That time of year is drawing close: Sometime right after Halloween, heading into Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn to the holiday season. A new year is on the horizon. What will it bring? In the tech media world, we are swamped with folks who want to share predictions and thoughts on the new year and beyond. This year, we are wrapping all of these up into one great virtual summit called Predict 2019.

Similar to the environment we created for the DevOps Experience, Predict 2019 will feature a virtual environment with a conference lobby, presentation theater, expo hall and more. More than a series of YouTube live presentations, it is truly a conference experience from the comfort of your desk.

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Which of the following best describes how you currently monitor and manage systems across your hybrid cloud environment?(Required)

Multiple separate tools for different environments

Multiple separate tools for different monitoring and management functions

Single consolidated dashboard

Custom built monitoring and management solution

No full monitoring and management solution

Don’t know

How valuable would it be for your monitoring and management solution to incorporate predictive analytics to help you identify and address system issues that are critical and not waste time or effort working through all the data and “noise” that is not critical?(Required)

Extremely valuable

Moderately valuable

Somewhat valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

How do you most typically address potential system issues BEFORE they impact your operations?(Required)

Automated workflows and playbooks to remediate potential issues as soon as they are detected

An orchestrated response process that leverages automation, AI, and human expertise to rapidly respond to potential issues

Advanced monitoring tools such as predictive analytics and anomaly detection to proactively identify and address potential issues

Respond to issues as they arise, using manual processes and troubleshooting techniques

A combination of automated remediation, orchestrated response, and/or proactive monitoring to address potential system issues

Don’t know

Other

What methods does your organization use to control and monitor cloud/IT spending?(Required)

Centralized procurement processes

Pre-approved budget thresholds

Automated cost monitoring tools

Department-level spending controls

Regular cost audits and reviews

Cloud cost optimization platform

Approval workflows for resource provisioning

Native financial operations tools provided by the cloud provider

No formal controls in place

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

Which methods do you rely on most to detect security vulnerabilities in your systems?(Required)

Automated scanning tools

Manual assessments

Vendor notifications

Threat modeling (for early detection)

None of these

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

What are the TWO most common ways you prioritize vulnerabilities to address within your environment?(Required)

Based on potential impact

Based on exploitability

Regulatory compliance requirements

Based on CVSS scores

Risk-based analysis of multiple factors

First-in-first-out approach

No formal prioritization process

Don’t know

How do you typically handle system updates and security patches?(Required)

Automated updates and patches

Manually review and apply updates and patches on a regular schedule

A combination of automation and manual review

Apply updates and patches on an as-needed basis.

Outsourced update and patch management

No defined process

Don’t know

Other

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Speakers

The content at Predict will be first and foremost. To that end, we are lining up some great speakers. I am happy to announce that celebrated DevOps author and practitioner Mirco Herring will be keynoting the DevOps tracks. Securosis and DisruptOps co-founder Rich Mogull will be keynoting the DevSecOps tracks. Our third keynote on containers, security and DevOps is Batchagalupe himself, John Willis.

John Willis, Rich Mogull and Mirco Herring

We have added another keynote speaker in addition to the three above to Predict 2019.  We are really proud to announce that Chenxi Wang will be presenting her predictions for 2019. For those of you not familiar, Chenxi is the founder of Rain Capital and a former VP at Forrester. She also held executive positions at Intel Security, Twistlock and Cyphercloud, and is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as one of the most influential women in cybersecurity. Her keynote should not be missed.

Chenxi Wang

In addition to the keynotes, a CEO panel discussion on AIOps will be moderated by me. Plus, we’ll have several other panels on key topics for 2019 and individual presentations. All told there will be 15 sessions at Predict 2019.

There will also be an exhibit hall where you can interact with other attendees and sponsors, watch videos and download more information. Just about everything you can do at a conference in the physical world, you will be be able to experience at Predict 2019—but without the airfare and hotel bill.

It should be a great day of learning and networking right from the comfort of your own chair.

Registration and Sponsor Info

You can register now at https://predict2019.com. Attendance is free.

If you are a interested in speaking or sponsoring Predict 2019, there are a limited amount of sponsorships available. Sponsor info can be obtained at sponsor@devops.com. Additionally, speakers can write us at predictspeakers@devops.com

If you are curious about what the experts, pundits and luminaries think will be the big trends and stories of the coming year, mark your calendar and attend Predict 2019.

— Alan Shimel