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Notes on trusted AI, production AI and engineering.
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Forward-deployed engineering: what it is, how it works and when you need it
Forward-deployed engineering moves an AI system from pilot to production: senior engineers work with your teams, own the path and stay until it runs. -
Why do AI pilots stall, and what moves them to production?
Why do AI pilots fail? Most stall on five open decisions: integration, security review, measurement, approvals and ownership. Here is what moves them. -
AI production readiness checklist: define production for an AI system on one page
An AI production readiness checklist starts with one signed page that defines production: scope, criteria, evaluation, security, approvals and go-live. -
Forward-deployed engineer vs solutions engineer: what each one owns
Forward-deployed engineer vs solutions engineer: one helps win the deal, the other owns getting the AI system into production. Who owns what, side by side. -
How a forward-deployed engineering engagement works, week by week
A forward-deployed engineering engagement moves an AI pilot to production in four phases, each closed by a written gate. What happens, week by week. -
AI is easy to demo. We bring your AI pilot to production.
Johnny Saffar on seventeen years of software and AI in production at OrNsoft: three lessons from our clients on what it takes to run a system for years. -
What is a forward-deployed engineer?
What is a forward-deployed engineer? A senior engineer who works directly with your business and technical teams to move an AI system from pilot to production.
From the archive
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AI Governance Is Not a Constraint — It’s the Only Way to Scale
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AI Agents, Automation, and the Myth of Autonomous Workflows
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Build, Buy, or Orchestrate? Rethinking Enterprise AI Strategy in 2025
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From AI Tools to AI Systems: The Architectural Shift Enterprises Can’t Ignore
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Why Most Enterprise AI Initiatives Quietly Fail After the Demo