IBM z17 makes more possible

Process up to 5 million inference operations per second with less than 1 ms response time¹

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A full-stack AI solution
 

IBM z17™ delivers built‑in AI that accelerates developer productivity and shrinks modernization timelines. With built-in AI acceleration and a fully integrated stack, teams can understand, optimize, and evolve critical applications faster, turning complexity into continuous progress.

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Enhanced precision

Use secure generative AI on your most trusted transactional data. Apply multi-model AI with LLMs and get real-time insights.
Enhanced security

Identify and mitigate risks and potential damages proactively with AI-powered security. Build on the world’s first series of quantum-safe systems.
Enhanced productivity

Increase your pace of modernization by using AI-powered tools and automation to standardize operations and accelerate your organization’s speed.
Enhanced resiliency

Avoid disruptions, monitor systems, status and automate reporting and management proactively with greater observability and insights.

Features

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Advanced AI
Improve your AI prediction accuracy by applying LLMs to mainframe transactions in real time
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Operational efficiency
Empower your workforce through automation, generative AI assistants and agents*
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Robust security
Simplify security and compliance with AI-powered tools and accelerate your quantum-safe journey
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Cyber resiliency
Ensure high availability and supporting continuous operations

Essential integrations

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IBM z/OS®
Explore the latest release and leverage the computing power of the IBM Z® platform to help drive business transformation and accelerate innovation.
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IBM Concert® for Z
An AI-driven IT operations management hub that boosts mainframe resilience by unifying siloed data, streamlining insights and accelerating response.
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Hybrid cloud with IBM Z
Integrating IBM Z into your hybrid cloud ensures seamless workloads across platforms with security, resiliency and AI-driven insights.
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Linux
Linux® on IBM Z is a robust enterprise platform that merges open source flexibility with unmatched performance, reliability and security.

Resources

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Footnotes

¹ DISCLAIMER: Performance result is extrapolated from IBM® internal tests running on IBM Systems Hardware of machine type 9175. The benchmark was executed with 1 thread performing local inference operations using a LSTM based synthetic Credit Card Fraud Detection (CCFD) model (https://github.com/IBM/ai-on-z-fraud-detection) to exploit the IBM Integrated Accelerator for AI. A batch size of 160 was used. IBM Systems Hardware configuration: 1 LPAR running Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 9.4 with 6 IFLs (SMT), 128 GB memory. 1 LPAR with 2 CPs, 4 zIIPs and 256 GB memory running IBM z/OS® 3.1 with IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) feature. Results may vary.

2 *Upon Spyre Accelerator availability. The IBM Spyre Accelerator is current in technology preview. https://www.ibm.com/docs/announcements/z17-makes-more-possible