You'll find selected tech and wine writing samples on my home page. To dig further, select from any of the listed topics or content types. Thanks for looking!
Kristin Alexander
I use the power of words to help brands like Avalara and AWS share, sell, and soar. Applying years of experience in marketing, strategic communications, and journalism, I write engaging, on-point content that delivers results.
kristinalexander.com
Welcome to my portfolio! Let me show you around.
Cyber Defense Built for Government: Fighting Ransomware with Managed Detection and Response Partnerships
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY SOPHOS AND THE CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY. State and local governments face a mounting cybersecurity challenge as ransomware and AI-driven threats grow more sophisticated while staffing shortages and aging infrastructure limit agencies’ ability to respond. For many organizations, 24x7x365 threat monitoring remains out of reach, making trusted cybersecurity partnerships increasingly essential.
Securing the Reset: How Idaho strengthened security and governance in the cloud
GOVERNING AND GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY SPONSORED BY INFOR AND AWS. To better safeguard resident data, the state of Idaho set out to rebuild its technology environment. Decades of operating fragmented, homegrown systems had left the state struggling to keep pace with evolving cyber threats and regulatory expectations.
Managing the Risks of Shadow AI
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY NETSKOPE. As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded
into state and local government operations, IT leaders face growing challenges around data leakage.
How Kansas modernized unemployment insurance the smart way
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY SPONSORED BY AWS. When Amber Shultz took the helm as secretary of KDOL in January 2021, she took steps to stabilize the system and forge a path forward.
Designing the AI-Ready Digital Front Door for Texas
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY AWS. Public sector leaders across Texas are exploring AI with a shared focus on simplifying how people access government services.
Modernizing for Efficiency: A Smarter Approach to Government IT
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY CDW GOVERNMENT AND AWS. As governments modernize, IT teams are rethinking how to make their systems more efficient — from the code they write to the infrastructure and networks that support it. In this Q&A, Asim Iqbal, chief technology officer of emerging technologies for CDW Government, shares why code, infrastructure, and edge computing all play a vital role in improving efficiency.
Mastering business license compliance for supermarkets
The day begins before dawn. Forklifts hum through the stockroom. The bakery fills the aisles with the smell of fresh bread. Managers check the shelves, lights, and registers. Everything seems ready for the first cart to roll across the tile — until the email arrives.
Open source, open future: Government and education embrace a better model for AI
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY RED HAT. As public sector organizations explore how to adopt artificial intelligence, the challenges they face extend far beyond technical capabilities. Questions of trust, security and the ability to upskill teams are front and center. Increasingly, one answer is emerging: The future of AI is open source.
No Wrong Door: Modernizing Digital Identity for Seamless Government Access
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY OKTA. State and local governments want better, faster and more efficient processes that eliminate agency silos and strengthen cybersecurity across the enterprise. Meanwhile, constituents want easy access to government services and a seamless, satisfying user experience. But many governments rely on decades-old login infrastructure that can’t address those needs.
Reinventing Finance and Tax: Leaders see AI and e-invoicing as agents of change
Finance and tax teams are embracing a new era: one where artificial intelligence and
automation are not just tools for improving efficiency but serious powerhouses in
ensuring compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
Today’s businesses face growing pressure to comply with global e-invoicing and live
reporting mandates. These challenges are added to an already overflowing plate of
international and domestic tax compliance obligations.
Understanding Cyber Risks in the AI Era
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY SOPHOS. Artificial intelligence is changing the game for government cybersecurity. Gone are the days when security teams could weed out phishing emails based on simple indicators like misspellings or awkward syntax. Today’s cybercriminals are weaponizing AI to evade detection and launch more sophisticated attacks. AI is also reshaping the cybersecurity landscape for IT teams working to protect networks and secure sensitive data.
Cross-border ecommerce trends: How global businesses are adapting to growth, regulation, and risk
Significant growth in global ecommerce is creating new opportunities for businesses worldwide. The chance to enter new markets also presents challenges, especially where logistics and compliance with complex trade regulations are concerned. To understand how businesses are adapting to this shift, Censuswide surveyed 903 executives overseeing global logistics, supply chain, and international trade compliance.
Avalara tax changes 2025
I wrote the sections on beverage alcohol, communications, and excise (energy, fuel, tobacco, and vape) for Avalara's flagship annual report.
Know Your Nexus
Getting sales tax compliance right is important. The first step is understanding where your business has nexus, or where you need to collect and remit sales and use tax. Nexus is ever-changing and it can be confusing for even savvy professionals.
GlobalPost delivers a helping hand to international shippers
By offering the tool for free, GlobalPost enhanced customer satisfaction and empowered smaller merchants to expand globally without fear of unexpected costs or package rejections.
The future of AI in finance and tax compliance
Finance and tax professionals are under increased pressure to operate more efficiently while remaining strategic business advisors. The growing importance of their ability to shape the overall direction and success of their organizations is demonstrated by how companies worldwide are investing in technology to improve how finance and tax teams perform their jobs.
The risks and challenges of navigating regulated business licenses
Convenience store operators cater to customers with many needs, including travelers filling up their gas tanks, hopeful lottery winners, and neighborhood residents with midnight munchies. Ensuring everyone gets what they came for is more complicated than stocking shelves with a bit of everything. Selling a variety of products, especially heavily regulated ones like alcohol and tobacco, makes business license management complex.
Moving to the head of the class with the Palo Alto Networks security platform
Los Rios Community College District partnered with Palo Alto Networks to transform its network, empowering it to provide quality education with modern infrastructure to protect users and valuable data.
Build a world-class finance function with tax compliance automation
Automation is a necessity for growing your business in today’s world and is vital for informed decision-making, collaboration, and agility. That was the key takeaway from a panel of finance, technology, and tax compliance experts who presented at a recent symposium hosted by CFO Magazine in Sydney, Australia.
Load More Articles
