I was in London for a week on vacation. I was hanging out with my Brother for his 30 th . It’s crazy over there how little privacy you have. There are cameras EVERYWHERE, and where there aren’t they have trucks that drive around with mounted cameras. There are speed cameras, cameras in the cabs, cameras in the tube, and in bars. Over the last 5 years London has overtaken NY as a financial and banking capital of the world. More deals and companies operate there. The reason is the over regulation of the USA. Much of this is due to SOX and other laws. Now that the NYSE owns Euronext, which operates many of the exchanges in the EU and UK, will we be changing? Will the changes entail moving towards more regulations in the UK, or will the US realize these oppressive regulations are hurting the US economy? With all of the security and regulations in focus everywhere it’s important to know the landscape. I feel this is getting gaining relevant knowledge. I do this...
Jonah Kowall is the VP of Market Development and Insights at AppDynamics, driving the company’s product roadmap and vision, entry into new markets and providing technology and business insights. Previously 15 years as a practitioner at several startups and larger enterprises focused on infrastructure and operations, security, and performance engineering. In 2011 Jonah changed careers, moving to Gartner to focus on availability and performance monitoring and IT operations management (ITOM).