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The CTO Checklist for AI-Ready IT Operations in 2026

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By Rui Alves
| ITSM Tools
Every CTO knows the feeling. The technology stack keeps growing, the alerts keep firing, the ticket queue keeps moving, and every new tool promises to simplify operations while somehow adding another layer of complexity. By the time a team has stitched together IT service management (ITSM), monitoring, asset data, cloud cost controls, and automation, the issue is no longer just delivery. It is visibility, governance, and control.
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Failure Analysis of the Lisbon Gloria Funicular Accident

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By Rui Alves
| Medium
September 3, 2025, is a day we will never forget. On that day, sixteen people died in the Gloria funicular crash, one of the most tragic accidents in Portugal's recent history. At exactly 6:04 p.m., one of the world's oldest funicular railways, the 140-year-old Elevador da Glória, crashed against a building in the last turn before the final descent to Praça dos Restauradores. Minutes earlier, the funicular cabins were parked at both stations: no. 1 at the top of Calçada da Glória and no.
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The Lisbon Funicular Miracle

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By Rui Alves
| Medium
Gloria funicular car No. 2 wreckage at the crash site | Image on Wikimedia The first people to arrive at the Lisbon Gloria funicular crash site will never forget what they saw. But what struck them most couldn't be seen. It couldn't be touched. It could only be heard. They all say the same thing. What sent shivers down their spines wasn't chaos, but silence. No cries for help. No screams of pain. Just absolute, terrifying silence.
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