Busy at the #reinvent this week, but this paper definitely goes in my reading list for the flight back > Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy by Henry Farrell, Bruce Schneier https://t.co/lr46EuIGuX

For years, I cross-posted my observations about the IT industry on both @Twitter and @LinkedIn.

Amusingly, a single thought that generates thousands or ten of thousands of views on LinkedIn is barely noticed on Twitter. And vice versa.

These networks are profoundly different.

In 20y of career, I’ve seen the IT industry becoming a gigantic echo chamber, where PR announcements are written by vendors and read by vendors. But enterprise orgs rarely care so there’s massive disconnect between the kool-aid you produce and drink and the actual market traction

I’m in Vegas next week for the #reInvent conference. My meetings about #automation, #cybersecurity, #AI, and cloud management this year will take place on a bus/taxi/helicopter in those 60min necessary to go from one session to another.

If you have the skills, apply for this. A few years in Gartner and you can learn the equivalent of a lifetime. https://t.co/RG2NyBJAim

Thought leadership is *also* about saying things against the conventional wisdom or before everybody else. Which means taking risks. If your company doesn’t support taking risks (at every level of the org), you cannot be a thought leader, no matter how much you want it.

Definitely my last #reInvent.

#reInvent: “We recommend 1 hour to travel between venues, whether walking, taking the shuttles, or using a rideshare option. This 1 ensures that you will get to your next venue with at least 10 minutes before the session start time.”

It takes me 30min to go anywhere in London…

Clearly. Font size 8. That will save @Twitter.

Mark my words: the future of #automation will be reshaped by #AI, but not in the way everybody talks about (= AI takes decisions that are automatically executed).

I look forward to working with our soon-colleagues at @IBMWatson to achieve something unprecedented with @Ansible.