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How to build an Agent policy

How to build an Agent policy

Agents need a policy. Don’t reinvent governance. Apply what you already do with people: review, limit, escalate, grow trust. Reality begins not when the model speaks, but when it starts doing.
Frank Contrepois 22 Jan 2026
AWS feels different. Here’s how that changes my approach.

AWS feels different. Here’s how that changes my approach.

Something has changed in how AWS absorbs mistakes. Benevolence hasn’t disappeared, but it’s no longer where many practitioners expect it. This essay examines what happens when discretion moves into systems, contracts become the floor, and old assumptions stop holding.
Frank Contrepois 20 Jan 2026

Why Shift-Left often just shifts the load

Frank Contrepois 15 Jan 2026

A quiet update on the ProsperOps acquisition

Frank Contrepois 14 Jan 2026

FinOps should be invisible

Frank Contrepois 12 Jan 2026

“The Real Superpower of AI Isn't Technical - It's Contextual

Frank Contrepois 12 Jan 2026
FinOps tools are consolidating: Flexera–ProsperOps, DoiT’s buying spree, and the platform endgame

FinOps tools are consolidating: Flexera–ProsperOps, DoiT’s buying spree, and the platform endgame

FinOps tooling is consolidating into CloudOps platforms. Flexera buys ProsperOps (vertical execution) and Chaos Genius (horizontal data scope). DoiT is buying across Kubernetes, security and Snowflake. PE speeds change. Policy turns intent into action; plan for vendor risk. Next: AWS 'normal' era...
Frank Contrepois 12 Jan 2026

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