IBM watsonx.data is an open, hybrid, and governed data store built on an open data lakehouse architecture. The data lakehouse is an emerging architecture that offers the flexibility of a data lake with the performance and structure of a data warehouse. Watsonx.data is an enterprise-ready data store that enables hybrid cloud analytics workloads such as data engineering, data science and business intelligence, through open-source components with integrated IBM innovation.

Watsonx.data will allow users to access their data through a single point of entry and run multiple fit-for-purpose query engines such as Presto and Spark across IT environments. With the integration of DataStax AstraDB, watsonx.data now extends beyond analytics to support real-time operational workloads and advanced AI applications. AstraDB brings enterprise-grade vector database capabilities and multi-model data support, enabling organizations to build generative AI applications, real-time recommendation engines, and high-performance operational systems—all within the same unified platform. This integration eliminates the need for separate operational databases and provides seamless data flow between transactional and analytical workloads.

Through workload optimization an organization can reduce data warehouse costs by up to 50 percent by augmenting with this solution. The addition of AstraDB further enhances cost efficiency by consolidating operational and analytical workloads on a single platform, reducing infrastructure complexity and management overhead. It also offers built-in governance, automation and integrations with an organization's existing databases and tools to simplify setup and user experience.

For more information on IBM watsonx.data visit https://www.ibm.com/products/watsonx-data.

Key Benefits:

• Access all your data across hybrid-cloud: Access all data through a single point of entry with a shared metadata layer across clouds and on-premises environments.
• Get started in minutes: Connect to storage and analytics environments in minutes and enhance trust in data with built-in governance, security, and automation.
• Reduce the cost of your data warehouse by up to 50% through workload optimization: Optimize costly data warehouse workloads across multiple query engines and storage tiers, pairing the right workload with the right engine. AstraDB integration further reduces costs by eliminating the need for separate operational databases and enabling real-time AI applications without additional infrastructure.