John Thomas

[DavidLinthicum @DavidLinthicum]

The economics of enterprise AI are starting to tell a very different story than the early hype suggested.

Cloud-based AI is clearly the easiest place to start. It offers speed, low initial friction, and faster experimentation. That makes it attractive for pilots and early deployments. But over time, the math changes. As query volumes increase, workflows expand, and inference usage becomes embedded across the business, the recurring cost of remote LLMs keeps compounding.

That’s where local enterprise AI starts to stand out.

In a 10-year cost model, remote LLM spending reaches roughly USD 18.9 million, while local AI comes in closer to USD 15.5 million. That creates an estimated long-term savings of about USD 3.4 million for organizations that invest in the local approach.

What’s most interesting is the timing. The break-even point doesn’t happen immediately. In most cases, it appears around Years 6 to 7, when the higher upfront investment in local AI is finally overtaken by the ongoing consumption costs of cloud-based inference.

This is less about ideology and more about cost structure.

Cloud AI is largely variable, metered, and vendor-priced. Local AI is more front-loaded and fixed. For enterprises operating at scale, that distinction matters. Fixed-cost models tend to deliver better long-term predictability, stronger cost control, and a clearer path to scaling AI without being surprised by usage-based billing.

The real takeaway: cloud AI may be cheaper to start, but local AI may be cheaper to own.

Enterprise leaders should stop asking only, “How fast can we deploy?” and start asking, “What will this cost us at scale over the next decade?”

#AI #EnterpriseAI #CloudComputing #LLM #GenAI #DigitalTransformation #FinOps #CIO

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

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[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

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[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

Are there any creators out there using #capcut? Seems like I should invest in it I don’t think it’s much.

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

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[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

Victory!

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

‘prologue’ by jp4589 is on #SoundCloud https://t.co/5FpDBG9Q5D

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

I came home for a week and was able to blair @taylorswift13 ‘s tortured poets for the first time since it’s been out, in my 93 corvette. It was dream-like and now I feel like I could never sell it.

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

Florida is #1!

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

@taylorswift13 I feel kind of targeted. Yes I moved to Florida yes I bought the car I wanted yes I buried my regrets down in flodia yes Florida is a hell of a drug the list goes on and yes I feel #downbad

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

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[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

‘getaway’ by jp4589 is on #SoundCloud https://t.co/hRTPFe43x0 #Tuesday #Acoustic #orginalmusic

[Matthew Paulson @MattPaulson28]

Peaches the Flamingo and the Skyway Bridge - One of my favorite photos of this year. Has anyone heard any update on Peaches from the tracking?
#BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching #birdphotography

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

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[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

The @taylorswift13 magic the gathering card. Check out all that lavender haze!

[#RingoStarr @ringostarrmusic]

What a great day I was given the honor of receiving the first Joe Chamber Award in Nashville at the Musicians Hall of Fame. I want to thank everybody who was there peace and love, Ringo. 😎✌️🌟❤️🎶🌈🥦👏☮️

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

So I remember being in my 10th grade psychology class. We had to pick a song that we ❤️ the most. For me with or without you by @U2 Last week played it proper in an Irish pub.

[John Thomas @johnthomasr13]

Saw @ringostarrmusic tonight. So cool I can’t believe I saw a Beatle live!