Context is everything
  • Home
  • Start here
  • Newsroom
  • What’s in it for you
  • About
Sign in Subscribe

Sharing the discoveries

‘Military-grade security’ is a category error.

‘Military-grade security’ is a category error.

‘Military-grade security’ is a category error. It often means rugged hardware, not resilient controls. Think Rite in the Rain notebooks: great in mud and rain, irrelevant to tokens, misconfig, and attackers. Ask: which standard, what scope, what evidence?
Frank Contrepois 21 Apr 2026
Missing defaults in every day products

Missing defaults in every day products

You can see the power of defaults on things that do not have default but should.
Frank Contrepois 06 Apr 2026
The first step for all successful automations

The first step for all successful automations

Frank Contrepois 05 Apr 2026

Nvidia's GTC keynote

Frank Contrepois 27 Mar 2026

Thoughts of 2026-03-20

Frank Contrepois 20 Mar 2026

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

Subscribe to Context is everything

Get smarter about FinOps. Join for essays, news, and tools that bring context to every cloud decision.
  • About
  • About Frank
  • About Coblan
  • Sign up
Independent FinOps thinking, powered by curiosity and context.