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Everyone’s a Solution Architect Now

October 25, 2026October 17, 2026 by Scott Jackson

The citizen developer AI risk isn’t bad intent. It’s that AI is democratizing technical capability faster than organizations can tell capability from competence.

Categories DFW Technology Executive, Technology Strategy

AI Litigation Costs: The Risk Missing from General Counsel’s Budget Plan

October 3, 2026 by Scott Jackson

AI litigation costs are shifting to the other side of the docket. Why General Counsel should budget for AI-assisted pro se filings.

Categories DFW Technology Executive, Technology Strategy

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

Broadcom Didn’t Kill VMware for Enterprise. They Killed It for You.

June 20, 2026 by Scott Jackson

Broadcom’s VMware pricing didn’t just squeeze enterprise budgets. For mid-market, it may have finally forced the infrastructure rethink they needed.

Categories Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure, DFW Technology Executive, Systems & Architecture, Technology Strategy

The Gas Pedal and the Guardrails

August 15, 2026June 14, 2026 by Scott Jackson
Know Your Terrain: Gas Pedal and Guardrails for Technology Strategy

Technology leaders need to read the terrain before matching delivery models to business risk – and business value.

Categories DFW Technology Executive, Technology Strategy

When the System Can’t Afford to Be Wrong

August 15, 2026June 7, 2026 by Scott Jackson

On regulated environments, technical debt, and why mortgage servicing taught me that accuracy is architecture.

Categories DFW Technology Executive, Systems & Architecture, Technology Strategy
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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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