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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 07/05/2026 16:54 EDT

Microsoft and Amazon Commit Billions to New AI Implementation Units for Businesses

Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion in a new group "assisting clients with AI implementations," reports CNBC:



[Microsoft] said Thursday that 6,000 employees will be embedded with clients, in a practice that's become known as forward deployed engineering [or FDE]... The announcement comes two days after cloud rival Amazon said it was putting $1 billion behind an FDE initiative to support fast-paced AI engagements. Leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI both established FDE groups in May, partnering with pri

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