WHAT'S GOING ON?

We spend our time listening carefully — to clients, to vendors, to the market — and testing what actually works under pressure.
This whiteboard space exists so we can share what we learn when it’s useful, earned, and grounded in real delivery.

No hype. No thought-leadership theatre. Just insight.

Obsess Strategy

Outcome-based stack planning to cut waste and boost impact.

PartnerPULSE

Vendor oversight that ensures real delivery and accountability.

Security Rationalization

Simplifying your security stack for clarity and control.

Vendor Deep Dives

Structured, experience-led commentary on security vendors we assess and work with.

Includes:

• What the product does well (and where it doesn’t)

• Where it genuinely outperforms incumbents

• Who it’s really for (and who it isn’t)

• What success looks like after 6–12 months

These are not reviews. They’re operational perspectives.

Cool Board Commentary

Context behind our Cool Board ratings.

We explain:

• Why vendors move up or down

• What’s changed in delivery, not marketing

• Where clients are seeing friction or acceleration

This is vendor accountability, not opinion.

Outcome Notes

Short reflections from real client engagements (shared anonymously).

Focused on:

• What problem actually mattered

• What worked faster than expected

• What failed quietly

• Where value was recovered or reinvested

Small stories. Big signal.

Stack Thinking

How we think about security stacks in practice.

Topics include:

• Rationalisation vs replacement

• Why “best of breed” often isn’t

• When SOC uplift beats new tooling

• How renewal pressure can become leverage

Written for CISOs, not slide decks.

Market Signals

Patterns we’re seeing across sectors and geographies.

• Buying behaviours that are changing

• Vendor practices under scrutiny

• Where budgets are moving (and why)

• What’s being quietly decommissioned

Shared early, before it becomes consensus.

In Conversation

Occasional interviews with vendors, operators, and practitioners we respect.

Not sales pitches.
Not podcasts for the sake of it.
Just honest conversations about what’s hard — and what’s working.

What You Won’t Find

• Sponsored content

• Generic “Top 10” lists

• Recycled analyst opinion

• Content written to fill a calendar

If it’s here, it’s because we believe it’s worth your time.

Who This Is For

• CISOs and security leaders making real decisions

• Procurement teams who want substance, not spin

• Vendors who want to understand how they’re truly perceived

• Clients who value clarity over comfort

Stay in Touch

We don’t publish often — deliberately.

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👉 No newsletters. No drip campaigns. Just signal.