Process huge volumes of transactions faster while unlocking greater value for mission-critical workloads with ultra-low storage latencies.

Protecting sensitive data shared in interconnected networks, IBM DS8900F introduces TLS 1.3 support, the preferred transport layer security protocol for communication between DS8900F and the external entities.

Better than seven 9's (99.999996%) of availability with HyperSwap technology, which provides no-data-loss capabilities within metropolitan distances. IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex enables faster recovery times for IBM Z, with superior RPO and RTO over long distances.

Prevent your data from being modified or deleted due to user errors, malicious destruction, malware or ransomware attacks with hundreds of immutable copies per volume, which can be used as a trusted source for surgical or full recovery of a production environment.

Enable your hybrid cloud as a new storage tier for backup, archive and disaster recovery operations on IBM Z systems environments, with no impact on IO performance and without the need of additional servers or gateways. Transparent Cloud Tiering protects your data with AES-256 encryption and provides significant savings in mainframe CPU utilization when migrating large datasets.

IBM Storage DS8900F provides persistent storage for mission-critical containers with support for Container Storage Interface (CSI). IBM Storage DS8900F also supports IBM Cloud Pak® solutions to enhance and extend the functionality of Red Hat® OpenShift®. These solutions provide an open, faster and more secure way to move core business applications to the cloud and container-based deployments.

Ensure all data flowing on FICON and Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) links from IBM Z systems to DS8900F are encrypted and protected. IBM Fibre Channel Endpoint Security provides in-flight protection for all data, independent of the operating system, file system or access method in use.

Simplify and automate the management of your replication solutions while providing disaster recovery and high availability under a single point of control. IBM Copy Services Manager supports FlashCopy®, Safeguarded Copy and advanced disaster recovery functions with failover/failback operations across 2, 3 and 4 remote sites.

Automate data placement to meet performance objectives at the most reasonable cost. IBM Easy Tier intelligently identifies and moves less-frequently accessed data to high-capacity flash drives. Similarly, frequently accessed data is migrated to high-performance flash drives to ensure the lowest response times for those applications that need it.

IBM Storage Insights can help you better understand trends in storage capacity and performance and expedite resolution when support is required. Using AI-based analytics, it helps identify potential issues before they become problems. When support is needed, Storage Insights helps speed resolution by simplifying tickets and automating log uploads.