AI Proof of Concept vs Production ML Systems: What European SMBs Need to Know
POCs prove AI feasibility in 4-8 weeks (€15k-30k) but lack production infrastructure. Production ML requires monitoring, version control, and retraining pipelines (6-12 months, €100k+). The engineering gap is discipline, not scope: 40% of European SMB AI projects fail when POC code deploys to production without operational safeguards like drift detection or rollback mechanisms. Key Takeaways […]
