Before the Noise Starts Again: A Holiday Note

By Jorge Garcia

 


As the year winds down, I just wanted to pause and say thank you.

DoT exists to make sense of complex topics: analytics, AI, data, and enterprise software. Without the hype, the fear, or the empty buzzwords. 

This year brought no shortage of noise, and the fact that you’re still here reading, questioning, and connecting the dots means everything.

The holidays are a good moment to step back, disconnect a bit, and think more deeply about where technology is actually taking us and where we want it to go.

Wishing you a restful holiday season and a thoughtful start to the new year.
We’ll be back soon with more analysis, sharper questions, and more dots to connect.

— Jorge


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