A Deep Dive Into AI Villainy - AppWorld 2025
Hey, Community! If you don't know me, I'm Aubrey King, one of our Community Evangelists here at DevCentral, and 14.5 year veteran at F5. I'm also a core and founding member of the OWASP Top 10 For LLM Applications, a project that's had considerable growth and media attention over the past 2 years. Between OWASP and DevCentral, you've probably seen one of my videos or podcasts! Those who have already know that I love to include LOTS of pop culture references, sci-fi, and fantasy to get my message out. Next week at AppWorld 2025, I'll be presenting with Jay Kelley in a split presentation where I talk about AI security threats, and he follows up with how F5 can address these threats. The presentation is a secret and I don’t want to spoil the surprise for people, but I can tell you that I do a comparison of a couple classic AI villains and talk about which one is superior in design, and why. How have these villains influenced the minds of AI developers? For two fictional characters that are over 50 years old, which author had a better idea of how we build AI today? AppWorld 2025 attendees will learn: A better understanding of AI application architectures How to scale AI effectively and efficiently How to incorporate security in app architecture If you’re in management, dev, or infrastructure, this talk will be right up your alley. If AI is on your radar right now, this session is for you!
Mastering Imperative and Declarative Automation with F5 BIG-IP – AppWorld 2025
At AppWorld 2025, Anton Varkalevich and I will be hosting a hands-on lab, "Mastering Imperative and Declarative Automation with F5 BIG-IP." I'm Matt Mabis, a Senior Solutions Architect in the Business Development/Technical Alliances department at F5. I specialize in solution integrations with our partnerships with Red Hat (Ansible and OpenShift), VMware, and Omnissa Horizon. Anton Varkalevich is a Solutions Engineer III for Financial Services at F5, specializing in ensuring financial customers have the right solutions to meet their unique needs. Automation plays a critical role in financial institutions, enabling them to serve their customers quickly and effectively. This lab is the result of years of experience working with customers to streamline application deployments on F5 BIG-IP. We’ll use Ansible Automation Platform to demonstrate both imperative and declarative automation approaches. Participants will first deploy common use cases—such as HTTPS and SSL-delivered applications—using imperative automation with individual Ansible modules. Then, we’ll achieve the same outcomes using declarative automation, offering a side-by-side comparison to help attendees choose the best approach for their needs. By the end of this lab, you’ll have a solid understanding of both automation styles and how to apply them effectively in your environment. Join us at AppWorld 2025—we look forward to sharing our knowledge with you!
