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Brad Casemore

Brad Casemore is a former technology market analyst and an IT-industry veteran. After approximately 35 years of mostly gainful employment, he is now retired from the daily grind.

Quantum Mania: Amid the Present Puffery, A Seemingly Bright Future

You could say that it’s the best of times, the worst of times, and practically the non-existent times for quantum computing. The sentence I’ve just typed is paradoxical, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. The information-technology industry seems to be forming a consensus that quantum computing

The Danger Zone: When Societies Struggle to Adapt to Technological Change

I’ve thought a lot lately about how previous generations, during prior periods of major technological change, dealt with being caught between the tectonic plates of past, present, and future. Most of us assume, I believe, that tomorrow will be much like today. For the most part, that’s true.

WEF's "Future of Jobs Report" Reveals Only One Certainty

When We Cannot Know: Considering the Suspenseful Case of Super Micro

Today we will look back and look forward. We'll recall a dark tale of a notorious mining company – no longer among the corporate living – and we'll compare and contrast what happened back then with what is happening and might happen at server vendor Super Micro. Fortunately,

In Praise of Uncertainty: A Resolution for the Year Ahead

We learn, if we’re fortunate and observant, from the past, even though we can never know precisely what happened in the past. We live, of necessity, in the present. We look forward to the future, often in hope more than fear. We can’t know the future, though. We

Happy Holidays! We All Need a Break at this Time of Year

It seems like only last year that we commemorated Festivus together. Well, here we are again, deriving curdled pleasure from our Airing of Grievances, spending less time each year on the Feats of Strength. Leave the athletic showboating to the youth, or to hipster oldsters pursuing, often at great financial

New Report Corroborates Surging Energy Consumption in AI Datacenters

A Picture Worth 1,500 Words

We’ve all heard the saying: A picture is worth a thousand words. Let’s put it to the test here and now. Perhaps we’ll discover that some pictures are worth more than a thousand words. Look at this picture, for instance. What do you see? Perception is inherently

Musk’s Empire: Why Tesla Might Suffer from Rise of SpaceX

Taking Stock in Strange Times

I’m back. Perhaps you hadn’t noticed that I’d gone. Well, too late, because I’m back. For a few days last week, I suffered an abundance of thoughts, though few of them – none, actually – merited sharing with an audience. There are times when it’s advisable to