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Research Reports are the publication's flagship output. Each report is a definitive reference on a specific question enterprise technical leaders are trying to answer, typically 4,000 to 10,000 words, with sections, figures, and references.

16 Jun 2026ResearchPatron

Beyond the Model

The foundation study for the five-pillar programme — why the applied layer decides enterprise AI outcomes, and what the evidence proves, falsifies, and leaves open.

43 min readBeyond the Model
16 Jun 2026ResearchPatron

Operating Models

Why the operating model — not the technology choice — decides enterprise AI outcomes, and how to choose the structure that fits.

21 min readOperating Models
16 Jun 2026ResearchPatron

The Cost and Platform Landscape of Enterprise AI

The headline cost of model inference is a small and shrinking fraction of what enterprises actually spend to run generative AI in production. The production evidence reviewed here consistently shows inference accounting for 20–40% of run-rate cost for mature deployments. Retrieval, evaluation, observability, governance, and human review consume the remainder — and are largely invisible at planning time.

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