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Why shift left makes me uncomfortable

Why shift left makes me uncomfortable

Frank Contrepois 12 Feb 2026
Stop being supportive AI, please

Stop being supportive AI, please

AI feels helpful when you are thinking—but that is the trap.
Frank Contrepois 10 Feb 2026
IT value theory

IT value theory

What if the value of IT isn’t cost, savings, or efficiency, but belief? This essay proposes a way to read IT value through three layers: precision, interpretation, and commitment. Not as theory, but as how organisations already decide what future they fund.
Frank Contrepois 03 Feb 2026
When the defaults no longer fit

When the defaults no longer fit

FinOps often feels simple on paper, then stubbornly complex in practice. When the defaults stop fitting, the friction isn’t failure. It’s experience. This field note is about what happens when judgement, context, and communication matter more than clean models.
Frank Contrepois 27 Jan 2026
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

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