Talent is in the eye of the customer

By Barry Buck – A former Microsoft Azure engineer recently published a six-part essay series lamenting how Azure never lived up to its potential. Rushed to market in 2008, perpetually on life support, plagued by a talent exodus and architectural drift – his...

From game theory to game shows

By Barry Buck (with Claude) – Somewhere along the line, tech companies became wartime targets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards published a list of 18 US tech firms – Apple, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Palantir – and threatened to destroy their “relevant units” if more...

Early warning of baggage disruptions with predictive baggage analytics

Airlines, airports, and ground handlers can now identify baggage disruptions, such as missed connections, mishandled bags, or operational bottlenecks, earlier using predictive insights. SITA has launched SITA Bag Radar, a cloud-based baggage analytics solution that...

The chip shortage is quietly destabilising your balance sheet

Semiconductor volatility is no longer just a procurement issue, it’s a balance sheet risk. As PC and infrastructure pricing becomes increasingly unpredictable, sudden price increases and shrinking discounts are putting direct pressure on capital allocation strategies....

Lenovo accelerates production-ready enterprise AI with Nvidia

At Nvidia GTC, Lenovo unveiled new Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia solutions designed to accelerate AI adoption, reduce time-to-first-token (TTFT), and deliver measurable business results across personal, enterprise, and cloud environments. This next phase of...