Solutions

We think this is a good piece of advice about technology:

Never say "Delivering Solutions" unless you actually drive a van for a pharmacy.

The word solutions is vague, weak, and supposes a fixed, well-defined problem; almost non-existent in information technology!

Today's solutions are tomorrow's problems, leading to a spiral of solutionism. At best that can leave you standing still while bleeding cash. At worst it is the path to ruin through ever increasing technical debt.

"Solutions" have no meaning unless you've a very strong understanding of problems.

Instead, adjust to seeing tech as an ever changing environment, occasionally bringing opportunity but mostly as hostile, and develop a defensive strategy for that.

A basic strategy is to know exactly what you want to do, then collect domain intelligence for a minimal operation based on the oldest, best tested components.