AWS and Microsoft want to embed thousands of their own engineers at client companies to help them capitalize on artificial intelligence, which has yet to prove its profitability in the business world. Microsoft and AWS, both of which supply servers and software to a myriad of businesses worldwide, are betting that their engineers will deliver results faster and better than clients' in-house teams.

A new AWS Forward Deployed Engineering organization will embed thousands of experts with customers to co-develop and deploy agentic AI solutions in days.

AWS FDEs will look to leave behind self-sufficient teams with new AI solutions and capabilities in a matter of weeks, the company said.