Notes from the CIO chair.

Plain-English guidance on technology leadership, Business Central, cloud security, and the risks that actually hit small businesses.

• May 28, 2026

  Wire fraud doesn’t start at the bank. It starts in your inbox.

  For law firms and real estate professionals, the most expensive breach is rarely a hack of the bank — it’s a quiet compromise of an email account weeks before a closing.

• May 12, 2026

  If you’re still on Dynamics NAV, you’re running a clock you can’t see.

  Legacy NAV keeps working right up until the day it doesn’t — and the people who understand your customizations are leaving the market faster than the software is.

• Apr 30, 2026

  The Microsoft 365 tenant you set up in 2018 is now a liability.

  Most small-business cloud tenants were configured once and never reviewed again. Here’s what tends to be quietly wrong — and why attackers look there first.