Platform choices
Choose for the work you need to do.
Start with the task, then compare the tools. We assess vendors on fit and disclose any commercial ties.
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The task
What should improve, how will you measure it, and do you need a platform?
- 02
Data and access
What data will it use, where may it run, and who approves access and legal requirements?
- 03
System fit
Will it work with your systems, models, and code? How will you monitor it and handle failures?
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Testing and control
Can you test quality, check sources, limit actions, review changes, and stop or undo the work?
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Who runs it
Who will set it up, secure it, support it, train people, and review changes?
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Cost and exit
What will it cost to run? Can you move your data and workflows or leave the vendor?
Choose the path that fits
- Buy
- An existing product fits your work and controls.
- Build
- Your needs justify a custom solution.
- Partner
- Specialist help or a mix of products fits best.
- Prepare
- Improve data, access, skills, or safeguards first.
- Do nothing
- The value, risk, readiness, or cost does not justify action.
About these guides
These are illustrative, high-level guides. They are not client evidence, a formal audit, legal advice, a certification claim, or the complete proprietary delivery method.
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