Accelerating App Modernization:
Balancing Agility, Innovation, and Security
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Thursday, January 16

1 pm ET

Modernizing applications has become essential for businesses seeking to enhance agility, scalability, and cost efficiency in today’s competitive landscape. By transitioning from monolithic architectures to microservices-based designs in cloud environments, organizations can unlock new levels of flexibility and performance. Coupled with AI and other cloud-based services, modernized apps can deliver richer, more engaging user experiences.

However, as the pace of app modernization increases, so do the associated challenges. The integration of AI models, third-party APIs, and cloud services often expands the attack surface of applications, leaving them vulnerable to evolving security threats. Organizations must find effective strategies to protect their apps without compromising performance, scalability, or innovation.

Join us for a live panel discussion in the latest episode of The Last Great Cloud Transformation series, where industry experts will share actionable insights, real-world experiences, and practical guidance to help your organization modernize with confidence.


What you will learn:

- Why app modernization is vital for business agility and growth.
- The security risks unique to modernized apps—and why they matter.
- Effective strategies for mitigating threats without sacrificing speed or scalability.
- How to balance innovation and protection to stay ahead in a competitive market.

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Mitch Ashley 2024

Mitch Ashley

VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev - The Futurum Group
Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development, and IT leader, with deep expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. An in-demand CTO, CIO, engineering, and DevOps leader, Mitch has the pulse on the latest in software engineering, including the AI's impact in development, testing and security, cloud-native architecture, application and software supply chain security, platform engineering, ITOps, SecOps, AIOps, and DataOps. In his career, Mitch has brought to market multiple industry-impacting software-based products, including cybersecurity products, SaaS applications, Internet services, large telecommunications and financial applications, mobile applications, managed PKI services, and broadband networks. At Futurum, Mitch advises and guides leaders in delivering contemporary and next-generation software and security strategies critical to their business strategies.