Thomas Stiehm has been developing applications and managing software development teams for eighteen years. As CTO of Coveros, he is responsible for the oversight of all technical projects and integrating new technologies and application security practices into software development projects. Most recently, Thomas has been focusing on how to incorporate DevOps best practices into distributed agile development projects using cloud-based solutions and how to achieve a balance between team productivity and cost while mitigating project risks. Previously, as a managing architect involved in agile development at Digital Focus, Thomas found that agile is the only development methodology that makes the business reality of constant change central to the development process.