Dell’s AI playbook for CFOs: Budget the tokens, then chase speed
SiliconANGLE 15 hours ago 10 ● 2 sources
Dell’s CFO David Kennedy said enterprise AI spending is moving from experiments to managed production, with token spend treated as a budget line tied to business value. Dell says it counts 6,500 AI factories across its customer base. The shift changes CFOs’ focus to tracking token consumption, adding guardrails with IT and finance, and prioritizing speed and scaling model deployment—including using open-weight models on-premises for repetitive workflows.