# Forward Deployed Engineering Faces Rapid Expansion and Talent Constraints

DevFeed: [Forward Deployed Engineering Faces Rapid Expansion and Talent Constraints](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/forward-deployed-engineering-is-about-to-get-diluted-37143.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://seattledataguy.substack.com/p/forward-deployed-engineering-is-about>)

Author: SeattleDataGuy

Published: 2026-07-06T14:28:59Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [SeattleDataGuy's Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/seattledataguy-s-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [banking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/banking.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [healthcare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/healthcare.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the rapid growth of Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organizations as Microsoft and AWS invest heavily in the model. It argues that AI vendors need FDEs to help enterprises apply AI beyond chat, combining technical expertise with knowledge of domains such as healthcare and banking. The author predicts the role may eventually resemble systems integrators or contractors and become less distinct as adoption expands.

## Source excerpt

But AI vendors need enterprise adoption at any cost