Dylan Borden

Dylan Borden is VP of Operations at Four Winds IT, a Sarasota-based technology partner serving 300+ businesses across Southwest Florida. He writes about the things most IT providers would rather not explain: what's buried in your IT invoice, whether your security would hold up to a cyber insurance claim, and how to put AI to work without creating a data problem. Dylan chairs the Sarasota AI Business Lab with the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and led the AI in Construction Series for the GCBX Education Committee. Reach Dylan directly at (941) 315-2380 or dmborden@fourwindsit.com. Dylan lives in Lakewood Ranch with his wife, their two boys, Archie and Atticus, a dog, and two cats. When he's not juggling work and family, he's a rabid Philadelphia sports fan and a disc golf champion.

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