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Identity Solves for Energy Orgs What Perimeter Security Alone Can’t

A field technician arrives on site to restore service and cannot access the system needed to complete the work. At the same time, a vendor still has active...

Chad Alessi

A Look at the Modern Service Desk and Applications to Digital Agility

My last blog on digital agility explored its connection to digital employee experience (DEX). Organizations with a mature DEX strategy know if they’re getting...

Jimmy Lanssens

Data

June 22, 2026

Reflections on the Fabric Analyst in a Day Workshop

A Look Back at the Microsoft Fabric Analyst in a Day Workshop: Orlando, Florida (May 4, 2026)

Jimmy Lanssens

Talent

June 10, 2026

Assessments and Project Portfolios Are Replacing the Four‑Year Degree

We’re seeing some subtle changes in hiring in 2026, especially as the need for evolving skillsets becomes more important. Organizations, in response to an...

Marcy Rychlewski

Cybersecurity

June 02, 2026

Why Perimeter-Based Security is Failing—and Identity is the Defense

Enterprise security strategies are still largely centered on a belief that no longer holds true: that defenses can be built around a network boundary....

Chad Alessi

Cybersecurity

June 02, 2026

Rethinking IAM: Why IAM Starts with Process and People, Not Platforms

Most identity-related breaches do not happen because organizations lack Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools. They happen, rather, because access...

Chad Alessi

Data

Automation and AI

May 14, 2026

Why Leaders Should Treat Their Data Platform Like a Business Decision

Most companies don’t have a data platform problem. What they have is a leadership problem. That is...if they let it become one.

Anthony Borgetti

Talent

May 12, 2026

Finding a Staffing Partner That Protects and Scales Your Business

Staffing today is much more about precision than throughput. Everyone still wants speed, of course, but the leaders I talk to are much more worried about the...

Marcy Rychlewski

Data

Automation and AI

May 06, 2026

A Technical Owner’s Guide to Building Data Platforms That Scale

We'll start with a statement that might sting a little: if your data platform still needs heroics to deliver, govern, or simply run, it's not a platform.

Anthony Borgetti

Data & AI

Microsoft 365

April 28, 2026