Monthly Archives: August 2026
The Specialist-Generalist Partnership
Posted by K. Brown August 24th, 2026
The Specialist-Generalist Partnership Most conversations about co-managed IT and security services are framed around what the outside specialist partner provides. The monitoring coverage, the threat intelligence, the compliance expertise, the […]
Strategic Slack
Posted by K. Brown August 24th, 2026
Strategic Slack There is a concept in engineering called slack — the deliberate, calculated space built into a system to allow it to absorb variation without failing. Bridges are designed […]
Trust in the Algorithm Age: What AI Can’t Replicate
Posted by K. Brown August 17th, 2026
Trust in the Algorithm Age: What AI Can’t Replicate Trust, in the sense that actually matters in business relationships, is not the same thing as reliability. Reliability is a measurable property […]
Turning Disruption Into Energy: The Strategic Windmill Approach
Posted by K. Brown August 10th, 2026
Turning Disruption Into Energy: The Strategic Windmill Approach Drive across West Texas on the right stretch of highway and you’ll pass through miles of wind turbines, blades turning steadily against a sky that usually […]
The 100-Year Business: Building for Legacy Instead of Exit
Posted by K. Brown August 5th, 2026
The 100-Year Business: Building for Legacy Instead of Exit There’s a version of the same conversation happening in a booth somewhere, right now, after a deal has closed. The ink is […]