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id: ins_colby-hoke-role-split-reflects-market-maturity
title: 'Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation'
operator: Colby Hoke
operator_role: 'Senior PMM, Technical Messaging & Content @ SAS'
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source_title: 'Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation'
source_date: 2026-04-10
captured_date: 2026-05-03
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# Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation

## Claim
My previous role at SAS split into two roles, with the open source work going one way and the MLOps/AI Engineering work going another.

## Mechanism
As a product category matures, the scope of PMM work becomes too broad for one person; splitting roles allows deeper specialization in distinct sub-domains (open source vs. enterprise MLOps).