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Zero Trust Architecture — Why 'Trust But Verify' Finally Died

2026-09-24

Zero Trust Architecture — Why 'Trust But Verify' Finally Died

By 2026, 60% of large enterprises will have implemented a measurable Zero Trust programme, up from under 10% in 2023 — yet fewer than 10% have reached an advanced maturity level. This post opens the Security & Risk Management phase of the Blueprint series: what Zero Trust actually replaces, why the old perimeter-based model quietly stopped working, the core architectural pillars, and why most enterprise Zero Trust programmes stall well short of the maturity that actually changes breach outcomes.

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Zero TrustCybersecuritySecurity ArchitectureIAMEnterprise ITRisk ManagementEnterprise IT Blueprint
MQ Spotlight: Enterprise DevOps — GitLab vs GitHub vs Azure DevOps

2026-09-17

MQ Spotlight: Enterprise DevOps — GitLab vs GitHub vs Azure DevOps

GitHub holds roughly 38% of the source code management market against GitLab's 16% and Azure DevOps' 10%, but the platform question every DevOps leader actually faces isn't market share — it's which of the three fits your regulatory posture, your Microsoft dependency, and how much of your DevSecOps stack you want built in versus assembled. This MQ Spotlight closes the Software & Development phase with a direct comparison and a decision framework.

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DevOpsGitLabGitHubAzure DevOpsCI/CDEnterprise ITEnterprise IT Blueprint
AI-Assisted Development — Copilot, Agentic Coding & Delivery Teams

2026-09-10

AI-Assisted Development — Copilot, Agentic Coding & Delivery Teams

GitHub Copilot is used across roughly 90% of Fortune 100 organisations, and Cursor has crossed $2B ARR — but JetBrains' 2026 survey shows enterprises and startups reaching for different tools for different reasons, and satisfaction scores don't track adoption scores. This post covers what changes when AI writes and reviews code at delivery-team scale, the real difference between an assistant and an agentic coding tool, and the governance question most rollouts skip.

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AI-Assisted DevelopmentGitHub CopilotAgentic CodingSoftware DevelopmentEnterprise ITEnterprise IT Blueprint

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