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David Potter
Your next access request might come from a machine

Sep 15, 2026

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5 min read

Your next access request might come from a machine

Infrastructure security, global capital in Toronto, and the AI problem that doesn't happen on a screen.

David Potter
David Potter
Half of Canadian businesses still haven't bought into AI

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

Half of Canadian businesses still haven't bought into AI

52.7% have no plans to use it, and most say it has nothing to do with what they sell.

David Potter
David Potter
Did you write a business case for that chat window?

Sep 1, 2026

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6 min read

Did you write a business case for that chat window?

77% of finance teams are using AI. Only 35% can tell you what they got for it.

David Potter
David Potter
The AI backlash has an address now

Aug 25, 2026

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6 min read

The AI backlash has an address now

Ontario named its price on Aug. 13. Alberta got sworn at in Redwater on Aug. 20.

David Potter
David Potter
It's 10 pm. Do you know where your agent is?

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

It's 10 pm. Do you know where your agent is?

Most CISOs can't name every AI agent running inside their own company. A new Okta survey puts the number at under half.

David Potter
David Potter
3.4 million reasons to put AI in your security stack

Aug 11, 2026

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4 min read

3.4 million reasons to put AI in your security stack

Canadian data breach costs hit a record high. Heavy AI users paid millions less.

David Potter
David Potter
Do you know your software as well as your office chairs?

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

Do you know your software as well as your office chairs?

For many companies, the furniture is the better-documented asset.

David Potter
David Potter
Alberta had a couple of big days during Stampede

Jul 14, 2026

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3 min read

Alberta had a couple of big days during Stampede

Turns out the main event wasn't the rodeo.

David Potter
David Potter
AI is getting boring, and that's good news

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

AI is getting boring, and that's good news

Three companies, three different ways to prove AI can be trusted with something real.

David Potter
David Potter
It's 8 a.m. Do you know where your health data is?

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

It's 8 a.m. Do you know where your health data is?

Ross Mitchell has two questions for your family doctor. They work just as well on your tech vendors.

David Potter
David Potter
Would your recovery plan survive an outage?

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

Would your recovery plan survive an outage?

It passed the audit, but that’s not the same as working when it counts.

David Potter
David Potter
The oil patch called, it wants its mistakes back

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

The oil patch called, it wants its mistakes back

AI keeps tripping over problems other industries already solved

David Potter
David Potter
Is AI Canada's next Avro Arrow?

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

Is AI Canada's next Avro Arrow?

A defence tech panel got me thinking about whether the right policy could change the ending.

David Potter
David Potter
Canada's AI minister thinks we suck at telling our AI story

May 26, 2026

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3 min read

Canada's AI minister thinks we suck at telling our AI story

That and other stand-out moments from Upper Bound.

David Potter
David Potter
Software is becoming the easy part

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

Software is becoming the easy part

Where value comes from when software gets cheap.

David Potter
David Potter
How freaked out do you want to be

May 12, 2026

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3 min read

How freaked out do you want to be

Why Salim Ismail thinks most organizations are wired to lose, plus the counter-example he used that didn't make our coverage.

David Potter
David Potter
The case for a little more friction

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

The case for a little more friction

Why a little friction now can save a lot of cleanup later

David Potter
David Potter
Are we getting past just talking about scaling in Canada?

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

Are we getting past just talking about scaling in Canada?

A Canadian AI giant bought a German one. Alberta, Ottawa, and a new investor coalition all made news last week.

David Potter
David Potter
Does your AI need an employee ID?

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

Does your AI need an employee ID?

Lessons from the CIOCAN Peer Forum on navigating the AI fog, building vs. supplying, and why most breaches are just unlocked doors.

David Potter
David Potter
You don't need a referendum to spook investors

Apr 10, 2026

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3 min read

You don't need a referendum to spook investors

Unresolved questions are expensive. Ask Quebec.

David Potter
David Potter
Who knew shaming big brands for litter could become a business?

Apr 3, 2026

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3 min read

Who knew shaming big brands for litter could become a business?

From garbage bags to venture studio. You'll want to read this one.

David Potter
David Potter
Who owns what your team just taught the machine?

Mar 27, 2026

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3 min read

Who owns what your team just taught the machine?

The answer is probably not you.

David Potter
David Potter
Follow the AI money

Feb 27, 2026

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3 min read

Follow the AI money

Infrastructure, elections, and incentives are colliding inside government.

David Potter
David Potter
Lessons from PCL’s data overhaul

Feb 20, 2026

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3 min read

Lessons from PCL’s data overhaul

Standardization, documentation, and the foundations beneath every digital strategy.

David Potter
David Potter
From own the podium to own the economy

Feb 13, 2026

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3 min read

From own the podium to own the economy

Productivity, AI, and the choices that shape whether Canada competes or improvises.

David Potter
David Potter
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