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AI Readiness Assessment — IBM watsonx

A structured evaluation of your organization's readiness to deploy production AI on IBM Cloud. Gap analysis against watsonx.ai, watsonx.data, and IBM hybrid cloud infrastructure with a prioritized 90-day implementation roadmap.

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Week 1 — Discovery

  • IBM Cloud environment review — account structure, resource groups, IAM policies
  • Current AI initiatives inventory — watsonx.ai, Watson Studio, or third-party deployments
  • Data estate assessment — Db2, watsonx.data, Cloud Object Storage, governance posture
  • Security and compliance review — IBM Security services, relevant frameworks
  • Stakeholder interviews — CTO, VP Engineering, data and ML leads

Week 2 — Analysis & Roadmap

  • Gap analysis against watsonx.ai and watsonx.data production readiness
  • Hybrid cloud assessment — OpenShift, on-premises integration, multi-cloud posture
  • Risk assessment — data governance, model governance, AI ethics, compliance gaps
  • 90-day roadmap — prioritized initiatives with effort and cost estimates
  • Executive presentation — findings, reference architecture, and next steps

Deliverables

What you walk away with

AI Maturity Scorecard

Scored across 6 dimensions: data quality, infrastructure, security, talent, governance, and use case readiness.

Gap Analysis

Assessment against watsonx.ai, watsonx.data, and IBM hybrid cloud deployment requirements.

Use Case Backlog

Prioritized AI use cases ranked by business value and implementation complexity on IBM Cloud.

90-Day Roadmap

Architecture recommendations, sequenced initiatives, and cost estimates for your IBM AI platform.

Executive Briefing

30-minute presentation to leadership with findings, risks, and recommended next steps.

Platform coverage

IBM services assessed

watsonx.ai
watsonx.data
watsonx.governance
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Red Hat OpenShift
IBM Db2
Cloud Object Storage
IBM Security Verify
IBM Key Protect

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