IBM: New Forward Deployed Units Model Aims To Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployment
PushButton AI Team ·
IBM: New Forward Deployed Units Model Aims To Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployment
You bought the AI tool. You paid the monthly fee. Nobody used it.
That's not a you problem. That's a deployment problem.
IBM just admitted something the AI industry has been quietly ignoring: buyin
You bought the AI tool. You paid the monthly fee. Nobody used it.
That's not a you problem. That's a deployment problem.
IBM just admitted something the AI industry has been quietly ignoring: buying AI isn't the hard part. Getting it working inside a real business, with real people, on real workflows — that's where everything falls apart.
Their solution? Send actual implementation specialists directly into the business environment. Not to sell. To build and stay until it works.
That's the insight worth keeping. The tools aren't failing. The handoff is.
Most AI purchases come with a demo, a login, and a "good luck." No wonder your team ignores it. They were never set up to succeed with it.
Here's your one actionable step this week:
Before you evaluate any AI tool, ask the vendor one question — "Who stays with us through the first 30 days of actual use?" If they hesitate, you have your answer.
That single filter will save you more money than any software comparison spreadsheet.
What's been your experience — did your last AI tool come with real implementation support, or were you handed a password and a YouTube tutorial?
... AI solutions directly into production environments. IBM said the rise of FDEs signals a broader industry shift in how enterprise technology must ...
