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IBM Watsonx Demo, Sustainability, Z16 AI Bundle

Key Points

  • IBM Watson x now offers a free 30‑day demo where users can chat with a solo LLM and test five model types, speeding up AI solution development and feedback cycles.
  • The company highlights three AI‑driven pillars for sustainability: using data and AI for strategy/reporting, applying AI and IoT to accelerate energy transition and climate resilience, and leveraging AI for intelligent asset, facility, and infrastructure management.
  • In response to exploding AI demand, IBM introduced the Z16 mainframe with an on‑chip AI inference accelerator and announced an AI bundle for IBM Z and Linux One that adds dedicated AI capacity, an optimized software stack, and a curated suite for managing model lifecycles.
  • This new bundle aims to help enterprises scale compute resources rapidly and efficiently, delivering AI insights exactly where and when they are needed.

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# IBM Watsonx Demo, Sustainability, Z16 AI Bundle **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL-6nhbHRI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL-6nhbHRI) **Duration:** 00:03:38 ## Summary - IBM Watson x now offers a free 30‑day demo where users can chat with a solo LLM and test five model types, speeding up AI solution development and feedback cycles. - The company highlights three AI‑driven pillars for sustainability: using data and AI for strategy/reporting, applying AI and IoT to accelerate energy transition and climate resilience, and leveraging AI for intelligent asset, facility, and infrastructure management. - In response to exploding AI demand, IBM introduced the Z16 mainframe with an on‑chip AI inference accelerator and announced an AI bundle for IBM Z and Linux One that adds dedicated AI capacity, an optimized software stack, and a curated suite for managing model lifecycles. - This new bundle aims to help enterprises scale compute resources rapidly and efficiently, delivering AI insights exactly where and when they are needed. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL-6nhbHRI&t=0s) **Untitled Section** - ## Full Transcript
0:00test driving IBM Watson x. the role of 0:03AI and sustainability initiatives and 0:05the AI bundle for IBM Z and Linux one 0:09all on this episode of IPM Tech 0:13[Music] 0:14now to get the ball rolling today IBM is 0:17excited to offer a 30-day demo where you 0:19can chat with a solo model to experience 0:22working with generative AI in the IBM 0:24Watson x. Studio this means you can 0:27access some of our most popular AI 0:29models ask the questions and see how 0:31they respond really gives you a taste of 0:33some of the capabilities of large 0:34language models in this first release of 0:37the Watson x. a demo you can access five 0:39model types during the AI solution 0:42development life cycle it's important to 0:44be able to quickly test multiple models 0:47interact with them collect feedback and 0:49share them with peers with this new demo 0:51tool we aim to pave the way for a future 0:53of accelerated time to value for popular 0:56common patterns to learn more about this 0:5830-day demo or start up complete Watson 1:00x. trial check out the link in the 1:03description of this video next up the 1:06world recently celebrated Earth Day with 1:082024 on track to be the hottest year on 1:10record it's crucial to examine how data 1:13and AI can be applied to many areas to 1:16help supercharge sustainability efforts 1:18when looking at how to use data and 1:20Technology to advance sustainability 1:22initiatives across the globe we believe 1:24there are three core areas that every 1:26organization should focus on the first 1:29is sustainability strategy data and 1:31Reporting essentially we should be using 1:33data in AI to drive a sustainability 1:36strategy while meeting reporting 1:38requirements AI can turn Intel into 1:40insights faster enabling businesses to 1:42drive towards sustainability goals and 1:44financial targets more quickly the 1:47second is energy transition and climate 1:49resilience we need to apply Ai and the 1:52internet of things to accelerate the 1:54transition to sustainable energy sources 1:57the third is intelligent asset facility 1:59in infrastructure management this means 2:01leveraging AI to build efficient 2:03physical operations manage costs and 2:06reduce the environmental footprint to 2:08learn more about the future of AI and 2:10sustainability hit the link 2:12below to wrap things up today the 2:14explosion in interest and Adoption of AI 2:17is forcing it leaders to revisit their 2:19capacity plans and increase compute 2:22resources many Enterprises are realizing 2:24that to maximize the value of their AI 2:26Investments infrastructure needs to 2:28scale rapidly and efficiently to deliver 2:31AI insights where and when they need 2:33them in 2022 IBM introduced the 2:35groundbreaking IBM Z16 featuring an 2:38onchip AI inference accelerator focused 2:41on accelerating AI model execution today 2:44we are announcing the AI bundle for IBM 2:46Z and Linux 1 this Builds on the success 2:49of the IBM Z16 or linux4 by providing 2:53new dedicated capacity for AI workloads 2:55with a highly optimized software stack 2:58with a curated Suite of AI soft software 3:00you can manage AI model life cycles in 3:02one place allowing for the quick 3:04deployment of a wide range of use cases 3:07additionally by leveraging the IBM telm 3:09processor with the integrated 3:10accelerator for AI you can run 3:12inferencing for a high volume workloads 3:14at scale to learn more about the AI 3:17bundle for IBM Z in Linux 1 hit the link 3:19below thanks so much for joining me 3:21today for this episode of IBM Tech now 3:23if you're interested in learning more 3:24about the topics I've covered make sure 3:26you explore the links in the description 3:28of this video and again please don't 3:30forget to subscribe to our channel to 3:31stay up todate on what's going on in 3:33Tech now 3:35[Music]