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    IBM watsonx Code Assistant Portfolio

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM watsonx Code Assistant is a family of domain-specific AI Code Assistants & Agentic IDEs built on IBM Granite foundation models. The product portfolio provides targeted generative code recommendation, refactoring, and application modernization capabilities across enterprise domain environments, including IT automation infrastructure and mainframe enterprise systems. Note: IBM is progressively transitioning its domain-specific watsonx Code Assistant tooling into IBM Bob, a unified agentic…N/A

    WRITER (Palmyra LLM)

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AWRITER is an enterprise-grade platform designed for the development, deployment, and supervision of AI Agents. The solution unifies proprietary Palmyra LLMs with a RAG-based Knowledge Graph to automate complex business workflows and support data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.

    $39

    per month per user

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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    IBM watsonx Code Assistant PortfolioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
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    6.5
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    5.8
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    User Testimonials
    IBM watsonx Code Assistant PortfolioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    I would recommend for understanding your Mainframe components not for the GenAI piece involved from just my experience. The explanations were not up to the quality we wanted but its deterministic side provided a lot of value for different members of my team. The visuals would be great. I am not sure where it currently stands
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    WRITER
    It is very easy to navigate, build, and contextually meld your agent into whatever you like. As long as you know how their back-end no-coding platform works, it becomes a breeze to create bespoke content that actually matters, and makes sense. We've done this with multiple agents and as I call it, "sub-functions". There's a lot more potential the agents can do, all you need to know is to just learn the process.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • It can automatically revamp specific parts of the COBOL code and very useful when we want to maintain the existing codebase but improve its structure. I can highlight a block of COBOL code and use Watsonx Assistant to suggest ways to simplify and optimize it.
    • Legacy codes, mostly written in COBOL, are cryptic and difficult to understand. Watsonx Assistant analyzes the code and provides insights into its functionalities and dependencies. A great help when working on older applications where understanding the codebase is crucial.
    • A step-by-step approach to modernize our applications slowly and steadily, so that we can control the process better. I don't have to change everything at once. Instead, I can focus on specific COBOL modules and automatically convert them to Java.
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    WRITER
    • Writer applies our writing style to copy I'm working on in browser tabs, ensuring I stay true to our voice.
    • Writer is able to quickly skim full blogs via a single link to use them as source material for drafting marketing copy I need.
    • Writer is my own business version of ChatGPT that keeps our sessions secure within the business.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • IDE integration is not always optimal
    • I wish it could it could generate the code of an entire WEB site based on user specifications
    • I with there was a functionality to generate code based on design documents such as Sequence Diagrams, Database Architecture etc.
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    WRITER
    • i do find the organisation a bit confusing, like the functions available in 'ask Writer' being separate to the main window. there were lots of functions i wasn't able to find intuitively that we needed a support call for
    • asking for a summary of key points doesn't always pick up the main points
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    IBM
    Security is very important in the mainframe world. At Watsonx, we work in the trusted Z environment, which has strong security rules, stricter than those of other cloud-based solutions. My domain is primarily mainframe modernization and Watsonx Code Assistant for Z is specifically used to understand and work with COBOL, the language used majorly in mainframe environments, not any general-purpose language that used in various platforms. It understands the nuances of COBOL and Assembler specific to the Z environment, something crucial for my work.
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    WRITER
    WordPress is not very clear about the tools that are available with some themes over others. Instead, Write has multiple functions and makes the work complete in its entirety. It's easy to navigate and it also allows me to use multiple accounts. It has database links and at the same time it is compatible with MS office in all versions
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • While manual review and adjustments are still needed, it's a 50-70% reduction in manual coding. Think about it - a project estimated to take a year is done in 4-6 months.
    • We've been able to introduce new features and improvements more quickly by updating our technology faster. One relevant example is we recently released an important update to our main product 45 days earlier than planned.
    • It has been a smart move and it's really paid off for our company. We've cut down a lot of time we used to spend doing things manually. We now spend our resources more wisely, work faster and finish projects sooner and as a result, we've reduced our development costs by 25%.
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    WRITER
    • Developing a styleguide to consolidate message, phrasing, writing style, and brand voice requirements.
    • I'd like to see a Firefox addition at some time, but for now, the Chrome and Google Docs extensions suffice.
    • Processes for producing, revising, optimizing, and publishing material have been streamlined.
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    IBM watsonx Code Assistant Portfolio Screenshots

    Screenshot of Flexibility to deploy large language model either on-premises or as-a-service

    WRITER (Palmyra LLM) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the shared development environment where IT tackles technical complexity and business defines logic.Screenshot of an example high-impact agent, used to accelerate adoption and minimizing change management.Screenshot of the centralized command center designed to offer everything IT needs to govern a secure, healthy ecosystem of high-performing agents.