IBM z17: The age of AI on the mainframe has arrived. Are you ready to meet it?

Further, AI permeates the operating system, the core transactional and database systems, and the end-user facilities to interact with the platform.

Let’s explore some of the benefits offered by the z17:

• Process massive amounts of mainframe data… on the mainframe

One of the key advantages of the mainframe is its ability to keep customer data securely on the mainframe. Traditionally, businesses have tended to move data off the mainframe for processing, and this can carry inefficiencies and increased risks. With the z17 processing power for machine-learning and now generative AI use cases, you can process vast amounts customer and operational data where it originates, giving you faster, more processing-efficient value generated from your data than ever before. As a result, the z17 platform offers organizations new art of the possible as they look to optimize their data and AI strategies in service of their customers and their business.

• Move the needle on sustainability

The IBM z17 is not just about cutting-edge hardware and software capabilities. It’s also about sustainability. The platform’s energy-efficient design, including the Spyre chip that operates at just 75 watts, significantly reduces the environmental footprint of AI operations and mission-critical workloads.

Depending on the AI use cases for the organization, executing AI models could reduce reliance on external data processing centers, which can substantially optimize cooling and power resources.  Lowering data center costs and supporting corporate sustainability goals is a compelling value proposition.