Gene Kim

Founder & CTO, Tripwire

Gene Kim

Founder & CTO, Tripwire

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Biography

Gene Kim has been studying high performing technology organizations since 1999. He was founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc for 13 years, an enterprise security software company.

His books have sold over 1 million copies — he is author of the WSJ bestselling book The Unicorn Project, and was co-author of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook, and the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate.

Since 2014, he has been the organizer of the DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.

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The Unicorn Project: Developers, Digital Disruption & Thriving in the Age of Data

The Age of Software is here, and another mass extinction event looms. In this keynote, Kim shares the stories about rebel developers and business leaders working together, racing against time to innovate, survive, and thrive in a time of unprecedented uncertainty and opportunity. The Unicorn Project helps technological companies improve their business through the perspective of software development.

Why Everyone Needs DevOps Now: A Fifteen Year Studying High Performing Organizations

More than ever, the effective management of technology is critical for business competitiveness. For decades, technology leaders have struggled to balance agility, reliability, and security. The consequences of failure have never been greater. This speech shows leaders how to replicate these incredible outcomes through integrating Product Management, Development, QA, IT Operations, and Information Security to elevate and win in the marketplace.

Testimonials

"Gene Kim has blended his deep understanding of challenges facing IT organizations both large and small, culminating in the publication of “The Visible Ops Handbook,” with a passion for explaining those concepts in a way that truly resonates with his audience. If you’re familiar with his work and looking for a seasoned veteran to help your IT organization advance their capabilities, I wholeheartedly recommend you contact Gene and book him!"

- Chief Reliability Strategist, Trustworthy Computing Group, Microsoft Corporation

"Gene came to speak at the DevOps #lspe meetup on "Codifying Kick-Ass Business Performance that Matters." It's always great to hear Gene speak because he's got a lot of great material and he's really enthusiastic about it. This evening was no exception. Gene gave us a preview of some of the material he's collected for his next book; this sparked some great conversation with the audience."

- Chief Architect, Yahoo!