First of all, let me apologize for a couple of the technical hiccups. Thursday included a broken link in the email, and yesterday’s never went out due to my cutting over to a new publishing mechanism.

One of the things I’ve always loved is a good puzzle, and what better time to start a thought exercise than the end of the week?

With that, I present to you is #11:

One of the more risky things an organization can do is incorporate software into their ecosystem that hasn’t been vetted to their satisfaction. Most companies will develop their own standards as they grow and/or undergo various certifications (I’m looking at you SOC2).

While I’m sure you would love to take the company you are buying from at face value, there will be an approval/verification process required before it can be fully integrated into your company.

Your question of the week: what knobs are at your disposal to help you mitigate this risk?

Hit REPLY and share your take. We can compare notes next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

cab