IBM watsonx Orchestrate
IBM
IBM agent platform whose Agentic Control Plane adds operations dashboards, policy and access governance, and a shared agent catalog.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaVerified
Strengths
- Shared catalog to publish and version agents
- Policy, credential health and access overview
- SaaS on AWS or IBM Cloud, or on-premises
Practitioner note
Worth evaluating when agents must run on-premises or in regulated IBM/AWS GovCloud estates; the control plane is part of Orchestrate, so it governs best what is built or registered there.
Warning
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-09-30Choice of IBM Cloud, AWS, AWS GovCloud (US) or on-premises installs lets customers place data; per-region detail not reviewed.
SourceSaaS on AWS, IBM Cloud and AWS GovCloud (US), plus watsonx Orchestrate On-premises. (saas, on-prem)
SourceOperational dashboards, agent analytics and observability traces; a dedicated audit log is not described in the announcement.
SourceNo watsonx Orchestrate-specific SOC 2 scope found on IBM pages reviewed.
watsonx Orchestrate is not named on the IBM Cloud ISO 27001 page reviewed; scope unverified.
No ISO 42001 statement for watsonx Orchestrate found in reviewed sources.
Agent build and governance platform, not itself a high-risk AI system; obligations rest with deployers of specific agents. (role: not-applicable)
Proprietary IBM product with published tiered subscription pricing. (medium)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-08-23Source-backed information mapped from IBM watsonx Orchestrate's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.
Change history
Source-backed and auto-detected events for this tool, newest first.
- Feature
IBM added an Agentic Control Plane to watsonx Orchestrate with operations dashboards, policy and access governance, and a shared agent catalog, on AWS and IBM Cloud.
Introducing the Agentic Control Plane · IBM
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