Engagement 01 // most begin here
The readiness assessment
A short paid engagement that answers one question. Should you own your AI, and what would it take. Low risk, low commitment, and it ends with a real plan rather than a sales pitch.
What it answers
Before anyone spends on a build, you deserve a straight answer to a few hard questions. This engagement delivers them, specific to your data and your goals.
- Where does your data actually go today when your AI reads it, and what does that expose.
- Would a private federation reduce your risk, your cost, or both, in your situation.
- What hardware, models and integration a federation for you would take.
- What it would likely cost to own, against what you are paying to rent now.
- Whether you are ready to build now, or what to put in place first.
What you get
A plan you keep, either way
The point is clarity, not a commitment. Whatever you decide, you walk away with something useful.
- A written findings summary in plain language
- A recommended architecture sized to your work
- A cost picture for owning against renting
- A risk read on where your data travels today
- A clear next step, whether or not it is with me
- A short call to walk through all of it
The process
Short, and to the point
Intake
You tell me what you are protecting, what you want your AI to do, and what you use today. A short questionnaire and one call.
Review
I map your data flows, your constraints, and the shape of a federation that would fit. This is where the real thinking happens.
Findings and plan
I hand you the written findings and the plan, and we walk through it together so you can act with confidence.
What it costs, and what happens next
The assessment is a fixed engagement, scoped to your size, and priced so it is an easy yes for a team that is serious about the question. It is small next to a build, and small next to a year of climbing subscription fees.
If a federation makes sense and you want to proceed, the next rung is the build. If it does not, the plan tells you that plainly, and you keep it. I would rather give you an honest answer than sell you a system you do not need.
Begin
Book your assessment
Tell me what you are protecting and what you want your AI to do. I take on a small number of engagements at a time.