IBM watsonx.governance
IBM watsonx.governance is a product for governing AI systems, combining AI-native governance with enterprise governance, risk and compliance tooling. It maps an organization's AI ecosystem, enforces policies automatically, captures compliance evidence and tracks risk signals, including shadow AI detection. Its content is aligned to frameworks such as the EU AI Act, NIST AI and ISO 42001. It can be deployed in the cloud or on premises.
IBM watsonx.governance is an IBM product filed under Data Governance Tools. Lifecycle: versioned, 5 versions listed, latest 2.4.x (17 Jun 2026).
Source: IBM watsonx.governance, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All IBM productsRelease and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
IBM watsonx.governance 5 versions
Lifecycle Policy
- Support Cycle-2. Support Cycle provides defect and non-defect support for at least two years from general availability; Extended Support may be purchased for up to four further years. [6]
- XaaS. Technical support for an Anything as a Service offering is included in the cloud service and ends when the service ends; support extensions are not available. [6]
Sources 1
- IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13