Kevin Armstrong

Strategic IT Executive | Systems Architecture

Aiken, SC (Open to Relocation) kevin@the-armstrongs.org LinkedIn

Executive Briefs & Insights

Marketing is Not Arts & Crafts: It's Unit Economics

Applying systems engineering to marketing: solving the 'Last Mile Problem' and understanding the distribution tax of access friction.

The Structural Repricing of Professional Value

AI is automating junior execution and depreciating the 'translation layer' of architecture. The new premium is on indemnity and risk ownership.

The Shock Doctrine of IT: Moving from Crisis to Capital Allocation

Disaster architecture often leads to a 'Frankenstein' stack. True resilience is about inspecting the roof while the sun is shining, not just fixing it during the storm.

Cognitive Sparring: Using AI to Think Against You

Stop using AI as a copywriter. Use it as a cognitive sparring partner to challenge assumptions, analyze trade-offs, and force interdisciplinary reasoning.

Governance as Code: Moving from Static PDFs to DocOps

Knowledge debt in IAM turns into security risk. The strategic shift is towards DocOps: versioned, auditable, code-based documentation.

The CFO's Guide to Identity Liquidation

An executive brief on converting redundant identity tools from liabilities into strategic capital.