CTO-Forward

Posts written for technical leaders making platform, vendor, and architecture decisions. Risk management, validation gates, and the cost of premature commitments.

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March 22, 2026 5 min read

The Green-Light Problem

The most expensive mistake in platform migrations isn't choosing the wrong platform. It's recommending one before you've validated the assumptions the recommendation depends on. A green light with unresolved checkpoints isn't a recommendation — it's a liability.