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Total Cost of AI: What the Linux Foundation's Tokenomics Framework Gets Right

Total Cost of AI: What the Linux Foundation’s Tokenomics Framework Gets Right

Application Development, Cloud, FinOps /

The Linux Foundation’s new Tokenomics Foundation is reframing AI economics around Total Cost of AI, arguing token spend is only a fraction of what organizations actually pay. New survey data and the Focus 1.5 specification are the first steps toward a CFO-defensible value measurement framework. ECI Research data shows the measurement gap is real and consequential for enterprise buyers.

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AI Budget Accountability: FinOps, Tokenomics, and the Governance Gap

AI Budget Accountability: FinOps, Tokenomics, and the Governance Gap

AI, Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise IT Strategy, FinOps /

AI spend is materializing faster than the governance frameworks needed to manage it. The FinOps Foundation’s August content cluster addresses the convergence of FinOps, Tokenomics, and ITAM, but the harder problem is organizational: nobody clearly owns AI spending. ECI Research data from the public sector illustrates how far the compliance and accountability gap extends.

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