The hard part of convergence isn't the network. It never was.

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Alan DeKokThe hard part of convergence isn't the network. It never was.

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Subject: The hard part of convergence isn't the network. It never was.
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Sent: Thu Aug 13, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
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	Aug 31, 2026 9:01 AM	AI is degrading the standards your infrastructure depends on. This won't fix itself.
	Aug 27, 2026 8:30 AM	Your stack has an AI problem. You just don't know it yet.
	Aug 17, 2026 9:01 AM	Everyone focuses on the infrastructure. Almost nobody looks at the authentication layer.
	Aug 13, 2026 8:30 AM	The hard part of convergence isn't the network. It never was. (this email)
	Aug 3, 2026 9:03 AM	They replaced the PAM modules. For a decade, nobody checked.
	Jul 30, 2026 1:15 PM	They didn't steal your credentials. They replaced your authentication stack.
	Jul 20, 2026 9:01 AM	AI won't fix what bad engineering broke.