Every year around this time I see a meme go around social media about the weather. Unless you live somewhere that is perpetually warm, you have likely seen it. It talks about the various seasons such as Fool’s Spring, False Fall, etc., with a “you are here” arrow. It is often shared when the weather starts to yo-yo from a day or two of 70 degrees, followed by snow. My favorite one of these is the “Spring of Deception.” I just like how it sounds. But when I think beyond the humor, it is not a bad description for the past few years. How many times has it seemed like things are starting to get back to “normal,” only to have another variant sweep in and cause more havoc?
As I write this column I am looking forward to attending my first ISC West since 2019. I have been busy making booth appointments, fitting in the puzzle pieces of who can meet where, when, and collecting a healthy number of invites to after-events and dinners. It has been three years since I have been to Las Vegas for this show and I am excited to see familiar faces, learn about new technologies and offerings and generally be back in the swing of things as they used to be.