Abstract: A baseboard management controller (BMC) may obtain hardware performance data for hardware devices installed in a server that includes the BMC, provide the hardware performance data to a smart network interface controller (Smart NIC) in the server, and receive from the Smart NIC a hardware failure alert that identifies a hardware device predicted to experience a failure based on the hardware performance data. Optionally, the BMC may access a container stored in firmware of the BMC, wherein the container includes a software application such as an artificial intelligence engine trained for hardware failure prediction. The BMC may copy the container to the Smart NIC for running the software application to analyze the hardware performance data and generate a hardware failure alert. The BMC may receive the alert and output a user notification identifying the hardware device that is subject to the alert.