321 Gang – Newsletter – July – 2025

Kimba Hackett

12 hours ago

No Slowdown in the Dog Days! ☀️🐕✨

From the dog days of summer to the frontlines of digital transformation, we’re helping customers simplify, streamline, and stay ahead. A couple of key updates from the Gang:

You can now buy IBM software through the AWS Marketplace – making it easier than ever to access the tools you trust, right where you deploy. Powered by 321 Gang!

Still on IBM Synergy or Change? With end-of-support deadlines looming, now’s the time to migrate. We’ve helped many organizations make a smooth transition to modern platforms using our proven migration process and custom-built script library. Learn more!

And if you’re in the Detroit area this Thursday, July 17th, join us for the Maximo Application Suite Hands-On Lab. Who doesn’t love mixing work with some lunch and Topgolf fun? ⛳️

As always, we’re here to help you tackle your toughest challenges and drive innovation. Stay tuned for more updates from the 321 Gang – there’s plenty more coming your way this summer! 🌞🔥

Partner News and Announcements

SodiusWillert

Bridging Silos with Rhapsody & SysML SodiusWillert highlights a practical way to break down engineering silos by using SysML-based interface specifications in IBM Rhapsody with their Power Pack add-on. This method makes interfaces – often overlooked – central to clear communication between teams, design, testing, and external partners, especially when not everyone uses the same modeling tools. The post includes a 9-minute demo video and downloadable whitepaper, as well as an invite to a live webinar on September 25!

Rhapsody to MagicDraw—800K Elements Migrated See how Dynetics successfully migrated 800,000 model elements from IBM Rhapsody to MagicDraw using SodiusWillert’s powerful model transformation tools.
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Look for SodiusWillert at INCOSE IS 2025 in Ottawa at the end of the month. Jeff Pilato will be presenting “Enabling Digital Engineering with the Systems Model Exchange Framework”.

Mastering Complexity with Digital Engineering Explore how Digital Engineering helps teams manage complexity, improve traceability, and accelerate innovation across the system lifecycle. Read more

🎥 The latest Rhapsody Power Pack episode with Andy Lapping is live!
This time: Visualizing Paths

IBM Turbonomic

Responsibly Scaling AI with IBM Turbonomic Managing GPU-hungry workloads like AI, ML, and LLMs? IBM Turbonomic helps optimize performance and control costs by intelligently allocating GPU resources across environments. Want to learn how this applies to your environment?
Reach out to 321 Gang to explore how we can help you optimize AI workloads, manage GPU resources, and integrate IBM Turbonomic into your performance strategy. info@321gang.com

Explore What’s Next for IBM Turbonomic Get a sneak peek at upcoming features in the Turbonomic Private Preview Program and see what’s on the roadmap.

Optimize GPU Workloads with IBM Turbonomic As demand for GPU resources skyrockets across AI, ML, and 3D workloads, IBM Turbonomic helps you optimize performance without overprovisioning or overspending. From data centers to public cloud and Kubernetes environments, Turbonomic uses real-time analytics to automate placement and scaling decisions—ensuring efficiency and cost savings.

Pure Variants

Smarter Product Variants Start Here In 2025, Product Line Engineering (PLE) is powering mass customization like never before—with AI-driven design, cloud-native DevOps, and digital twins enabling scalable, high-quality product variants.

Want to simplify variant management across requirements, models, code, and tests? 321 Gang can help. We integrate Pure Variants with IBM ELM, Rhapsody, and more—so your teams can automate variant generation, ensure traceability, and reduce rework across complex systems.

IBM

It’s now on-demand! Simplifying the deployment and administration of the IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management applications

In today’s complex product development landscape, managing the entire engineering lifecycle isn’t just an advantage – it’s a necessity. That’s why companies, especially those in highly regulated industries like automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and finance, should be exploring IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM).
If you’re looking to enhance your engineering processes, streamline compliance, improve collaboration, and accelerate product delivery, it’s time to explore what IBM ELM can do for your organization.

Innovating with Model-Based Engineering: Enhancing System Design and Validation Discover how IBM Engineering Rhapsody v10.0.2 is transforming engineering workflows in the on-demand webinar, Innovating with Model-Based Engineering. This on-demand session delves into the latest advancements in Model-Based Engineering (MBE), focusing on improved user experience, seamless traceability, and optimized testing and validation processes. Learn from industry experts about the tools and strategies that drive engineering excellence and agility.

IBM TechXchange 2025 | Oct 6-9 | Orlando, FL Join the ultimate developer event—featuring AI, quantum computing, infrastructure as code, open source, hands-on labs, and certifications. Don’t miss out!

GitLab

Modern DevOps Comes to IBM Z with GitLab Ultimate IBM has announced the availability of GitLab Ultimate for IBM Z, bringing modern DevOps practices to the mainframe. This powerful integration enables teams to adopt agile, secure, and automated CI/CD workflows across hybrid cloud environments—without leaving behind critical mainframe systems. With built-in support for compliance, security, and collaboration, GitLab Ultimate helps organizations modernize development pipelines, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation on IBM Z.

Apptio

Apptio, an IBM Company, is recognized on TrustRadius for empowering organizations with trusted insights to connect technology investments to business outcomes. With over 60% of Fortune 100 companies relying on Apptio, it’s a proven leader in IT spend management and cloud optimization. See what users are saying: Apptio on TrustRadius

Optimizing IT Investments with TBM Learn how IBM uses Technology Business Management (TBM) to align IT spend with business strategy in this quick video.

Apptio Named a Leader in Cloud Cost Management!
The latest G2 Enterprise Grid® Report recognizes Apptio as a top performer in Cloud Cost Management. See how Apptio stacks up and why enterprises trust it to optimize cloud spend.

Jira Align

Announcing: Jira Align Joins the Atlassian Strategy Collection
Jira Align is now part of the Atlassian Strategy Collection—empowering enterprise leaders to connect strategy to execution at scale. Explore the collection

Release Notes for 11.13.X

IBM Maximo

Join us for IBM MVI Innovation Day – July 17 321 Gang invites you to a hands-on event showcasing how AI-driven visual inspection is transforming manufacturing.

Topgolf, Auburn Hills, MI
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 8:45 AM – 4:00 PM ET
Explore Maximo Visual Inspection (MVI) in action, hear real-world use cases, and try it yourself in a hands-on lab. Lunch, networking, and golf included!

Smarter Drone Inspections with Maximo Digital Inspection – Traditional transmission line inspections are time-consuming, risky, and labor-intensive. What if you could automate much of that process with AI? In our latest video, we demonstrate how Maximo Visual Inspection leverages drone-captured photos and videos to streamline inspection workflows – making it faster and easier to detect issues along transmission lines.

Enhanced IBM Maximo Gets Gen AI Boost! IBM has introduced a major update to Maximo, streamlining workforce efficiency, investment planning, and facilities management. The enhanced platform now includes a Generative AI assistant to help teams make faster, smarter decisions across asset operations.