Tag: procurement

The Enterprise console offers one toggle that keeps all model inference in US regions for a 10 per cent surcharge. Underneath it are two independent settings, one of which is a one-way door you set when you create a workspace and can never change. The surcharge is the part everybody reads and the least expensive of the three costs.

Most AI RFPs collect marketing slides instead of testing real performance with your data. RAND found more than 80% of AI projects fail, often because procurement focused on credentials rather than capability. Here is a practical approach that evaluates vendors through hands-on proof of concepts using your actual data and workflows, not polished presentations.