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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What If You Could See the Breakdown Coming?

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 08/10/2026

Discover how digital twins, manufacturing simulation, and XR/MR help companies test production-line changes before implementation, reducing costly downtime, rework, and operational risk.

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The Data Center Construction Slowdown Could Become Your Next Business Problem

Kathy Kent Toney

Published on: 01/10/2026

Discover how AI-driven data center expansion is exposing infrastructure capacity constraints, power shortages, and project delays—and why executives must reassess technology dependencies before costly disruptions occur.

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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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