IBM Technology Expert Labs ADVISE watsonx.data Offering helps clients with planning out your next-generation enterprise data platform that is open, hybrid, and governed. Your enterprise AI builders can consume data from this open data lakehouse architecture that offers the flexibility of a data lake with the performance and structure of a data warehouse.

Our deep, technical consultants will provide 40 hours of architecture consultation to help you de-risk incorrect deployment models and ensure you know how to leverage the built-in governance in watsonx.data.

Business Challenges (discussed in the briefing) may include:

(1) Lack of familiarity with Gen AI technologies in-house (2) Pressure to reduce data warehouse costs (3) Pressure to accelerate adoption of Gen AI and large language models (LLM) technology without understanding best practices for varied deployment models and customization requirements

Deliverables may consist of a presentation slide deck containing: client readiness assessment; high level project plan; architecture blueprint; decision recommendations and advice.

Key Activities for the Offering (discussed during the briefing) may include:

• Use case identification and validation; • Defining business value; • Use case demonstration and pilots; • Defining or reviewing architecture; • Solution Validation; • Solution Enablement; • Production readiness; • Delivery proposal development; • Operations and management