Chris can be found charging round the countryside on a mountain bike, he’s large, hairy, often wears a kilt, and is often on stage with a cuppa tea trying to explain to audiences why they must ask more questions before clicking life’s big red button.
Let's kick this off with the topic that's causing the most vendor-induced headaches in 2026. Context: Every vendor now claims to be "AI-powered." Most aren't, in any meaningful sense. Some bolted a GPT wrapper onto their UI last quarter. Others
Sid, Claude, and I were talking: We work in a cybersecurity industry that is filled with over-promises and under-delivery. Being a CISO, CTO, or leader working inside a "regular" company, whether that's healthcare, manufacturing, finance, or simply a local business that doesn't
There’s things in life that I’ve come to learn need to be held to either the three strikes, or fail fast rule. Be it cars, technology, people, places, or jobs. It’s not perfect, but it is something I know at the back of my mind I often
Once upon a LONG time ago, someone once said in a now infamous video “war, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” That observation has merit, but it’s unfortunately not accurate. The “War Machine” is a vast array of companies, consulting agencies, sycophants, and others all profiting from the
Across every screen, monitor, device, system, and console a simple message was relayed in the reader’s native tongue: “…let ME think!” AI, like the harassed parent of the incessantly questioning child had gotten to a point where it needed a moment to itself. 5.3 billion connected people continually
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