IBM Launches Hybrid Cloud All-Flash Storage Solutions
IBM announced new hybrid cloud all-flash storage solutions
developed to modernize and transform storage deployments, providing a strong
bridge to the development of cognitive applications. These new solutions and
software allow clients to store their valuable data where it makes the best
business sense.
According to the analyst firm, Evaluate Group, flash and hybrid
cloud technologies are dramatically changing the way companies deploy storage
and design applications. As new applications are created--often for mobile or
distributed access--the ability to store data in the right place, on the right
media, and with the right access capability will become even more important.
Companies
are adding cloud to lower costs, flash to increase performance, and software-defined
storage to add flexibility. IBM is integrating these capabilities together with
security and data management for faster return on investment. IBM
uniquely offers choice of on premise storage or software defined solution, or
as a cloud service.
IBM
Spectrum Storage Suite addresses the often rigid economics of data management
through the opportunity to test new hybrid cloud and cognitive applications at
no additional charge and by reducing software costs up to 40 percent when
compared with a non-integrated solution.
Data
feeds the engine for cognitive applications that deliver client value and
competitive Advantage.
Helping clients evolve from having data obligations to
using its data to better serve its business is at the heart of today’s wide-reaching
announcement,” said Ed Walsh, general manager, IBM Storage and Software Defined
Infrastructure. “Hybrid Cloud ennoblement, as a standard feature for new and
existing users of Spectrum Virtualize gives our clients more control to store
their data where it can have the most impact to its business.”
With
today’s news, IBM is announcing comprehensive new solutions for clients and
partners to take advantage of hybrid cloud and flash environments. New today
is:
- Hybrid cloud Enablement for existing and new on-premises storage:
Enhancements to IBM Spectrum
Virtualize bring hybrid cloud capabilities for block storage to
the IBM Storwize
family, IBM Flash System
V9000, IBM SAN
Volume Controller (SVC) and Versa StackTM, as
well as nearly 400 storage systems from IBM and others.
- Data sharing to
the cloud:
IBM Spectrum
Scale now syncs file and object data across on-premises and
cloud storage to connect cloud native applications. Relying on access to data
wherever it resides, this can drive cognitive application development.
- High density,
highly scalable all-flash storage:
With a
new high density expansion enclosure and new 7TB and 15TB flash drives, IBM
Storwize solutions can grow up to 8x larger than previous solutions without
disruption. Up to 32PB of flash storage in only four racks to meet the needs of
fast-growing cloud workloads in space constrained data centers?
- All-flash
performance for big data and analytics workloads:
IBM’s new Deep Flash
Elastic Storage Server (ESS) offers up to 8x better performance
than HDD based solutions for big data and analytics workloads. Built with IBM
Spectrum Scale it includes virtually unlimited scaling, enterprise security
features, unified file, object, and HDFS support.
- Faster decision
making on larger data sets:
New high-performance
flash capability for IBM’s DS8880 storage
system provides 2x better performance and 3x more efficient use of rack space
for mission-critical applications such as credit card and banking transactions
as well as airline reservations running on IBM z Systems and IBM Power Systems.
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