The Dispatch

7/13/26 9:15 AM 13 min read

How to Build a Technology Roadmap Your CFO Will Actually Approve

By  John Ohlwiler

Strategic Solutions Fractional CIO Technology Consulting

Sentry Technology Solutions | General Tech | Technology Planning

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7/10/26 7:15 AM 12 min read

Cybersecurity for Growing Businesses: What Companies with 50-200 Employees Need to Know

By  John Ohlwiler

Cyber Security

Companies with 50 to 200 employees occupy the most dangerous stretch of the growth curve. They are large enough to be a worthwhile target, bu …

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7/2/26 7:45 AM 18 min read

Third-Party Risk in 2026: Managing Vendors Before They Manage You

By  John Ohlwiler

Cyber Security

Managing third-party risk in 2026 means treating every vendor relationship as a security event with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The st …

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6/26/26 6:45 AM 10 min read

From Compliance Checkbox to Culture: Building a Team That Actually Learns New Tech

By  John Ohlwiler

Employee Training

Most technology training fails because it stops at the compliance checkbox. To build a team that actually learns new tech, leaders must repla …

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6/25/26 8:15 AM 14 min read

AI and Compliance: What Regulated Industries Need to Know Now

By  John Ohlwiler

AI Compliance

Direct answer: Regulated industries face a new compliance reality. Employees are pasting protected data into public AI tools at a pace that o …

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6/22/26 6:29 AM 22 min read

PCI Compliance for Franchise Systems: What Every Multi-Location Owner Needs to Know

By  John Ohlwiler

Cyber Security Franchise PCI

A franchisor playbook for splitting responsibility, building brand standards, and keeping every location compliant.

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6/11/26 8:15 AM 24 min read

MFA Fatigue: Why Your Login Policies Need a Refresh

By  John Ohlwiler

Cyber Security

MFA fatigue attacks succeed by spamming users with push notifications until someone approves one just to make it stop. In 2026, traditional M …

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6/4/26 6:15 AM 27 min read

The AI Skills Gap: How to Diagnose It Before You Train Your Team

By  John Ohlwiler

AI AI Training For Employees Employee Training AI Implementation

Direct answer: Diagnosing your team's AI skills gap means measuring four things before you spend a dollar on training: what tools your employ …

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5/28/26 8:15 AM 20 min read

Location in a Box: How Smart Franchises Open New Locations Faster

By  John Ohlwiler

Franchise Franchise Location Setup Location-in-a-box

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5/20/26 7:15 AM 11 min read

AI Adoption in Franchise Systems: How to Avoid the Chaos

By  John Ohlwiler

AI Franchise AI Implementation

That question sounds like a technology question. It is… kind-of.The lool you choose to use is a conversation to have and something to decide. …

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