Cloud, hybrid or self-hosted? Match AI to the workload

  • Wed, Oct 21, 2026
  • 11:00 AM EDT
A practical approach to scaling AI development across workloads, environments and deployment models

As AI becomes integral to software development, organizations face critical decisions about where AI should run, what code and application context it can access, and how to balance innovation with control.

In this 30-minute webinar, IBM experts will examine how SaaS, hybrid, and self-hosted AI deployment models align with different development workloads. Through real-world enterprise scenarios, they'll explore key tradeoffs around security, governance, data sovereignty, infrastructure and operational control, helping leaders determine the right approach for sensitive, mission-critical and modernization initiatives.

You'll learn how to:

  • Determine when SaaS is sufficient and when hybrid or self-hosted AI is needed
  • Balance speed and simplicity with security, governance, cost and control
  • Safely extend AI-powered development to sensitive and mission-critical workloads
  • Apply a practical framework for AI deployment decisions across your software portfolio

Sahiba Pahwa
Sahiba Pahwa
Product Marketing Manager, IBM
Kelly To
Kelly To
Product Manager, IBM

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