Accelerate with IBM Storage

Title:   Accelerate with IBM Storage: DS8880 Technical Update

Date:  June 21, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  On May 31st 2016, IBM Systems presented a new member of the DS8880 family, the DS8888 all-flash configuration built for critical acceleration, uncompromising availability, and unparalleled integration with IBM z Systems and Power servers. Join this Accelerate with IBM Storage webinar to hear the technical details of this new DS8880 model, as well as the latest enhancements to the DS8884 and DS8886. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of our panel of experts.

Speakers: Alcides Bertazi, Craig Gordon, Alison Pate, Hank Sautter, and Paul Spagnolo, from IBM Americas Advanced Technical Support, Jason Peipelman, User Interface Architect, and Brian Sherman, Distinguished Engineer.

Replay is available here: Accelerate: DS8000 Technical Update 062116

Material: The presentation may be downloaded here: Accelerate with IBM Storage: DS8880 Release 8.1 Technical Update

Title:   Accelerate with IBM Storage: Introducing the FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R

Date:  May 5th, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

ABSTRACT: Join this technical update webinar to hear about the newest edition to the IBM Storage portfolio: the FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R. This webinar will include a hardware overview, information on the unique data reduction technology, the new management console, and licensing, as well as features and functions. There will be time for Q&A.

Speakers: Brian Sherman, Hank Sautter, and Lisa Martinez from IBM Americas Technical Leadership Team, and Stephen Solewin; Corporate Solutions Architect.

Register for this session now:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2240896331042500612

The presentation is available for download now from this link: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AcceleratewithIBMStorageFlashSystemA9000andFlashSystemA9000RMay5.pdf?lang=en

After registering you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.

Title:  Accelerate with IBM Storage: Spectrum Virtualize Copy Services

Date:  May 19, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Audience: IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients

Abstract:  Spectrum Virtualize offers a wide range of copy services, including volume mirroring,
Flash Copy, Metro Mirror and Global Mirror. Come for an in depth look at how these copy
services work and best practices associated with each. We will also be covering licensing
changes in Spectrum Virtualize with relation to SVC and the Storwize product lines.

Plan to join us for this exciting and informative update!

Speaker: Byron Grossnickle

Presentation may be downloaded from here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/Spectrum_Virtualize_Copy_Services_V2.pdf

Replay available now:

https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-accelerate0519/

Accelerate with IBM Storage webinars

 

Title: Accelerate with IBM Storage: ProtecTier V3.4 and TS7650G DD6 Update
Date: April 21, 2016
Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 16:00:00 GMT
Duration: 90 minutes

Abstract: Please join us for an exploration of what's new in ProtecTier V3.4 and TS7650G DD6.   Learn about the clustered-system architecture that integrates both nodes into a single chassis, eliminating the external switches required to cluster previous gateway models. Hear about how to: Improve backup and recovery and simplify disaster-recovery operations, lower operational costs and energy usage, manage more data with less infrastructure and minimize deployment and management time.

Register for this session now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3406479810714839554

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.



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Title:   Accelerate with IBM Storage: Storwize V5000 Gen2 Technical Update

Date:  March 17, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Audience: IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients

Abstract:  Attend this Accelerate with IBM Storage session to hear about the all new Storwize V5000 Generation 2 storage system. In this webinar we will provide technical details about the three new models being introduced. The V5010, V5020 and V5030 offer enhanced performance, greater scalability, support for internal encryption and on the V5030 external encryption and Real-time Compression as well.

To support these new systems V7.6.1 of Spectrum Virtualize Software is being introduced too. This education event will allow you the opportunity to ask questions of the experts while you learn about the ever growing Storwize family of hybrid storage systems.

Plan to join us for this exciting and informative update!

Speakers: Bill Wiegand, Gonzalo Fuentes, Byron Grossnickle

Materials: The replay of this event can be found here: http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replay-storwize0317/

The presentation material can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/IBMStorwizeV5000Gen2TechnicalUpdate.pdf

Title:   Accelerate with IBM Storage: What's New with IBM Copy Services Management

Date:  Feb. 25, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Audience: IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients

Abstract:  A key component to all data replication solutions is a centralized management application which facilitates setting up, managing, and monitoring the replication solution.  TPC for Replication (TPC-R) is one of IBM's premiere management applications for controlling disk based replication across the IBM storage portfolio.  Come join this session to hear of the latest advancements in this management solution and challenge our panel of experts with your questions about the management tool and/or the DS8000, XIV, and Spectrum Virtualize replication solutions that are managed.

Speakers: Margaret Yu, Craig Gordon, Paul Spagnolo, Hank Sautter, Charlie Burger, and Randy Blea.

Materials: The presentation material for this session can be downloaded here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AcceleratewithIBMStorageCSMUpdate.pdf

The replay for this event can be accessed here: http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replay-acceleratecsm0225/

Q&A Session: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/Q%26AFeb25AcceleratewithIBMStorage-What%27sNewwithIBMCopyServicesManagement.pdf

Title:   Accelerate with IBM Storage: DS8000 Synergy with z Systems

Date:  Feb. 11, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Audience - IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients

Abstract:  Attend this Accelerate with IBM Storage session to hear about all of the exciting functions of the DS8000 and how they complement the System z platform.  Our technical experts will cover the synergy which optimizes both I/O performance and networking performance, management and configuration, availability and disaster recovery and finally data protection and backup.

Speakers: Paul Spagnolo and Craig Gordon from IBM Americas Storage Advanced Technical Support, and Harry Yudenfriend, IBM Fellow.

Replay available here: https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-accelerateds8000zsystemsynergy/

(Note: Recommend viewing in IE)

Materials: The presentation is available for download at this link: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AcceleratewithATS-DS8000andSystemzSynergy2016-02-05.pdf?lang=en

Audience - IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients
Title:  Accelerate with IBM Storage: Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition V1.2 Update
Date:  January 26, 2016
Time:  12 Noon New York, 7 a.m. Los Angeles, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  Please come and join us for a closer look at the new Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition V1.2 release which is designed to deliver enhanced flexibility and performance. This session will cover the new announced features and functions including: multiple tape library attachment, data recording on WORM tape cartridges, expanded storage capacity with LTO7 support, performance improvement for large scale systems and flexibility in pool-based data management.

Speakers:Carl Reasoner, Shawn Brume
Register for this session now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7491468971169579522

Audience - IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients

Title:  Accelerate with IBM Storage - XIV and Spectrum Accelerate, What's old? What's new?

Date:  Dec. 10, 2015

Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  Join this webinar to get a technical update on the XIV, and on Spectrum Accelerate, including the latest announcements.

Speakers: Lisa Martinez, Hank Sautter, Brian Sherman

Presentation available here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AccelerateIBMStorageXIVDec102015.pdf

Replay available here: https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-accelerateibmstoargexiv1210/

What:

IBM's VersaStack solution is an IBM/Cisco converged platform that incorporates compute (Cisco UCS), network, SAN and storage (IBM Storwize and/or V9000). The powerful features of the Cisco UCS Director can be used to have a single pane of glass management as well as a cloud deployment platform now and for the future. In this session we will show you what makes up a VersaStack as well as tour through the UCS Director management platform. We will also explain what makes a VersaStack unique as compared to a NetApp FlexPod or an EMC Vblock.

When:

Date:   Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015
Time:   12pm ET, 11am CT, 9am PT

Speakers:

Byron Grossnickle, John Miller, Gonzalo Fuentes, Margaret Yu

Presentation and Replay:

Presentation link - http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/versastack1118/

Replay link - http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replayversastack1118/

Title:  Accelerate with IBM Storage: DS8000 Technical Update

Date:  October 21st, 2015

Time:  1pm New York, 6 p.m. London, 7 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  Join this webinar for an in-depth presentation by the IBM Americas Technical Leadership team on the latest enhancements to the DS8000, including the most recent performance measurements.

Speakers: Brian Sherman, Distinguished Engineer, Paul Spagnolo, Hank Sautter, Craig Gordon, Alison Pate, and Charlie Burger.

Presentation available here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AccelerateDS88802015-10-21V1.pdf?lang=en

Replay available here: http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replay-ds8000techupdate/

Title:  Accelerate with ATS - IBM Spectrum Virtualize HyperSwap Deep Dive

Date:  July 16, 2015

Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 16:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  In this session we will cover in detail how the new HyperSwap function operates in V7.5 of Spectrum Virtualize, including recommended configuration and use cases.   In addition, we will demonstrate a HyperSwap configuration and will perform various failure scenarios to demonstrate how HyperSwap resolves the issue while ensuring the host does not lose access to its data volumes.   Plan to join us for this exciting and informative update!

Speakers: Bill Wiegand, Byron Grossnickle, Gonzalo Fuentes

The replay from this session is available here: http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replay-hyperswapdeepdive0716/

The presentation files can be downloaded from here:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/IBMSpectrumVirtualizeHyperSwapDeepDive.pdf?lang=en
https://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP102538
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/HYPERSWAPTESTSJUNE16.pdf?lang=en

The transcript of the Q&A session: (Note that a high zoom level in Acrobat Reader will be required)

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/Q%26AJuly16IBMSpectrumVirualizeDeepDive.pdf

Title:  Accelerate with ATS - XIV Technical Update

Date:  June 18, 2015

Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 16:00:00 GMT

Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  Please join this XIV technical update teleconference to hear about the XIV Storage System's significant new enhancements in data storage utilization, density, and cost of ownership.  There are enhancements to how we view XIV Snapshot utilization that we would like to present.  And we will also discuss the recent XIV announcements of 6TB drives, support for VMware VVOLs, and XIV Energy Star certification.

Speakers: Brian Sherman, Distinguished Engineer; Lisa Martinez, and Craig Gordon from North Americas Technical Leadership team; and Steve Solewin, XIV Solutions Architect.

The replay from this session is available here: http://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/replay-xivtechupdate0618/

The presentation can be downloaded from here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AccelerateXIVv11.6June2015finalupdate.pdf

What: DS8000 Technical Update

Who: IBMers, IBM Business Partners, and Clients
Date:  June 25, 2015
Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 16:00:00 GMT
Duration:  1.5 hours

Abstract:  Join this technical update teleconference to hear about the latest enhancements to the DS8870, including more synergies between the DS8870 and IBM Systems z, the latest performance measurements, and a look at the latest release of the storage management GUI.

Speakers: Brian Sherman, Distinguished Engineer, Paul Spagnolo, Hank Sautter, Craig Gordon, Sofia Baquero, and Charlie Burger from Storage ATS, and Jason Peipelman from Storage Studio.

The replay of this webinar is available here: https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-ds8000techupdate0625/

The presentation can be downloaded from here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/ATS_Customer_Webinar_DS8000Jun2015V1.pdf

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What’s new with XIV – Spectrum Accelerate and Technical Update

What: IBM continues to provide new innovations on the XIV platform by delivering new hardware and software features and functions.  These new capabilities include significantly increased capacity, Energy Star certification, and enhanced support for Microsoft and VMware.  

And we will spend the majority of our time covering IBM Spectrum Accelerate.  Spectrum Accelerate is a software defined storage offering and a member of the IBM Spectrum Storage family.  IBM Spectrum Accelerate is based on our proven XIV integrated storage system.  The same ease of management with the XIV GUI, the same hotspot-free performance, predictable scaling, enterprise capabilities such as remote mirroring and flash caching, and much more.  IBM Spectrum Accelerate offers full integration with XIV Gen3.  We hope you can join us.

Speakers: Lisa Martinez, Hank Sautter, Jim Sedgwick, Brian Sherman, Steve Solewin

Date: Thursday March 26th 2015
Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT
Duration:  1.5 hours

Download the presentation here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/accelerate/resource/AccelerateXIVNew-SpectrumAccelerate27March2015final.pdf 

Replay: https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-whatsnewwithxiv0326/

What: Join this webinar for an in-depth presentation of configuration and monitoring enhancements introduced by the new DS8000 Storage Management GUI, including and a demonstration of how to use the GUI to easily provision and manage storage.

Speaker: Jason Peipelman (Storage User Interface Team Lead, DS8000 User Interface Architect, Master Inventor)

Date: Thursday February 26th 2015
Time:  Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT
Duration:  1.5 hours

Replay available here:  https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/newds8000storagemgmtgui0226/

 

What:  z/OS Storage Synergy started in the early 1980’s and has evolved to be an important part of placing the right function at the right place in the data base/System z/z/OS/Channel/Disk Storage Subsystem Stack to achieve optimal availability, performance, scalability, growth and management. This session explores all of the latest z/OS and DS8870 Synergy items. Topics will include DB2’s exploitation of zHPF, eliminating DB2 and IMS Backup windows and letting zWLM manage workload’s quality of service on an end to end basis including its I/O. The session also discusses how Easy Tier ensures that the right data is dynamically placed in the right place in the storage tier to optimize price/performance and much more.

When:  Jan. 27, 2015 Noon New York, 5 p.m. London, 6 p.m. Paris, 17:00:00 GMT

Speaker: Brian Sherman - IBM Distinguished Engineer

Replay available here:  https://ibmstg.adobeconnect.com/_a819987824/replay-ds8000andzos0127/

What:

Accelerate with ATS: TS7700 R3.2 Technical Overview. Join us on December 4, 2014 for an in-depth technical update on the TS7700 R3.2 Announcements. This session will be presented by Katja Denefleh of the EMEA Storage Competency Center and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. Come hear about the ability to attach tape to our mainframe TS7720 solution and partition the Disk cache.

When:

Date:   Thursday, Dec 4, 2014
Time:   11am ET, 10am CT, 8am PT

Speakers:

Katja Denefleh (EMEA Storage Competency Center) and Larry Fuss (IBM Enterprise Tape Product Manager)

Presentation and Replay:

IBM replay link - http://lt.be.ibm.com/stg/ltu47768

Register:

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/129002176/

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What:

Accelerate with ATS: The New IBM TS1150 Tape Drive – Technical Overview. Big Data requires big, cost effective storage. The 10TB TS1150 tape drive expands IBM’s Elastic Storage offering. This session will overview the new IBM TS1150 tape drive and its accompanying 10TB JD tape cartridge.

When:

Date:   Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014
Time:   11am ET, 10am CT, 8am PT

Speakers:

Jeff Ziehm (NA Storage Specialist Team) and Jim Karp (TS1150 Architect)

Presentation and Replay:

IBM replay link - http://lt.be.ibm.com/stg/ltu47095

Register:

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