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OpenAI Presence: Why Model Vendors Are Switching to Forward Deployed Engineers for AI Agents

OpenAI is delivering its new Presence product through Forward Deployed Engineers rather than a self-serve API — a signal that enterprise AI-agent delivery is moving from "sell an API" to "embed on-site." We unpack the shift and give you a four-factor framework for choosing between a model vendor's FDE team and an independent implementation partner.

July 30, 20269 min read

FDE Insights

OpenAI Presence & the Rise of the FDE: Who Should Deploy Your Enterprise AI Agents?

OpenAI now sends its own Forward Deployed Engineers on-site to stand up enterprise agents through a product called Presence. That quietly turns "build vs. buy" into a three-way decision—AI lab, in-house team, or independent partner—and the right answer depends on control, lock-in, and whether you've built the evaluation and governance to run agents in production at all.

July 30, 20268 min read

FDE Insights

Why OpenAI's Presence Ships Only via Forward Deployed Engineers — The FDE Signal for Enterprise AI

OpenAI won't let enterprises buy its new Presence agent off the shelf — it deploys only through Forward Deployed Engineers and systems integrators. That decision is a signal: as models commoditize, the hard part (and the margin) moves to deployment. Here's what the FDE shift means, and how any company can reuse the playbook.

July 30, 20267 min read

#forward-deployed-engineer

OpenAI Presence: Why Model Vendors Are Switching to Forward Deployed Engineers for AI Agents

OpenAI Presence & the Rise of the FDE: Who Should Deploy Your Enterprise AI Agents?

Why OpenAI's Presence Ships Only via Forward Deployed Engineers — The FDE Signal for Enterprise AI

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