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EU AI Factories: Compute for Training Your Own AI Model

Who gets access to the EU AI Factories, what it costs above 250 staff, what the Dutch AI Factory in Groningen adds, and when a rented GPU is the smarter choice.

October 9, 20268 min readIn-depth
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AI Model Distillation: A Small Model That Masters One Task

Distillation lets a large AI model teach a small one a single task that then runs locally. What it delivers, what it costs and which licences allow it.

October 5, 20268 min readIn-depth
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EU Data Residency for AI: What It Does and Doesn't Protect

US AI vendors now sell EU data residency. Here is what that region covers, where the exceptions sit, and which data still shouldn't go there.

October 5, 20268 min readIn-depth
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Open-Weight Models in 2026: How Far Behind Are They?

Open-weight models trail the most expensive AI by about four months. What you can run locally today, on what hardware, and where frontier still pays.

October 5, 20267 min read
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What Does Running Your Own AI Environment Cost?

The bill for a private AI environment arrives in year two, not at purchase. A worked model of power, hardware, model upgrades and the people who maintain it.

September 7, 20269 min readIn-depth
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Choosing a Sovereign Cloud: The Criteria That Matter

The European Commission made sovereignty measurable with SEAL levels. Here is how to use those same criteria when selecting a cloud provider yourself.

September 7, 20269 min readIn-depth
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AI for Leadership Teams: What Changes on Your Own Desk?

Most AI plans are about other departments. This one is about your own week: reading, decision prep, board material, and what you must never delegate.

August 12, 20267 min read
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AI Licences vs Actual Usage: What Does Unused AI Cost?

You pay per user, but who actually uses the licence? Here is how to measure real usage and cut unused AI licences before your renewal comes up.

August 12, 20267 min read
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Automating the Internal Service Desk with AI

Your internal service desk answers the same questions every week. Here is how to automate IT, HR and facilities requests without replacing your team.

August 12, 20267 min read
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Automating Management Reporting with AI

The monthly report costs your team days of collecting and explaining. Here is how to automate the assembly without handing over the numbers themselves.

August 12, 20267 min read
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Generating Quotes and Proposals with AI

Quotes take days and vary by salesperson. Here is how to generate them with AI from your own pricing, margins and previous proposals, with a control point.

August 12, 20267 min read
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Turning Saved Hours into Capacity and Margin

AI saves hours, but hours are not money yet. Here is how to make freed-up time come back as revenue, avoided cost, or work that kept getting postponed.

August 12, 20268 min readIn-depth