Everyone is talking about Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) as the future of enterprise AI. But not all FDEs are solving the same problem. Some exist because products can't survive real-world enterprise complexity. Others exist because transformation itself is hard. In this article, Zain Ishaq explores the difference, why the distinction matters for enterprise buyers, and what AI, governance, content architecture, and deployment readiness have to do with the success or failure of enterprise AI initiatives.
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