Get market-leading performance and efficiency from the unified IBM Storage FlashSystem platform family, allowing you to streamline administration and operational complexity across on-premises, hybrid cloud, virtualized and containerized environments.
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IBM Storage FlashSystem, powered by IBM Storage Virtualize and with IBM Storage Insights, can optimize your storage infrastructure using predictive analytics and cloud-based management and support.
reduction in admin efforts by consolidating and managing storage arrays as one pool for greater operational simplicity.¹
increase in storage cost efficiency by using predictive analytics and AI-infused health monitoring capabilities to optimize storage.²
uptime for IBM Storage FlashSystem arrays provided by IBM Storage Virtualize high-availability capabilities.³
Ensure continuity of operations by protecting your data with flash storage backup solutions that help speed recovery from cyberattacks.
Achieve fast response times with low latency and high availability by using flash storage for mission-critical workloads.
Streamline data management and support by optimizing storage and networking with predictive analytics from AI-powered IBM Storage Insights.
Streamline operations with a consistent storage software platform that provides enterprise-grade all-flash and hybrid flash capabilities across environments.
Procure capacity on demand and combine the control of on-premises storage and the agility of cloud with IBM-maintained storage as a service.
Unify the view of your storage environment and enable seamless data mobility and storage management both on-premises and in the cloud.
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Product specifications
IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000
IBM Storage FlashSystem 5200
IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300
IBM Storage FlashSystem 9500
Maximum bandwidth (reads)
12 GB per second
21 GB per second
50 GB per second
100 GB per second
Response times (reads)
< 70 microseconds
< 50 microseconds
< 50 microseconds
< 50 microseconds
Effective maximum capacity within single enclosure*
550 TBs (2U enclosure)
1.2 PBe (1U enclosure)
2.2 PBe (2U enclosure)
4.5 PBe (4U enclosure)
Processor/PCIe Gen
Intel Broadwell DE
Intel Sky Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
Intel Cascade Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
Intel Ice Lake, Gen 4 PCIe
Maximum front-end host ports
8
8
24
48
FlashCore Module capacities supported
Not applicable ( (supports industry standard modules)
4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
Use cases
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production and development databases
- Containers
- Data center edge
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- Workload consolidation
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- In-memory database
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- In-memory database
Pricing
Starting at less than USD 15,200
Starting at less than USD 42,400
Starting at less than USD 118,600
* Assuming 3:1 data reduction
All FlashSystem products additionally support industry standard NVMe modules and SAS-connected traditional HDDs.
Get more from your storage now and in the future. FlashSystem storage products use AI-driven data tiering to optimize configurations, while IBM FlashCore® Modules enable blazing speeds. Easily scale up and scale out.
View all your data in one place and rely on AI-driven data tiering. Powered by IBM Storage Virtualize software, FlashSystem makes it easy to manage data across all systems while modernizing your legacy storage capabilities.
Recover data quickly and without interruption in the event of a cyberattack. IBM Storage FlashSystem uses IBM Safeguarded Copy and IBM Cyber Vault to create air-gapped copies of data and restore production fast.
Faster storage analytics, faster time to insight. Process your data and gain deeper insights at lightning speed, whether on-premises or in the cloud, using tools built with flash storage analytics.
With high-performance IBM Storage FlashSystem storage, Data Action hosts its IBM QRadar® SIEM solution. The deployment has had a significant impact on the ability of the security operations center (SOC) to analyze security threats.
Using the IBM Storage portfolio, Micro Strategies created DataVault, a managed security service that helps clients quickly identify and recover from cyberattacks.
By implemented IBM Storage FlashSystem, Genus Power modernized its storage infrastructure and improved response time for its enterprise workloads.
Footnotes
1, 2. The Total Economic Impact of IBM Spectrum Virtualize, Forrester Consulting, April 2020 (PDF, 851 KB)
3. Uptime calculated based on IBM analysis of installed systems built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.