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By: Chuck Locke-Dinn

September 17, 2026 3:54 am

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Don’t Let AI Become Your Next Black Box

I’ve spent six years learning what vendor lock-in feels like. And watching organizations build out their AI infrastructure, I can see how easily we could make the same mistake all over again. AI is moving fast. New models show up constantly. New tools promise to make them easier to deploy, manage and connect to […]

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By: Chuck Locke-Dinn

September 17, 2026 3:50 am

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Five Questions I Wish I’d Asked Before Stepping Into the Box

I have had a lot of time to think in this box. Probably too much time. And if I could go back to 2019, I wouldn’t tell myself never to step inside. That’s too easy. The technology worked. The deal made sense. We had problems to solve. What I would do is ask […]

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By: Chuck Locke-Dinn

September 17, 2026 3:44 am

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The Box Was Fine. Until It Wasn’t.

I’ve been in this box since 2019 And the thing is, originally, the box was fine. That’s what people miss when they talk about lock-in. They make it sound like somebody made a terrible technology decision years ago and everyone has been paying for it ever since. That’s usually not how it […]

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