Blog

April 1st, 2026
Q-Day Is Closer Than You Think: What to Do Now to Prepare for Quantum-Safe Encryption Adversaries are already stealing encrypted information to decrypt later, and the full transition to quantum-safe encryption will likely take years. Organizations that haven’t started their transitions can’t afford to wait any longer. By: Dave…

March 25th, 2026
Counter-UAS Technology Comes to the Fore in Battlefield Strategy Adversaries are deploying swarms of sophisticated, inexpensive attack drones. Defenders need to match them with layered CUAS that integrate the latest innovative technologies. By: Dave Dimlich President of SD3IT As conflicts around the world are…

March 18th, 2026
Power Becomes the Next Bottleneck in the AI Infrastructure Race As organizations scramble to secure AI hardware during a global memory shortage, a new constraint is emerging. Power availability, cooling capacity and deployable infrastructure are rapidly becoming the defining factors of operational success. By:…

March 11th, 2026
Digital Twins Move From Simulation to Operational Reality Digital twins are evolving from static simulations into real-time operational tools. As organizations explore how to deploy them across complex environments, integrating data, infrastructure and analytics is becoming the key to turning digital…

February 25th, 2026
The Advent of the Perfect Storm: Navigating the Memory Crisis Earlier this year, SD3IT warned that AI-driven demand would reshape the memory market. Today, vendor behavior, pricing and infrastructure planning are changing faster than anyone expected. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT Over the past several…

February 19th, 2026
Zero Trust in Operational Technology: Securing Mission-Critical Systems Without Breaking Them As DOD formally extends Zero Trust principles into operational technology environments, agencies must secure machines, sensors and industrial systems without compromising availability or safety. By: Dave DimlichPresident of SD3IT In July 2025, the…

February 11th, 2026
From Requirement to Execution: Acquisition Strategy in Uncertain Times In a constrained supply environment, acquisition strategy is no longer a back-office function. It’s a important mission capability for hedging critical resources to meet future demands of a contested battlefield. By: Dave Dimlich President of…

February 6th, 2026
Surviving the Perfect Storm of Memory and Supply Chain Shortages The shortage, driven by AI data centers’ unquenchable thirst for memory–and the world’s unquenchable thirst for AI data centers—is putting the industry in a bind. By: Dave Dimlich President of SD3IT It’s one thing everybody is talking…