It’s hard to believe fall is already here! We’ve been keeping busy, with our team traveling across the U.S. and around the world for events, customer visits, and more. This week brings us a little closer to home, with GPDIS taking place in Phoenix. Next up is NASPICE, September 29–30 in Novi, Michigan, where 321Gang is a Platinum Sponsor. If you’ll be there, come see us!

Keep reading for more news, events, and updates from 321Gang and our partners.

Partner News and Announcements

IBM FinOps

This upcoming IBM Apptio webinar explores how FinOps and TBM can help organizations better understand AI costs, optimize spending, and connect AI investments to business value. Register >>>

IBM Turbonomic now supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), helping organizations optimize cloud resources, reduce waste, and control costs while maintaining application performance. Read >>>

SodiusWillert

Join 321Gang and SodiusWillert on September 24 at 11:00 AM ET for a live webinar demonstrating how OSLC Connect for Jira Cloud connects IBM ELM and Jira for end-to-end traceability. See how requirements, tests, and Jira work can stay connected across the engineering lifecycle. Register >>>

A new bonus Rhapsody Power Pack video introduces Web Panels, a graphical panel designer for creating user interfaces and mockups that interact with executing Rhapsody models. Web Panels offers an alternative to Panel Diagrams and Webify, making it easier to build graphical interfaces for model execution. Watch >>>

The new SodiusWillert Product Finder makes it easy to discover solutions that match your engineering challenges. Answer a few quick questions to find the right tools for your needs. Explore>>>

IBM

What if AI Could Understand Your Requirements? Join IBM and 321Gang for a live webinar exploring how AI can help teams work more effectively with complex requirements. See IBM Engineering AI Hub and IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management in action and learn how AI can help analyze and improve requirements, find information faster, and support better engineering decisions. Register >>>

IBM ELM 7.0.3 End of Support is September 30 The deadline is almost here. If your organization is still running IBM ELM 7.0.3, now is the time to finalize your upgrade plans. 321Gang can help assess your environment, identify upgrade considerations, and develop a clear path forward so you can move to a supported version with confidence. Contact Us >>>

Giving AI the Engineering Context It Needs AI is only as useful as the engineering information behind it. Explore how IBM Engineering AI Hub uses MCP tools to give AI assistants and agents governed access to trusted ELM data and lifecycle relationships, helping teams bring AI into real engineering workflows with greater confidence. Read >>>

See it in action with a live demo during IBM’s September 22 webinar, What Makes AI Work at Scale for Engineering Teams in Regulated Industries? Register >>>

GitLab

GitLab 19.3 Brings More AI to DevSecOps GitLab 19.3 introduces new capabilities for scaling agentic AI across software delivery while maintaining security and governance. Updates include the Flow Creator Agent, AI-assisted vulnerability remediation, GitLab Secrets Manager, and expanded GitLab Duo capabilities. Learn more >>>

Pure Variants

The Requirements Challenge Behind Software-Defined Products As products become more software-defined, managing requirements, variants, and change gets more complex. This PTC article explores the need for stronger traceability and connected engineering data, areas 321Gang supports through Product Line Engineering and Pure Variants. Read >>>

Industry-Related News

Impressions of INCOSE IS 2026

IBM Cloudability Named a Leader in FinOps

Your Engineering Process is Only as Good as the Evidence It Leaves Behind

What do we do now? FinOps and AI Unit Economics

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