Shyam Sankar

Shyam Sankar

Denver, Colorado, United States
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  • When is GOTS not in the national interest?

    Fedscoop

    What is required is a highly nuanced approach to GOTS software. As previously stated, GOTS software is more expensive than both COTS and OSS, since the cost to develop and maintain is born entirely by the government and not the broader market. Leaving cost aside, there is a critically important national interest question. There are good reasons to build GOTS software — e.g. when the software itself will be classified. However, where GOTS software may compete with U.S. companies, we should…

    What is required is a highly nuanced approach to GOTS software. As previously stated, GOTS software is more expensive than both COTS and OSS, since the cost to develop and maintain is born entirely by the government and not the broader market. Leaving cost aside, there is a critically important national interest question. There are good reasons to build GOTS software — e.g. when the software itself will be classified. However, where GOTS software may compete with U.S. companies, we should consider that we are likely harming the very interests we aim to protect. When GOTS software is strategically leveraged to commoditize innovations from adversarial nations or to provide a capability that does not exist commercially, it is advancing the national interest. Creating a more rigorous process to review and re-consider the national interest in this context will improve U.S. competitiveness and bolster national security.

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  • Data Is The New Snake Oil

    St Gallen Business Review

    Data is often peddled as the new oil, an enormous untapped asset with the power to transform the world. Like oil, data has spawned a lucrative industry of Silicon Valley giants, whose success is seemingly predicated on collecting, generating and weaponizing data. But too often, data is hawked like snake oil.

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  • The Wild West of the Internet: Reflections on the New York Times Hack

    TED

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