Mitch Ashley

Vice President & Practice Lead, DevOps & Application Development

Mitch Ashley is Vice President and Practice Lead, DevOps & Application Development 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.comsecurityboulevard.com, and techstrong.tv), where he serves as CTO and founder of Techstrong Research.

As a Chief Technology Advisor, CTO, CIO, and head of engineering, Mitch led the creation of award-winning cybersecurity products utilized in the private and public sectors, including the U.S. Department of Defense and all military branches. Mitch also led managed PKI services for broadband, Wi-Fi, IoT, energy management and 5G industries, product certification test labs, an online SaaS (93m transactions annually), the development of video-on-demand and Internet cable services, and a national broadband network. He began his career creating large banking and telecom applications and building AI expert systems.

Having led his first of three introductions of DevOps in 2014 and the modernization of three IT organizations, Mitch shares his experiences as an analyst, keynote and conference speaker, panelist, host, moderator, and expert interviewer. His talks cover some of the most in-demand topics, including CIO/CTO leadership, product and software development, DevOps, DevSecOps, containerization, container orchestration, AI/ML/GenAI, platform engineering, SRE, and cybersecurity. He publishes his research on FuturumGroup.com/ and TechstrongResearch.com/resources. He hosts multiple award-winning video and podcast series, including DevOps Unbound, CISO Talk, and Techstrong Gang.

Recent Insights, NEWS & RESEARCH:

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead for DevOps and Application Development at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on advancements in the uses of AI, agentic agents, and the recent Model Context Protocol open standard.
Microsoft Reinforces Its Commitment to Kubernetes, Announcing Open-Source Headmap UI and Enhancements for Running AI Workloads on Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) with RAG, vLLM, Custom GPU Drivers
Mitch Ashley at The Futurum Group shares his insights on advancements in Microsoft AKS with AI workload, Rag, vLLM upgrades, and Headlamp open-source contribution to CNCF to simplify Kubernetes management and reduce complexity.
In our latest Research Report, Securing Your Software Supply Chain: A Boardroom and C-Suite Imperative, completed in partnership with Sonatype, The Futurum Group examines how the software security conversation is shifting from technical teams to the boardroom. The report provides practical guidance on compliance, risk management, and technology investments needed to secure software across modern enterprises.
In our latest survey research report, The Critical Role of Application Marketplaces, created in collaboration with Splunk, Futurum Research explores how organizations are using application marketplaces across IT and security operations, which features matter most to users, and how vendor ecosystems like Splunkbase are evolving to meet modern demands.
Beyond Linux Announcements, SUSE Brings New Innovations in Developer Experience, Software Supply Chain Security, AI Observability, and Ethical AI Guardrails From SUSECON 2025
Mitch Ashley, VP DevOps and Application Development at the Futurum Group, shares key insights from SUSECON 2025, where SUSE's focus shifted beyond Linux to emphasize cloud-native development, developer experience tools, and AI observability—reflecting the company's strategic evolution.
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and Application Development at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on technology initiatives critical to IT leaders’ success.

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