We are thrilled to announce that MediaOps is the recipient of two Hermes Creative Awards. TechStrong TV won the Gold Award in the video/informational category and DevOps Chats won the Gold Award for audio/podcast series.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognize outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. Hermes Creative Awards are administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

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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

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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

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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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Our main goal here at MediaOps is to create and produce high-quality, educational and informational content to our audience, covering IT industries and practices that are re-shaping the world of technology, including DevOps, cloud-native, cybersecurity and digital transformation. These awards are a testimony to all the hard work and dedication that goes into producing these programs. We are proud of our MediaOps team and honored to receive recognition for our work.

The two MediaOps broadcast programs recognized by the AMCP are:

• TechStrong TV: Gold Award winner in the video/informational category. TechStrong TV is a streamed broadcast featuring fresh video news and information three days a week and on-demand content from conferences and shows two days a week on the Digital Anarchist network. TechStrong TV features interviews with industry thought leaders, covering the latest news on DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud native and digital transformation.
• DevOps Chats: Gold Award winner in the audio/podcast series category. DevOps Chats is a “fireside chat” podcast featuring DevOps.com and Security Boulevard Editor-in-Chief, Alan Shimel, discussing relevant topics with luminaries and thought leaders in the DevOps and security industries.

The MediaOps team would like to thank the Hermes Creative Awards for recognizing the content we publish. Most of all, we would like to thank you, our audience, for all the support you have given us throughout the years.

TechStrong TV is available on the web at Techstrong.tv, with on-demand segments available on DigitalAnarchist.com and the MediaOps community sites (DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Container Journal). TechStrong TV is also available on LinkedIn Live (DevOps.com page), Facebook Live (DevOps.com page), YouTube (DevOps TV channel), on the DevOps.com mobile app for iOS and Android, and on TV via DevOps.com app for OTT channels on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. 

Episodes are available after broadcast on-demand at Digital Anarchist, the next-gen streaming service for tech communities, which offers in-depth coverage on DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud-native and digital transformation, adding high-quality content on a regular basis. DevOps Chats are published on SoundCloud and iTunes, and are also available on Digital Anarchist.