Notes on data, AI, IT
and security
No marketing fog. The way I think about real problems with founders and managers.
COVID, remote work, and the sudden maturity of the digital workplace
The pandemic accomplished in a few months what corporate IT strategies had failed to do in years. What changed in the digital infrastructure of companies - and what will stick.
Nine months of remote work: how the attack surface changed
By autumn 2020, companies that shifted to remote work in the spring had accumulated new security risks - often without realising it. What changed and what to look at now.
Robots kept running: what the pandemic tells us about automation
While factories shut down due to COVID-19 outbreaks among workers, automated lines kept operating. What this says about the case for robotics.
GPT-3: what a founder should actually think about it
In summer 2020, OpenAI released GPT-3 - the largest language model at the time. What it actually means for business right now.
The cloud bill that arrived after the fast migration
Companies that rushed to the cloud under pandemic pressure are now receiving bills nobody planned for. Why this happens and what to do about it.
Your data stack in a crisis: what to cut, what to hold
When teams shrink and projects freeze, you still need data. How to prioritise your data infrastructure during an unstable period.
Business continuity after the pandemic: what to revisit in the architecture
What conclusions about IT architecture and operational resilience are worth drawing from the first wave - before normal routine returns.
GPT-3 and the new baseline for language models
What the release of GPT-3 means for search, support, text analytics and product UX - a view for founders and directors.
Predictive analytics in supply chains: what the crisis revealed
How the pandemic tested investments in demand forecasting and inventory management - and what to take away from it.
Data producer-consumer contracts: the unglamorous fix that works
Why data pipelines break most often at team boundaries, and how formalising the contract between producers and consumers prevents the majority of those breaks.
COVID phishing: how the threat landscape shifted in two months
A briefing for managers: how attackers are exploiting the pandemic and remote work, and what to do without panic.
Computer vision for quality control: what is realistic in 2020
A plain assessment of where computer vision actually delivers in factory quality control right now - and what the common misconceptions are about cost and scope.