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High-speed, resilient, easy-to-manage storage

A fragmented approach to data storage can lead to application and organizational silos, complex manual storage management procedures, and unnecessary vulnerability to ransomware, cyberattacks and data breaches.

The IBM Storage FlashSystem portfolio of high-speed all-flash and hybrid flash storage solutions meet the ever-evolving data storage, data protection, data management and application performance requirements for businesses of all sizes. With machine learning capabilities, data reduction features, native integrations and cyber resilience built-in, IBM Storage FlashSystem streamlines IT operations, supports data consolidation and migration efforts, protects your business against cyberthreats, and delivers unmatched value and price performance across the product line.

Benefits

Superior performance and value

IBM FlashSystem solutions package highly performant, high-density tiers of all-flash or hybrid flash storage with powerful compression, deduplication and AI-powered analytics. FlashSystems solutions deliver up to 100 GB per second bandwidth and <50 microsecond latency— plus inline data deduplication (2:1), data compression (3:1) and hardware encryption without impact to performance.

Security and cyber resilience throughout

AI enabled by IBM FlashCore Module 4 (FMC4) detects indicators of ransomware other threats, less than 60 seconds and enables recovery in hours, not days. Robust security features—including secure boot, secure Ethernet, in-line encryption and multifactor authentication—protect your data from IBM to your data center.

Simplified management

Included IBM Storage Virtualize software enables efficient, unified management across FlashSystem and third-party storage solutions. Manage data storage and migration across products, computing environments and protocols. Integrate natively with tools for ITSM, ITIL and AIOps. Upgrade storage capacity at scale with your business—and without disruption.

Features

Powerful computational storage capabilities

IBM FlashCore Module 4 (FMC4) on-board computational storage modules handle in-line compression, encryption, storage data analytics and AI-powered threat detection—all without impact to storage performance.

Common management platform

IBM Storage Virtualize provides unified management across FlashSystem and third-party solutions, with industry-leading data services for managing security, tiering, replication, application workloads, data migration and much more.

AI-powered storage analytics

IBM Storage Insights provides single-pane end-to-end monitoring plus AI-driven I/O pattern analysis, threat detection, and advisories on data growth, storage consumption and potential support issues.

High-performance redundancy

Fully redundant components and network-based replication across 3 sites (local and remote) prevent a single point of failure. IBM HyperSwap maintains 100% data availability even during destructive events.

Simplified, agile integration

Migrate data with fully integrated system management, application-aware data services, efficient encryption and compression, and full hot-swap capabilities.

Hybrid cloud enabled

The FlashSystem common software platform extends seamlessly to hybrid cloud storage deployments across edge, virtual and container-based environments.

Use cases

Deeper storage insights

Get the fast insights you need to optimize storage performance, fight cyber threats, and keep costs low. IBM Storage Insights, an AI-powered monitoring, analytics and support service for IBM Storage FlashSystem, provides actionable insights and insight-based automation including continuous I/O monitoring and pattern analysis, intelligent storage capacity advisories and integration with threat response tools.

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Improved cyber resilience

Detect ransomware and other threats in less than 60 seconds and recover from any attack or outage in hours, not days. IBM Storage FlashSystem uses AI-powered analytics to detect anomalies in real-time, and leverages IBM Safeguarded Copy and IBM Cyber Vault to create immutable data backups and restore production rapidly.

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More sustainable storage

Build more sustainable storage infrastructure. With its energy efficient design and 3:1 data compression guarantee, IBM Storage FlashSystem delivers measurable sustainability gains—including 30% more effective capacity per rack unit than previous models* and 29% less energy use than a market-leading competitor**.

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Case studies

Sonalika International Tractors

Sonalika projected 45-48% year-over-year growth for the next 5 years, and needed updated, reliable IT infrastructure support it. The manufacturer migrated to a robust, scalable back office architecture with 99.999% availability, built on IBM Power Systems, IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000 and IBM TS4300 Tape Library technology.

Genus Power Infrastructures

India’s largest smart meter manufacturer, with over 70 million meters installed, wanted futuristic computer and storage infrastructure that would let it scale without growing pains. With IBM FlashSystem, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize technology, Genus modernized its storage in just seven days, with immediate improvements in storage optimization, speed and reliability.

Micro Strategies

Micro Strategies, an award-winning IT solutions provider, used IBM FlashSystems 7200, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM Storage Insights and IBM Power® to build a managed security service that helps its clients—including America’s fastest growing mortgage lender—quickly identify and recover from ransomware and other cyberattacks.

More affordability in store

A cost effective storage array that doesn't compromise on performance.

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015

The perfect solution for your near-line archive and backup requirements. With this solution, you can simplify your hybrid storage environment. It offers tremendous value for money.