2026-08-20

Internal FDE Bench Urged

UPSTREAM TITLE: The forward-deployed engineer: Why talent, not technology, is the true bottleneck for enterprise AI

SHORT SUMMARY: CIO contributor Stephen Deasy argues that enterprises stuck at the AI integration wall need to develop internal forward-deployed engineers rather than rely only on AI vendors. The piece frames FDEs as hybrid technical, business, and risk-management leaders who can move generative AI from demos into production.

OUTLET: CIO

LINK: https://www.cio.com/article/4118737/the-forward-deployed-engineer-why-talent-not-technology-is-the-true-bottleneck-for-enterprise-ai.html