--- title: "Art Hicks (@arthicks) | Hashnode" description: "Art Hicks (@arthicks) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@arthicks" --- @arthicks # Art Hicks @arthicks · Joined April 2026 ### [The SaaS Replacement Era: Why Enterprises Are Building Custom Again](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-saas-replacement-era-why-enterprises-are-building-custom-again?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Thirty-five percent of enterprise teams have already replaced at least one SaaS tool with custom-built software. Seventy-eight percent plan to build more in 2026. Workflow automations, admin tools, BI dashboards, CRMs, and project management platform... 8 min read · [viviscape.hashnode.dev](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-saas-replacement-era-why-enterprises-are-building-custom-again?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-saas-replacement-era-why-enterprises-are-building-custom-again/69e503b49864d4a7eacf4a6e) ### [The $665 Billion Question: Why Three Out of Four Enterprise AI Projects Still Fail](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-665-billion-question-why-three-out-of-four-enterprise-ai-projects-still-fail?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Six hundred and sixty-five billion dollars. That is how much enterprises will spend on AI in 2026. And 73 percent of those deployments will fail to achieve their projected return on investment. That failure rate has remained stubbornly consis... 8 min read · [viviscape.hashnode.dev](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-665-billion-question-why-three-out-of-four-enterprise-ai-projects-still-fail?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-665-billion-question-why-three-out-of-four-enterprise-ai-projects-still-fail/69e503af9864d4a7eacf4a6c) ### [The AI Lock-In Trap: Why Your Platform Choice Today Becomes Your Prison Tomorrow](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-ai-lock-in-trap-why-your-platform-choice-today-becomes-your-prison-tomorrow?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) On April 26, 2026, OpenAI will shut down Sora. Every enterprise that built production workflows around Sora's video generation capabilities now faces a forced migration — with a compressed timeline, hidden costs, and zero alternatives from the vendor... 8 min read · [viviscape.hashnode.dev](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/the-ai-lock-in-trap-why-your-platform-choice-today-becomes-your-prison-tomorrow?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-ai-lock-in-trap-why-your-platform-choice-today-becomes-your-prison-tomorrow/69e503a2eb7b1c858572aa58) ### [Sovereign AI: Why Your Enterprise AI Strategy Can No Longer Be One-Size-Fits-All](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/sovereign-ai-why-your-enterprise-ai-strategy-can-no-longer-be-one-size-fits-all?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Ninety-five percent of enterprise leaders plan to build their own AI and data platform within the next thousand days. Only 13 percent are currently on track. The leaders who are on track are realizing up to five times the return on investment of thei... 8 min read · [viviscape.hashnode.dev](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/sovereign-ai-why-your-enterprise-ai-strategy-can-no-longer-be-one-size-fits-all?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/sovereign-ai-why-your-enterprise-ai-strategy-can-no-longer-be-one-size-fits-all/69e44019b8882bee29d62209) [Apr 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/sovereign-ai-why-your-enterprise-ai-strategy-can-no-longer-be-one-size-fits-all/69e44019b8882bee29d62209) ### [AI FinOps: Why Your AI Spend Is Out of Control and What to Do About It](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/ai-finops-why-your-ai-spend-is-out-of-control-and-what-to-do-about-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In Brief 98% of organizations now manage AI spend through FinOps (up from 31% two years ago), yet 53.4% cannot see the full scope of what they are spending on AI. GPU workloads now account for 18% of cloud spend, up from 4% in 2023. AI spend behave... 9 min read · [viviscape.hashnode.dev](https://viviscape.hashnode.dev/ai-finops-why-your-ai-spend-is-out-of-control-and-what-to-do-about-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-finops-why-your-ai-spend-is-out-of-control-and-what-to-do-about-it/69e44015b8882bee29d62207)