Build vs. Buy in the Age of AI

AI has fundamentally changed how software gets started. Almost any technically curious team can now build a working prototype in a matter of hours. But the bar for production hasn’t moved. The question is no longer “Can we build it?”, it’s “Can we run it, reliably, securely, and at scale?”

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• Why the first 80% of an AI project is the easy part — and what the remaining 20% actually requires to move from prototype to production
• The true total cost of ownership of an internal AI build, including the hidden costs most teams underestimate
• The structural risks of AI-generated code: security vulnerabilities, technical debt, and the 18-month wall
• Why data and governance — not code — are the real barriers to scaling industrial AI
• How “building” doesn’t eliminate vendor lock-in — it just shifts the dependency somewhere less visible
• The decision framework leading manufacturers use to evaluate build vs. buy at the executive level