How we see business technology — AI, security, vendors, sovereignty, and the decisions coming your way. Field notes in plain language. No pitch, no hype cycle.
A phishing scam that skips your inbox and lands straight on your schedule — and the two-minute fix that stops it.
Read the note ›A few words on the partnership, the problem it addresses, and what changes for the tribes we serve.
Read the note ›There's $50 billion in federal health technology funding flowing to tribes right now — and no one at the table is there to protect them.
Read the note ›Email has been your biggest security risk for two decades. AI just made you notice you never fixed it.
Read the note ›The more connected your stakeholders are on social media, the less community they actually experience.
Read the note ›Most tribal government technology RFPs fail before they're ever published. The problem isn't budget or expertise — it's that the RFP itself was built on the wrong assumptions. Here's how a technology consultant changes the outcome.
Read the note ›Artificial Intelligence in Your Business: Powerful Ally, Real Risk — and What DeSoto Won’t Let You Ignore
Read the note ›Across the U.S., data-center developers are chasing cheap land and fast permits — often in rural regions already struggling with water scarcity
Read the note ›We guided a CPA firm through RFPs, vendor interviews, proposal reviews, and contract refinements — helping them select the right MSP with confidence.
Read the note ›Captive markets let ISPs charge tribal nations more for worse service. How the exploitation works, and what actually breaks the pattern.
Read the note ›Partners keep shadow spreadsheets, staff avoid the new system, and the invoice keeps coming. The fix is an advisor on your side of the table.
Read the note ›An MSP contract is written to protect the vendor's margins, not your risk. What to demand before you sign, and how to govern after.
Read the note ›NIST compliance decides which contracts you can win, whether your cyber insurance pays, and whether clients keep trusting you with their data.
Read the note ›Independent Starlink assessments for tribal nations: what we measure on your land, what other communities learned, and how to avoid single-vendor dependence.
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I use AI to make good people faster, sharper, and harder to beat — never to replace them. Better, faster, stronger: the goal is a business that grows and hires more humans, not fewer.
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