Story
IBM
CostcoCostco Brings Model Serving onto IBM
Costco, a consumer staples organization in the United States, uses IBM Cloud from IBM to support applied AI delivery for ML and product teams.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Productivity | Fewer stalled items because model serving has a clear owner |
| Productivity | Handoffs in applied AI delivery sit in a shared queue instead of a mailbox trail |
| Risk and compliance | IBM Cloud is the governed place ML and product teams use for applied AI delivery |
Story
Consumer Staples work at Costco spans more than one site, even when headquarters sits in the United States. Model serving was splitting across regional habits. ML and product teams asked for a shared way to run applied AI delivery without freezing local judgment.
IBM (IBM Cloud) is what they standardized on. IBM offers hybrid cloud, AI, and automation software, including watsonx, Red Hat OpenShift, and observability products for large enterprises. Costco uses it as the system of record for model serving, with ML and product teams as the primary operators and other groups coming in through the same queue.
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