UPSTREAM TITLE: Thinking about the evolution of forward-deployed engineers over the last 24 months
SHORT SUMMARY: Microsoft CVP Kevin Shatzkamer argues that forward-deployed engineering is evolving from an individual customer-embedded role into a multidisciplinary, AI-augmented deployment operating system for high-ambiguity enterprise transformation. The current model combines engineering, domain, data, governance, and adoption capabilities in pods responsible for production operations, measurable outcomes, and capability transfer back to customers.
OUTLET: Microsoft Command Line