# The Philosophy Behind The Name

Agilicus. Its a compass on a shield, reminding us of the need to protect from the [east-west traffic](https://www.agilicus.com/zero-trust-principles/). But what about the name? The *icus* part invokes Spartacus (from which the Spartan shield of the Logo derived). But the Agil part? That comes from Agile, Continuous, small batch sizes.

In this video I talk a bit about the philosophy of our general strategy. This is more of a philosophy lesson than the usual technology talks, so feel free to pull up a chair and listen in about Continuous, Small Batch Sizes, etc.

And for gosh sakes, if you haven't read "[The Phoenix Project](https://amzn.to/2TLlC6Z)", put it on your list.

https://youtu.be/NogChytFlUs