About Enterprise AI Procurement
About This Site
I created Enterprise AI Procurement as an independent, vendor-neutral editorial publication exploring the commercial, procurement, and governance considerations of enterprise AI. It also examines how enterprise AI is reshaping broader enterprise technology procurement decisions. The site provides commentary and analysis for procurement professionals, technology leaders, and others responsible for evaluating, procuring, and governing enterprise AI.
Why This Site Exists
Enterprise AI is evolving quickly, and much of the public conversation focuses on models, products, and implementation. Procurement considerations often receive less attention, including commercial evaluation, sourcing, governance, and the longer-term technology investment decisions associated with enterprise AI adoption.
Enterprise AI's Impact on Broader Technology Procurement
Enterprise AI procurement is the primary focus of this site. As organisations adopt AI, however, its influence increasingly extends beyond AI platforms themselves. Decisions about enterprise AI now shape cloud strategy, SaaS procurement, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, governance, commercial models, and broader ICT sourcing. Understanding enterprise AI procurement increasingly requires understanding its impact on enterprise technology procurement more broadly.
These are not separate topics. They are natural consequences of enterprise AI moving deeper into an organisation's technology estate.
What You Will Find Here
Recurring themes on this site include:
- Enterprise AI procurement and sourcing strategy
- Vendor evaluation and commercial models
- Total cost of ownership
- Governance, security, identity, and data considerations
- Operating models, change management, and enterprise AI implementation
- The distinction between personal productivity AI and broader enterprise AI use cases.
- The relationship between enterprise AI and enterprise technology procurement
Editorial Philosophy
This site is not intended to provide implementation instructions or organisation-specific recommendations. Its focus is on exploring trade-offs, commercial and sourcing considerations, and strategic decisions, described and analysed rather than prescribed. The intention is to help readers think through their own circumstances, not to tell them what to do.
Where possible, I aim to distinguish established procurement principles from rapidly changing market developments, so readers can separate enduring concepts from short-term industry noise.
Who This Is For
This site is written for procurement professionals, technology leaders, finance leaders, and senior business stakeholders involved in enterprise AI decisions. It is also intended for readers interested in understanding how enterprise AI is reshaping enterprise technology procurement over time.
About the Author
Dylan Stevens
Author, Enterprise AI Procurement
I have spent my career working in large businesses across procurement and finance, with a focus on enterprise technology procurement. My writing draws on practical experience evaluating technology investments, commercial models, vendor proposals, and sourcing strategies, combined with continuous research into enterprise AI technologies, markets, and governance.
My perspective is shaped by first-hand experience working within enterprise technology procurement, where technology decisions are evaluated from inside the organisation rather than through the lens of software sales or implementation consulting. That experience shapes how I analyse enterprise AI through the realities of enterprise evaluation and procurement, and the governance, implementation and operating considerations surrounding those decisions.
My aim is to contribute independent commentary that helps organisations think more clearly about enterprise AI procurement and the broader enterprise technology decisions shaped by enterprise AI.
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Important Information
The views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent any organisation with which I am associated. Content on this site is provided for general commercial and procurement commentary only and does not constitute legal, financial, technical, or professional advice. Organisations should seek professional advice appropriate to their own circumstances before making enterprise AI procurement or implementation decisions.