A platform administrator needs to create a new model inventory in watsonx.governance but receives an error during setup. Which infrastructure dependency is required to successfully create an inventory?
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It's like a compliance officer reviewing contracts — they check every clause against the rulebook. Cloud Object Storage (COS) is a required infrastructure dependency when creating a model inventory in watsonx.governance. COS stores the governance artifacts, Factsheets, and supporting documentation associated with inventories and use cases.
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Full Explanation
Cloud Object Storage (COS) is a required infrastructure dependency when creating a model inventory in watsonx.governance. COS stores the governance artifacts, Factsheets, and supporting documentation associated with inventories and use cases. Without a COS instance provisioned and connected, inventory creation will fail with an error. The incorrect options — such as 'An IBM Watson Studio project must be pre-created and linked' and 'A Db2 database instance must be provisioned for metadata storage' — describe either out-of-sequence steps or unrelated configuration tasks. This concept falls under the 5.0 Define and Govern AI Use Case Inventory domain of the IBM watsonx.governance certification.