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Unlock new levels of productivity on the IBM Z platform with a generative AI assistant

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A new era of mainframe productivity with generative AI assistants

IBM watsonx™ Assistant for Z brings decades of experience and best practices at your Z users’ fingertips and transforms how they engage with and manage the mainframe.

This AI assistant provides users with accurate, up-to-date answers to their IBM Z queries and simplifies the execution of both complex and repeated tasks, by codifying the knowledge of Z experts into trusted set of automations, that can be used by system programmers and operators of all experience levels. You can also customize this AI assistant by ingesting your documentation for personalized experience.

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z improves IBM Z® users' autonomy and confidence by reducing the time to onboard new-to-Z users and accelerating knowledge transfer from Z experts.

 

 
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Gartner report

The State of IBM Mainframe at 60 years.

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Customer benefits Increase productivity

Enhance IBM Z users' productivity, autonomy and confidence by simplifying access to information and automating time-consuming tasks.

Minimize the learning curve

Help new-to-Z users access the IBM Z domain knowledge base and get answers to their questions with conversational AI capabilities.

Codify your knowledge base

Enable IBM Z experts to codify their IBM Z knowledge for improved access to information and collaboration.

Key features

Conversational AI assistant Deliver self-service experiences that yield curated answers and timely assistance with a contextually aware, conversational assistant n resources. 

Intelligent automation Leverage recommended next best actions and executed automations to complete tasks by invoking skills that are relevant to your conversation
Sales Discover pre-built skills or import trusted automations created with Ansible, JCL, and REXX, among others. Build custom skills for your unique use cases leveraging multiple skills.

Customizable Assistant Personalize AI assistants based on Z user role, team, experience and access level. Multiple assistants can be created to support user needs.

Built on watsonx Orchestrate

Built on the IBM watsonx Orchestrate platform and in partnership with IBM Research, IBM watsonx Assistant for Z leverages a customized large language model (LLM) with an IBM Z domain-specific retrieval-augmented generation framework (RAG) to deliver a trusted generative AI capability that helps IBM Z users to enhance their platform expertise and accelerate efficiency

 

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How to buy

Connect with an expert to learn more about pricing and how to get started with accelerating your automation initiatives on IBM Z with watsonx Assistant for Z.

Resources Mainframe talent gap?

Join us for this upcoming webinar to know how our client, IBM CIO Organization is reducing skill level required to manage mainframe with watsonx assistant for Z and how you can too.

What’s new in watsonx assistant for Z 2

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z 2 now offers flexibility to clients to ingest their enterprise documentation for more personalized experience.

The state of the IBM mainframe at 60

60 years on, the IBM mainframe remains essential. As new challenges emerge, infrastructure and operations leaders can use research to maximize their IBM mainframe investments and adapt to modern demands.

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z Solution Brief

Businesses rely on IBM Z® to operate their most critical applications, with mainframes handling approximately 70% of global transactions by value. Generative AI assistants provide a simpler, more productive mainframe experience.

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Gen AI and automation technology can provide the answer for organizations seeking a simpler and more productive mainframe experience. Unlock productivity on the mainframe with watsonx Assistant for Z.

Take the next step

Ready to unlock new levels of productivity on the IBM Z platform with a generative AI assistant? See what watsonx Assistant for Z can do when you schedule a live demo or speak with one of our experts.

 

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