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The End of the IT Services Company Model Based Solely on Daily Rates

2 min read•Jun 17, 2026

For more than thirty years, the economic model of IT services companies (ESNs in France) has relied on a simple equation: selling human time. The arrival of AI profoundly changes this equation. When an engineer can produce in a few hours what previously required several days, a question becomes inevitable: Should the client continue to buy time or start buying results? The paradox is striking: The more productive an IT services company becomes thanks to AI, the fewer days it theoretically needs

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Ingestion is not Integration: A Confusion That Costs Millions

2 min read•Jun 12, 2026

In many Data projects, the terms ingestion and integration are used as synonyms. Yet, they designate two radically different realities. And this confusion is at the root of a large part of the cost overruns, delays, and quality problems that companies face today. Ingestion code: the foundation The ingestion code is responsible for collecting, controlling, standardizing, and preparing data as soon as it enters the information system. It is what: * reads files, APIs, databases, or externa

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