Patterns · Vol. 17

Pattern

TCO modeling for AI deployments

Build a working model of all costs attributable to an AI deployment — inference, infrastructure, people, data, migration, risk — so that strategic decisions reflect the full cost picture rather than only the visible inference bill.

Classification — The practice of modeling total cost of ownership for AI deployments across all six components.

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