IBM watsonx on Fusion HCI
With Fusion HCI for watsonx, you can obtain AI-driven results faster than ever before. Production-ready AI, radical speed to deployment, unmatched performance.
Production-Ready AI
Pre-integrated, validated platform ready for enterprise AI from day one
Radical Speed
Deploy in weeks instead of months, skip the integration complexity
Unmatched Performance
Purpose-built hardware with integrated GPUs optimized for AI
The Strategic Challenge
Enterprises today face significant hurdles when deploying AI on-premises. The journey is often fraught with lengthy deployment cycles that can span months, the immense complexity of integrating diverse hardware and software components, and the constant demand for specialized skills to manage and maintain containerized environments. Ensuring the performance, scalability, and cost-control for powerful platforms like IBM watsonx can create a major resource drain on IT departments. Organizations need a way to harness the full power of enterprise-grade AI without the associated risks and operational overhead, allowing them to focus on innovation and business value, not infrastructure management.
The Li9 On-Premises AI Pilot
The Li9 On-Premises AI Pilot, powered by IBM Fusion HCI, is a purpose-built, pre-integrated system that delivers a self-service cloud experience directly in your data center. This turnkey service is the definitive on-ramp for deploying the full IBM watsonx AI and Data platform with unparalleled simplicity and speed. Our expert-led engagement provides a complete solution that combines high-performance compute, storage, networking, and GPUs with a pre-deployed Red Hat OpenShift environment. By eliminating integration risks and automating complex setup processes, we provide an optimized platform that allows you to accelerate your AI strategy and focus on driving business innovation from day one.
What You Will Receive
Upon completion of the On-Premises AI with watsonx Pilot:
Production-Ready Private Cloud Platform
Enterprise-grade platform professionally installed and configured with the complete hardware and software stack.
Validated IBM watsonx Installation
IBM watsonx platform tailored to your specific use case, including watsonx.data for your data lakehouse, with options for watsonx.ai and watsonx.governance.
Baseline Data Lakehouse Architecture
Built on IBM Storage Ceph, ready for your data ingestion and analytics workloads, specifically leveraging watsonx.data for its core functionality.
Comprehensive Documentation
Detailed architectural diagrams, configuration guides, and operational runbooks for your new environment.
Hands-On Knowledge Transfer
Your team will receive training sessions ensuring they are prepared to manage, use, and innovate on the new AI platform.
Why Choose Li9 for Your AI Platform
By partnering with Li9 for the On-Premises AI Pilot:
Deploy production-ready AI infrastructure in weeks instead of the months typically required for traditional approaches.
Eliminate integration risks with a pre-engineered, validated solution from IBM and Red Hat.
Get the full IBM watsonx platform including watsonx.ai, watsonx.data, and watsonx.governance on a unified infrastructure.
Leverage purpose-built hardware with integrated GPUs optimized for AI and data workloads.
Simplify Day 2 operations with automated updates and a unified control plane.
How It Works
IBM watsonx Platform and Cloud Pak for Data serve as your flexible engine for enterprise AI and data. The stack is deployed based on your specific needs, with watsonx.data being a core component for the data lakehouse, and additional modules like watsonx.ai for building, training, and deploying models, and watsonx.governance for ensuring trust and transparency.
The enterprise-grade Kubernetes layer provides robust, scalable, and secure container orchestration. It creates a consistent cloud-native environment that simplifies the deployment and management of the entire watsonx software stack.
This is the hyperconverged foundation that makes it all possible. The pre-engineered appliance integrates all necessary compute, GPU, storage, and networking, eliminating guesswork and configuration complexity. It is built on IBM Storage Ceph, providing a high-performance, cost-effective object storage layer that can scale as your data lakehouse grows.
For data lakes residing external to Fusion HCI (e.g., in remote S3 or Azure Blob buckets), optional AFM (Active File Management) data accelerator nodes can be added. These nodes intelligently and transparently cache remote data in Fusion HCI local storage, significantly improving query performance for external data sources.
Ready to Deploy Enterprise AI?
Partner with Li9 to deploy IBM watsonx on Fusion HCI. Get production-ready AI infrastructure in weeks, not months.