Insights
Each piece opens with the answer. If the first two sentences are all you have time for, they are meant to be enough to act on.
By theme
Five pillars
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How to judge a technology recommendation you cannot audit
How a non-technical executive evaluates a technology recommendation, a vendor claim, and a price.
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Security decisions for a company with no security team
What a company with no security staff does first, second, and not at all.
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Adopting AI without betting the company on it
What to decide before a pilot, what your staff are already doing, and how to judge a vendor's AI claim.
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The culture you get by default
What a stated value costs the first time it is inconvenient, and how to tell whether yours is operating or decorating.
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Building infrastructure on a public deadline
What changes when the deadline is public, the money is federal, and the work is done by subcontractors.
Articles
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Why your backup probably won't work
Draft copy — unfinishedHow do I know if our backups will actually work?