The Case for IBM watsonx: AI That Fits the Realities of Technical Support
AI adoption is accelerating. However, many AI tools are optimized for creativity and general productivity rather than mission-critical support. Technical support teams need AI systems that can handle structured workflows, compliance requirements, and legacy environments while delivering high availability. As IBM’s end-to-end AI & Data platform, watsonx answers this need for production-level technical support through…
Read MoreWhat Mainframe Users Need to Know About the Single Stack System for z17 and LinuxONE
IBM is continuously innovating to deliver more flexibility, functionality, and operational efficiency for System Z users. Recently IBM announced the launch of their new IBM z17 and LinuxONE 5 configurations, which enable single-frame and rack-mount deployment options. With the new single stack system for z17 and LinuxONE, IBM mainframe users have more ways to design…
Read MoreHow to Overcome Supply Chain Economic Challenges with LinuxONE
CNBC reports that demand for memory has increased to the point that it has triggered a chip shortage in the semiconductor industry, driving prices up, an economic crisis that will impact the technology industry into 2027. Due to supply chain issues, x86 server prices have skyrocketed between 2025 and 2026. Severe Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM)…
Read MoreWhat IT Leaders Should Know About Flash Storage and Cyber Resilience
In today’s business climate, IT leaders are under pressure to meet high levels of availability. Companies that rely on distributed environments to conduct mission-critical workloads need to ensure that their systems are always up and running, and the data that powers them is complete, accurate, and up to date. To meet these standards of availability,…
Read MoreWhy Your Company Needs IBM Z Systems Advocacy Services
Dedicated IBM Z Systems Advocacy to Support, Monitor, and Maintain Your Mainframe Many companies that rely on mainframes are facing a crisis as systems programmers retire. The mainframe skills gap is widening because there aren’t enough younger IT professionals training to fill the growing number of vacant positions. Without systems programmers, mainframe users have no…
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