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You’re (Probably) Building Your Data Team Too Soon

September 19, 2026 by Scott Jackson

Most companies treat data team headcount as a proxy for capability. But hiring ahead of the need can add complexity faster than value.

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Only Pay For What You Need

September 7, 2026 by Scott Jackson

Why mid-market data leaders should think twice before running OLTP on Snowflake or Databricks.

Categories Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure, DFW Data Leader, Systems & Architecture, Technology Strategy

Anthropic’s Broad Binary Brush

August 16, 2026August 13, 2026 by Scott Jackson

The Anthropic AI watermark shows how compliance and engineering can collide, and leave users as collateral damage.

Categories DFW Data Leader, DFW Technology Executive

Retrospective: Twenty Years of SaaS Licensing – and Me

August 15, 2026May 24, 2026 by Scott Jackson
SaaS Licensing And Me

Instinct-driven SaaS licensing taught me more about technology – and myself – than I realized.

Categories DFW Data Leader, DFW Technology Executive

The Data Stack You Already Have

August 15, 2026May 17, 2026 by Scott Jackson

An ROI Framework for Mid-Market Technology & Data Leaders Under Pressure to Modernize

Categories DFW Data Leader, DFW Technology Executive, Technology Strategy

Lessons Learned: A Year of Azure (SQL) Migration

May 17, 2026January 1, 2024 by Scott Jackson
Scott Jackson Data Leader Cloud DBA - Azure SQL Server Migration

A well-planned Azure cloud migration resulted in tangible cost savings and performance gains.

Categories Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure, DFW Data Leader, DFW Technology Executive, Systems & Architecture
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I bring hands‑on technical depth to executive leadership—comfortable operating at the architecture, data, and platform layers while maintaining accountability for outcomes, cost, and scale. My background allows me to bridge strategy and execution without losing credibility on either side.

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  • Only Pay For What You Need
  • Anthropic’s Broad Binary Brush

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