Public-source intelligence, human reviewed

Make the AI technology decision with evidence in hand.

Frontier AI Dev compares AI vendors and implementation approaches for Microsoft consultancies and MSPs. Every assignment ends with a sourced recommendation, decision matrix, risks, and concrete next steps.

Founding price
From $500
Target delivery
5 business days
Data access
Public sources only
Decision brief / 001Sample

Decision

Choose an approach for grounded customer knowledge assistants.

OptionFitConfidence
Copilot Studio85High
Foundry Agent Service88High
Custom Azure67Medium

Scenario-specific scores out of 100. The sample documents every assumption and weight.

Defined decisionOne scenario, clear criteria, bounded scope.
Traceable evidenceMaterial claims link to current sources.
Visible uncertaintyVendor claims, analysis, and unknowns stay distinct.
Usable outputA report and matrix prepared for a client discussion.

Start with the decision, not the tool.

Three bounded ways to turn a fast-moving market into a defensible recommendation.

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AI Vendor Comparison

Compare up to three products or platforms against your requirements, weights, constraints, and Microsoft environment.

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Build-versus-Buy Brief

Evaluate commercial, combined-platform, and custom approaches with architecture, skills, cost drivers, and operational tradeoffs.

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AI Technology Landscape

Map a technology category, relevant vendors, maturity, recent changes, risks, and questions worth investigating next.

Facts, claims, analysis, and unknowns are not the same thing.

Every report labels the strength of its evidence. Official documentation comes first. Vendor assertions remain vendor assertions. Missing public evidence stays visible instead of becoming a confident score.

Read the research policy
  1. 01
    Frame

    Confirm the decision, scenario, options, and weighted criteria.

  2. 02
    Evidence

    Collect current primary sources and retain material conflicts.

  3. 03
    Evaluate

    Score only what the available evidence supports.

  4. 04
    Review

    Check citations, freshness, consistency, and recommendation logic.

Bring one real AI technology decision.

Receive the report, editable comparison matrix, source appendix, risks, and one bounded revision.

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