Red Hat introduced its new AI platform version, Red Hat AI 3.5, on Wednesday. The company said the release focuses on pre-deployment security validation, multitenancy for shared GPU infrastructure and improved observability, while also enhancing agent development. It launched EvalHub to assess models, RAG configurations and agents before deployment and generate compliance outputs. The model catalog adds more than 20 validated models and new scoring. Red Hat also highlighted new scheduling features and AutoRAG and Responses API updates.

IBM has unveiled a smaller z17 mainframe and a LinuxONE 5 server lineup targeting on-premise enterprise AI demand. The products include single-frame and rack-mounted z17 systems, plus LinuxONE Rockhopper 5 and LinuxONE 5 Express. IBM said the z17 now fits a standard 19-inch rack. It said the new systems support real-time AI inference, fraud detection and automated decision-making without moving data to the cloud, alongside updated software and security features.