By Jerome Dominguez
Publication Date: 2026-10-27 00:00:00
The Concert roadmap advances the path toward cross-domain agentic IT operations by connecting optimization intelligence to AI assistants, expanding resource optimization and governed configuration, and enriching investigations with user experience context.
The following capabilities are planned, with timing subject to change:
Bring optimization into your workflow. Planned for Q4 2026, Concert Optimize Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectivity would bring infrastructure optimization insights and approved workflows into compatible AI assistants. Teams could assess recommendations and initiate approved workflows from the tools they already use, reducing context switching and manual handoffs.
Extend optimization to IBM Cloud resources. Planned for general availability in Q4 2026, IBM Cloud VM and Volume Optimization would bring IBM Cloud virtual machines and storage volumes into Concert Optimize. Using pricing and resource utilization data, Concert Optimize would recommend actions to…