We are very pleased to announce that the IBM Redbooks team has just published the following IBM Redbooks publication: “ Cloud Object Storage as a Service: IBM Cloud Object Storage from Theory to Practice !" The book is a practical guide for IBM Cloud Object Storage Public Cloud Services, the newest addition to the IBM Cloud Object Storage (IBM COS, previously known as Cleversafe) family.  It  was  produced by a team of specialists from IBM... [More]

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For the third version Redbooks update of IBM Spectrum Archive V1.2.2   we added a performance section. Many years ago I had responsibility for a performance department. The team trained me quickly in case I needed to talk to customers.   They said all I needed to know was how to say "It depends".   We all had a good laugh about my training but there was a lot of truth to the statement.  The truth behind the statement was that most environments are unique and there is no one answer to solve... [More]

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The IBM Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Redpaper™ publication takes you on a journey that surveys cloud computing to answer several fundamental questions about storage cloud technology. What are storage clouds? How can a storage cloud help solve your current and future data storage business requirements? What can IBM do to help you implement a storage cloud solution that addresses these needs? Over the past four versions of this Redpaper there have been many changes regarding types of... [More]

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As an IBM storage consultant and implementer I often discuss with my clients the concerns they have with storage systems from IBM and other vendors. Regarding FlashSystems, I often hear comments along these lines: “This is very expensive storage. Yes, it is extremely fast and it is the answer to our requirements for very fast storage. However our data grows quickly, and when data gets old it is no longer needed in the fast and expensive flash storage. Therefore we are manually migrating data to less expensive storage, which is  a... [More]

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IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights (IBM Storage Insights, for short) is a cloud-based offering designed for small and medium businesses and organizations. It helps you quickly understand what is happening in your storage environment without implementing complex tools. Storage Insights provides a web interface with a dashboard that quickly lets you quickly access your information. It can be set up in less than 5 minutes and provides actionable insights about your storage in less than 30 minutes.   Read the... [More]

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Virtualization technology is transforming businesses and organizations. Current storage capacity, performance, and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) integration requirements are growing faster than ever before while the infrastructure budget is shrinking in the same proportion. IBM Redpaper REDP-5148 Deploying IBM FlashSystem V840 in a VMware Environment describes and demonstrates how to address IBM FlashSystem V840 business performance and capacity requirements by creating a Software Defined Storage (SDS)... [More]

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This week IBM Systems and Technology Group is hosting an Analysts Insights event in Greenwich Connecticut.   IBM FlashSystem + LTFS Enterprise Edition with Elastic Storage are highlighted to show how you can benefit from the speed of IBM FlashSystem and the cost performance of tape.  Based on business requirements Elastic Storage provides a seamless policy driven Dynamic Tiering that will put the data in the best location on the best tier (performance and cost) at the right time. Figure 1 shows Hot Data needing the fastest access... [More]

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Can you use SVC with XIV as storage ? YES , you can ! ----- updated with 6TB drives in LUN size table - 20160111 ---- XIV and SVC can be a great combination, we have many customers using this combo. Why ? flexibility and support for operating systems the XIV does not  support. But don't you have to pay twice for licenses  if you want to do mirror data ? NO, its a special XIV license for the SVC which includes all the features that comes with the XIV, but for the SVC instead, neat isn't it ? Very often I get questions on how to... [More]

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Due to the sterling efforts of: The Authors: Richard Kelley Scheila Rossana Rinaldo Maliska Leandro Torolho Michael Voigt And technical assistance and support from: VMware: Paul Kohler Lucas Nguyen Rawlinson Rivera and: Brocade Communications Systems: Steven Tong Silviano Gaona Brian Steffler Marcus Thordal Michael Atkinson Hor-May Chan Blayne Rawsky Brian Larsen Jim Baldyga we are very pleased to have published this IBM Redbook: IBM SAN Solution Design Best Practices for VMware vSphere ESXi   which covers recommendations based on the IBM... [More]

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The Faster Microsoft SQL Server Performance with IBM FlashSystem Storage, TIPS 1038  IBM Redbooks Solution Guide describes techniques for improving SQL database performance by integrating FlashSystem storage into your environment.  If latency, or I/O wait time, is limiting the speed of your database, consider upgrading your storage. Faster processors and increased bandwidth might be wasted if applications still wait on storage. Storage efficiency is often measured in input/output operations per... [More]

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The residency team will work on IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Introductions and Implementation Guide (SG24-8068) update to include all the new features and functions since the product was first announced in November, 2012. This will involve hands-on testing alongside the product team based in Raleigh.   You can download the  current version of this book .    This residency begins 20 May 2013, ends 14 Jun 2013 (4 weeks), and requires 3 residents. The residency location is Raleigh NC USA. To submit a nomination, you must use the  online web... [More]

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Today, the changes in our world include the instrumentation, interconnectedness, and intelligence of our environments. Such changes combine to produce a massive glut of new useful information, from new and existing sources, with new ways to use it. These pressures typify a few of the storage challenges that we dealt with for some time now, but on a whole new scale.   Businesses face a tidal wave of information and data that seems to increase daily. The ability to successfully and efficiently manage information and data has become imperative.... [More]

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Read the latest draft of the 10th edition of the   IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook; SG24-5250 .   This  publication is intended for anyone who wants to learn about IBM storage solutions and how IBM addresses data storage challenges with smart storage cloud solutions. It is suitable for IBM clients, storage solution integrators, and IBM specialist sales representatives. It takes you on a journey with overviews and pointers for information about the most current IBM System Storage; disk, tape and virtualized solutions such as IBM... [More]

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Welcome to the IBM System Storage Red books blog!     IBM Redbooks publications are developed and published by the IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO). The ITSO develops and delivers skills, technical know-how, and materials to IBM technical professionals, Business Partners, clients, and the marketplace in general.  The  Redbooks are the output of residencies, which are intensive, multi-week work efforts where small teams explore and document product implementation, integration and operations, often in the context of... [More]

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