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Building a Center of Excellence for AI: A strategic approach to enterprise AI adoption

A comprehensive guide to establishing and operating a successful Center of Excellence (CCoE) for Artificial Intelligence in enterprise organizations. Learn the key components, governance frameworks, and best practices for scaling AI initiatives across your organization.

Building a Center of Excellence for AI: A strategic approach to enterprise AI adoption

A comprehensive guide to establishing and operating a successful Center of Excellence (CCoE) for Artificial Intelligence in enterprise organizations. Learn the key components, governance frameworks, and best practices for scaling AI initiatives across your organization.

Bicep vs Terraform vs OpenTofu: Your Infrastructure as Code options in 2025

A comprehensive comparison of Azure Bicep and Terraform, plus OpenTofu as a community-driven open source alternative. With HashiCorp's license changes and IBM's acquisition, which tool should you choose for your cloud infrastructure needs?

From simple to sophisticated: Terraform infrastructure evolution

How I transformed a basic Terraform configuration into a sophisticated infrastructure-as-code solution with modules, testing, CI/CD, and governance.

Is AI the right solution? Part 3: Metrics, piloting, and key takeaways

Final part of our AI project validation series. Learn how to define success metrics, run effective pilot projects, and review key takeaways for successful AI implementation.

Is AI the right solution? Part 2: Examples and ethical risks

Part 2 of our AI project validation series. See the decision framework in action with examples and explore key ethical risks like bias, privacy, and workforce impact.

Is AI the right solution? Part 1: The decision framework

Part 1 of our series on validating AI projects. Learn a structured decision tree framework to assess strategic alignment, business impact, and ROI.