Joe Brochin
@joebrochin.bsky.social
IT governance coach for MSPs. Turn chaos into billable processes. Doctorate student working on CGEIT. I write like I’ve had too much coffee because I have.
Can't wait to get my stuff on the air.
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Ham radio keeps people connected, even “when all else fails”
From rural Ohio to the ISS, amateur radio connects people when all else fails, blending community, resilience and global communication beyond the internet.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Can't wait to get my stuff on the air.
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The AWS outage taught us something we should have already known: cloud failures and cyber attacks look identical to your business.
#ITGovernance #CloudResilience #CIO #MSP #BusinessContinuity
www.cio.com/article/4107...
#ITGovernance #CloudResilience #CIO #MSP #BusinessContinuity
www.cio.com/article/4107...
What the AWS outage taught CIOs about preparedness
Recent service breakdowns show that cyber and operational incidents now behave the same, prompting Deluxe CIO Yogs Jayaprakasam to urge fellow CIOs to rethink resilience.
www.cio.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The AWS outage taught us something we should have already known: cloud failures and cyber attacks look identical to your business.
#ITGovernance #CloudResilience #CIO #MSP #BusinessContinuity
www.cio.com/article/4107...
#ITGovernance #CloudResilience #CIO #MSP #BusinessContinuity
www.cio.com/article/4107...
Shadow AI is shadow IT with a better marketing team. Same governance problem. Higher stakes.
#ITGovernance #AIGovernance #ShadowIT #CIO #InfoSec
www.intelligentcio.com/eu/2025/12/2...
#ITGovernance #AIGovernance #ShadowIT #CIO #InfoSec
www.intelligentcio.com/eu/2025/12/2...
Taming AI sprawl: how CIOs can turn complexity into clarity – Intelligent CIO Europe
intelligentcio.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Shadow AI is shadow IT with a better marketing team. Same governance problem. Higher stakes.
#ITGovernance #AIGovernance #ShadowIT #CIO #InfoSec
www.intelligentcio.com/eu/2025/12/2...
#ITGovernance #AIGovernance #ShadowIT #CIO #InfoSec
www.intelligentcio.com/eu/2025/12/2...
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year...Just enjoy family and friends please...and be kind.
December 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year...Just enjoy family and friends please...and be kind.
The annual IT roadmap review is a relic. Tech moves too fast for "set it and forget it" planning. CIOs need quarterly reviews minimum, or your three year plan becomes fiction by month six.
#ITStrategy #CIO #DigitalTransformation #ITGovernance #TechLeadership
www.cio.com/article/4109...
#ITStrategy #CIO #DigitalTransformation #ITGovernance #TechLeadership
www.cio.com/article/4109...
Should CIOs rethink the IT roadmap?
To adequately serve today’s business landscape, the technology roadmap must be a more malleable and responsive document that can accommodate the disruptive changes companies are likely to experience. ...
www.cio.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The annual IT roadmap review is a relic. Tech moves too fast for "set it and forget it" planning. CIOs need quarterly reviews minimum, or your three year plan becomes fiction by month six.
#ITStrategy #CIO #DigitalTransformation #ITGovernance #TechLeadership
www.cio.com/article/4109...
#ITStrategy #CIO #DigitalTransformation #ITGovernance #TechLeadership
www.cio.com/article/4109...
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It is once again my duty to inform you that if you have a fear of flying playing the Muppet Show theme on takeoff really takes the edge off.
Also if something happens people can point at this post and say, “he died as he lived.”
Also if something happens people can point at this post and say, “he died as he lived.”
December 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It is once again my duty to inform you that if you have a fear of flying playing the Muppet Show theme on takeoff really takes the edge off.
Also if something happens people can point at this post and say, “he died as he lived.”
Also if something happens people can point at this post and say, “he died as he lived.”
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Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a #simulation after all - www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... "Using #Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understanding,” something no computation can replicate." exciting stuff
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understa...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a #simulation after all - www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... "Using #Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understanding,” something no computation can replicate." exciting stuff
Governance doesn't have to kill AI innovation. It can actually guide it. New CIO article shows how smart leaders embed compliance INTO the innovation process instead of bolting it on afterward. The real twist? AI itself can help manage governance risk.
www.cio.com/article/4101...
#ITGovernance #AI
www.cio.com/article/4101...
#ITGovernance #AI
The trick to balancing governance with innovation in the age of AI
Governance is often viewed as a barrier to innovation, but regulatory compliance can help guide emerging tech explorations in the right direction, with AI a key element in the solution.
www.cio.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Governance doesn't have to kill AI innovation. It can actually guide it. New CIO article shows how smart leaders embed compliance INTO the innovation process instead of bolting it on afterward. The real twist? AI itself can help manage governance risk.
www.cio.com/article/4101...
#ITGovernance #AI
www.cio.com/article/4101...
#ITGovernance #AI
Thornton May asked 30 CIOs if IT needs a "constitution" for decision making. Most were skeptical.
But here's the real problem: less than 2% of CIOs are doing ANY formal governance work.
#ITGovernance #CIO #MSP #TechLeadership #GRC
www.cio.com/article/4101...
But here's the real problem: less than 2% of CIOs are doing ANY formal governance work.
#ITGovernance #CIO #MSP #TechLeadership #GRC
www.cio.com/article/4101...
Time for CIOs to ratify an IT constitution
CIOs need to have a conversation regarding IT rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities in a world increasingly splintered by multiple ‘realities’ — if only to provide a solid framework for IT ...
www.cio.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thornton May asked 30 CIOs if IT needs a "constitution" for decision making. Most were skeptical.
But here's the real problem: less than 2% of CIOs are doing ANY formal governance work.
#ITGovernance #CIO #MSP #TechLeadership #GRC
www.cio.com/article/4101...
But here's the real problem: less than 2% of CIOs are doing ANY formal governance work.
#ITGovernance #CIO #MSP #TechLeadership #GRC
www.cio.com/article/4101...
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Get a heated toilet seat they said.
It's the best thing ever they said.
#FridayVibes 😼
#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
It's the best thing ever they said.
#FridayVibes 😼
#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Get a heated toilet seat they said.
It's the best thing ever they said.
#FridayVibes 😼
#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
It's the best thing ever they said.
#FridayVibes 😼
#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
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Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back to further in the Cretaceous period than was previously known.
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back to further in the Cretaceous period than was previously known.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back to further in the Cretaceous period than was previously known.
Cameras and access control live on IP networks, which means IT owns the segmentation, patching, and firmware headaches. Governance first. Tech second. Define roles before the RFP hits the street.
#ITGovernance #PhysicalSecurity #GovTech
statetechmagazine.com/article/2025...
#ITGovernance #PhysicalSecurity #GovTech
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Why State and Local Government IT Now Own So Much of Physical Security
Video surveillance thrives when it’s on a dedicated network. Here are measures to take for success.
statetechmagazine.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cameras and access control live on IP networks, which means IT owns the segmentation, patching, and firmware headaches. Governance first. Tech second. Define roles before the RFP hits the street.
#ITGovernance #PhysicalSecurity #GovTech
statetechmagazine.com/article/2025...
#ITGovernance #PhysicalSecurity #GovTech
statetechmagazine.com/article/2025...
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For the first ~6 years of its existence, the big question around crypto currency was “what’s the use case”— @kashhill.bsky.social had a great 2013 “living on bitcoin” story that was defining.
But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For the first ~6 years of its existence, the big question around crypto currency was “what’s the use case”— @kashhill.bsky.social had a great 2013 “living on bitcoin” story that was defining.
But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
1/
But for the last year the answer has been clear: crypto’s best use case is fraud & political corruption
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To my fellow pedagogues struggling to craft meaningful final coursework in the age of AI: I'm trying something different this time that I thought I'd share. (Not really a "thread" guy, but here we go – 1/6)
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
To my fellow pedagogues struggling to craft meaningful final coursework in the age of AI: I'm trying something different this time that I thought I'd share. (Not really a "thread" guy, but here we go – 1/6)
We're creating AI technical debt the same way we did with cloud — innovation first, governance never.
Apply basic controls now: ownership, access management, monitoring. Don't wait for the mess.
#AIGovernance #RiskManagement #TechnicalDebt
www.csoonline.com/article/4101...
Apply basic controls now: ownership, access management, monitoring. Don't wait for the mess.
#AIGovernance #RiskManagement #TechnicalDebt
www.csoonline.com/article/4101...
Avoiding the next technical debt: Building AI governance before it breaks
We’ve seen this movie before — AI is moving fast, but without early guardrails, it’ll cause the same messy debt we faced with cloud and APIs.
www.csoonline.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We're creating AI technical debt the same way we did with cloud — innovation first, governance never.
Apply basic controls now: ownership, access management, monitoring. Don't wait for the mess.
#AIGovernance #RiskManagement #TechnicalDebt
www.csoonline.com/article/4101...
Apply basic controls now: ownership, access management, monitoring. Don't wait for the mess.
#AIGovernance #RiskManagement #TechnicalDebt
www.csoonline.com/article/4101...
Your IT talent problem isn't a shortage problem. It's a leadership problem. Research shows 47% of enterprises struggle with retention, but CIOs rank leadership ability dead last in their key qualities. Maybe start there.
#ITLeadership #CIO #TalentRetention
www.cio.com/article/4100...
#ITLeadership #CIO #TalentRetention
www.cio.com/article/4100...
CIOs take note: talent will walk without real training and leadership
Finding, attracting, and developing skills for IT teams continues to riddle organizations as turnover remains high and market sirens entice.
www.cio.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Your IT talent problem isn't a shortage problem. It's a leadership problem. Research shows 47% of enterprises struggle with retention, but CIOs rank leadership ability dead last in their key qualities. Maybe start there.
#ITLeadership #CIO #TalentRetention
www.cio.com/article/4100...
#ITLeadership #CIO #TalentRetention
www.cio.com/article/4100...
Wrote about working both sides of the government/MSP relationship. Turns out neither side has it figured out. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-w...
#ITGovernance #GovCon #VendorManagement #MSP #LessonsLearned
#ITGovernance #GovCon #VendorManagement #MSP #LessonsLearned
What Working with MSPs and Contractors Taught Me About IT Governance
I spent years on the government side of the table watching managed service providers and contractors come and go. Some were great.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wrote about working both sides of the government/MSP relationship. Turns out neither side has it figured out. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-w...
#ITGovernance #GovCon #VendorManagement #MSP #LessonsLearned
#ITGovernance #GovCon #VendorManagement #MSP #LessonsLearned
Stop bragging about uptime and ticket counts. Your business doesn't care how many times you shifted gears. They care if you finished the race.
Outcomes over activity. Every time.
#ITGovernance #CIO #ITLeadership #MSP #BusinessValue
www.cio.com/article/4098...
Outcomes over activity. Every time.
#ITGovernance #CIO #ITLeadership #MSP #BusinessValue
www.cio.com/article/4098...
The CIO’s scoreboard: Measuring what really matters
CIOs win when they ditch vanity metrics and use a scoreboard that clearly shows how tech choices actually drive the business forward.
www.cio.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Stop bragging about uptime and ticket counts. Your business doesn't care how many times you shifted gears. They care if you finished the race.
Outcomes over activity. Every time.
#ITGovernance #CIO #ITLeadership #MSP #BusinessValue
www.cio.com/article/4098...
Outcomes over activity. Every time.
#ITGovernance #CIO #ITLeadership #MSP #BusinessValue
www.cio.com/article/4098...
Shadow #AI is Shadow IT’s caffeinated cousin. Karen from accounting is feeding company data to #ChatGPT and nobody knows.
6 actual strategies for #CIOs who want to manage this before compliance loses it:
www.cio.com/article/4095...
6 actual strategies for #CIOs who want to manage this before compliance loses it:
www.cio.com/article/4095...
6 strategies for CIOs to effectively manage shadow AI
Actionable guidance from leading CIOs and experts to balance innovation and data protection in the age of AI.
www.cio.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Shadow #AI is Shadow IT’s caffeinated cousin. Karen from accounting is feeding company data to #ChatGPT and nobody knows.
6 actual strategies for #CIOs who want to manage this before compliance loses it:
www.cio.com/article/4095...
6 actual strategies for #CIOs who want to manage this before compliance loses it:
www.cio.com/article/4095...