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acceligence acceligence is an AI-powered management consulting firm with deep expertise in technology, cybersecurity, risk, and strategy.

Our mission is to empower organizations to move with clarity, lead with courage, and accelerate impact that lasts. acceligence is an AI-powered management consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations move with clarity, speed, and purpose. We bring together deep expertise in technology, cybersecurity, risk, and strategy to help leaders unlock new possibilities and shape a future they can appr

oach with confidence. Our approach centers on collaboration, insight, and momentum. By combining human expertise with AI driven intelligence, we help teams see further, act faster, and make decisions grounded in clarity. We work side by side with leaders to turn vision into action and ambition into measurable progress. We imagine a world where people and organizations act with confidence – where insight removes uncertainty and empowers bold, positive, and lasting change, shaping a future our children will inherit with pride and possibility. Guided by this vision, our mission is to empower organizations to move with clarity, lead with courage, and accelerate impact that lasts. We serve executive teams and boards across industries who are driving transformation, building for the future, or pursuing high impact opportunities. Together, we help them amplify their strengths, realize their potential, and create outcomes that last.

📣 acceligence press release: Justin Greis named 2026 Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law by Crain’s Chicago B...
08/17/2026

📣 acceligence press release: Justin Greis named 2026 Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law by Crain’s Chicago Business

Chicago, Illinois - August 17, 2026 - Justin Greis, founder and CEO of acceligence, has been named a 2026 Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law by Crain’s Chicago Business.

Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2026 feature recognizes 135 professionals across accounting, consulting, and law whose work shapes business, civic life, and the courts. The honorees guide clients through high-stakes matters involving transactions, regulatory change, growth strategy, and other critical business decisions. Justin Greis is among this year’s honorees.

🔗 Read the full press release at: https://hubs.la/Q04t8tf70

💵 $500 billion of new capital flowing toward AI infrastructure tells us something important about where the market is he...
08/14/2026

💵 $500 billion of new capital flowing toward AI infrastructure tells us something important about where the market is heading.

Nvidia's plans to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital could accelerate the development of that infrastructure considerably. For enterprises, the opportunity extends well beyond greater GPU availability. Over time, a larger and more mature infrastructure ecosystem should create more capacity, more ways to consume compute, and more flexibility in how organizations scale AI.

acceligence CEO, Justin Greis, recently spoke with https://hubs.la/Q04sTxkl0 about what this development could mean for enterprise technology leaders.

💬 "Where I do expect enterprises to see benefits is further out. As this capital turns into actual infrastructure capacity, the market should become more competitive and enterprises should have more options in how they access compute."

💡 Three takeaways stand out for CIOs:

1. 🤖 AI infrastructure is becoming a strategic capability.
CIOs should develop a deliberate infrastructure strategy around compute availability, cost, architecture, and sourcing.

2. 💰 Greater investment should create more enterprise options.
Expanding AI infrastructure should give enterprises greater flexibility in how they access compute and match it to business needs.

3. 👨‍🎓 The opportunity is to become smarter consumers of compute.
Enterprises should determine what to own, what to consume, and where strategic partnerships can deliver the greatest business value.

👉 Read the article titled "Nvidia’s $500B AI investment pool could impact enterprise chip pricing, availability" in CIO: https://hubs.la/Q04sTRd30

🙈 Deploying a patch does not automatically mean the exposure is gone.CSO Online examines ShieldBreak, a newly published ...
08/13/2026

🙈 Deploying a patch does not automatically mean the exposure is gone.

CSO Online examines ShieldBreak, a newly published proof of concept targeting Microsoft Defender that raises an important question for security leaders: How do you know a remediation actually worked?

acceligence CEO, Justin Greis, shared his perspective with Evan:

“When public proof-of-concept code can bypass it, the CISO’s question becomes ‘have we actually removed the exposure?’ rather than simply ‘have we deployed the patch?’”

Those are two very different questions...

Effective vulnerability management has to extend beyond patch deployment to include validation, independent telemetry, layered controls, and continuous assurance that the security controls organizations depend on are actually working as intended.

As Justin also noted, organizations should be careful about allowing the same security product to become both the control being relied upon and the only source of evidence that the control is working.

Could this be the beginning of duplicate or triplicate security tooling? Only time and budgets will tell...

An important read for CISOs and security leaders navigating an increasingly complex vulnerability landscape.

👉 Read Evan Schuman's full article, "Researcher creates workaround for Microsoft Defender security patch," in CSO Online: https://hubs.la/Q04sTxmX0

📰 acceligence news: We are so excited to welcome Pilar Dostal to acceligence as an Executive AdvisorPilar brings decades...
08/13/2026

📰 acceligence news: We are so excited to welcome Pilar Dostal to acceligence as an Executive Advisor

Pilar brings decades of experience across strategy, transformation, and executive leadership, with a distinctive focus on helping leadership teams navigate complexity, strengthen alignment, and make better decisions under pressure.

Her perspective adds an important human dimension to the transformation work we do with clients across strategy, AI, cybersecurity, risk, and technology.

📣 Read the announcement: https://hubs.la/Q04sQJ6D0

⭐ Meet Pilar: https://hubs.la/Q04sQJrf0

🏦 As AI models move closer to the edge, CIOs and business leaders are being asked to rethink the economics, architecture...
08/11/2026

🏦 As AI models move closer to the edge, CIOs and business leaders are being asked to rethink the economics, architecture, and operating models behind enterprise AI adoption.

In his latest Computerworld article, Evan Schuman examines how Meta’s Muse Glimmer model is challenging organizations to reconsider the balance between cloud-based AI services and local AI ex*****on. acceligence CEO Justin Greis contributed perspective on the importance of evaluating AI decisions through a broader business lens - beyond technical capability alone.

💬 “Muse Glimmer is an important milestone because it makes local agentic AI technically viable. But technical viability and enterprise ROI are two different milestones. I think Meta has crossed the first one. I do not think they have fully crossed the second one yet.”

💡 Three key considerations for enterprise leaders:

1. 📈 AI economics require a total value perspective.
The decision between cloud and local AI cannot be measured by inference costs alone. Organizations need to evaluate the complete operating model, including infrastructure, security, governance, lifecycle management, productivity gains, and business impact.

2. 🏆 Local AI creates new opportunities for strategic differentiation.
As organizations deploy more autonomous agents, running AI closer to users and data can enable new capabilities around privacy, responsiveness, resilience, and specialized workflows.

3. 🔭 AI architecture decisions are becoming business strategy decisions.
The next generation of enterprise AI will likely combine cloud, edge, and device-based intelligence. Leaders who define where different workloads should run will be better positioned to scale AI responsibly and capture measurable value.

The opportunity ahead is not simply adopting more powerful models. It is designing an AI operating model that aligns technology choices with business outcomes.

Read the full article in Computerworld - "Meta’s new local model forces enterprises to recalculate AI costs and ROI"

🔗 https://hubs.la/Q04swQls0

We are so proud to support Ravinia Festival ® and the 2026 summer season! Here’s to making beautiful music all summer lo...
08/09/2026

We are so proud to support Ravinia Festival ® and the 2026 summer season! Here’s to making beautiful music all summer long! 🎶

🔐 Strengthening the future of passwordless security requires securing the ecosystem around identityPasskeys are becoming...
08/08/2026

🔐 Strengthening the future of passwordless security requires securing the ecosystem around identity

Passkeys are becoming a critical foundation for modern identity strategies, helping organizations move toward stronger, more resilient authentication models. A recent CSO article featuring insights from acceligence CEO Justin Greis explores how emerging passkey risks highlight the importance of evaluating the workflows, recovery processes, and trust signals that surround authentication technologies.

🔑 The key takeaway...
..Strong security outcomes come from designing and validating the entire identity ecosystem, not just deploying a new authentication method. As organizations continue their passwordless journeys, the focus should remain on building identity architectures that are resilient, measurable, and aligned to business risk.

💡 Three insights for security leaders:

⚙️ Identity security depends on the processes behind the technology
Modern authentication solutions require strong onboarding, recovery, device trust, and verification workflows. The effectiveness of passkeys depends on how well organizations design, test, and govern the surrounding identity processes.

✅ Security validation should extend beyond implementation
Organizations should continuously evaluate how authentication controls perform across real-world scenarios, including compromised endpoints and evolving threat conditions. Testing assumptions and validating controls helps strengthen confidence in identity programs.

📈 Risk-based identity strategies create stronger outcomes
A mature approach combines passwordless adoption with thoughtful decisions around user verification, credential management, device-bound authentication, and privileged access protections. These practices help organizations advance toward more secure and scalable identity environments.

Read the full article: Enterprise passkey security under threat from malware by Evan Schuman in CSO.

🔗 https://hubs.la/Q04sl97j0

💎 Enterprise data is becoming one of the most important strategic assets organizations own.The recent SAP data access de...
08/03/2026

💎 Enterprise data is becoming one of the most important strategic assets organizations own.

The recent SAP data access decision highlights a bigger issue every CIO should consider:

👉 Ensuring that critical business data remains accessible, portable, and usable across the technology ecosystem.

As AI accelerates and use cases broaden, the ability to leverage enterprise data will increasingly determine which organizations can innovate fastest. Data strategy has never been just an IT concern; it is a vital business capability.

💡 Three takeaways for technology leaders:

1. 🗄️ Data ownership matters.
The insights, knowledge, and competitive advantage created from enterprise data belong to the organization that generates it. Technology platforms should enable innovation, not limit an organization's ability to use its own information.

2. 📦 Data portability should be a strategic procurement consideration.
When evaluating major platforms, CIOs should look beyond features and functionality. API access, integration capabilities, migration flexibility, and contractual rights around data access are critical components of long-term technology resilience.

3. 🗺️ AI success starts with data accessibility.
Every meaningful AI capability depends on trusted, accessible enterprise data. Organizations that maintain flexibility around their data will be better positioned to adopt new technologies, integrate emerging capabilities, and create business value.

The technology landscape will continue to evolve, but one principle remains constant: organizations that maintain control of their data maintain the freedom to innovate.

Read the full article from https://hubs.la/Q04rDWMl0 here: https://hubs.la/Q04rDbKq0

🔭 Enterprise resilience is built on operational visibility.The upcoming DNSSEC Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover is an impo...
07/24/2026

🔭 Enterprise resilience is built on operational visibility.

The upcoming DNSSEC Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover is an important reminder that every enterprise carries hundreds - or thousands - of technology dependencies that support critical business operations. Most run flawlessly every day. The challenge is knowing where they are before they become a problem.

💡 Our Top 3 Takeaways for CIOs and Technology Executives:

👀 Hidden dependencies deserve executive attention.
Legacy applications, third-party integrations, containers, automation, SaaS platforms, AI services, and custom-developed tools all contribute to an increasingly interconnected technology environment. Every additional dependency increases the importance of understanding how business services are delivered.

🔦 Operational visibility drives resilience.
Organizations with a clear view of their technology estate identify issues faster, respond with greater confidence, and recover more quickly. Visibility across infrastructure, applications, vendors, and business processes has become a core leadership capability.

🛠️ Infrastructure events create opportunities to strengthen the enterprise.
Major platform updates, technology refreshes, and industry-wide changes provide valuable opportunities to validate inventories, review operational processes, test recovery capabilities, and improve governance. Each event leaves the organization stronger than it was before.

Technology leaders who invest in visibility, governance, and operational discipline consistently put their organizations in a better position to navigate change with confidence.

Thank you to CIO for featuring our perspective on this important issue: https://hubs.la/Q04qFrXp0

Article title: "CIOs beware: DNS KSK rollover could kick off wave of mysterious outages"

🐜 Every enterprise software platform will have vulnerabilities, especially in a post-Mythos world.The strongest security...
07/18/2026

🐜 Every enterprise software platform will have vulnerabilities, especially in a post-Mythos world.

The strongest security programs assume vulnerabilities will be discovered. Their competitive advantage and differentiator comes from finding them early, communicating transparently, and responding with speed and discipline.

That's an important shift for CIOs and CISOs, especially for technology companies, and who isn't a technology company these days?

Vendor security should no longer be measured solely by the number of vulnerabilities disclosed. It should be measured by the maturity of the security program behind the product:

🔍 How are vulnerabilities discovered?
🛠️ How quickly are they remediated?
💬 How effectively are customers notified?
🔄 How disciplined is the vendor's secure development lifecycle?

Enterprise resilience increasingly depends on the strength of the technology ecosystem. Every application, integration, API, and service becomes part of a larger network of operational dependencies.

acceligence CEO, Justin Greis, recently shared his perspective with Computerworld following Zoom's disclosure of a critical account takeover vulnerability and why security maturity is ultimately an operational capability, not simply the absence of defects.

🔗 Link to article: https://hubs.la/Q04pYKHB0

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