Shadow IT evolves into shadow development

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Digital transformation #mindcandy 10 September 2025

The topics are you are 25 books about AI, sustainable data management, edge computing, data analytics workflows, the future of computing, ZERO principles, developer reliance on AI, shadow IT, and legacy code.

You are the upgrade

You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward (e-book, also available as a Bookbuzz session)

Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.

5 steps for sustainable data management

https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tip/Steps-for-sustainable-data-management

Data management practices that embrace sustainability principles can streamline data processes, improve data protection and reduce energy consumption.

How Edge Computing is Transforming AI

https://aimagazine.com/news/hitachi-vantara-helping-businesses-harness-the-best-of-data

The combination of cloud and edge computing paves the way for a new era of real-time intelligence.

How AI Has Fundamentally Changed Business Data Analytics Workflows

https://solutionsreview.com/business-intelligence/how-ai-has-fundamentally-changed-business-data-analytics-workflows/

Unless your AI engine is connected to a proven decision intelligence engine that’s connected to well-prepared data sources, it’s likely to return answers that are untrustworthy and inaccurate.

IBM and AMD Partner to Reimagine the Future of Computing

https://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/IBM-and-AMD-Partner-to-Reimagine-the-Future-of-Computing-171315.aspx

BM and AMD are announcing plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing.

Why the Future of Enterprise Tech Starts with Zero Blind Spots

https://www.techiexpert.com/why-the-future-of-enterprise-tech-starts-with-zero-blind-spots/

ZERO Principle: the idea that eliminating friction, clutter, and blind spots in operations unlocks exponential growth.

Developer reliance on AI worries IT leaders

https://www.ciodive.com/news/CIO-concerns-AI-reliance-software-developers/759537/

Technology decision-makers are focusing on governance and oversight as coding tools gain ground, according to a Canva survey.

Everybody’s a developer now. What does this mean for IT?

https://www.spiceworks.com/soft-tech/everybodys-a-developer-now-what-does-this-mean-for-it/

Shadow IT evolves into shadow development

Legacy Code Might Be Holding Your Enterprise Back

https://www.thedailyupside.com/cio/cybersecurity/legacy-code-might-be-holding-your-enterprise-back/

More than 60% of U.S. companies run outdated code that cannot support cloud or AI.

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