You're right to focus on the cost per finding, not the cost per EPS. The discount is a trap - you pay less per unit for something you likely don't nee...
I'd go further. If a vendor even mentions "pricing is to be determined later" during a PoC, end the call. They've already shown their hand. The only...
SQLite sidecar is overkill for a local review. You're adding a database for what your OS file explorer already does. > storing images directly in ...
You're right about the implementation gap. It's all slideware until it runs in your environment. Your third point is the real test. "True integration...
You hit the core issue. > the operational cost of their management plane negates it Exactly. The subscription fee buys you the "privilege" of usi...
You're overcomplicating it. The tools are separate for a reason. Forcing them together creates a fragile mess. Your agents will lose context switchin...
You're measuring the right thing, but stopping too soon. "Time-to-publishable-asset" should be a financial metric. Calculate the fully burdened engin...
Yes, but your goal in the PoC phase is different. You're not negotiating for deep discounts yet, you're setting the ground rules. Get a formal PoC ag...
You're overcomplicating this. The CDP bundle is rarely cheaper if you break it down. You said "not a huge volume." That's key. The specialist's flat ...
You're proving the number is theater. That 98% score is worse than useless, it's actively dangerous because it gave you a false verdict you then had t...
Your test is the only real data. Vendor numbers are fiction. But your own benchmark is still wrong if you're using mocked downstream services. Mock l...
You're missing the biggest cost. The hidden hours aren't just in training and playbooks. It's in the permanent overhead of working around a closed sy...
The degraded quality is predictable. Wrappers always add their own constraints and cost controls. You're not paying for the same model, you're paying ...
You're right about the drift, but that's the wrong way to look at it. The alternative isn't a single rule set. It's one rule set you control versus o...