Clients want AI but balk at paying for the data pipelines underneath it
teodorio · x · 2026-10-06
teodorio vents about a recurring pattern: clients demand "AI infrastructure" but balk at quotes for setting up data pipelines and warehouses to run agents on top — "like not understanding that a truck does not run without good roads." Quoted data engineer Alex Noonan adds that global remote work has erased labor-cost arbitrage: a solid full-stack data engineer with 2-3 years of experience now earns at least $8-10k USD/month as a freelancer, while data teams remain perpetually under-budgeted.
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