Aperture: Accelerate AI adoption without the lock-in

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AI is becoming a walled garden of models, interfaces, sandboxes, and data. Learn why enterprises are building modular AI stacks that avoid vendor lock-in.
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Modern AI systems increasingly depend on four connected layers: LLMs, interfaces, sandbox environments, and data. Buying all four from one provider can simplify deployment but creates vendor lock-in when models, pricing, capabilities, or terms change. This article argues for modular, provider-agnostic AI infrastructure and introduces Tailscale Aperture features designed to connect models, interfaces, data, and sandboxes through identity-aware controls.