Category: Research

2026-08-14

Search Firm Builds FDE Teams

Filed under AI, Cybersecurity, Research, Web Search

UPSTREAM TITLE: Demand for AI-native security chiefs jumps 256%, Christian & Timbers research finds

SHORT SUMMARY: Christian & Timbers reported surging demand for AI-native security leaders and noted that its AI practice builds elite Forward Deployed Engineer teams for enterprises undertaking AI-native transformation. The FDE mention is secondary, but it shows executive-search demand expanding from leadership roles into embedded AI engineering teams.

OUTLET: Business Wire / Christian & Timbers via Morningstar

LINK: https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260812180500/demand-for-ai-native-security-chiefs-jumps-256-christian-timbers-research-finds

2026-06-19

FDEs as New AI Roles

Filed under AI, Research, Web Search

UPSTREAM TITLE: LinkedIn research says half of C-suite leaders are flying blind on AI

SHORT SUMMARY: Fortune reports on LinkedIn research showing that many C-suite leaders lack visibility into the roles and skills needed as AI matures. The story cites forward-deployed engineers as one of the new AI-related roles growing inside organizations since 2022, alongside AI engineers, responsible AI architects, and go-to-market engineers.

OUTLET: Fortune

LINK: https://fortune.com/2026/06/18/linkedin-mark-lobosco-chief-business-officer-blind-spot-ai-adoption/

2026-06-06

This Week in Ai: Production Viability

Filed under AI, AI Governance, Deployments, Enterprise AI, Production AI, Research, Web Search

UPSTREAM TITLE: This Week in AI: Production Viability

SHORT SUMMARY: O’Reilly’s weekly AI analysis discusses the forward-deployed engineer model and warns that FDEs alone cannot solve enterprise AI deployment problems rooted in siloed data, regulatory constraints, and missing organizational context. The piece frames FDEs as useful but incomplete without business-analysis and governance capabilities.

OUTLET: O’Reilly Radar

LINK: https://www.oreilly.com/radar/this-week-in-ai-production-viability/