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Build vs Buy Data Strategy
Decision frameworks for data platform build-vs-buy choices, capability strategy, vendor lock-in, and long-term platform ownership.
What this covers
Build-vs-buy is rarely just a cost decision. The deeper question is which capabilities an organisation needs to own, which it can rent, and which trade-offs it is willing to carry.
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Search intents answered
- When should a data platform capability be built internally instead of bought?
- How do you reason about vendor lock-in beyond licensing cost?
- Which capabilities create strategic leverage for data and AI teams?
- How do first principles help teams avoid fashionable but weak platform decisions?
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