Emerging Tech Perspectives

Practical perspectives for leaders evaluating emerging technology in

real-world decisions, tradeoffs, and business priorities.

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A Better Way to Evaluate Emerging Technology

Kathy Kent Toney Published on: 30/03/2026

A practical introduction to what this publication is for and the lens it brings to emerging technology decisions.

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AI is Moving Fast. Nobody Agrees on the Speed Limit.

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 24/09/2026

AI leaders disagree on how fast to move. Learn how executives can judge when to accelerate, slow down, or add safeguards based on business risk.

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AI Is Changing the Economics of Cyberattack

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 17/09/2026

AI is changing cybersecurity by making hidden weaknesses easier to find. Learn why leaders should reassess legacy systems, security assumptions, and overlooked risk.

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Your Technology Budget May Be Funding Yesterday’s Strategy

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 10/09/2026

Your technology budget may still be funding outdated priorities. Learn how to identify legacy spending that drains money, capacity, and strategic flexibility.

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Today's Encryption Could be Tomorrow's Problem

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 03/09/2026

Today’s encryption may become tomorrow’s migration problem. Learn why mapping cryptographic dependencies now is critical to reducing future quantum risk.

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