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Jun 30, 2026
IBM Bob: an AI-powered ‘development partner’ for the enterprise
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David SpurwayGUEST
Yeah, so as you say, uh, Bob has come around through, uh, but through a couple of iterations.

David SpurwayGUEST
We originally had a product that was actually called, uh, Watsonx Code Assistant, which was particularly designed for the package called IBM i. IBM i is, is a kind of a group, a fif- of 50-plus different, uh, elements of software packages brought together to run industries, uh, and solutions for industries all over the world.

David SpurwayGUEST
They run the, uh, all sorts of different computing systems for companies all over, but they have been around for 30-plus years.

David SpurwayGUEST
And so where we are is that there's some of this code has been around for a very long time, and the people that wrote it may have now moved on or retired, and so some of it can be a little bit on the impenetrable side.
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TCS+ | IBM Bob: an AI-powered ‘development partner’ for the enterprise
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8:48Gosna TintlofuHOST
I mean, what kind of support do I then get? Is it from IBM or through a partner to ensure that my people can understand the new ways of working?

David SpurwayGUEST
Yeah, because as you say, IBM i with this kind of legacy around, there can be a perception, maybe a new CIO comes in and says, well, dear, that looks a little bit like it's got this green wording on a black screen.

David SpurwayGUEST
I must get off the whole thing and do it all new, maybe in a cloud, for example.
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