IBM Linux on System Z: Boost Watsonx Assistant For Z

The primary goal of IBM Watsonx Assistant for Z is to transform the way IBM Z users interact with and control the mainframe

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Watsonx Assistant for Z may now be built and operated on Linux on IBM Z, expanding its deployment options beyond x86 hardware

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Through AI dialogue, IBM Watsonx Assistant for Z gives users instant access to information about the state of the IBM Z environment

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Watsonx Assistant for Z also provides insights with better data visualisations and formatting, which facilitates information interpretation and action

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Improved IBM Watsonx Assistant for Z uses Granite 3-8b instruct model. A specialised form of the pre-trained IBM Granite Base, the new model improves awareness and understanding, leading to improved responses, due to its bigger training dataset

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IBM has increased coverage of Redbooks and updated and adjusted domain-specific Retrieval-Augmented Generation (IBM Z RAG) to incorporate the most recent IBM Z material

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In order to automate the formation of a new AI Assistant during installation, it now offer a pre-configured assistant

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