Practitioner notes on the work we actually do.
Short, opinionated reads on responsible AI, cloud security, and the Microsoft Power Platform — written for delivery teams and the people who buy them in.
- 01AI & Governance
What ‘responsible AI’ actually requires in the NZ public sector
Most agencies have an AI position. Most are aspirational. The Algorithm Charter, the Privacy Act 2020, the Public Service AI Framework, and the Privacy Commissioner’s AI guidance are more specific than agencies act like they are — here’s what taking the words seriously looks like in delivery.
27 May 20266 minRead article - 02Cloud & Security
Reading the Cloud Adoption Framework against NZISM
CAF tells you how to move. NZISM tells you what must be true when you arrive. Treating them sequentially — CAF first, security assessment later — is the most expensive mistake we see in NZ cloud programmes. A phase-by-phase reading and a working pattern.
27 May 20266 minRead article - 03Microsoft Power Platform
When Power Platform is the right answer — and when it isn’t
Power Apps (canvas and model‑driven), Power Automate (cloud and desktop flows), Power Pages, Copilot Studio, Dataverse — five distinct tools under one brand. A practitioner’s read on which fits which class of problem, where each one fails, and the licensing realities behind the productivity premise.
27 May 20268 minRead article
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