Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors

Re:Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s boar... by ganoushoreilly on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:20PM (#24427109)

While I agree in principle, it hasn't really worked out well for IronNet. Maybe they stabilized now, but all those relationships didn't really produce the amount of business they thought they would.

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Re:Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s boar... by doktrin on Thursday September 10, 2020 @11:12AM (#24433063)

Without addressing the specifics of IronNet, the fact that one entity adopting this strategy experienced sub par results is pretty meaningless - mostly since hiring former senior military and government figures is basically standard practice in any organization that handles (or aspires to handle) federal or military contracts. Swap out 'federal or military' for basically any other organization or entity and the practice still holds true.

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Re:Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s boar... by hiram112 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @10:11PM (#24428235)

Did IronNet not do well in government or public sector?

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