Which Maximo AI Service option fits the customer?

deployment options · reference

No · e.g. Maximo 7.6

Yes

MAS SaaS

Customer site

Yes
data residency

No

No

Yes

Yes
reuse existing AppPoints

No · fastest start

🚀 Customer wants AI in Maximo

On MAS 9.1 or 9.2?

⬆️ Upgrade to MAS 9.2 first
Maximo 7.6 has no AI Service

Where does
Maximo run?

Must all data
stay on site?

GPUs on site or
budget for them?

GPUs on site or
budget for them?

☁️ OPTION 1 · Full SaaS
one SaaS pool · 27–28 AppPoints every hour
nothing to install

🔗 OPTION 2 · Hybrid
NEW SaaS pool · 28 AppPoints every hour
no GPUs · data goes to IBM Cloud

🏢 OPTION 3 · Full on-premises
10 existing AppPoints · 1B tokens per month
2nd OpenShift cluster + GPU node

🛒 Buy GPUs first
4× L40S or 2× H100
then Option 3

customize here
customize only via CR or builder tools
managed by IBM / the operator
dashed arrow = optional · future · indirect