AI Runs on Infrastructure. Enterprise Buyers Know It.
By Howard Oliver, MBA Many AI companies are reaching an important stage of growth. They have a working product, customers, a strong demo, meaningful ROI stories, and real market traction. But when they begin selling into larger enterprises, regulated sectors, public-sector-adjacent markets, or data-sensitive industries, the conversation changes. The buyer no longer asks only whether […]
The AI Infrastructure Decision Your Board Will Eventually Question
By Howard Oliver, MBA Hyperscalers are not the enemy. Unvalidated dependency is. For larger midmarket companies, the AI path often looks practical at first. Use the available cloud platform. Launch the pilot. Connect the data. Prove the use case. Move fast. On paper, that feels like progress. Then the pilot becomes important. That is when […]
Why Fortune’s Article on AI Compute Costs Matters to Mid-Sized Organizations
By Howard Oliver, MBA AI Compute Is Becoming an Executive Cost Issue The Fortune article, “The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers,” lands directly on the issue Strates has been warning about: AI is not just a […]
AI-First Means Getting Infrastructure Right Earlier Than You Think
By Howard Oliver, MBA Organizations committed to becoming AI-first are quietly changing focus. Success depends less on model quality and more on getting infrastructure, governance, and execution right from the outset.In conversations with CEOs and transformation leaders across Ontario and the EU, a recurring pattern emerges. Teams are moving fast. Pilots are working. Results look […]