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Secret to Real AI Readiness: Semantic Layers and Ontologies Explained

The Two Words That End Most AI Strategy Conversations Executive AI conversations have a predictable rough patch. Strategy is moving along nicely, budgets are...

Aaron Sorrell

Turning AI Potential Into Sustainable Business Value With Copilot and AI Solutions

AI is moving quickly from experimentation into everyday work. Across industries, organizations are no longer asking if they should adopt AI solutions, but how...

Jimmy Lanssens

Energy

Cybersecurity

July 15, 2026

Rethinking IAM Implementation for the Energy Industry

In oil and gas and utility environments, identity issues rarely present themselves as abstract security concerns. They surface in moments that directly impact...

Chad Alessi

Energy

Cybersecurity

July 14, 2026

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

Data

Cloud

June 30, 2026

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

Identity and Access Management

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

Identity and Access Management

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