IBM on Tuesday announced the newest version of its famous mainframe: the IBM z17. Powered by the latest IBM Telum II processor, IBM z17 culminates five years of research and development. It features AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. “IBM Z is built to redefine AI at scale,” IBM said in the press release.

IBM has designed the new z17 mainframe platform to enable AI across many of its functions. It is designed to bring AI workloads closer to enterprise data.

The IBM z17 mainframe can process 450 billion AI inferences a day, a significant step up from what its predecessor could.