IBM Expands Bob to On-Premises and Air-Gapped Systems as 68% Cite Data-Residency Challenges
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Updated · InfoWorld · Oct 2
IBM Expands Bob to On-Premises and Air-Gapped Systems as 68% Cite Data-Residency Challenges
3 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Oct 2
Summary
IBM made its Bob agentic software development platform available for on-premises, private-cloud, sovereign-cloud and air-gapped deployments, targeting customers that need tighter control over sensitive code and regulated data.
68% of executives surveyed by IBM said meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements across geographies is challenging, a constraint the company is using to pitch Bob into heavily regulated industries.
Neel Sundaresan, IBM's AI and Automation chief, said enterprise AI adoption will hinge on security, governance and sovereignty, with organizations wanting AI to run inside environments they directly control.
Bob was first announced a year ago, and IBM added multi-agent capabilities, parallel tool calling, and built-in cost and usage analytics in July alongside tools for modernizing RPG and COBOL applications.