Browsing All posts tagged under »Implementation Physics«

What Does Cloud Repatriation and AI Repatriation Have in Common, and How Are They Different?

August 16, 2026

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That is not an argument against automation. It is an argument for knowing what you are automating before you automate it — the same argument as everything else in previous technology eras, arriving through a different door.

Recent CIO Surveys and CPO Conferences Made Me Think of Genchi Genbutsu (現地現物): Here’s Why.

July 28, 2026

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Before we optimize the system... are we certain we've correctly modeled the one we're standing in? — The C-Suite

The Space Between the Lines

July 19, 2026

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In 2011, every major forecaster drew the same cloud curve — and they were right. Almost none of them charted the line underneath: how much of it organizations actually absorbed. That gap is the whole story, and we're drawing the same picture now for AI.

Not the Cure — the Response

July 18, 2026

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"When a technology's promised value runs late, organizations reach for the tangible instead of the operating model. A pattern worth watching in AI."

AI Sprawl Is the Fever, Not the Disease

July 18, 2026

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"Gartner just named "AI sprawl" a top 2026 priority. We've seen this fever before — and the treatment on offer is the one that failed last time."

AI Made the Analysis Free. It Made the Judgment Scarce.

July 15, 2026

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"If AI killed consulting, why did the AI companies just hire the consultants? Because adoption was never a software problem — and the receipts go back to 1998."

Gartner Makes Predictions. The Record Keeps Receipts.

July 11, 2026

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A prediction describes a future no one is accountable for. A record documents what happened — and can be checked. Gartner's five 2026 predictions, against nineteen years of receipts.

Before You Build the Twin, Validate the Original

July 8, 2026

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"Before you build the digital twin, how do you know you're twinning the right organization?"

Are You Mapping to Technology, or Is Technology Mapping to You?

July 7, 2026

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Technology is not going away — and that includes AI. It will be waiting for you. Which means no one is falling behind.

The Canvas and the Camcorder: Why Technology Fails in Every Era

July 7, 2026

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Two photos of Mount St. Helens — one before the eruption, one after. Which one is wrong?