It’s a tale as old as time. You tune into the big budget show about dragons and tyrants and your job in tech suddenly makes a lot more sense.
If you’ve been watching the new season of House of the Dragon, you’ll know the term ‘protector of the realm’. They’re kings, queens, or trusted governors: the ones responsible for the realm’s safety, ensuring laws are followed, and the medieval machinery of state ticks over. Back in Game of Thrones, ‘protector of the realm’ Ned Stark had his head chopped off and everything famously took a nosedive from there.
