https://sharpstone.blog/tags/whiplash-it/Recent content in Whiplash IT on Sharpstone BlogHugoen-usMon, 07 Sep 2026 23:51:13 -0500https://sharpstone.blog/posts/straits-of-it/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:51:13 -0500https://sharpstone.blog/posts/straits-of-it/<p><img src="https://sharpstone.blog/images/ITstraits.jpeg" alt="Navigating the Digital Straits" title="center"></p> <h2 id="-the-chokepoint-we-dont-see">🌊 The Chokepoint We Don’t See</h2> <p>The Strait of Hormuz is a name you have been hearing frequently over the last few months, but not one that you likely heard a lot about before the current conflict started between the United States and Iran. It is geographically a very small body of water that controls a very large portion of the flow of global energy, roughly one-fifth of global oil in 2024. When that narrow passage is disrupted, the effects do not remain local. They ripple through energy prices, financial markets, supply chains, and household budgets.</p>