As I try to get back to more regular posting, Part 3 of Configuring for Optimal Performance is getting its final polish to post hopefully next week. Meanwhile its some time since I opened this up for your questions.   This is Q & A #5, so feel free to ask away. Obviously I can't discuss...   [Continue Reading]


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As you may have seen, today IBM announced the next product in the Storwize family, the IBM Storwize V3700. The Stowize V3700 builds on the amazing success that the Storwize V7000 has seen in the last two years- and of course SVC has had in the market for almost 10 years now. I could use...   [Continue Reading]


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 IBM introduced smarter storage for midrange storage when we brought you the Stowize V7000, delivering enterprise level features, functions and availability to our midrange storage products. Please join us on November 6th at 10:45am US EST for a virtual briefing covering IBM's midrange storage...   [Continue Reading]


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Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 and SVC for Optimal Performance Part 2 Thanks to everyone who responded to my Part 1 post, I'm amazed at how many people must read what I have to say! Based on the number of you that have either spoken to me in person, or emailed. I'm glad to be of some use ...   [Continue Reading]


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On Friday we will release SVC software version 6.4 - it used to be simple, I could just reference SVC, but of course the same software package can be installed on V7000 systems. At present V7000 Unified systems remain at 6.3 features and functions. You've probably seen the news in the press,...   [Continue Reading]


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One of the key benefits of the Storwize V7000 product is its built in Virtiualization capabilites. Or as some vendors like to call it  Federation? Its been almost 9 years since we first released SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and in that time, its been through 6 hardware iterations, and 16 major...   [Continue Reading]


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Hi all, lots of posts coming I promise, lets start with the most pressing, the next UK SVC/V7000 user group meeting. Open of course to end users from across the globe :     Where and when :  11th July 2012 at IBM Hursley Park, Winchester Abstract :   During the day you will be able to informally...   [Continue Reading]


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I'm busy crafting part 2 of my Configuring for Optimal Performance series, meanwhile check out part two of my interview with Hal Jennings hosting IBM's blog talk radio channel , click on the image below  :      

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... a mid-term interrupt...   The storage system behind IBM's PureFlex, PureSystems recent announcement, is of course the IBM Storwize V7000 controller... Check out more details at http://www.ibm.com/ibm/puresystems/us/en/index.html#tab:overview/subtab:default   (Hence all my expert video posts over...   [Continue Reading]


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Hi all,   Yet again, been a few weeks since i last posted, but we've been busy, and all will become clear soon. Meanwhile, in-case you didn't know some of the benefits SVC, V7000 and inband virtualization can provide, click on the image below to have a listen, or download the first part my chat with...   [Continue Reading]


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just a quick one...   In every day life, we have appliances, or white goods, simple and easy to use, they do the job we need of them... In IT... most things are custom... not any more   Please do take the time to sign up to the April 11th webcast - it may not be going to crash live blogging,  but...   [Continue Reading]


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Its just about year to the day since IBM announced the IBM Storwize V7000, today we've announed the next major step in the evolution of the product, and the SVC code base at its heart. The IBM Storwize V7000 Unified. This integrates IBM's Common NAS software which is used in the enterprise level...   [Continue Reading]


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