Welcome to your July Technical Touchpoint!
This month, we’re introducing watsonx.data as a Service Version 2.4.
From agentic RAG to stronger data protection, watsonx.data 2.4 delivers new capabilities to help data and AI teams move faster with confidence.
Check out this month's featured updates and technical resources to see what's new and how to get started.
Feature Highlight:
Build agentic RAG faster with OpenRAG
OpenRAG is now integrated with watsonx.data, making it easier to build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications on governed enterprise data. Enable AI experiences that can search, reason, and generate more relevant responses - without assembling the entire stack yourself. Learn about OpenRAG integration
Add Astra DB directly in watsonx.data
Astra DB is now available in watsonx.data, allowing teams to deploy and manage a fully managed NoSQL database alongside their lakehouse environment. Create vector and table-based databases, simplify application development, and take advantage of enhanced security and access controls. Explore Astra DB in watsonx.data.
Stronger data protection for sensitive data
New policy-driven data protection capabilities help you safeguard sensitive information with optional column masking and row-level filtering. Apply fine-grained controls to help ensure users only access the data they're authorized to see. Learn about data protection policies
Gain deeper visibility into performance
OpenTelemetry support is now available for the Presto (C++) engine, expanding observability across Presto (Java), Spark, and Gluten. Collect and export telemetry data consistently across engines for a more complete view of system performance. See how to add telemetry diagnostic tools.
See more details on the 2.4 update here. For details on watsonx.data Premium 2.4, please see here
Upcoming webinar July 28th
Build an agentic RAG workflow in minutes with OpenRAG on watsonx.data
Learn how to build and scale agentic RAG workflows in minutes with OpenRAG on watsonx.data.
In this webinar, see how Docling, OpenSearch, and Langflow work together to transform unstructured data into AI-ready context - without building a RAG framework from scratch.
Help shape how IBM talks about data and AI
We're testing new messaging for IBM's data platform and would value your feedback. If you work with data platforms, governance, or AI agents, join a 60-minute research session to share what resonates, what's unclear, and what sounds like industry jargon.
Upcoming Do you build or share AI skills across your team?
We're looking to better understand how teams create, share, and reuse AI skills across their organizations. If you build skills or help others adopt them, we'd love to hear what's working well, where you're seeing challenges, and how IBM can make the experience better.
Thank you for your continued engagement — your voice truly makes a difference!
Let us know which new feature are you exploring first? What use case would you like to see highlighted in the next Touchpoint?
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