Denis Tom

Denis Tom is a coach, futurist and strategic advisor with over 30 years of technology leadership. He enjoys working with organizations and individuals to lead with authentic purpose, yielding optimal performance and creativity. He has led award winning organizations in tech, publishing, entertainment, financial, nonprofit and service industries. Currently, Denis is a committee member for training and development of cybersecurity professionals at the New York Metro Chapter of ISACA.

Stories by Denis Tom

Moltbook marks shift from AI as tools to AI as actors we negotiate with, raising urgent IT governance and

Software

Moltbook: The AI-only social network where bots run wild

Denis Tom

On January 29, 2026, entrepreneur Matt Schlicht flipped the switch on Moltbook, a Reddit‑style social network with one jaw‑dropping catch:...

Microsoft surrendered BitLocker keys to the FBI in a Guam case, exposing a privacy flaw in its cloud-escrow recovery model.

Security

Microsoft caves to the FBI on BitLocker key access

Denis Tom

In early 2025, a landmark case in Guam revealed that Microsoft complied with an FBI request to turn over BitLocker...

A UPS prevents total blackouts but can't stop the voltage swings that corrupt storage controllers.

IT Hardware

Stormproof your data with hardware storage protection

Denis Tom

As the winter storm of January 2026 dies down, IT professionals from Austin to Boston are relearning a painful lesson:...

Jeff Clarke's January 2026 memo to Dell employees signaling the

Software

What Dell’s “One Dell Way” overhaul signals to IT leaders

Denis Tom

Jeff Clarke's January 2026 memo to Dell employees signaling the "biggest transformation in company history" deserves close attention from every...

Frustrated users become loyal advocates when teams handle pressure skillfully.

IT Careers

Managing support ticket frustration before it escalates

Denis Tom

The support inbox tells a story written in frustration with ALL CAPS, ASAP or Urgent peppered-in. Users with burning issues...

Managed vector platforms cost more but reduce operational overhead versus self-hosted open-source engines requiring specialized skills.

Software

Vectorization in AI: Infrastructure, cost, and strategic planning

Denis Tom

Our story earlier this week on vectorization in AI established the importance in the IT landscape and covered some fundamentals....