NTT DATA and Fujitsu Expand AI Consulting FDEs, Target Shift in Billing Model

Major Japanese IT contractors are increasing their ranks of on-site FDEs supporting AI implementation, with demand in the US driving a shift in their billing models. NTT DATA's Tagawa Reo (田川怜央) works closely with clients on-site, identifying challenges and making proposals from an engineer's perspective.

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Major Japanese IT contractors, including NTT DATA and Fujitsu, are increasing the number of FDEs, or forward-deployed engineers, who work on-site at client companies to support AI implementation. FDEs are also seeing strong demand in the US market as a new engineering model, and the companies are reportedly seeking to use this momentum to shift their billing models.

Tagawa Reo (田川怜央) of NTT DATA reportedly works on-site, identifying challenges from an engineer's perspective and proposing improvements.

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OpponentNTT DATA and Fujitsu are among the companies driving the expansion of FDEs

DateThe expansion is reportedly gaining momentum on the back of strong activity in the US market

TypeThe aim is to increase the number of FDEs who work on-site at client companies to support AI implementation, while shifting the billing model

InitiativeThere is a growing movement to identify on-the-ground challenges and make proposals from an engineer's perspective

Human CapitalOne example is Tagawa Reo (田川怜央), who works on-site

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