# The Philosophy Behind The Name

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/the-philosophy-behind-the-name/
- Published: 2020-01-20T03:32:58+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

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.