May 27, 2026
The Cost of Cheap Switches
Cheap switching saves money in the budget line where it appears, but it can drain revenue from the departments where it fails.
Articles
The IT Dilemma – Field Notes on Technology Risk
Practical commentary on IT operations, cybersecurity, infrastructure resilience, leadership mistakes, vendor gaps, and the business problems hiding behind technology failures.
What This Covers
The IT Dilemma is built from real-world field experience, lessons from complex environments, and AI-assisted drafting that turns operational pain into useful business insight.
May 27, 2026
Why Coverage Maps Lie
A practical networking article explaining why real-world wireless performance must be validated where employees work.
May 27, 2026
Technology Debt Is Operational Debt
A leadership article reframing technology debt as a business operations problem, not an IT cleanup issue.
May 27, 2026
AI Does Not Create Leverage Without Process Ownership
A strategic article on why AI adoption needs clear process ownership before automation creates value.
May 27, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Good Enough Infrastructure
An executive article on why good enough infrastructure quietly limits growth, speed, and adoption.
May 27, 2026
The Businesses Winning With AI Are Reducing Friction
An AI strategy article arguing that practical friction reduction beats flashy experimentation.
May 27, 2026
Stop Buying AI Before Understanding Your Workflow
A practical article advising leaders to map friction and workflow before buying AI tools.
May 27, 2026
AI Is Not Magic. It Is Operational Compression
A ThinkStack-style article reframing AI as operational compression rather than magic.
May 27, 2026
The Best AI Use Cases Usually Start as Complaints
A business article about using complaints as signals for practical AI and automation opportunities.
May 27, 2026
AI Will Expose Weak Operators Faster
A leadership article on how AI amplifies both strong and weak operators.