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Microsoft publishes its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
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On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, focused on delivering successful enterprise AI deployments with Microsoft’s existing AI tools.
Key facts
- Two days earlier, Amazon Web Services announced an internal commitment of $1 billion for its own AI deployment venture, explicitly embracing the FDE model
- Announcing the venture, Microsoft’s Commercial Business CEO Judson Althoff resisted the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) label that is often applied to these ventures
- On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, focused on delivering successful enterprise AI deployments with Microsoft’s existing AI tools
- Nonetheless, the venture bears a striking similarity to several FDE-based AI ventures announced in recent months
Summary
Announcing the venture, Microsoft’s Commercial Business CEO Judson Althoff resisted the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) label that is often applied to these ventures. Nonetheless, the venture bears a striking similarity to several FDE-based AI ventures announced in recent months. Microsoft’s existing client base will give the new effort a significant head start, as the company has already deployed engineers to much of the Fortune 500.