Justin Warren
@jpwarren.pivotnine.com
Principal analyst and managing director at PivotNine.
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I could not possibly be more fucking tired of hearing the word "agentic" on keynote stages
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I could not possibly be more fucking tired of hearing the word "agentic" on keynote stages
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Python donations, cyberslop, Microsoft backpedals, sharp Ansible edges, breaches galore, and a sad Line. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/beware-sharp-edges/
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Python donations, cyberslop, Microsoft backpedals, sharp Ansible edges, breaches galore, and a sad Line. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/beware-sharp-edges/
"Creating and publishing software under an open source license is an act of contribution to the digital commons. Finding and publishing information about security issues in that software is also an act of contribution to the same commons." Maybe, but these contributions are not of equal value.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Creating and publishing software under an open source license is an act of contribution to the digital commons. Finding and publishing information about security issues in that software is also an act of contribution to the same commons." Maybe, but these contributions are not of equal value.
Fun* fact: in Australia, over 87% of the people who have data exposed in a data breach do so because it was in the ~3 very large data breaches we have each year. (On average, since 2018)
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Fun* fact: in Australia, over 87% of the people who have data exposed in a data breach do so because it was in the ~3 very large data breaches we have each year. (On average, since 2018)
The latest issue of The Crux is out: More cloud outages, Pythonic leadership, Canva pricing, tech earnings, sovereign tech stacks, and the utility of utility. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/earning-your-sovereignty/
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: More cloud outages, Pythonic leadership, Canva pricing, tech earnings, sovereign tech stacks, and the utility of utility. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/earning-your-sovereignty/
What if we could search across disparate tools and data without having to build complex data normalization pipelines first? https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/11/05/tackling-cybersecurity-data-sprawl-without-normalizing-everything/
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What if we could search across disparate tools and data without having to build complex data normalization pipelines first? https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/11/05/tackling-cybersecurity-data-sprawl-without-normalizing-everything/
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love to see government media releases just make shit up
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
love to see government media releases just make shit up
The Python Software Foundation turned down a $1.5m grant rather than betray its mission or its values. https://pivotnine.com/blog/python-software-foundation-shows-everyone-what-integrity-looks-like/
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Python Software Foundation turned down a $1.5m grant rather than betray its mission or its values. https://pivotnine.com/blog/python-software-foundation-shows-everyone-what-integrity-looks-like/
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Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Wow, Services Australia spent three quarters of a million in legal fees fighting a losing FOI fight against @daedalus.eigenmagic.com
"It is telling that this act by the PSF is so remarkable. It stands in stark contrast to the actions of many other larger and better funded organisations. It is easy to talk about leadership; it is much harder to actually lead." pivotnine.com/blog/python-...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"It is telling that this act by the PSF is so remarkable. It stands in stark contrast to the actions of many other larger and better funded organisations. It is easy to talk about leadership; it is much harder to actually lead." pivotnine.com/blog/python-...
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UPDATE: Here’s all the podcasts confirmed so far for this season. Yes, I’ve been organising things! www.pozible.com/profile/stil...
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
UPDATE: Here’s all the podcasts confirmed so far for this season. Yes, I’ve been organising things! www.pozible.com/profile/stil...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The latest issue of The Crux is out: AWS falls over, Updog comes up, ACCC sues Microsoft, IT Pros NZ shuts down, IBM makes The Line sad, Deep Time, and LongBool. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/cloud-fall-down-go-boom/
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: AWS falls over, Updog comes up, ACCC sues Microsoft, IT Pros NZ shuts down, IBM makes The Line sad, Deep Time, and LongBool. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/cloud-fall-down-go-boom/
I've just scheduled this week’s issue of #TheCrux containing:
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
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October 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I've just scheduled this week’s issue of #TheCrux containing:
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
- AWS falls over
- Updog comes up
- ACCC sues Microsoft
- ITPros NZ shuts down
- IBM makes The Line sad
- Deep Time
- LongBool
- handy personal scripts
and lots more. Subscribe! pivotnine.com/newsletter/
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Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Platform Engineering Labs has announced the launch of formae, an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool for DevOps and platform teams managing cloud-based infrastructure. https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/10/22/formae-launches-to-modernize-infrastructure-management/
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Platform Engineering Labs has announced the launch of formae, an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool for DevOps and platform teams managing cloud-based infrastructure. https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/10/22/formae-launches-to-modernize-infrastructure-management/
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Sunburst CISO, Sentinel, semiconductors, satellites, surveillance, and sophisticated cybers, plus some quantum boffins. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/nerd-sniped-by-cyber-fiction/
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Sunburst CISO, Sentinel, semiconductors, satellites, surveillance, and sophisticated cybers, plus some quantum boffins. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/nerd-sniped-by-cyber-fiction/
Microsoft would like customers to choose Sentinel as the core of their security strategy, but what that choice entails remains unclear. https://pivotnine.com/blog/microsoft-positions-sentinel-as-the-central-platform-for-agentic-security/
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Microsoft would like customers to choose Sentinel as the core of their security strategy, but what that choice entails remains unclear. https://pivotnine.com/blog/microsoft-positions-sentinel-as-the-central-platform-for-agentic-security/
More people should be aware of the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect.
October 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
More people should be aware of the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect.
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I don't want public servants who don't understand how emails work and politicians who use this to tell pathetic lies about the FOI system regulating the use of the internet. The standard of public representation in communications policy is through the floor, and it's been Labor's level for decades.
![Internal chat logs from February, released to transparency website Right to Know under freedom-of-information law, revealed panic setting in at the online safety regulator when the emails using this form began.
“[They] have created a new tool which has been facilitating applicants sending in a new FoI request every five minutes or so (50 FoIs since 1pm),” the 5.45pm message stated on 8 February.
“I am concerned that emails flowing in every few minutes may jam something and prevent work … I suppose or mailboxes are built to sustain that quantum but I wanted to check and make sure nothing needed to be done, just in case.”
An anonymised IT staffer at eSafety dryly responded: “If it’s one email every five minutes that isn’t a concern at all from an IT perspective.”
“I am concerned at the current pace, the emails might jam something. I am not sure how much data these mailboxes are built to hold,” the first staffer replied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ixeh4sx7e2e5z5ugpmkrptee/bafkreie42qjg5w6j3wcu7rbvxae2n6lt6xzyseraohv635ofqbdzgiq6lm@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don't want public servants who don't understand how emails work and politicians who use this to tell pathetic lies about the FOI system regulating the use of the internet. The standard of public representation in communications policy is through the floor, and it's been Labor's level for decades.
Bumped into @hacks4pancakes.com at #CyberCon and she was very gracious.
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Bumped into @hacks4pancakes.com at #CyberCon and she was very gracious.
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Qantas customer data posted online, Discord age check breach, Oracle E-Business bug and breach, a privacy penalty, burn backups and fascist laptops. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/private-repairs/
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Qantas customer data posted online, Discord age check breach, Oracle E-Business bug and breach, a privacy penalty, burn backups and fascist laptops. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/private-repairs/
Oh no!
“Doing what google did for the internet’s data.”
The NetApp Data Platform is making data AI ready- without moving or copying data, and while properly governing it.
#NetAppINSIGHT
The NetApp Data Platform is making data AI ready- without moving or copying data, and while properly governing it.
#NetAppINSIGHT
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oh no!
New research from PivotNine: Concentrated Datacentre Risk https://pivotnine.com/research/public-research/concentrated-datacentre-risk/
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New research from PivotNine: Concentrated Datacentre Risk https://pivotnine.com/research/public-research/concentrated-datacentre-risk/
Microsoft would like customers to choose Sentinel as the core of their security strategy, but what that choice entails remains unclear. https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/10/13/microsoft-positions-sentinel-for-agentic-security/
October 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Microsoft would like customers to choose Sentinel as the core of their security strategy, but what that choice entails remains unclear. https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2025/10/13/microsoft-positions-sentinel-for-agentic-security/