IBM FlashSystem family storage accelerates your workloads with guaranteed results
The IBM FlashSystem family is supported by IBM FlashWatch, designed to enhance your end-to-end ownership experience with flash storage guarantee programs.
The IBM FlashSystem family simplifies your hybrid multicloud storage. With a unified set of software, APIs, and tools, IBM FlashSystem addresses the entire range of storage needs, with one data platform that extends enterprise functionality throughout your storage network.
IBM FlashWatch
Driven by the concept "Storage Made Simple", IBM FlashWatch is a suite of programs that enhances your experience of owning IBM FlashSystem storage. Bringing together programs which span the acquisition, operation and migration phases, this suite aims to reduce deployment and operational risks, to improve your support experience, and to offer a fully flexible, commitment-free hardware refresh.
Acquisition
High availability guarantee
Proven 99.9999% availability, with an optional 100% guarantee when using Hyperswap.
Data reduction guarantee (1)
2:1 self-certified (up to 5:1 with workload profiling).
All-inclusive licensing
All storage functions are included in the licensing cost for internal storage.
Operation
Storage Expert Care
Simplified service and support to best fits your needs with predictable and upfront pricing.
Cloud analytics
IBM Storage Insights included at no extra cost so you can proactively manage your environment.
Flash endurance guarantee
Flash media is covered for all workloads while under warranty or maintenance.
Migration
IBM Flash momentum
Refresh your controller and storage every 3 years with full flexibility.
Consumption based models
Optionally available consumption pricing models: IBM Storage as a Service or IBM Storage Utility
No cost migration
90-day, no cost data migration from over 500 storage controllers, both IBM and non-IBM.
Resources
Financing IBM Flash Storage
Accelerate your business without compromise.
IBM Storage Utility Offering
A new way to procure storage capacity — with a direct link to business initiatives.
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Reference
(1) Requires signed contract