Why I believe enterprise software acquisitions belong on the executive risk agenda Morning news check…. an acquisition announcement arrives. The purchase price is impressive. The executives are enthusiastic. The presentation promises innovation, integration, and greater value. Somewhere in an IT…
We’ve learned to hear the promise and tune out the conditions. There was a time when the disclaimer knew its place. It lived in microscopic print inside a software package, on the back of a concert ticket, or somewhere near…
A recent AI jailbreak should be a wake-up call for every organization rushing to deploy AI agents. A headline caught my attention this week… “Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons.” That certainly gets your attention. But underneath…
Clear expectations turn individual effort into coordinated results. Setting them, and keeping them aligned… is one of a leader’s most important responsibilities. Over the years, working across programming, systems engineering, network operations, security, and management, I’ve come to appreciate how…
Artificial intelligence has become a matter of national strategy and security. But before an AI Force can be judged by its ambition, it must be defined by its mission, authority, accountability, and operational guardrails. President Donald Trump announced on September…
Leadership is not defined by who can redirect a problem fastest. It is revealed by who helps move it forward At some point in every career, a problem will land in front of you that does not technically belong to…
After decades of technological advancement, troubleshooting still feels remarkably primitive Modern computers can generate realistic images, translate languages instantly, predict equipment failures, recognize faces, and analyze billions of events in seconds. Yet when a Windows server begins exhausting network resources,…
Earlier in my career, I spent time working in manufacturing and distribution environments, including Sara Lee and Chock full o’Nuts. Technology looked very different then. We were working with platforms such as Sybase and JD Edwards World and OneWorld, and…
This week, Jeppesen ForeFlight announced the appointment of Ron Wood as Chief Information Security Officer. On the surface, it seems a standard leadership move, one more CISO appointment in a sea of cybersecurity headlines. But beneath that headline, I see…
For decades, cybersecurity was framed as a technical discipline. Firewalls, patching, access controls, incident response. Important, but largely operational. That perspective no longer reflects reality, especially for financial institutions with long-term obligations to their clients and beneficiaries. Today, cybersecurity is…
