Sam Naqvi

Super Bowl Isn’t Just a Game – It’s a Work Life Balance Moment

Every year, Super Bowl brings more than football. It brings conversations, planning, anticipation, and for many workplaces, a subtle shift in routines. Whether you’re a die‑hard fan, a casual viewer, or someone who just enjoys the halftime show and commercials, Super Bowl highlights an important truth about modern work‑life balance: life doesn’t pause for work, […]

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Balancing Quality and Budget in a Time of Cuts

Practical Strategies for Release and Delivery Managers These days in our IT industry, budget tightening has shifted from a planning concern to an operational reality across many IT organizations. Release and Delivery Managers are increasingly expected to deliver critical software under financial constraints, without compromising stability, security, or user trust. In this environment, balancing quality

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Want to Cut Cloud Costs Without Cutting Performance (2026 Guide)

Every IT executive, technical program manager, or project leader has faced this familiar challenge: “Our cloud costs are skyrocketing; how can we maintain performance without overspending?” With cloud adoption accelerating and AI workloads growing, this question is more urgent than ever. Balancing performance and budgets isn’t about penny-pinching; rather it’s about aligning cloud spending with

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AI Mistake Everyone Is Making – And It’s Costing Them Their Competitiveness

Some organizations are under pressure to cut headcount, assuming AI can fully replace certain tasks. In my view, that’s often a shortsighted perspective. After reviewing multiple AI deployments in real-world scenarios, a recurring theme emerged; it’s not AI technology that’s failing, but how it’s being used. I want to be very clear, that I’m not

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Beyond the Hype: Why AI Still Needs Human Hands and Minds

As 2026 begins, I keep finding myself in conversations that start with the same question: “Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) going to eliminate jobs?” It’s a fair concern and yet, an incomplete one. Human involvement remains essential in managing and training AI systems through what is commonly known as human-in-the-loop (HITL). AI brings speed and scale,

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Impact of Cybersecurity Shortcuts in Startups

  As we step into the new year, it’s a perfect time to reset, refocus, and think strategically about what really drives impact. In today’s fast-paced professional landscape, small shifts in approach can unlock enormous results. Information security has always been more than a professional interest for me; it’s a genuine passion and the reason

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My Weekly Tech Blip

AI momentum continues to outpace the systems designed to govern it. This week, OpenAI released an experimental model aimed at better understanding AI behavior, a quiet but important shift from capability building to behavior scrutiny. Meanwhile, the U.S. government launched a new “Tech Force” and introduced an AI Talent Act, signaling urgency to compete for

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