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Enterprise Systems / Investigation & Verification

Know what your AI is really doing.

Behind every reported result are costs, commitments, actions and dependencies.

Pelro brings evidence-led investigation to the technical and commercial questions behind consequential decisions.

Traceable evidence Defined scope Defensible conclusions
Illustrative example · synthetic data, not a client finding
Example / Support agent platform Illustrative
Question from Finance
Collecting cloud and model cost
Matching usage to metered events
Reconciling invoices and revenue
Checking outcomes against criteria
Two gaps foundUsage that was never billed, and outcomes counted before they were accepted.

One unit of AI work, four records

Indexed to metered usage = 100 · illustrative

Infrastructure cost
–
Metered usage
–
Billed revenue
–
Accepted outcomes
–
HighUsage that was never billedRetries were metered but never rated, so they missed the invoice.
MediumOutcomes counted too earlyTasks were reported complete before the agreed checks passed.
00The underlying record

One operation. Several records.

Usage logs, rating rules, invoices and execution traces serve different purposes.

Cloud & model bills Usage logs Metering events Rating rules Invoices Revenue ledgers Agent traces Acceptance criteria

They differ in timing, definitions and authority—and should not be treated as interchangeable.

01Beyond performance

A result can be right—and still incomplete.

A workload can meet its target while committed capacity lies unused. An invoice can match recorded usage while a contractual exception remains unresolved.

An automated action can succeed without establishing that it was authorized. These are not the same problem. Each requires a different examination.

Capacity unusedA workload can meet its target while committed capacity lies unused.01
Exception unresolvedAn invoice can match recorded usage while a contractual exception remains unresolved.02
Authority unestablishedAn automated action can succeed without establishing that it was authorized.03
Illustrative
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PelroExampleExample finding: metered usage that never reached an invoice.
02An illustrative examination

Four measures. Different meanings.

Cost records what resources were consumed or committed. Usage records activity under the metering system's definitions. Billing reflects charges under applicable commercial rules. Acceptance reflects outcomes assessed against specified criteria.

The figures may relate to the same period without measuring the same thing.

FinOps01

Cost

Resources consumed or committed

100index
Engineering02

Usage

Activity under metering definitions

100index
Finance03

Billing

Charges under commercial rules

88index
Product04

Acceptance

Outcomes against specified criteria

74index
Pelro investigationTraced, reconciled and reviewed against the record
  1. Trace
  2. Reconcile
  3. Review
Output 01

Where records diverge

Differences between related measures

Output 02

What they do not equate

Same period, different meanings

Output 03

What remains to examine

Questions still bounded by the record

This demonstration uses synthetic records and is not a completed client engagement.

The figures may relate to the same period without measuring the same thing.

03Specialist disciplines

Different stakes demand different scrutiny.

Where each request's cost goesIllustrative
  • Model inference48%
  • Compute & hosting27%
  • Data & retrieval15%
  • Idle capacity, no output10%
Spend vs useful output · 12 monthsSpendUseful output
JanAprJulOctDec
Following usage to the invoiceIllustrative
100%Usage metered
88%Rated & invoiced
12%Never billed
Agent tasks against agreed criteriaIllustrative
74Met every criterion
17Partly met, review
9Counted before checks
01 / 06

AI Infrastructure & Economics

The relationship between workload design, resource commitments, utilization and the effective economics of delivered work.

  • When capacity becomes cost
  • Workload design and resource commitments
  • Utilization and the economics of delivered work
Start with cost →
02 / 06

AI Commercial Integrity

The rules and records connecting commercial terms, metered activity, billable events, adjustments and invoiced amounts.

  • When the contract meets the ledger
  • Metered activity and billable events
  • Adjustments and invoiced amounts
Start with usage →
03 / 06

AI Agent & Action Integrity

Permissions, execution boundaries, external effects and the record needed to reconstruct consequential actions.

  • An action is more than a successful response
  • Permissions and execution boundaries
  • External effects and the surviving record
Start with agents →
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Cost, contractual obligations, execution authority, supplier exposure and the validity of earlier findings each present a distinct question. Pelro's six capability families organize the technical and commercial disciplines relevant to those questions.

04 / 06

AI Supplier & Model Continuity

When a dependency changes.

The operational and technical exposure created by model transitions, supplier concentration, retirement and migration.

05 / 06

Enterprise Strategic Investigations

When the ordinary explanation no longer holds.

Bounded reconstruction of material technical or economic anomalies, including competing explanations and unresolved evidence.

06 / 06

Monitoring & Continuous Verification

When conditions change, earlier conclusions may need to be revisited.

Defined revalidation of an accepted baseline against changes in versions, populations, records or operating conditions.

Capability descriptions do not imply that individual engagements are immediately available for contracting.

04Engagement discipline

A conclusion must know its limits.

The work begins by establishing what is being examined, which records have authority and what would constitute a supportable finding.

The strength of any conclusion remains limited by the scope and evidence accepted for examination.

05Professional boundaries
Authority cannot be assumed.
Technical examination, evidence custody, independent review and acceptance require defined responsibilities. The appropriate arrangements must be established for each proposed engagement.
Pelro's work does not replace the customer's authority over business, legal, accounting, security or operational decisions.
Defined responsibilitiesfour boundaries
Technical examinationDefined responsibility for the work being performed.01
Evidence custodyDefined responsibility for the records under examination.02
Independent reviewReview arrangements established for the proposed engagement.03
AcceptanceCustomer authority remains over the decisions that follow.04
06Findings & deliverables

What the client may receive.

Potential work products may include an evidence register, factual reconstruction, exception analysis and a decision-focused memorandum. Actual deliverables are determined by an approved scope of work.

Evidence register

A structured account of relevant records, versions, transformations and relationships.

Exception analysis

Factual reconstruction, unresolved exceptions and the limits of what the record can establish.

Decision-focused memorandum

The evidence relevant to the decision, including what cannot yet be established.

Actual deliverables are determined by an approved scope of work. No immediate availability is implied.

07Situations in practice

The hard questions are specific.

  • The workload performs. Why does its effective cost keep rising?
  • The usage is recorded. Why doesn't the invoice reconcile?
  • The action completed. Did it remain within its authority?
  • The supplier changes. Which dependencies are exposed?
  • The baseline was accepted. What has changed since?

These are illustrative situations, not completed Pelro case studies.

Infrastructure economicsIllustrative scenario
The workload performs. Why does its effective cost keep rising?
Examine commitments, utilization and the denominator used to calculate cost.
?commitments and utilization
?the denominator used to calculate cost
See how an investigation runs
Scenario 01Performs. Cost still rising.

These are illustrative situations, not completed Pelro case studies.

08Assumptions & sensitivity

An estimate inherits its assumptions.

The output changes when the inputs change. Use this illustrative exercise to examine which variables influence the calculation and which require further verification. Everything stays in your browser.

Your estimates
Illustrative estimate——
Usage never billed
Spend on outcomes that miss the bar
Inference with no output
Assumptions requiring examination
——
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Not identified savings, recoverable revenue or a professional investigation finding. Figures are annualised from monthly inputs. The large figure is the largest category, not a combined total; the three lines use different bases and can overlap. Currency symbols relabel the same numbers and are not exchange rates. The output changes when the inputs change.

09Source integrity

A calculation cannot repair a broken record.

Source versions, custodians, definitions, transformations and missing observations determine which comparisons are valid.

Provenance

Where the information originated, who controls it and which version was examined.

Reconciliation

Whether related figures agree under consistent periods, units and governing rules.

Exceptions

Which differences remain unexplained, material or outside the accepted scope.

Limitations

What the available records cannot establish.

Evidential boundaries

ProvenanceVersionTransformationReconciliationExceptionsLimitations

A calculation cannot repair a broken record. The available records determine which comparisons are valid.

10FAQ

Common questions.

Further questions can be raised through an initial inquiry.

Discuss an investigation
What kinds of matters can Pelro examine?

The capability framework covers workload economics, commercial records, automated actions, supplier dependencies, material anomalies and defined evidence revalidation.

The suitability of a particular engagement depends on scope and expertise.

How does an engagement begin?

With a defined decision, the relevant system or commercial process, available sources, material exposure and required authorizations.

Feasibility must be assessed before any commitment.

What does the client receive?

Potential work products may include an evidence register, factual reconstruction, exception analysis and decision-focused memorandum. Actual deliverables are determined by an approved scope of work.

Does Pelro certify systems or provide legal opinions?

Not under its general technical investigation framework. Statutory audits, certifications, legal opinions and regulated forensic work require separate qualifications and authority.

Does continuous verification mean round-the-clock monitoring?

No. Defined revalidation is performed against an accepted baseline under agreed conditions. It does not imply a 24/7 operations or incident-response service.

Can work begin immediately?

Contracting and delivery depend on qualified specialist availability, legal and security clearance, appropriate evidence access and commercial authorization.

11Discuss an investigation

Tell us what is at stake.

An initial inquiry helps determine whether the matter can be appropriately scoped, which expertise may be required, and what would need to be established before work begins.