# IBM's Bob wants to move in: Agent available for on-prem deployment

DevFeed: [IBM's Bob wants to move in: Agent available for on-prem deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ibm-s-bob-wants-to-move-in-agent-available-for-on-prem-deployment-63878.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.networkworld.com/article/4230111/ibms-bob-wants-to-move-in-agent-available-for-on-prem-deployment-2.html>)

Author: Maxwell Cooter

Published: 2026-10-02T13:21:07Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Network World](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/network-world.md>)

Topics: [ibm red hat project lightwell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell.md>), [Sovereign AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sovereign-ai.md>), [LLM security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm-security.md>)

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## AI overview

IBM's Bob agentic software development platform is now available for on-premises, private cloud, sovereign cloud, and air-gapped deployments. The article says these options give organizations more control over sensitive code and regulated data while helping address data residency and sovereignty requirements. IBM also recently added multi-agent capabilities, parallel tool calling, and built-in cost and usage analytics.

## Source excerpt

Bob, IBM's agentic software development platform is now available to run on premises and in private clouds, sovereign clouds, and air-gapped environments to give users more control over their data. IBM is hoping to lure companies operating in heavily regulated environments or managing sensitive source code and regulated data. In such environments, running AI operations means that they are under some restrictions as to where that code can be deployed. That's a concern for the 68% of executives who told IBM that meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements across geographies is challenging. "The future of enterprise AI will depend on security, governance and sovereignty," said Neel Sundaresan, GM of AI and Automation, IBM. "Organizations need AI that operates inside environments they have control over, especially when working with sensitive code and regulated data. Bob was originally announced a year ago. IBM updated Bob in July, including new multi-agent capabilities, parallel tool calling, and built-in cost and use analytics. That same month it also announced help for developers wishing to modernize applications built on RPG and COBOL. This article first appeared on InfoWorld.