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Practical takes on AI, cloud, and web engineering — no fluff, no filler.
Why most enterprise AI projects still don’t pay off — and what the ones that do have in common
Adoption is nearly universal and value capture still isn’t. Here’s what separates the AI projects that ship real results from the ones that quietly stall.
SEO in 2026: why Core Web Vitals now decide whether AI search engines cite you at all
Google folded LCP, INP, and CLS into one score this year — and it’s now a factor in whether AI Overviews reference your site in the first place.
Cloud waste hit 29% of spend in 2026 — the review process that catches it before the invoice does
Five years of cloud waste declining just reversed. Here’s what’s driving it, and the FinOps habits that keep a cloud bill predictable.
Your CRM data is costing you more than you think — the 2026 numbers on dirty data
Nearly all CRM data has quality problems, and most sales teams are spending a working month a year compensating for it. Here’s what actually fixes it.
70% of carts get abandoned — the checkout fixes that actually move the number
Cart abandonment has sat above 70% for over a decade. Here’s what’s actually driving it in 2026, and the checkout changes with real conversion impact.
43% of cyberattacks now target small business — what actually reduces the risk
Small businesses are now the primary target, not an afterthought. Here’s what the 2026 numbers say about the risk, and what meaningfully lowers it.