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News - Two days in February. Same AI technology. Palantir posts +70% revenue growth. The software sector watches $285 billion evaporate.

Frank Contrepois 04 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
There is more to DB savings plans than you think

There is more to DB savings plans than you think

AWS has loudly dropped a small revolution into the pricing pond. Savings Plans for Database look a natural extension of the past, but there is much more.
Frank Contrepois 03 Dec 2025
Culture is the quiet context

Culture is the quiet context

Frank Contrepois 24 Nov 2025

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