Notes on data, AI, IT
and security
No marketing fog. The way I think about real problems with founders and managers.
Trusting the cloud: questions you should ask your provider
Where your data actually lives, who can see it, and what you can actually verify - before these questions become urgent.
DevOps before DevOps: why release speed is becoming an infrastructure topic
Manual releases are already starting to lose to machine delivery discipline. Why deployment speed is not a startup privilege but a competitive factor.
An editorial note for 2013: what to watch so you are not discussing technology in a vacuum
How to connect AI, data, IT, security, and automation through the logic of the enterprise - and why that matters more than following each trend separately.
Which 2012 predictions already look naive, and which are dangerously underestimated
An honest look at where the market overestimates interfaces and underestimates processes. A meta-post on technology forecasting.
A forecast: as data warehouses move to the cloud, the integrator's entire project economics change
Less heavy implementation, more iteration on data and metrics. What this means for companies buying IT projects.
Planning for 2013: cloud, data, and security can no longer be discussed separately
Any digital project today is simultaneously about architecture, data, and security. Why keeping those conversations apart costs more.
Apple Maps failed because of data quality, not because of maps
The Apple Maps launch is the best public lesson available on data sources, quality contracts, and the cost of ignoring user feedback loops.
SSO and identity federation: consolidate your accounts, do not multiply them
The more systems a company runs, the more expensive the chaos in user accounts becomes. How centralising authentication reduces both operational costs and attack surface.
A service catalog instead of 'just email IT': how internal IT maturity grows
Treating infrastructure and support as managed internal products is not about bureaucracy - it is about predictability.
Vendor lock-in: think about the exit before you enter the cloud
The benefit of PaaS has to be calculated alongside the cost of leaving - otherwise it is not a strategic decision, it is an expensive accident.
OT and IT convergence: what the industrial CIO needs to prepare for
Sensors, MES, ERP, and remote support are merging into a single risk perimeter - and most industrial IT directors are not ready for that yet.
Backups against ransomware: prepare before it happens
A preventive look at backup discipline, offline copies, and recovery testing - while there is still time to do it calmly.