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Technology Leadership

Technology leadership in the AI era: who owns technology decisions, engineering culture, trust and decision quality. Start with Do You Need a CTO Yet?, or see Fractional CTO and Virtual CTO support.

  • 3 November 2026

    AI-powered cyberattacks: a 90‑day CTO plan

    A 90‑day CTO plan to prepare for AI-powered cyberattacks: identity, segmentation, AI-aware detection, code-signing, and IR rehearsals.

  • 2 November 2026

    AI-assisted code governance, the Linux way

    A 30‑day AI-assisted code governance rollout: disclose AI in commits, capture provenance, tighten reviews, and block bulk patch drops.

  • 31 October 2026

    OpenAI funding target cut: your next moves

    OpenAI funding target cut: what it means for capacity, pricing and your 2025–27 AI plan, plus a vendor, procurement and architecture checklist.

  • 30 October 2026

    AI Spending Backlash: Your 2025 Contract Play

    AI spending jitters have hit Big Tech. Here’s how to use the pressure to reshape 2025 cloud and AI contracts, pricing and risk on your terms.

  • 30 October 2026

    Amazon AI capex and your next AWS deal

    Amazon AI capex is surging. Here’s how CTOs can lock price protection, credits and capacity in EDPs and rebalance workloads before costs spike.

  • 29 October 2026

    Google AI Search ads: a 30‑day plan

    Google AI Search ads go global. Here’s a 30‑day plan to measure cannibalisation, rebalance SEM/SEO, and protect traffic and CAC.

  • 28 October 2026

    Volkswagen China-developed software: a guide

    What Volkswagen China-developed software going global means for leaders, and how to globalise regional stacks safely with SBOM, compliance and flags.

  • 28 October 2026

    Amazon anti-tokenmaxxing memo: a playbook

    Amazon anti-tokenmaxxing memo is a cue to rewrite AI acceptance criteria around outcomes, with cost, risk and fallback gates before spending a single…

  • 27 October 2026

    Nvidia Meta investment: GPU lock-in risk

    Nvidia Meta investment deepens ties and hints at tighter capacity lock-ins. What CTOs should do now on contracts, portability and cloud terms.

  • 27 October 2026

    Anthropic S‑1: A 2027 AI Risk Playbook

    Anthropic S‑1 flags training pauses, breaches and costs; my 2027 AI risk and budgeting playbook to renegotiate terms and plan continuity.

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