Dave Coplin
The world that shaped that decision was one where technology was expensive, specialised infrastructure. Someone had to manage it, govern it, keep it stable, and make sure it didn’t become a liability....
Dave Coplin
Then I walked into the room and something different happened. Not better or worse than the plan. Just real. The kind of real you only get when four thousand people are in front of you and the argument...
Dave Coplin
(N.B. Updated to the "yes, and" frame, following conversations at Info-Tech Vegas 2026) That was entirely the point, the purpose, and it’s also likely why most of us chose this career. But perhaps most...
Dave Coplin
It is 1993. I am working for one of the world’s largest professional services firms, and the way we share information between our office and our clients is by carrying hard drives back and forth on the...
Dave Coplin
Think about how that happened. Before the industrial era, most people were compensated for what they produced - an artefact made, a crop harvested, a service rendered. The outcome was the measure. Then...
Dave Coplin
That’s Pablo Picasso, being interviewed about computers in mid-1960s Paris. The machines he was talking about bear almost no resemblance to what sits on your desk today - but his observation is more accurate...