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Free guide | 2026 edition | 50 pages

The Business Buyer’s Guide to AI Adoption & Automation

Less busywork. More business. A practical roadmap for business leaders evaluating AI, from approved employee AI to connected workflows that win opportunities, protect margins, and give people more room to do the work only people can do.

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Cover of BTI's Business Buyer's Guide to AI Adoption & Automation, 2026 edition
50 pagesPractical roadmap
Free PDFNo form required
30-60-90Day plan included
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What’s inside

What’s Inside the Guide

Use it as a working reference. You don’t have to read all 50 pages before starting a conversation. The guide includes a “start here” map for owners, IT and security leaders, department managers, and finance leaders.

Pick the right kind of help (pp. 2-5).

Plain-English differences between chat assistance, research assistance, company-knowledge Experts, workflows, bots, and agents, plus how to turn published research into a test of your own.

Give employees approved AI (pp. 6-11).

A secure-workspace launch checklist, a data-handling worksheet, governance that supports adoption, and an onboarding acceptance checklist.

Company-knowledge Experts and useful adoption (pp. 12-13).

Start with a limited subject, like current policies or approved service information, and measure better work, not more prompts.

Build the business case (pp. 14-16).

Find the friction between your people and your customers, six reasons an AI investment can be worth making, and a worked financial example tied to profit or protection, not “hours saved.”

Data, access, and workflow design (pp. 17-25).

Putting historical records and live events to work, data quality, permission-aware answers, handoffs, giving AI the right amount of authority, and writing acceptance criteria before the pilot.

Department workflow library (pp. 26-35).

Sales, account growth, marketing, contact centers, customer service, accounting, purchasing, people and policies, leadership, and security and stability.

A real customer example (pp. 36-38).

A radiology engagement with customer-reported results, and a worksheet to find where AI could create an advantage in your business.

Run it, then buy it right (pp. 39-45).

Production readiness, continuity when technology has a bad day, outcome reviews, buying approaches, comparing privacy terms, what a proposal should promise, and practical FAQs.

Your 30-, 60-, and 90-day plan (pp. 46-48).

An illustrative roadmap from first employee workspace to one proven, outcome-focused pilot.

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Who it’s for

Who Should Read This Guide

Owners and executives deciding whether AI is worth the investment and where to start.

IT and security leaders who need access, data handling, governance, and continuity planned in before rollout.

Department managers in sales, service, contact centers, finance, purchasing, and HR looking for one workflow worth fixing.

Finance leaders who want a business case with a full cost and a dollar target or a defined risk outcome.

Growing and mature businesses, including multi-site and multi-state operations, and teams already using some AI or Microsoft tools.

Why BTI

Guided Automation Partners for the AI you see and the AI you don’t

Most leaders see AI as a chat window. The bigger value is the virtual workforce behind it: connected workflows that route requests, prepare information, flag exceptions, and hand off to the right person. BTI closes the gap between the two. We start with the AI your team can see and use safely, then connect it to the systems and processes that affect revenue, cost, customer experience, and risk.

Guided, not hands-off.

We configure and support it. Your team brings the business context, priorities, and approvals.

Connected to the rest of your IT.

AI consulting, development, and adoption sit alongside managed and co-managed IT, networks, VoIP and contact centers, cybersecurity, and compliance management.

AI advisory comes with BTI managed IT plans.

AI tools themselves (secure employee AI workspaces, company-knowledge assistants, workflow automation, and AI-assisted contact center features) are add-ons scoped to your needs.

Security-first.

Backed by our 24/7 NOC/SOC team. Our NOC/SOC is SOC 2 certified, and our practices are ISO 27001 compliant.

40 years of local support.

Offices in Los Angeles (Santa Fe Springs), Phoenix, and the Chicago area, with support for multi-state operations.

Start with one need.

You don't have to replace technology that works or your current IT provider. Co-managed work is an option.

FAQ

AI Buyer’s Guide FAQ

Do I need to fill out a form to get the guide?

No. The guide is a free, instant PDF download. The form on this page is only for booking an executive conversation with BTI.

Do we need to replace our current AI or Microsoft tools?

Not necessarily. The guide recommends starting with what already works and is approved, then finding what is still unowned or unconnected. The right plan may use capabilities you already have.

Do we have to replace our IT provider to work with BTI?

No. BTI offers co-managed work alongside internal teams and existing providers, with responsibilities documented.

Is AI included in BTI's managed IT plans?

AI advisory is included in BTI managed IT plans. AI tools, such as a secure employee AI workspace, company-knowledge assistants, and workflow automation, are add-ons scoped to your business.

How quickly can we get started?

It depends on readiness and scope. A configured starter workspace is different from a tested business workflow. The guide includes an illustrative 30-, 60-, and 90-day plan.

Will management see every employee conversation?

Not by default. Reporting, administration, and user-session support are separate permissions. The guide explains how to define and communicate the actual access design.

What would a more competitive business look like?

Bring BTI one process that could help you win business, reduce cost, improve service, or better protect your people and operation.

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