IBM Unveils Advancements Across Software and Infrastructure to Help Enterprises Operationalize AI

Core Insights - IBM unveiled new product capabilities at TechXchange 2025 aimed at enhancing productivity across development, operations, and business workflows, moving beyond AI experimentation [1][2] - The company emphasizes the potential of generative AI to add trillions in economic value, while addressing barriers to adoption such as fragmented environments and data quality issues [2][3] Product Enhancements - IBM's agentic AI framework includes watsonx Orchestrate, offering over 500 tools and customizable agents, designed for scalable deployment and governance [3][4] - New features in watsonx Orchestrate include AgentOps for lifecycle transparency and real-time monitoring, enhancing reliability assessment of AI agents [4][5] - Project infragraph aims to unify observability tools, replacing manual processes with a control plane that provides a live view of infrastructure and security posture [6][8] Developer Productivity - Project Bob, an AI-first integrated development environment, is designed to transform software development lifecycles by assisting in writing, testing, and securing software [11][12] - Key capabilities of Project Bob include automated system upgrades, intelligent code generation, and end-to-end orchestration while embedding security into workflows [17] AI Adoption and Partnerships - IBM's expanding AI partner ecosystem aims to provide flexibility in accessing and deploying AI technologies, allowing businesses to choose their operational methods [13][14] - A new partnership with Anthropic will integrate its large language models into IBM software products, enhancing the capabilities of Project Bob [15]