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Introduction, and the source of the uncomfortable truth This week, I have been revisiting the IBM Institute for Business Value research, Secure by design, smarter with AI. One finding should make every leadership team pause: 42 percent of executives rank their own operational shortcomings among their top cybersecurity threats, ahead of nation states and just... Continue Reading →
In the rapidly evolving landscape of software development, AI agents powered by large language models (LLMs) are increasingly tasked with complex, multi-step activities. Yet, as I’ve observed in both enterprise and research contexts, these agents often struggle with reliability and accuracy when the task complexity outpaces what static model inference can handle. Reinforcement learning (RL)... Continue Reading →
The cloud landscape is shifting. As I see it, the demands facing organisations with mission-critical workloads—whether in manufacturing, healthcare, or government—have grown well beyond simple scalability. The latest updates from Microsoft Azure underscore a strategic pivot towards adaptive infrastructure, offering new pathways to balance innovation, resilience, and operational autonomy. In this analysis, I’ll break down... Continue Reading →
A Personal Reflection I’ll start with a confession: I didn’t make it to Ignite this year. No frantic dash between sessions, no late-night debates over whether the keynote really hinted at the next big thing. Instead, I’ve been catching up from afar, coffee in hand, scrolling through the Book of News and wondering if this... Continue Reading →
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