feature a fully immersive virtual environment with exhibit halls, chat rooms, sponsor booths and a treasure hunt with giveaways included.

    “You’re going to learn a lot from our session in terms of how low code is helping organizations to respond rapidly to ever-changing market needs and ever-changing digital transformation needs, so don’t miss out,” said Derya Sousa, chief operating officer at Kianda.

    The global pandemic has led to rapid adoption of low-code technologies, as they can enable businesses to create software solutions faster, smarter and cheaper. The low-code wave is expected to continue to grow, and this event is a must-attend for everyone interested in learning more about the strengths, challenges and future implications of low code on software development. 

    “Low Code Today functions as an insightful, engaging event meant to dig deeper into the low-code resurgence in the tech industry,” said MediaOps CEO Alan Shimel. “There is a whole new world of opportunity for both professional and citizen developers alike to work with low-code applications that could shape the future of software development.”

    The free, interactive virtual conference puts low-code experts and gurus at the forefront of the discussion to share their knowledge and skills to the community. Attendees will get an intimate look at how organizations are embracing low-code technologies to advance their business while improving user experience. Attendees are encouraged to engage and interact with fellow attendees, speakers and sponsors to gain additional insights during the daylong event.

    Low Code Today Virtual Conference features an exceptional lineup of industry leaders, including:

    • Chris Bedi, CIO at ServiceNow (keynote speaker)
    • Matt Calkins, CEO at Appian (keynote speaker)
    • Jennifer Sable Lopez, Sr. Director, Community & Advocacy at OutSystems; Malcolm Ross, Deputy CTO at Appian; Marcus Torres, VP Product Management, Platform Business & Foundation at ServiceNow; Sephanie Louis, Global Head of Developer Community, Pega (keynote panel)
    • Lori Breitbarth, Sr. Principal IT Program Manager at MedTronic
    • Dan Stoll, Director of Technical Product Marketing and Sean Fiene, Senior Technical Enablement Manager at Nintex (joint discussion)
    • Jeff DeVerter, CTO at Rackspace
    • Derya Sousa, COO at Kianda
    • Mayur Shah, Senior Director Product Management at WaveMaker
    • Purnima Bihari, Technical Product Manager at Security Compass
    • Juan Ramirez, Senior Solution Architect at OutSystems
    • Boris Crismancich, Head of Business Development at Katulu
    • Max Rudman, CEO at Prodly
    • Mitch Ashley, CEO at ASG and Parker Yates, CRO at MediaOps (joint discussion)

    The virtual environment features auditoriums with three tracks where attendees can watch the sessions by industry experts and an exhibit hall lined with booths showcasing the latest solutions from leading low-code companies. In the exhibit hall, attendees can download resources and interact with partner sponsors including ServiceNow, Appian, OutSystems, Prodly, Skuid, WaveMaker and DB Maestro.

    Breakout sessions are organized into these three tracks: 

    • Steering the Charge: Hear directly from CIOs, business leaders and IT managers on their approaches to adopting low-code/no-code from a high-level, organizational perspective.
    • Learning by Doing: The best way to learn is by doing. Tune in to hear experiences and case studies from customers who have brought low-code/no-code technologies to their organizations.
    • Enabling the Citizen Developer: Low-code/no-code technologies have given rise to the “Citizen Developer.” These demonstrations, workshops and how-to tutorials will share how low-code/no-code tools can help business users improve processes and increase productivity.

    Attendees can participate in a scavenger hunt throughout the virtual environment for a chance to win Amazon gift cards. Participants earn points by visiting booths, watching sessions, downloading resources, networking with speakers in the chat area and finding objects hidden in the environment.

    Registered attendees will also receive a link to access the virtual environment on-demand for up to 30 days after the live event.

    To see the full agenda and to register, please visit Low Code Today.

    ABOUT MEDIAOPS

    MediaOps, the place to tell your story in the most powerful way, is an omniversal media company covering IT industries and practices that are reshaping the world of technology, including DevOps, Cloud-Native, Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation. Through a convergence of new media distribution platforms, MediaOps delivers the experiential stories IT professionals need to gain fresh insights and learn new skills. For marketing partners, MediaOps delivers unparalleled access to inform and engage with a highly involved IT community for thought leadership, demand generation and specialized campaigns. MediaOps is not only the most trusted name in technology media, but the most loved as well.

     

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  • Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

    Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

    Adopting low-code/no-code technologies enables businesses to quickly build and deploy applications. Low code empowers non-technical teams to build custom applications for their business and customers, accelerating their digital transformation efforts.

    In this interview, Kianda Chief Operating Officer Derya Sousa explains how low code accelerates digital transformation and empowers citizen developers. 

    Derya is one of our outstanding speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit, along with Kianda CEO Osvaldo Sousa. During their session, Derya and Osvaldo will discuss how organizations use low-code/no-code platforms to build fully responsive, easy-to-deploy enterprise applications – all without the need for any coding.

    To learn how low code empowers citizen developers and to hear about a real-life use case of how no-code solutions are accelerating digital innovation, attend Derya and Osvaldo’s session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

  • Low Code and Change Management with Max Rudman

    Low Code and Change Management with Max Rudman

    Many organizations trying to accelerate their digital transformation are turning to low-code technologies to respond quickly to the constant market changes. Low-code technologies facilitate application development by offering drag-and-drop components that require little to no hand-coding. Low code creates a seamless integration between cloud platforms, tools and utilities.

    As low-code applications increasingly become a shared responsibility between IT and business units, it’s incumbent upon IT to ensure changes are delivered consistently, reliably and without disrupting end users — no matter who makes the change.

    In this Q&A session, Prodly CEO Max Rudman answers a few questions about low-code applications and change management.

    Max is one of our distinguished speakers presenting at Low Code Today Virtual Summit. During his session, Max will discuss how to implement an agile change management process to low-code applications and accelerate time to value for low-code apps.

    How do low-code applications boost productivity?

    The simplest answer is: It’s just faster to configure and make changes to low-code applications. Low-code apps leverage declarative programming, meaning you assemble a solution by dragging and dropping predefined components together like Lego blocks instead of writing code line by line. Everyone knows how to use Legos, which brings us to the far greater productivity benefit of low-code apps — they expand the number of people on your development team.

    Low-code applications have given rise to the citizen developer — someone who deeply understands the business problem and how to design the desired solution but previously lacked the programming skills to make it a reality. With low-code applications, business analysts, project managers, operations teams and other business users are empowered to implement solutions for themselves. Consequently, technical developers have more time to focus on projects that require specialized skills. Because developers are now able to focus on tasks that really do require programming expertise, they become more productive, too. It’s a win-win for both IT and business.

    How does low code drive change management? How can you carry out an effective change management process?

    Low-code applications highlight the need for change management within an organization, especially as application configuration and maintenance becomes a shared responsibility between IT and lines of business. This should not be a free-for-all approach to application development where anyone can make changes to applications at any time. More and more businesses rely on low-code apps to manage critical and often complex business processes, like revenue and customer service. Changes must be made in a predictable way that mitigates the risk of errors, downtime and other disruption to users. At the end of the day, users don’t care if an application is built with code or clicks, but they do expect it to work reliably and securely for them to do their jobs. 

    Change management processes address these issues and foster greater collaboration between IT and the business. The low-code revolution has accelerated the pace of change, and it’s causing organizations to rethink their change management processes to accommodate non-technical developers to participate. It’s an opportunity and a responsibility of IT to establish the guardrails and guidelines to empower citizen developers to move fast without breaking things. 

    What can we expect from your session?

    We’ll be discussing the implications of low-code applications on existing change management practices and why that’s causing IT leaders to rethink the people, processes and tools for managing change. Attendees will get practical tips for change management strategies that decrease application time, accelerate time to value and mitigate risk. We’ll also dive into how to give CIOs and IT managers the visibility they expect into the change process.

    To learn more low-code adoption and change management, attend Max’s session at Low Code Today Virtual Summit on Nov. 19. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the Low Code Today website.

  • Application Modernization Video with IBM’s Rosalind Radcliffe

    Application Modernization Video with IBM’s Rosalind Radcliffe

    Application modernization is the process of updating existing legacy applications and modernizing their infrastructure, architecture and features, by using modern technology stacks. Monolithic applications are difficult to update and expensive to scale.

    In response to today’s business requirements of growth and innovation, enterprises must deliver new applications in an agile fashion while minimizing risk. Many have turned to a hybrid or multicloud strategy where choice and flexibility are foundational.

    In this interview, Rosalind Radcliffe, distinguished engineer at IBM, explains the benefits of modernizing applications and how IBM provides all essential components to update your legacy applications.

    Rosalind will take a deeper look at application modernization during her session at IBM DevOps Virtual Summit. During the virtual event, attendees will learn how to keep their applications running smoothly with automation and data-driven solutions that can reduce mean time to resolution and explore IBM solutions to help innovate hybrid environments, disrupt cloud native development and transform existing mainframe infrastructures. The free virtual event will take place on Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. ET.

    For more information and to register, please visit the IBM DevOps Virtual Summit website.

  • The Sociotechnical Path to High-Performing Teams with Charity Majors

    The Sociotechnical Path to High-Performing Teams with Charity Majors

    Every DevOps team wants to be successful, but how can you measure this success? What exactly defines a DevOps high-performing team? How can you help your team function at an elite level?

    In this interview, Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb, explains what it takes to be an elite performer, how DevOps teams can become more productive and how to effectively measure your team’s performance.

    Charity is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s DevOps Experience. During her session, she will walk you through the social and technical strategies that great teams all around the world are using to be happier and more productive.

    For more insights and tips on how to be an elite performer, attend Charity’s keynote session at DevOps Experience 2020 on Oct. 22. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the DevOps Experience website.

  • Runtime Security and Incident Response with Loris Degioanni

    Runtime Security and Incident Response with Loris Degioanni

    By adopting DevOps, Kubernetes and containers you can accelerate innovation and deliver a better experience for customers and employees. While Kubernetes adoption simplifies application deployment, security needs to adapt and be cloud-first, open and frictionless as a new set of complexities may surface.

    Check out this interview with Sysdig Founder and CTO Loris Degioanni to find out how you can manage the health of your applications and learn more about runtime security and incident response.

    Loris is a security expert and an open source veteran, and he’s also one of the keynote speakers presenting at this year’s DevOps Experience Virtual Summit. During his presentation, Loris will share his perspective on where security is going and practical advice for managing security risk in a Kubernetes and DevOps world.

    For more insights and tips on Kubernetes security, attend Loris’s keynote session at DevOps Experience 2020 on Oct. 22. To check out the full agenda or to register for free, visit the DevOps Experience website.