AWS funnels $1B into forward deployed engineering hub | CIO Dive

AWS just committed $1 billion to send their own engineers directly into businesses to make AI actually work. Read that again. The biggest cloud company on the planet knows AI tools alone aren't enoug

AWS just committed $1 billion to send their own engineers directly into businesses to make AI actually work.

Read that again. The biggest cloud company on the planet knows AI tools alone aren't enough.

You're not the problem. The tools are.

That $200/month sitting unused isn't a reflection of your team's capability. It's proof that software without real implementation support fails — every time. Even Amazon knows this now.

Here's what that $1B decision tells you as a business owner: the era of "buy the tool and figure it out" is officially over. Enterprise companies are demanding hands-on help. And the vendors are finally listening.

This matters to you because it shifts the question you should be asking. Stop asking "which AI tool should I buy?" Start asking "which vendor will sit with my team until it actually works?"

One practical step you can take this week: before any AI purchase, ask the vendor one question — "What does your implementation support look like after I sign?" If they hesitate, walk away.

That single filter will save you thousands and months of frustration.

What's been your experience — did your last AI tool come with real support, or were you handed a login and left to figure it out alone?

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