Internal BuildFebruary 1, 2025· Confirmed
Ballard Spahr launches Ask Ellis AI suite — built entirely in-house
- Scale
- Full in-house build on private Azure; significant cost savings vs. vendor licensing
- Significance
- Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Ballard Spahr developed Ask Ellis (named after co-founder Ellis Ames Ballard) entirely in-house. Suite includes GenAI chatbot, Ballard X-Ray (large-scale document repository with search/chat), and Know Your Client — all part of the Ballard360 client platform. Runs in private Azure tenant; no client data exposed to public cloud. Significant cost savings vs. licensing commercial platforms.
""In-house development saved significantly versus licensing costs. Ask Ellis runs in our private Azure tenant — no client data exposed to public cloud." — Lisa Mayo Haynes, Director of Technology Innovation, Ballard Spahr"
- Scale / Terms
- Full in-house build on private Azure; significant cost savings vs. vendor licensing
- Significance
- Medium
- Source type
- Firm Press Release
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