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Richard Ewing's published articles on CIO.com — Tier 1 media for CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Covering R&D capital efficiency, technical debt economics, and AI adoption strategies.
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Your Claude API bill is higher than your revenue: Why simple Python tasks are blowing up AI costs
Using top-tier AI for simple tasks is draining corporate budgets. If you don't match the tool to the job, your most popular feature will become your costliest.
The Hidden Cost of Technical Debt: Why CIOs Must Act Now
How technical debt silently erodes R&D capital efficiency and what CIOs can do about it. Introduces the Innovation Tax framework.
AI Adoption Without the AI Tax: A Framework for CIOs
A practical framework for evaluating AI feature economics before committing engineering resources. Covers AI COGS, Cost of Predictivity, and gross margin.
Engineering Productivity Metrics That Actually Matter
Why velocity and story points mislead, and which metrics (DORA, APER) give CIOs real visibility into engineering output and business impact.
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