Zhianrui — Insights Technical essays, regulatory perspectives, and methodological reflections from the Zhianrui research team. https://zhianrui.com/insights en Tue, 05 May 2026 16:23:06 GMT © 2026 Zhianrui. All rights reserved. Why provenance is a delivery practice, not a deliverable https://zhianrui.com/insights/provenance-as-practice https://zhianrui.com/insights/provenance-as-practice Provenance is not a section at the end of a report. It is a practice that shapes how research is conducted from day one. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reading NIS2 as an engineering specification https://zhianrui.com/insights/nis2-as-engineering-spec https://zhianrui.com/insights/nis2-as-engineering-spec Most compliance guides treat NIS2 as a checklist. We read it as an engineering spec — and the design implications are different. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The cost of arms-length offshoring in applied research, and the alternative https://zhianrui.com/insights/cross-border-alternative https://zhianrui.com/insights/cross-border-alternative The failure mode of offshoring is not cost — it is the translation layer between the bench and the client. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT