Guide
In-House AI Team vs FDE vs Staff Augmentation
How to choose between hiring, embedding forward deployed engineers and augmenting your team, with the trade-offs that matter in practice.
Team Models6 min read
Guides
Buyer guides
Written for teams with a real deployment to staff: what it costs, which team model fits, how to scope, and what to check before signing.
Guide
How to Scope Your First AI Deployment
A practical scoping template: the one workflow, the systems it touches, the data it needs, and how you will know it works.
Scoping & Delivery6 min read
Guide
What to Check Before Hiring an AI Implementation Partner
Sixteen checks across capability, production experience, security, team composition and contract terms, and the questions that expose weak answers.
Scoping & Delivery8 min read
Guide
FDE vs Solutions Engineer vs Implementation Engineer
What forward deployed engineers actually do, how the role differs from solutions and implementation engineering, and when you need each.
Roles & Hiring5 min read
Guide
From AI POC to Production: What Usually Goes Wrong
The eight failure patterns we see between a successful proof of concept and a working production system, and how experienced teams avoid them.
Scoping & Delivery6 min read
Guide
What Does an AI Deployment Team Cost?
Realistic ranges for internal hires, embedded FDE pods, staff augmentation and implementation partners, and what actually drives the number.
Cost & Pricing7 min read