“There is no use fighting it. Pick a vendor and go all in. Everything else is a mirage.” The last words of a seasoned IT professional As long as w

Are You Vendor Locked?

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2024-05-07 14:00:11

“There is no use fighting it. Pick a vendor and go all in. Everything else is a mirage.” The last words of a seasoned IT professional

As long as we are using any product, our solution’s infrastructure will depend on its vendors. Many say that building custom infrastructure will hurt velocity. Is this true in the age of AI?

It depends on where your company is at. Most companies don’t survive more than five years, so putting too much effort into infrastructure is not the best use of their resources. You first need to survive and demonstrate product viability.

We have all started to see the results of the AI hardware bottleneck. Running LLMs is expensive and smaller operations might fold to high costs. How will this affect large enterprises?

If you are an established corporation, being dependent on a specific supplier can make or break a solid business case. For large-scale GenAI solutions, costs are essential to maintenance and dictate the long-term viability of such projects. In the short run, enterprises may afford high costs, but when the prices drop - then it’s time to adjust.