Jeremy Simmons

Practice Director @ Version 1 (formerly Qubix), Co-Founder DataRoad, ex Piocon Technologies, Apple Fan, Oracle Technologist, Porsche Enthusiast, #Cubs

[Oracle Cloud @OracleCloud]

Choose, switch, and mix.
OCI Enterprise AI lets teams define policies that classify requests and route each task to the model best suited to the business need. See how: https://t.co/mL84iKjLeA

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

Day one as VP of Data & AI at Vigilant 360.

Grateful for 4 strong years at Version 1 and 8 with the Qubix Team. Looking forward to what's next.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.

$30 per seat per month.

$1.4 million annually.

I called it "digital transformation."

The board loved that phrase.

They approved it in eleven minutes.

No one asked what it would actually do.

Including me.

I told everyone it would "10x productivity."

That's not a real number.

But it sounds like one.

HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.

I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."

They stopped asking.

Three months later I checked the usage reports.

47 people had opened it.

12 had used it more than once.

One of them was me.

I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.

It took 45 seconds.

Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.

But I called it a "pilot success."

Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.

The CFO asked about ROI.

I showed him a graph.

The graph went up and to the right.

It measured "AI enablement."

I made that metric up.

He nodded approvingly.

We're "AI-enabled" now.

I don't know what that means.

But it's in our investor deck.

A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.

I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."

He asked what that meant.

I said "compliance."

He asked which compliance.

I said "all of them."

He looked skeptical.

I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."

He stopped asking questions.

Microsoft sent a case study team.

They wanted to feature us as a success story.

I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."

I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.

They didn't verify it.

They never do.

Now we're on Microsoft's website.

"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."

The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.

He got 3,000 likes.

He's never used Copilot.

None of the executives have.

We have an exemption.

"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."

I wrote that policy.

The licenses renew next month.

I'm requesting an expansion.

5,000 more seats.

We haven't used the first 4,000.

But this time we'll "drive adoption."

Adoption means mandatory training.

Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.

But completion will be tracked.

Completion is a metric.

Metrics go in dashboards.

Dashboards go in board presentations.

Board presentations get me promoted.

I'll be SVP by Q3.

I still don't know what Copilot does.

But I know what it's for.

It's for showing we're "investing in AI."

Investment means spending.

Spending means commitment.

Commitment means we're serious about the future.

The future is whatever I say it is.

As long as the graph goes up and to the right.

[Tigers Golf @GolfTigers]

JV shoots 339 and finishes 2nd at SPC Championship at Blackberry. Our top 4 golfers earned All-Conference.

Hermann — 82
Stahl — 84
Reider — 85
Simmons — 88

Great job this year fellas!!

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

Mason’s Golf High School Golf Team is raising money for new training and equipment. Please see the link below. Thank you! Plainfield North Golf https://t.co/3E2E2Vq1J0

[Millikin Baseball @BigBlueBaseball]

Senior captain Alec Mallinder pitched 7.1 innings on Sunday, longest outing of his career held the Bluejays to 3 hits and 1 run while striking out 12. Congrats captain!

[david friedberg @friedberg]

America's Biggest Mistake?
A portion of every American's paycheck is deposited into the Social Security trust fund (OASI), which is then invested to create returns that aim to support long-term retirement payments.

Since 1941, OASI has ONLY invested in US treasuries, averaging an annual return of just 4.8%. Meanwhile the S&P500 has been compounding returns at 10.5% per year.

If instead of buying treasuries, OASI bought the S&P500 index starting in 1971 (the year the US went off the gold standard), it would have a $15.1T balance today and Americans would all share ownership of ~1/3 of America's best companies, likely supporting increased retirement benefits, lowering taxes, and reducing Federal debt levels while being the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.

Instead, OASI has a $2.7T balance today and is projected to go bankrupt in 2032, as retirement benefits swell while annual returns on US treasuries held by OASI have shrunk to <3% per year recently.

Many economic inequities in America can be traced back to this structural mistake. By not investing OASI in equities, only privileged Americans with private pensions, 401(k)s, IRAs, and other investment retirement accounts have benefited from the marvel of American capitalism, leaving behind the tens of millions of Americans who had no choice but to rely on Social Security and were left reliant on low-yielding US treasuries.

It is not too late to change. Social Security can still pivot to an equity-driven investment model, driving future balance sheet growth, providing investment capital to American businesses, reducing the dependence on Federal taxes and money-printing, and giving all Americans ownership in America's best businesses.

Rather than create a new sovereign wealth fund, while ignoring the imminent failure of Social Security, legislators can restructure Social Security. By adding ~$500B directly to OASI, investing the entire balance in the S&P 500, and assuming future annual returns of ~10.5%, OASI will grow while also meeting all future retirement obligations, rather than shrink away into insolvency.

The longer we wait to fix Social Security, the more expensive it will become... shifting to an equity-driven investment model now could ensure its long-term viability, address economic inequities across the US, create the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, and give every American ownership and participation in the rewards of American capitalism.

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

@pnhsbaseball battery today for Millikin vs Case Western. RHP @alecmallinder to C @AidenSimmons15

[Millikin Baseball @BigBlueBaseball]

Looking for something to do tomorrow, come on out to Workman Field and watch Big Blue face @LLC_Baseball Noon first pitch

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

@MSBaseBRecruit If your son has any desire to play baseball beyond high school, there is no better resource to reach out to. Don’t wait, email [email protected] today!

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

@PrimetimeIL @ESPRed2024 One of the best 2028s you will ever see!

[MS Baseball Recruiting @MSBaseBRecruit]

Battled to win a crazy 🛳️ over a solid Ai9 Pack team with @DiamondSportsPr . Huge contributions all weekend by every player! Congrats boys!
#ESPTrained @TaddGibby24

[MS Baseball Recruiting @MSBaseBRecruit]

Dug in and walked off a win today in @DiamondSportsPr . @gerrick_tyler with the game winning hit. @JPetsche22 was 3 for 3 and @AidenSimmons15 had 2 hits and earned the win in relief. @DMccauely went 6 strong innings.
#ESPTrained @TaddGibby24 @FoxesBaseball @OEHSbaseball @BodinePhil89580 @pnhsbaseball

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

Join us for a Chicago Oracle User Meetup hosted by ODTUG, Chicago OUG &amp; Midwest OUG members, sponsored by Version 1. Catch up with your fellow Chicago-area Oracle practitioners at this social event.

https://t.co/hbgzS5dmWM

[Version 1 @version1]

Today we are extremely pleased to announce that we have successfully acquired Farsight Consulting, a digital transformation specialist in the public sector.

@FarsightUK

Learn more: https://t.co/RrodUhFLs7

#TheVersion1Difference #DigitalTransformation #PublicSector

[Oracle Analytics @OracleAnalytics]

We are proud to announce the general availability of the #OracleAnalyticsServer 2024 release! This new release introduces over one hundred new capabilities to enhance the analytics experience for all
users within an organization. #OAS #oracleanalytics

https://t.co/w2OmKno6LT

[Jeremy Simmons @cmoanz]

It was a pleasure to represent @version1 with Colm Gillard at the @Irishaporg St. Patrick's Day Celebration Breakfast in Chicago. Thanks again to David Corcoran and @Entirl for the invitation, looking forward to working with David and team more in the future.

[Tigers Baseball @pnhsbaseball]

Congratulations to Aiden Simmons on signing with Millikin University.

[MS Baseball Recruiting @MSBaseBRecruit]

Congratulations to @AidenSimmons15 and his parents Jeremy and Chrissy on his signing to @BigBlueBaseball ! We’re looking forward to a big 18U season from this skilled catcher! #ESPTrained @TaddGibby24 @pnhsbaseball @PBRIllinois @PG_Illinois

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

C Aiden Simmons (Plainfield North, 2024) commits to Millikin University.

(@BigBlueBaseball | @pnhsbaseball)

👤: https://t.co/yDCX2ZYLtZ