IBM Storage Product Guide Contents

IBM Storage Product guide Contents

3 Introduction 5 Portfolio 7 Storage for Data and AI 11 Storage for hybrid cloud 8 1 Modern data protection 2 2 Storage for IBM Z 6 2 Storage for SAP HANA 0 3 Storage for containers 5 3 Storage networking 9 3 Converged infrastructure 2 4 IBM Services for storage 43 Conclusion IBM Storage is the Storage right foundation for your data-driven made hybrid cloud. simple Introduction

Every day you face a complex mix of events that IBM® Storage simplifies your data infrastructure What’s possible Storage for hybrid cloud can affect business outcomes, like managing using an underlying software foundation to Reduce complexity with container-enabled growing data and LOB applications, maintaining strengthen and streamline the storage in your with IBM Storage enterprise storage, deployed seamlessly core IT applications and uncovering competitive hybrid cloud environment, using a simplified across on-premises and hybrid cloud advantage. All of these demands put pressure on approach to containerization, management storage environments. your storage infrastructure’s performance, and data protection. capacity and security. AI and data Simplify your infrastructure with optimized efficiency to drive faster results that are massively scalable and globally available from edge to inference.

Data protection and cyber resiliency Maximize backup storage efficiency, data security and performance with maximum uptime and resiliency while lowering costs.

Storage for containers Surpass your business goals with speed, productivity and agility, all enabled by a security-rich, persistent storage infrastructure with enterprise-class services for private cloud and Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Storage.

Storage for data and AI Storage for hybrid cloud Modern data protection Storage for IBM Z IBM Spectrum® Scale IBM FlashSystem® family IBM Spectrum Protect IBM DS8000 Storage systems IBM Cloud® Object Storage IBM SAN Volume Controller IBM Spectrum Protect Plus IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library IBM Spectrum® Discover IBM Storage Insights IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management IBM Spectrum Scale IBM Elastic Storage® System IBM Spectrum Control IBM Spectrum Archive IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud IBM Tape Solutions IBM Spectrum Storage™ Suite IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks IBM FlashWatch

Storage for SAP HANA Storage for containers Storage networking Converged infrastructure IBM FlashSystem family IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift SAN b-type family VersaStack IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks SAN c-type family VersaStack for Hybrid Cloud IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management IBM FlashSystem family IBM DS8000 Storage systems IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud IBM Spectrum Scale IBM Cloud Object Storage IBM Spectrum Discover IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Storage for Data and AI

Challenges Benefits Offerings AI is a journey that begins with data. Data is the fuel available enterprise container-native and flexible data Faster time to insights IBM Spectrum Scale for AI, and AI cannot exist without an information service built on IBM software-defined storage (SDS), Unify data in a single global namespace IBM Cloud Object Storage architecture, or IA. The best AI is built on a foundation you can collect, organize, analyze and modernize IBM Spectrum Discover of data that’s collected and organized as carefully as AI-infused data across your enterprise to improve Accurate insights and analytics IBM Elastic Storage System® it’s analyzed, and finally infused into the business. business outcomes. By providing advanced data Employ a consolidated interface to more IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 Organizations are challenged with gaining insights management tools designed for speed and efficiency, precisely manage data insights from their data for many reasons. Data silos make it these offerings can address skills gaps that would difficult to access a holistic view of all your informa- otherwise limit AI adoption across your organization, Increased efficiency and performance tion, limiting the value of AI. Current infrastructure and help your enterprise better manage data volume Experience full use of graphics processing that wasn’t built for AI isn’t flexible enough to respond and quality in a simpler and more efficient way. units (GPUs) with high throughput to new demands without adding complexity. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a destination venue Optimized solutions for the AI journey Why IBM? for fans of major sports, concerts and other live events. Provide storage solutions optimized IBM Storage for Data and AI solutions are optimized IBM solutions provide a wide array of technologies for different stages of the AI journey for the AI journey and can help organizations stream- integrated into a single, seamless, state-of-the-art line and transform data-intensive AI, HPC and system that provides fans with a unique, personalized Scalable AI infrastructure large-scale analytics workloads into actionable experience that enhances the action on the field or Leverage the ability to start small and scale insights. Additionally, they provide an AI information stage. The system includes both on-premises and with virtually no limits architecture with high-performance hybrid cloud data cloud-based IBM Storage solutions. IBM and Flagship access and AI data modernization. Solutions Group created a powerful hybrid storage Enhanced data flow efficiency landscape built around IBM Elastic Storage Server Reduce costs with built-in data life cycle These solutions combine the global parallel file with IBM Spectrum Scale, IBM FlashSystem 7200 management and policy-based optimization system of IBM Spectrum Scale and a container native and IBM Cloud Object Storage. storage interface with IBM Cloud Object Storage and Simplify data access IBM Spectrum Discover making hybrid cloud more Containerized for fast and easy deployment accessible. With a massively scalable, globally with container-native storage

IBM Spectrum Scale IBM Cloud Object Storage IBM Spectrum Discover IBM Spectrum Scale is an ideal foundation for IBM Cloud Object Storage is designed to support IBM Spectrum Discover is a data catalog and Did you know? building your AI journey and can deliver insights exponential data growth with simplicity, high policy engine that helps organize the AI infrastruc- Did you know? IBM Elastic Storage System faster, while managing rapid infrastructure growth. durability, security and efficiency for cloud-native ture and solve the data and AI puzzle faster. The 3000 is the one of the simplest ways to IBM Spectrum Scale is now containerized and and object-based workloads. This solution provides software automatically and continuously catalogs deploy IBM Spectrum Scale. Learn more provides container-native storage access bringing industry-leading software-defined hyperscale and or indexes objects and files from multiple sources about IBM Elastic Storage System 3000. simplicity and lower costs to data access for kuber- cost-effective storage for data on the edge, the in real time for exabyte-scale unstructured netes and hybrid cloud applications. This solution core data center, or the private or public cloud. heterogeneous storage. It easily connects to IBM helps support big data analytics, AI, machine learning With a unique shared-nothing parallel architecture, Cloud Object Storage, IBM Spectrum Scale, and and deep learning workloads along with traditional Cloud Object Storage can help you maintain and many other data sources to rapidly ingest, high-performance computing applications. IBM improve performance. As the solution grows from consolidate, and index metadata for billions of Spectrum Scale is designed to meet the demanding terabyte to petabyte or even to exabyte configura- files and objects. It can be used for faster AI capacity, performance and data management needs tions, it’s designed to never go down with geo- analysis, compliance classification, image and of these workloads efficiently, reliably and with dispersed data protection. Commonly deployed as video indexing and identifying personal data. extreme scalability. The solution also includes a storage solution for large data deployments with Spectrum Discover is also used for AI data in-place archive and analytics, data-aware intel- multiple concurrent applications or users, IBM pipeline integration, real-time data discovery, and ligence, global collaboration and data integrity. Cloud Object Storage is also used for data archiving to provide new insights to optimize data and find and backup for many traditional applications. bad or duplicated data. Learn more about IBM Spectrum Scale → Learn more about IBM Cloud Object Storage → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Discover →

IBM Elastic Storage System IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) is a modern IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 Did you know? implementation of software-defined storage. The IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 is a powerful data IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 is the storage IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 is one of the IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 and IBM Elastic management solution that can speed time to value for system for data lakes with market-leading simplest ways to deploy IBM Spectrum Scale. Storage System 5000 make it easier for you to deploy AI, deep learning and high-performance computing performance, density and scalability. It combines Learn more about IBM Spectrum Scale. fast, highly scalable storage for AI and big data. With workloads. It’s designed to meet and beat the the software-defined IBM Spectrum Scale storage the lightning-fast NVMe storage technology and challenge of managing data for analytics. Using all with IBM POWER9® processor-based I/O-intensive industry-leading file management capabilities of IBM Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) storage this servers. By consolidating storage requirements Spectrum Scale, the ESS 3000 and ESS 5000 nodes offering can help accelerate time to insights. Each 2U across your organization onto IBM ESS 5000 and can grow to over YB scalability and can be integrated system delivers 40 GB per second of data throughput the NVMe-based ESS 3000, you can reduce into a federated global storage system. and is available in a wide range of capacities from tens inefficiency, lower acquisition costs and support to hundreds of terabytes. Capacity and throughput can the demanding AI, HPC, analytics, or high-capacity Learn more about IBM Elastic Storage System → be quickly and easily scaled by adding more servers to storage requirements that are typical in the fields the system. of healthcare, media, government or financial services. With IBM Spectrum Scale, you can Learn more about IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 → eliminate data silos and bottlenecks, simplify storage management and get faster access to data.

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Storage for hybrid cloud

Challenges Benefits Offerings Industry leaders are frustrated, trying to more easily The right software platform is critical to the strategic Agility IBM FlashSystem family manage storage and be ready for new workloads. storage choices your organization makes. IBM Spectrum Move data without disruption among storage IBM SAN Volume Controller Solutions need to have flash innovation, AI-infused Virtualize offer feature-rich, cost-effective, enterprise- systems and between on-premises and cloud IBM Storage Insights management and data mobility on-premises and grade storage solutions that support over 500 devices environments regardless of vendor or provider IBM Spectrum Control in the cloud. from a wide range of vendors, helping provide flexibility, having the right data or hardware IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud cost efficiency and eliminating data silos. IBM Spectrum Storage Suite Why IBM? Bridge IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks IBM Storage for hybrid multicloud environments creates With a unified set of tools, APIs and software, IBM Bring value to your legacy infrastructure, adapting IBM FlashWatch a strategic storage foundation to help modernize FlashSystem addresses the entire range of storage to the shifts in technology from UNIX, Microsoft existing storage infrastructure. While avoiding vendor requirements with one data platform extending enter- Windows or VMware to Linux®, Red Hat OpenShift, and cloud-provider lock-in, enterprises can innovate prise functionality that works seamlessly across all Kubernetes and containerized environments and transition to a hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure deployment types—like bare metal, virtualized, container, with IBM solutions. Integrated with all-flash and hybrid and hybrid cloud—and support your existing storage, Cloud storage systems, these offerings can scale up and scale whether the storage is from IBM or other vendors. Deploy software capabilities and their application down your storage capacity as application and data programming interfaces (APIs) across traditional growth require. Support for Red Hat Ansible, ensures IBM FlashSystem and hybrid cloud environments is ready for use in a hybrid cloud environment with Orange Caraïbe improved services for its different lines automation to manage and provision storage resources Data reduction of business with a more eco-friendy, efficient and in VMware, Windows, and Red Hat OpenShift or Save on infrastructure costs by extending data powerful data center using IBM FlashSystem storage Kubernetes container environments. reduction techniques across all your existing technology. It gained twice the capacity and improved storage hardware to help store more data performance in a small, high-density footprint. This IBM FlashSystem family simplifies storage for hybrid update resulted in a 94% drop in energy consumption, cloud. By combining enterprise-class software with Encryption a decrease of 30% in processing times in the data AI-infused, cloud-based storage management and Improve cyber resiliency by encrypting data warehouse, and freed up resources to work on innova- support, clients can experience many benefits across at rest across all storage to help minimize the tive projects. Happier customers benefit from better their hybrid cloud, including the following. financial impact of cyber threats and faster attention in stores.

IBM FlashSystem family The IBM FlashSystem family is a portfolio of cloud- Entry enterprise Midrange enterprise enabled storage systems designed to be easily IBM FlashSystem 5000 IBM FlashSystem 5200 IBM FlashSysetm 7200 deployed and quickly scaled to help optimize storage IBM FlashSystem 5015 and IBM FlashSystem IBM FlashSystem 5200 is a compact cost- IBM FlashSystem 7200 offers the advantages configurations, streamline issue resolution and lower 5035 are designed to provide enterprise-grade efficient, secure and dense solution with the of end-to-end NVMe, the innovation of IBM storage costs. IBM FlashSystem is built with IBM functionalities without compromising affordability power of NVMe that addresses infrastructure FlashCore technology and SCM for ultra-low Spectrum Virtualize software to help deploy sophisti- or performance. transformation in only 1U. This solution latency. This solution includes IBM Spectrum cated hybrid cloud storage solutions, accelerate includes IBM Spectrum Virtualize features, Virtualize features, AI predictive storage infrastructure modernization, address security needs Built with the rich features of IBM Spectrum AI-powered predictive storage management management and proactive support of and maximize value by leveraging the power of AI. Virtualize and the AI-powered predictive storage and proactive support. Storage Insights in a powerful 2U system. management and proactive support of Storage Insights. IBM FlashSystem 5000 helps make Providing cloud storage capacity, Bringing high-end capability for clients needing modern technologies such as AI accessible to FlashSystem 5200 uses AI to simplify enterprise mid-range storage, FlashSystem Tip enterprises of all sizes. management and affordability while enabling 7200 allows you to easily add in the cloud To help support hybrid cloud deployments, use cloud applications in containers. technology that best support your business. IBM flash storage to deliver premier flash storage Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 5000 → solutions with sophisticated functionality. Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 5200 → Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 7200 →

Did you know? IBM FlashSystem 5000, 5200 and 7200 are available as all-flash and hybrid flash models to suit different workload mixes.

IBM FlashSystem family High-end enterprise IBM FlashSystem 9200 Did you know? IBM FlashSystem 9200R Tip IBM FlashSystem 9200 combines the performance Clustering capability with IBM FlashSystem Based on IBM FlashSystem 9200, IBM The IBM FlashSystem storage family and IBM end-to-end NVMe with the reliability and security 5035, 5200, 7200 and 9200 enables you to FlashSystem 9200R is an IBM tested and Spectrum Virtualize come with support for Red of IBM FlashCore technology and SCM for ultra-low add performance and capacity while validated rack solution designed for the most Hat Ansible. Find out more about the Red Hat latency. This solution includes IBM Spectrum maintaining the advantages of a single system demanding environments. Ansible Collection for IBM Spectrum virtualize Virtualize features, AI predictive storage to manage. and FlashSystem. management and proactive support by Storage IBM FlashSystem 9200R delivers all the same Insights, all in a powerful 2U enterprise-class capability of FlashSystem 9200 with up to four and fast storage all-flash array. systems clustered in a single rack. Dedicated switches support that clustering, separate from Providing intensive data driven cloud storage the general-purpose SAN. capacity, FlashSystem 9200 allows you to easily add in the cloud solutions that best support your FlashSystem 9200R is delivered assembled and most critical demands. IBM representatives complete installation and configuration, allowing you to confidently add Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 9200 → technologies to your cloud solutions.

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IBM SAN Volume Controller IBM Storage Insights IBM Spectrum Control IBM SAN Volume Controller is an enterprise-class By helping effectively maximize the economics IBM Storage Insights provides a single pane of IBM Spectrum Control provides monitoring system that consolidates storage from over 500 of massive volumes of data, SVC helps improve data glass to monitor your storage environments either and analytics across multivendor file, object, IBM and third-party storage systems to improve value, increase data security, enhance data simplicity on-premises or in the cloud. Storage Insights helps block and software-defined storage, cloud efficiency, simplify management and operations, and enable 100% availability with HyperSwap. you manage complex storage infrastructures, make storage and SANs. modernize existing storage with new capabilities, cost-saving decisions and streamline support. It and enable a common approach to hybrid cloud Learn more about IBM SAN Volume Controller → combines IBM data management leadership with IBM Spectrum Control helps simplify storage regardless of storage system type. proprietary AI-based analytics from IBM Research®. management through data-driven capacity planning, performance tracking and reporting Learn more about IBM Storage Insights → that can help reduce costs. Try the live demo → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Control →

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IBM Spectrum Virtualize IBM Spectrum IBM Storage Suite for Public Cloud Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud is IBM Spectrum Storage Suite gives you unlimited IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks is based comprehensive software for managing storage access to the IBM Spectrum Storage software on members of the IBM Spectrum Storage family in the cloud. Together with IBM FlashSystem or family and IBM Cloud Object Storage software and open source Red Hat offerings. It’s designed SAN Volume Controller on-premises, it enables with licensing on a flat, cost-per-TB basis. to deliver enterprise data services to container sophisticated hybrid cloud storage for data and This approach makes pricing easy to understand environments while enabling a faster, more application mobility, disaster recovery, cyber and predictable as capacity grows. Structured reliable way to modernize and move to the cloud. resiliency, DevOps and more. IBM Spectrum specifically to meet changing storage needs, Virtualize for Public Cloud is available on IBM the suite is ideal for organizations just starting Learn more about IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud or Amazon Web Services (AWS). out with SDS as well as those with established Cloud Paks → infrastructures who need to expand Learn more about IBM Spectrum Virtualize their capabilities. for Public Cloud → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Storage Suite →

IBM FlashWatch The IBM FlashWatch program provides High availability guarantee Flash endurance guarantee Tip outstanding peace of mind for IBM FlashSystem Proven 99.9999% availability with an optional Flash media is covered for all workloads To learn more about the full benefits of IBM and IBM SAN Volume Controller that gives you 100% guarantee when using HyperSwap deployed while under warranty or maintenance FlashWatch for your IBM flash storage, contact the confidence to purchase, own and upgrade by IBM Lab Services your IBM representative or IBM Business your IBM storage. IBM Flash momentum Partner for full details. Data reduction guarantee Refresh your controller and storage 2:1 self-certified, up to 5:1 with workload profiling * every 3 years with full flexibility

All-inclusive licensing Cloud-like pricing All storage functions are included IBM Storage Utility pricing has monthly in the licensing cost for internal storage payments for only the storage you use

Comprehensive care No-cost migration Up to 7 years of 24x7 support, with 3 years 90-day, no-cost data migration from over Technical Advisor, enhanced response times 500 storage systems, both IBM and third party and managed code upgrades Learn more about flash storage guaranteess → Cloud analytics IBM Storage Insights provides monitoring, reporting, alerting, and troubleshooting for on- premises and cloud storage to detect configuration errors and alert users before they cause an issue

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Modern data protection

Challenges Benefits Offerings Organizations struggle with the cost and complexity The Computational Medicine Center at Jefferson Lower costs IBM Spectrum Protect of protecting data as they embrace digital is breaking new ground in the understanding of Minimize data retention costs with multiple simpler, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus transformation, manage massive data growth, and disease by analyzing huge amounts of biological data efficient, flexible and cost-effective storage options IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management the need for always-on services. VMs are ubiquitous, with the help of high-performance computing. Dr. IBM Spectrum Archive and containerized workloads are becoming more Rigoutsos, the Founding Director, concludes: “The Speed data backup and recovery IBM Tape Solutions prevalent. Providing backup and recovery for resilience of the IBM solution was tested a little over Newer technologies are providing near-instant physical, virtual and containerized workloads a year ago when an accident severed a large portion data recovery and a searchable global catalog on-premises and in the cloud is critical to an of our storage system. With IBM Spectrum Protect, of VMs, files, databases and applications organization’s success. we were able to bounce back with no data loss. In a relatively short time, we recovered years’ worth of Simplify management Why IBM? data, which had been generated by dozens of people Reduce administrative burden by providing The IBM Modern Data Protection Portfolio unifies in the Center. And, before long, we were again able to self-service data access and end-to-end data protection for physical servers, VMs, applica- shift our attention back to our research work. Built-in SLA-based policies tions, containers and cloud-based workloads. automation, high availability features, and seamless Service-level agreements (SLA)-based policies, integration between the different components made Seamless integration with the cloud role-based access control, and REST APIs automate that possible.” Unify data protection for VMs, files, databases, data protection processes and ensure continuous applications and containers in hybrid data access for storage administrators, developers cloud environments and data owners across the organization. Integration with Amazon S3 Glacier, Azure Archive, and IBM Faster deployment Cloud Object Storage enables cost-effective data Accelerate deployment and lower maintenance retention. Locking down data on object storage using with a virtual appliance and agentless architecture write-once-read-many (WORM) technology and air-gapping data on physical tape helps support Protect with a plan cyber resiliency. Lockdown data with security-rich object storage, or air-gap data on tape storage as part of a comprehensive cybersecurity plan

IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus IBM Spectrum Copy IBM Spectrum Archive IBM Spectrum Protect is a proven data protection IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a modern data Data Management IBM Spectrum Archive, a member of the IBM solution for physical file servers, virtual environments protection solution for VM's, databases, applications, Spectrum Storage family, gives you direct, and a wide range of applications. Thousands of file systems, SaaS workloads, and containers in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management manages intuitive, and graphical access to data stored organizations have benefited from its exceptional hybrid cloud environments. SLA-based policies and orchestrates hardware snapshot copies of in IBM tape drives and libraries. IBM Spectrum scalability, broad application support, cost-saving automate the entire data protection process, data. It makes copies available when and where Archive incorporates the Linear Tape File System data reduction technologies, flexible data retention including data backup, replication and secure data users need them by cataloging and managing (LTFS) format standard for reading, writing and on tape and immutable object storage and built-in retention on-premises and in the cloud. This data copy data across hybrid cloud infrastructure. exchanging descriptive metadata on formatted support for cyber resiliency. retention includes IBM Cloud Object Storage WORM Data owners can use a self-service portal to tape cartridges. Also, it eliminates the need cyber-resilient retention vaults. Role-based access create the copies they need, enabling business for additional tape management and software Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect → control (RBAC) and REST APIs enable self-service agility. Copy processes and workflows, including to access data. Spectrum Archive offers three data reuse and seamless integration with third-party data masking, are automated to ensure software solutions for managing your digital tools and services. consistency and reduce complexity. files with the LTFS format: Single Drive Edition, Library Edition, and Enterprise Edition. Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Archive →

IBM Tape Solutions A simple and inexpensive modern data protection High-end enterprise Midrange enterprise Entry enterprise solution virtually impervious to cyberattacks exists IBM enterprise-class tape storage products IBM midrange tape storage products can provide IBM entry-level tape products provide reliable, from one of the oldest technologies in the data are designed to offer the high performance, reliable and flexible data backup, archiving and affordable data backup and protection. center—tape. The solution requires users to simply availability, reliability and capacity needed for management for today and into the future. remove the tapes storing their data from their mass storage, data archiving, data backup Learn more about IBM tape drives networks and stack the tapes on the nearest shelf. and disaster recovery. IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Rackless solution and autoloaders → The “air gap” thus created between the data and for mainframe environments → troublemakers provides a complete cyber-resilient IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library IBM TS4300 Tape Library for open environments → defense that effectively prevents penetration by for mainframe environments → hackers. Air gaps are just one of several types of IBM TS4500 Tape Library for open data protection that tape can offer. IBM tape-based environments → data storage solutions provide a wide range of data protection features, including data encryption and compression, cloud-based disaster recovery, key management and WORM technology.

Did you know? When treasuring heritage, IBM Spectrum Archive on tape is a scalable, cost-effective archive solution.

Storage for IBM Z

Challenges Benefits Offerings Operating in a mission-critical hybrid cloud Brazil is changing. Rapid economic development Maximize mainframe performance IBM DS8000 Storage systems environment is a reality and a challenge for most has spurred demand for sophisticated banking Optimize mainframe power across IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library enterprises today. Enterprises need seamlessly and insurance solutions. This shift has also created mission-critical, hybrid cloud environments IBM Spectrum Scale integrated cloud platforms that are highly available the need for a new way of banking, focused on to position themselves for greater competitive consumers and their needs for always-on mobile Speed up your cloud native app environment advantage and lower costs. services. Banco Bradesco is poised to meet these Accelerate tasks associated with developing, needs with an innovative, reliable and secure deploying and maintenance Why IBM? platform using IBM Z and IBM Storage systems. Storage for IBM Z® provides a comprehensive Data encryption everywhere portfolio of enterprise storage solutions designed IBM Z, in combination with IBM DS8900F, provides 100% data protection wherever it resides to match the mission critical capabilities of IBM Z, tools that enable Bradesco to offer a secure banking by extending z15 pervasive encryption adding next-level performance, modern data experience 100% of the time, including two-factor protection, resiliency and always-on availability. authentication. These solutions ensure security of Cyber resiliency These offerings help organizations maximize the confidential information. In addition, Bradesco uses continuous enterprise protection despite potential of their mainframe environments across 12 two-way grids of TS7700 tape libraries, each user errors or ransomware attacks the hybrid cloud. with 240 TB cache, connected to tape libraries. Business continuity Provide the highest level of business uptime

Flexibility Flexible racked and rack mounted configurations for organizations of different sizes with different needs

IBM DS8000 Storage systems High-end enterprise Midrange enterprise Tip This enterprise class storage solution provides This flexible storage solution can be integrated Help improve business efficiency by IBM DS8900F family superior performance and higher capacity, into IBM z15 model T02, IBM LinuxONE III model consolidating all your mission-critical IBM DS8900F is the next generation of enterprise enabling the consolidation of all your mission- LT2, or existing racks, providing powerful enter- workloads for IBM Z servers, IBM Power data systems built with the most advanced critical workloads in just one place. prise capabilities at the lowest entry family cost. Systems and distributed systems under a POWER9™ processor technology. Designed for single all-flash storage solution with more data-intensive and mission-critical workloads, IBM DS8950F 3D tour → IBM DS8910F 3D tour → than 99.99999 (seven 9s) availability. DS8900F adds next-level performance, data protection, resiliency and availability across your hybrid cloud solutions through ultra-low latency, better than seven 9's availability, transparent cloud tiering and advanced data protection against Did you know? malware and ransomware. IBM DS8900F can provide 100% data encryption at-rest, in-flight and in the cloud. Learn more about IBM DS8900F family →

IBM TS7700 Virtual IBM Spectrum Scale Tape Library The TS7700 is the only in-market virtual tape library This solution can protect data up to 8 times IBM Spectrum Scale can deliver superior that also supports physical tape. This provides redundancy in the grid for continuous and performance, while helping provide industry- IBM TS7700 family the added data protection of true, best-in-class maximum availability leading disaster-recovery capabilities and IBM TS7700 virtual tape library ensures that data air gap recovery, which is completely hacked proof. server-less direct data transfer to cloud environ- is protected and accessible anywhere, anytime on Additionally, the TS7700 is built with some of IBM TS7770 3D Tour → ments. This offering can perform archive and mission-critical workloads. IBM is the leader in tape the most advanced POWER9 processors. These analytics in place. By helping ensure security- virtualization, and the flagship TS7700’s virtualization are the main reasons why 17 of the top 20 banks Midrange enterprise rich, reliable and high-performance experiences, engine provides unique capabilities that are specifi- in the world use this storage technology for their This 19-inch customer-provided rack-mountable this solution can manage data and enable cally tied to how z/OS operates and how typical tape core business operations. solution can help meet advanced storage needs extreme scalability, data aware intelligence, workloads operate. with powerful capabilities at a lower cost. global collaboration and data integrity. Learn more about IBM TS7770 family → With no additional software required for integration High-end enterprise IBM TS7770 rack-mountable solution 3D tour → Learn more about IBM Spectrum Scale → and full access to the proprietary tape library command set, the TS7700 offers 8 times redundancy in terms of the data that’s produced, complete z/ OS-compliance from a DFSMS perspective, and full Did you know? support for small- and large-scale data retention, IBM TS7770 offers a cloud native experience backup and recovery. using transparent cloud tiering for long-term data retention with the server-less direct data transfer from TS7770 to a cloud.

Storage for SAP HANA

Challenges Benefits Offerings Many SAP infrastructure leaders and application Blanc und Fischer IT Services GmbH wanted to Unparalleled flexibility IBM FlashSystem family owners are concerned about migrating from tradi- enable new, innovative business models across Implement smarter storage that scales easily IBM Spectrum Protect tional databases to an accurately sized SAP HANA BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding. The company and affordably, is simple to manage and can IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management in-memory database by 2027, without interrupting chose to optimize business operations by moving match the price, capacity and performance operations and data availability. Enterprises require SAP Manufacturing Execution to SAP HANA on needs of any SAP HANA data demand persistent storage solutions that meet SAP HANA data Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IBM Power Systems, demands deployed on premises, on SAP HANA cloud IBM FlashSystem and IBM Spectrum Virtualize. Increased resiliency or across a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This helps IT Eliminate SAP application downtime with a broad leaders deliver on key performance indicators (KPIs) IBM and SAP have a long-standing relationship, set of high availability, cyber resiliency and next and SLAs for SAP applications running on SAP HANA. with IBM receiving many SAP Pinnacle Awards over generation data backup and recovery options the years. IBM continues to develop award-winning for the most mission-critical SAP applications Why IBM? data storage solutions that can accommodate and The IBM Storage portfolio includes a comprehensive even accelerate SAP HANA advantages. Open standards set of SAP HANA Tailored Datacenter Integration Ready your data infrastructure for any (TDI)-certified solutions, to address the full range requirement with storage that can integrate of data delivery, management, protection and budget easily and is designed for the complexities requirements needed by modern enterprises. High of hybrid cloud SAP HANA deployments availability configurations, integrated modern data protection capabilities and built-in cyber-resiliency End-to-end synergy features help address the ever-increasing demands Integrate with IBM Power System to deliver for greater data availability in mission-critical an SAP HANA-optimized data and compute SAP environments. infrastructure

IBM FlashSystem family IBM FlashSystem family is a portfolio of SAP Entry enterprise Midrange enterprise High-end enterprise TDI-certified, cloud-enabled storage systems IBM FlashSystem 5000 IBM FlashSystem 7200 IBM FlashSystem 9200 designed to be easily deployed and quickly scaled These highly flexible virtualized all-flash or These systems provide the foundation for a IBM FlashSystem 9200 combines the to help optimize SAP configurations, streamline hybrid storage solutions are designed for ease cost-efficient, high-performance SAP HANA performance of end-to-end NVMe with the rich issue resolution and lower storage costs. Built of use and provide advanced functions that help storage infrastructure, allowing you to accelerate features of IBM Spectrum Virtualize. Providing with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software to help overcome SAP HANA storage challenges analytics and insights by boosting bandwidth intensive data-driven cloud storage capacity for increase the cloud readiness and mobility of data, through increased performance, functionality and slashing latency while minimizing costs. SAP HANA instances, FlashSystem 9200 allows and including Storage Insights for AI predictive and you to seamlessly integrate with cloud resources storage management and proactive support, these cost-efficiency. Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 7200 → to best support your SAP application needs. solutions help accelerate infrastructure modernization, address security needs and maximize Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 5000 → Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 9200 → value of SAP HANA implementations.

IBM FlashSystem 5200 IBM FlashSystem 9200R This NVMe all-flash, compact entry enterprise- Based on IBM FlashSystem 9200, IBM Did you know? class storage solution is designed to deliver high FlashSystem 9200R arrives assembled and IBM The FlashSystem family provides numerous performance that can lead to competitive representatives complete installation and measures to eliminate SAP application downtime advantage in SAP HANA environments. configuration, allowing you to confidently add with six 9s availability and active-active support technologies to your cloud solutions. designed to deliver peace of mind with the IBM Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 5200 → FlashWatch guarantees. Learn more about IBM FlashSystem 9200R →

IBM Spectrum Protect IBM Spectrum Copy IBM Spectrum Protect can provide data Did you know? Data Management Did you know? protection for billions of SAP objects on Moving to IBM Storage can reduce unplanned Automation features across the IBM physical file servers, applications and virtual downtime by more than 4 hours per year over IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management manages Storage for SAP HANA portfolio reduce environments. Use built-in data efficiency to previous environments. and orchestrates hardware snapshot copies of the effort needed from backup help reduce backup infrastructure costs, SAP HANA data. It makes copies available when administrators by an average of 15%. migrate data on premises, off premises or in and where users need them by cataloging and the cloud. Optimize existing investments for managing copy data across hybrid cloud infra- long-term data retention and disaster recovery structure. Data owners can use a self-service of mission-critical SAP environments. portal to create the copies they need, enabling business agility. Copy processes and workflows, Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect → including data masking, are automated to ensure consistency and reduce complexity.

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Storage for containers

Challenge Benefits Offering Providing developers with persistent self-service A key component of ZF Friedrichshafen AG’s hybrid Tight integration IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift storage capabilities to deliver faster, more flexible cloud strategy, the Hybrid Data Bridge is based on Deliver simplified deployment and IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks application delivery continues to be a challenge for full virtualization and supports multiple providers management for an integrated experience IBM FlashSystem family enterprises. DevOps and hybrid cloud applications in a public and private cloud. The Hybrid Data Bridge IBM DS8000 Storage systems require persistent storage. IT leaders need standard enables highly efficient transmission, storage and Higher enterprise availability and performance IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud service catalogs that automate and orchestrate while archiving of large amounts of data. Its cloud archi- Harness six 9s data assurance and resiliency, IBM Spectrum Scale accelerating application development, testing and tecture is based on the hybrid cloud foundation and up to 2.5x higher throughput for DevOps IBM Cloud Object Storage delivery, and protecting data across hybrid cloud RedHat OpenShift to create and scale containerized and database workloads IBM Spectrum Discover deployments. applications, which speeds up data reception and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus video transformation. IBM Spectrum Scale stores Data protection Why IBM? the data. A scalable, high-performance data and Automated enterprise back up and data IBM Storage unifies traditional and container-ready file management solution, it provides integrated reuse support for container environments storage and provides cloud-native agility, with information lifecycle tools that manage petabytes of the reliability, availability and security to manage data and billions of files. Choose between flash, disk, Simplify data access enterprise containers in a production environment. tape or cloud object storage based on timing and Containerized for fast and easy deployment As clients scale containerized applications beyond budget needs. with container-native access development, testing or departmental use, award- winning IBM Storage delivers enterprise data Infrastructure agility services to containers. This means mission-critical Deploy a multi-compute architecture using Red infrastructure is now possible, delivering shared- Hat OpenShift and a storage portfolio with block, storage operational efficiency, price-performance file and object storage for workload and leadership and data resource and storage protection. infrastructure flexibility

IBM Storage for IBM Storage Suite IBM FlashSystem family Red Hat OpenShift for IBM Cloud Paks The IBM FlashSystem family is a portfolio of cloud-enabled storage systems designed to be Engineered to open standards, IBM Storage for IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks is a flexible easily deployed and quickly scaled to help optimize Red Hat OpenShift delivers persistent storage software-defined storage solution. The suite is storage configurations, streamline issue resolution bringing enterprise data services to containers. made up of members of the IBM Spectrum Storage and lower storage costs. These offerings support This enables customers to build and deploy family, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and open-source Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes container enterprise class scale-out microservices applica- offerings from Red Hat. This brings unprecedented environments, accelerating deployment of tions where they couldn’t before. This offering flexibility for enterprise data services to all container persistent volumes with the IBM block storage provides the infrastructure foundation and storage environments. This solution provides a highly CSI driver, certified by Red Hat and IBM. orchestration for a full-platform, on-premises flexible, comprehensive set of SDS offerings to hybrid cloud environment supporting the container satisfy almost any size workload requirement Learn more about IBM FlashSystem family → storage interface (CSI) specifications while regardless of the need for block, file or object increasing productivity, security, enterprise storage data resources. availability and infrastructure agility. Learn more about IBM Storage Suite Learn more about IBM Storage for IBM Cloud Paks → for Red Hat OpenShift →

IBM DS8000 IBM Spectrum Virtualize IBM Spectrum Scale Storage systems for Public Cloud IBM Spectrum Scale is a high-performance, parallel file system for managing unstructured IBM DS8900F family IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud is the public IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud and data for cloud, big data, analytics, objects and IBM DS8900F is the next generation of enterprise cloud-based counterpart of the software at the heart IBM FlashSystem are container-ready storage for more. It offers a full-featured set of file data data systems built with the most advanced POWER9 of IBM FlashSystem, IBM Spectrum Virtualize. Red Hat OpenShift that can free enterprises from management tools, including advanced storage processor technology. Designed for data intensive and silos and modernize their current infrastructure virtualization, global collaboration for data- mission-critical workloads, IBM DS8900F provides Existing data center architectures must be modern- through virtualization. anywhere access that spans storage systems persistent storage for mission-critical containers with ized, providing a single data fabric on a cloud native and geographic locations, and intelligent storage support for Container Storage Interface (CSI). IBM architecture such as Red Hat OpenShift that can Learn more about IBM Spectrum Virtualize tiering. IBM Spectrum Scale is now containerized DS8900F also supports IBM Cloud Pak solutions to extend existing infrastructure into the latest AI and for Public Cloud → and provides container-native storage access enhance and extend the functionality and capabilities public cloud environments. The data fabric can bringing simplicity and lower costs to data access of Red Hat OpenShift. These solutions are designed to provide a single control point with consistent for Kubernetes and hybrid cloud applications. give you an open, faster and more secure way to move enterprise-class performance and management, and It’s designed to support a wide range of core business applications to the cloud and container- a consistent user experience between on-premises application workloads at scale using a variety of based deployments. Additionally, it provides next- clouds or public clouds like AWS and IBM Cloud. access protocols and has been proven extremely level performance, security and resiliency across your effective in large, demanding environments. hybrid cloud solutions through ultra-low latency, better than seven 9s availability, transparent cloud Learn more about IBM Spectrum Scale → tiering and advanced data protection against malware and ransomware.

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IBM Cloud Object Storage IBM Spectrum Discover IBM Spectrum Protect Plus IBM Cloud Object Storage is a highly scalable cloud IBM Spectrum Discover is a data catalog and policy IBM Spectrum Protect Plus delivers an all-in-one storage solution for unstructured data that provides engine that helps organize the AI infrastructure and data protection solution that provides an easy to use both on-premises and cloud-based optimized solve the data and AI puzzle faster. It continuously interface to manage VM's, databases, applications, application and container-based solutions. IBM Cloud catalogs or indexes objects and files from multiple file systems, SaaS workloads, and containers in hybrid Object Storage enables enterprises to store and sources in real time for exabyte-scale unstructured cloud environments. Features include automated manage massive amount of data more efficiently and heterogeneous storage. IBM Spectrum Discover enterprise backup and data reuse support for securely, with 15-nines of system reliability and can be easily deployed in Red Hat OpenShift containers. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus also provides accessibility from any location. IBM Cloud Object environments making its deployments more the ability to store container data in security-rich, Storage uses an innovative concurrent parallel access portable and flexible across clouds and in any immutable IBM Cloud Object storage or air gap data approach for cost-effectively storing large volumes of environment supported by OpenShift. Red Hat using IBM tape, using IBM Spectrum Protect for unstructured data. It delivers the capabilities required OpenShift Container Storage is now integrated with increased cyber resilience. to provide continuous data with no downtime or data real-time ingest into Spectrum Discover to help migrations. Customers can start with less than 100 TB organize data in containerized environments.. Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus → and grow to hundreds of PB or even to EB configurations. Learn more about IBM Spectrum Discover →

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Storage networking

Challenge Benefits Offerings Organizations of all sizes are challenged with With data volumes growing after the introduction of Flattened and converged data network SAN b-type family efficiently managing their expanding volumes of new digital services, the General Treasury of the Use an open, standards-based approach to SAN c-type family data, while making this data accessible across the Kingdom of Morocco (TGR) set out to ensure that it implement the latest advances in the data entire enterprise. IT leaders are making storage a could recover critical data quickly if a system failure center network strategic investment priority to better enhance ever occurred. flexibility and scalability. Unified fabric architecture To increase storage capacity and backup perfor- Deploy a high-speed, low-latency, unified fabric Why IBM mance, TGR deployed two IBM Storage arrays in architecture across your hybrid cloud IBM SAN solutions help create smarter data centers each of its three data centers—two located at its infrastructure by connecting servers and storage with a high-speed Rabat headquarters and a third in Tangier. TGR also and intelligent network fabric. By implementing IBM uses IBM Storage Networking SAN24B-6 switches to Optimized and automated virtualization SANs, the leading storage infrastructure, clients can connect its storage devices, with two switches Advance virtualization awareness and help achieve improved economics of IT. installed in each of its three environments. reduce the cost and complexity of deploying physical and virtual data center infrastructures IBM has one of the industry’s broadest range of By simplifying and consolidating infrastructure offerings and IBM SAN solutions support virtualiza- management, IBM solutions can provide an oper- Simplified and consolidated tion, hybrid cloud and big data requirements. ating environment that’s designed to be smarter, infrastructure management faster, greener, open-source and easy to manage. Employ data center networks that are designed to be easily deployed, maintained, scaled and virtualized

SAN b-type family Entry enterprise Entry and midrange enterprise Resources for SAN b-type family: Extension switch models SAN switch models High-end enterprise These SAN extension switches can deliver capabili- These SAN switches are designed to provide SAN director switch models ESG Technical Validation: Optimizing Oracle ties ranging from connecting heterogeneous SAN affordable and scalable solutions for small Enterprise SAN directors can provide increased Database Efficiency and Performance with 32G fabrics, to enabling distance extension using Fibre and midsized businesses. capacity, greater throughput and higher levels End-to-end NVMe → Channel over Internet Protocol and help address of resiliency for large enterprises. ESG Technical Validation: Solve Cyber disaster recovery, performance. IBM Storage Networking SAN128B-6 → Resilience Challenges with Storage Solutions → IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-6 IBM Storage Networking SAN96B-5 → ESG White Paper: Maximizing Performance IBM System Storage SAN18B-6 → and IBM Storage Networking SAN256B-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN64B-7 → and Security of IBM Z Replication Solutions → IBM System Storage SAN42B-R → IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-7 IBM Storage Networking SAN64B-6 → IBM Redpaper: Introduction to Storage and IBM Storage Networking SAN256B-7 → IBM Storage Networking SAN24B-6 → Area Networks →

Did you know? Compliment IBM Z mainframes by offering the industry’s fastest, most reliable, and scalable FICON infrastructure, along with unique, innovative features—all of which help deliver the greatest ROI. Gen7 Directors with b-type extension enhances overall IBMs cyber resiliency initiatives. Read the ESG Report.

SAN c-type family Entry enterprise Midrange enterprise High-end enterprise SAN switch model Extension switch model SAN switch models SAN director switch models The entry-level SAN switch model helps organiza- The extension switch model is an optimized These SAN switch models are designed to address SAN director switch models are designed tions deploy cloud-scale applications and deliver platform that can deploy high-performance and the requirements for a scalable and virtualized to provide the highest availability and flexibility through a unique port expansion module cost-effective connectivity for open systems and SAN infrastructure. scalability when deployed across designed to increase cost-effectiveness. mainframe environments. large-scale storage networks. IBM Storage Networking SAN96C-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN32C-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R → IBM Storage Networking SAN48C-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN768C-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 → IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 →

Did you know? SAN50C-R is an ideal solution for depart-mental and remote branch-office SANs, with its compact form factor and advanced capabilities, normally available on director-class switches exclusively.

In conjunction with the IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Director, SAN50C-R is also a solution for large-scale SANs.

Converged infrastructure Help deliver extraordinary efficiency, performance and economics

Challenge Benefits Offering With constrictive budgets and resources, providing Arizona State Land Department generates revenue Simple and flexible deployment model VersaStack IT solutions that enable enterprises to easily and for the state’s education services—yet sluggish Fewer components to manage without VersaStack for Hybrid Cloud cost-effectively scale computing, network and information access threatened to drag efficiency requiring infrastructure modifications storage capacity is a difficult task for IT leaders. downwards. To boost performance and enable mobile access to business-critical data and tools, Higher performance and efficiency The right converged solution can provide preconfig- the department deployed VersaStack from IBM Faster input/output response times ured and pretested solutions that help deliver faster and Cisco, including IBM Storage. complete more work from each server returns on investment through reduced overhead, lowered TOC and simplified scalability. The new platform delivers the speed, agility and Availability efficiency that the department was seeking, Help ensure applications and services Why IBM enabling it to provide IT services as rapidly as staff availability at all times with no single VersaStack solutions harness the innovation of across various business units need them. By point of failure IBM Storage and the power of Cisco compute and adding compute, network and storage resources as networking to help address the latest IT trends, needed, clients can access resource options to Manageability and extensibility such as data center modernization, AI, hybrid scale infrastructure up or down while helping Ease deployment of ongoing management cloud and SDS. support current functionality and decrease TCO. to minimize operating costs with support for various applications and configurations

Scalability Expand and grow with significant investment protection

Compatibility Minimize risk by ensuring compatibility of integrated components

VersaStack VersaStack for Jointly developed by IBM and Cisco, Tip Hybrid Cloud Did you know? VersaStack solutions help drive data center One of the key benefits of the IBM converged VersaStack for Hybrid Cloud uses simplified efficiency, boost performance and deliver infrastructure solution, VersaStack, is that it architecture and validated design to help VersaStack for Hybrid Cloud can provide the dynamic resource allocation. can provide enterprises the ability to maintain reduce deployment time, increase asset use, flexibility to choose the best deployment option consistency in both scale-up and scale-down and decrease capital and operating expenses. for a wide variety of enterprise IT workloads VersaStack solutions combine a comprehen- models for greater performance and capacity. while freeing up resources in the data center sive set of converged infrastructure and for new-generation applications and cognitive software-defined technologies from IBM workloads. and Cisco to help organizations accelerate digital transformation. This solution is designed to help enable enterprises easily and cost-effectively scale Learn more about VersaStack → compute, network and storage capacity as needed.

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IBM Services for storage

Experience 24x7 support As IBM clients move towards the next Technology consulting and services IBM Business Resiliency Services chapter of digital transformation, IBM for enterprises Enable resilient models to mitigate risks across your enterprise can provide the resources your team Expertise and innovative technology that and ensure business continuity. → needs to support the reinvention of your enable digital transformation. → organization through scalable AI and a security-rich hybrid cloud infrastructure. IBM works with you to integrate solu- Managed private cloud IaaS IBM Systems Lab Services tions designed for your needs that Create a strong foundation for your hybrid Infrastructure services to help you build transform your business into a cognitive cloud environment with private cloud the foundation of a smart enterprise. → enterprise and provide 24x7 support infrastructure management. → across various service providers. IBM can deliver deep technological expertise and rich industry insight to help you align Single-source technology support IBM Garage your IT and business objectives with the services for hybrid IT environments A faster route to IT innovation with following services: Keep mission-critical systems running technical experts and the IT infrastructure smoothly, including hardware and software to unlock your business’ potential. → from IBM and other OEMs. →

IBM Solutions for Server, Storage, IBM Global Financing Middleware and Service Management Flexible payment solutions for IBM and Plan, implement and optimize IT Red Hat products and services. → infrastructure and service management. →

Introduction Portfolio Storage for Storage for Modern data Storage Storage for Storage for Storage Converged IBM Storage More Data and AI hybrid cloud protection for IBM Z SAP HANA containers networking infrastructure services information < 42 > Learn more about IBM Storage offerings → “During breakfast one morning at Think, Or contact your IBM Business Partner. one of IBM’s customers provided some telling insight into IBM’s allure. ‘We seriously considered buying from one of the storage industry’s hot upstarts,’ they said, ‘But it goes beyond technology. We have factories in hard-to-reach parts of the world. Downtime stops our business. It’s about choosing a technology partner who both has the right technology and can also take care of our needs, today and into the future. IBM has never let us down.’ ”

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