The march of technology is great, isn’t it? All this new ability unlocked through channels of immense scale and flexibility. Digital transformation, as laboured as the phrase has become, still marches on, sowing wonder and awe in its wake.

At least, that’s how many from the outside see it, picking the fruits as they become available. For technology professionals, it’s a more mixed basket of juicy consumables and painful nettles. The emergence of technology from a sideline contributor to a core of the business is creating tension and new levels of responsibilities inside organisations.