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Watch: Generative AI Controls Framework for Financial Services-Expert Insights with David Kliemann | Ep006 Banking on the Cloud

By Krista Summitt posted 5 hours ago
In this episode of Banking on the Cloud, IBM North America Cloud and Controls Leader @David Kliemann sits down with host (and David's counterpart in IBM Europe) @Anne Leslie to discuss how IBM is collaborating with financial services institutions to help them appropriately manage risk around generative AI. You will learn: - Opportunities that GenAI presents for financial services industry - Popular GenAI use cases with clients - Managing the “unknowns” created by regulations in different regions around the globe - Which GenAI approach makes the most sense from a business perspective - Retrieval Augmented Generation application - How the Financial ...

IBM OMEGAMON AI for z/OS Enhanced first Dashboard and Navigation

By JOE WINTERTON posted 5 hours ago
In IBM OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1.0 APAR OA66695 and PTF UJ95967 there is a new optional first workspace and enhanced navigation paths. With the new KM5STRTK custom workspace you then click on the System Name - LPAR and navigation group allow you to pick what to view. If you pick 1 to view Address Space Information then you get to this panel with many TABs to quickly view Bottlenecks, Address Space Virtual Storage, Address Space Real Storage, etc. If you had picked System CPU Information then you have many CPU use exploring options to use like CPC machine use view: Here is the deeper dive on the System CPU HiperDispatch Tab showing ...

Ansible for IBM Z Community Guild

By Amanda Stephens posted 7 hours ago
Join our monthly calls. For the latest updates in the community, be sure to enroll now. Ansible for IBM Z Community Guild - September 2024 Watch the replay Ansible for IBM Z Community Guild - October 2024 Coming soon! Don’t forget to ‘Like’ this page if you appreciate the content and are enjoying the community calls. Comment below on what topics you would like to learn more about so we can feature them on our next call!

Looking for how to contribute to open-source large language models (LLMs)?

By Ahmed Azraq posted 7 hours ago
Looking for how to contribute to open-source large language models (LLMs)? This hands-on guide walks you through the entire process of contributing to LLMs through InstructLab, from setting up your environment and training the model to chatting with the trained model and contributing knowledge to an open-source LLM like IBM Granite. Large Language Models (LLMs) have immense potential, but they come with challenges like the need for high-quality training data, specialized skills, and extensive computing resources. Forking and retraining these models can be time-consuming and costly. That’s where #InstructLab steps in! This open-source project leverages ...

4th Gen Intel® Xeon® on IBM Cloud expands with VMware, SAP, and more.

By Meryl Veramonti posted 9 hours ago
Ever since IBM Cloud announced plans to broadly adopt 4 th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors across our cloud server environments to help customers drive better business outcomes for workloads like AI and HPC, our development and product management teams have been busy bringing those blueprints to life inside our bare metal and virtual server portfolios. Ensuring our on-premises compute strategy stays up to date with today’s latest vCPU and CPU technology is paramount down here at the bottom of the stack. That’s why we’re thrilled to go over the latest essential releases for 4 th Gen Intel® Xeon® on both IBM Cloud classic infrastructure and IBM Cloud VPC in ...

Why we’re teaching LLMs to forget things

By Kush Varshney posted 9 hours ago
Read this IBM Research blog post to understand machine unlearning --- getting large language models to forget specific data points or concepts. A new field called large language model unlearning is centered on removing the influence of unwanted data on a trained LLM so that it behaves as if it never saw the information yet retains its essential knowledge. Next time you forget a name, take a moment to appreciate the fallibility of human memory. Selective forgetting, something that humans are all too good at, turns out to be exceptionally difficult to recreate in machine learning models. That’s especially true for a class of AI models ...

E2E Security for Application Development Lifecycle management Using RHACS

By Vishavjeet Somwanshi posted 10 hours ago
What is Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes? Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes helps you build, deploy, and run cloud-native applications more securely and manage the End to End application development lifecycle securely. It safeguards your containerised applications running in Kubernetes across various environments—whether in major cloud platforms like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, or on-premises systems. This security tool is part of Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, which offers a comprehensive suite of tools to help you secure, manage, protect & defend the workload your applications effectively. In today’s fast-paced ...

#138【z/OS 3.1変更点】 新しいヘルス・チェック追加に伴うPSF環境での考慮事項（SUP_ASVT_ABOVE_16M）

By Shigeki Kimura posted 11 hours ago
従来、各 ASID の使用状況を管理する ASVT （ Address Space Vector Table ）制御ブロックは、 16MB 下の SQA （ SP245 、 Key0 ）に展開されています。 【 z/OS V2R1 の変更点】 ■ z/OS V2R1 では、 PARMLIB(DIAGxx) メンバーの CBLOC ステートメントで指定可能なストラクチャー名として、従来の「 IHALCCA 」、「 IHAPCCA 」に加え、「 IHAASVT 」が新しく追加されました。 ※ CBLOC VIRTUAL24(IHAASVT) ・・・ ASVT 制御ブロックを SQA に展開（ 16MB 下： RMODE 24 ）➡ 省略時解釈 ※ CBLOC VIRTUAL31(IHAASVT) ・・・ ASVT 制御ブロックを ESQA に展開（ 16MB 上： RMODE 31 ） ■ ASVT 制御ブロックの RMODE （ SQA/ESQA ）は、システム初期設定時に決定されるため、 SET DIAG=xx コマンドによる稼働中の動的変更は対応していません。 【 z/OS 3.1 の変更点】 ■ z/OS 3.1 でも継続して、 CBLOC VIRTUAL24(IHAASVT) パラメータが省略時解釈として有効となり、 ASVT 制御ブロックは SQA に展開（ 16MB 下： RMODE ...

Red Hat Products - September 2024 releases

By Ashwini Sule posted 11 hours ago
In the month of September, following Red Hat products were released on IBM Power. Product Released on Highlights AMQ Streams 2.7.0 Respin 3, Sep Security update for python-setuptools. Service Mesh 2.6.1 3, Sep Support for OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 and later versions. Bugs and CVEs fixes. Fixed issues. Distributed Tracing 3.3 Red Hat build of OpenTelemetry 3.3 4, Sep New features and enhancements: Support for securing the Jaeger UI and Jaeger APIs with the ...

How to consume IBM BAMOE decision microservices by IBM RPA bots?

By Raul Mariano posted 12 hours ago
After the last posts and getting feedback from community members, I felt the need to post new technical content, but with a slightly different approach than the previous ones. I prepared content that technically shows the integration of technologies on a study case – despite being a fictitious case, I was careful to put together a story from end to end, including making the files used available. I hope you can also replicate this case in your environment. I will demonstrate how an IBM RPA bot can consume IBM BAMOE decision microservices. I must confess that I liked the result and am sure that combining these technologies can make a difference and further enhance ...

IBM TechXchange Conference Session: Learn how Automation is “Mission Critical” and how Ensono delivers their managed service through Automation.

By nelson hsu posted yesterday
I’m very excited to be presenting at the upcoming IBM TXC conference this year in Las Vegas. It’s an encore performance but this time I get to co-present with Nathan Yelton from Ensono. We’ll be discussing how they have migrated from AWX to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and deployed a “mission critical” automation strategy across multiple platforms. Nathan will also discuss his keys to success including an Automation Community of Practice. Don’t miss this great session that will give you a blueprint of success and perhaps also hear how watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed can help drive your success. Here are some more ...

Getting started with Db2 for z/OS Developer Extension and VS Code

By Eric Radzinski posted yesterday
By Madhavi Amirneni and Eric Radzinski Db2 for z/OS Developer Extension is a Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for working with Db2 for z/OS data and database objects. Originally released in 2020, Db2 Developer Extension was designed with application developers in mind to provide them with a familiar interface for accessing Db2 for z/OS. However, since that initial release, the capabilities offered by Db2 Developer Extension have expanded to address many of the common tasks that a Db2 for z/OS DBA performs on a daily basis as well, including: Creating database connections Navigating the Db2 catalog Creating, editing, and running SQL ...

IBM Defender Data Protect at IBM TechXchange 2024 Live!

By Erin Farr posted yesterday
Authors: Christopher Vollmar and Erin Farr IBM Storage Defender Data Protect is live at IBM TechXchange 2024 this year. We’re going to have sessions, labs and live discussion at the Sandbox on how to leverage Data Protect for large scale rapid recovery of a variety of environments. You’ll be able to work directly with IBM TechSales and Development teams to see how it works, get hands on experience and understand how you can leverage it to protect against data loss. IBM Defender Data Protect is a key part of the IBM Storage Defender capability. Its immutable nature, ransomware detection and scale out capabilities ...

IBM Fusion HCI for OpenShift Virtualization in a Disconnected Environment at IBM TechXchange Conference 2024

By Daniel Danner posted yesterday
Session ID: 2361 Session Title: Fusion HCI for OpenShift Virtualization in a Disconnected Environment Date / Time: Wednesday, Oct 23, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT Location: South, Mandalay Bay I, Level 2 In today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, cloud migration is often seen as the natural next step for most businesses. But not all organizations can move their workloads and data to the public cloud—especially those in highly regulated industries like defense, healthcare, and the public sector. For these organizations, IBM Fusion HCI (Hyper Converged Infrastructure) has become an increasingly popular solution, providing an enterprise production ...

Women-Led AI Startups and Entrepreneurship

By Samira Gholizadeh posted yesterday
Women-led AI startups and entrepreneurship are gaining momentum, driving innovation and diversity in the technology landscape. Despite the challenges of underrepresentation, gender bias, and limited access to funding, women entrepreneurs are breaking barriers and making significant contributions to the development and application of AI. With their unique perspectives and leadership, they are creating solutions that address societal challenges, promoting ethical AI, and fostering a more inclusive industry. As more women step into entrepreneurial roles within AI, they are not only shaping the future of technology but also empowering future generations of women ...

Revolutionize Product Information Management with Master Data as a Product

By Jeff Wai posted yesterday
Special thanks to @aman Varma , @Deepti Kulkarni and @Leigh Chen for the collaboration. In a previous blog post , we introduced the concept of Master Data as a Product , an innovative approach that is becoming increasingly essential in modern Master Data Management (MDM) practices. Since Product Information Management (PIM) is a subset of MDM, it is only natural that the principles of Master Data as a Product can also revolutionize how PIM serves organizations. Master Data as a Product, with a PIM Flavor Organizations are realizing that their product datasets hold tremendous value. Traditionally, PIM systems were used ...

Adopt LLM with trust: watsonx.governance vs. Dataiku

By Vicky Kuo posted yesterday
RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) has been revolutionizing conversational AI. This technique lets chatbots access and leverage external knowledge bases, i.e., your domain or real-time data, tailoring them to your needs. And that’s led to a boom in RAG chatbots! In this article, we’ll compare two popular options for managing LLMs (large language models) used in RAG chatbots: IBM’s watsonx.governance and Dataiku , which both can run on-premises or in the cloud. We’ll explore their strengths and see how they can be applied in real-world scenarios. Firstly, why use an LLM governance solution for RAG chatbots? Imagine you’ve built a customer service ...

Adoptez LLM avec confiance : watsonx.governance vs. Dataiku

By Vicky Kuo posted yesterday
RAG (Récupération Augmentée de Génération) a révolutionné l'IA conversationnelle. Cette technique permet aux agents conversationnel d'accéder et d'exploiter des bases de connaissances externes, c'est-à-dire votre domaine ou des données en temps réel, en les adaptant à vos besoins. Cela a conduit à une explosion des chatbots RAG ! Dans cet article, nous comparerons deux options populaires pour gérer les LLM (modèles de langage de grande taille) utilisés dans les chatbots RAG : watsonx.governance d'IBM et Dataiku , qui peuvent tous deux fonctionner sur site ou dans le cloud. Nous explorerons leurs forces et verrons comment ils peuvent être appliqués ...

IBM MQ 9.4.1 - What's New

By Pradeep Sudarshan posted yesterday
What’s New in IBM MQ v9.4.1 Following on from the IBM MQ 9.4 Long Term Support (LTS) , we’re pleased to introduce IBM MQ v9.4.1, the first Continuous Delivery (CD) release for this version. This latest release is designed to empower businesses through new innovations in MQ plus enhancements to existing functionality, enabling seamless, secure and reliable integration for applications across hybrid cloud environments. MQ 9.4.1 is officially announced on 8 October, 2024 and is Generally Available on 24 October, 2024 . It is available for clients who want to deploy software to hybrid cloud environments on baremetal and Virtual ...

Secrets Store CSI Driver with external HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes authentication

By Ewan Chalmers posted yesterday
This post looks at how an integration of the Secrets Store CSI Driver in Kubernetes with a cluster-external HashiCorp Vault server can be configured to use the Vault Kubernetes auth method. HashiCorp Vault : A popular open source secrets store. Secrets Store CSI Driver : Integrates secrets stores with Kubernetes via a Container Storage Interface (CSI) volume. Outline In the Kubernetes cluster, a service account and service account token secret are created and linked to a ClusterRoleBinding granting access to the Token Review API. In the Vault server, the details of the Kubernetes host and a token review JWT are configured ...