Webcast: Breaking performance barriers for AI and hybrid cloud
Overview
Storage made simple for AI and hybrid cloud modernization
IBM Elastic Storage® System (ESS) is software-defined storage that makes it easier to deploy fast, highly scalable storage for AI and big data. IBM ESS can reduce inefficiency, lower acquisition costs, simplify storage management, eliminate data silos, support multiple demanding workloads, and deliver high performance throughout your organization.
Product overview
New: IBM Elastic Storage System 3500
Powered by the global data platform of IBM Spectrum® Scale, the IBM Elastic Storage System 3500 scales from 36TB to 600YB+3 of capacity in a single cluster, with high performance support for up to 1800+TB/s with 20 nodes. With its easy management, data services and low latency, it can help you solve your difficult AI and hybrid cloud challenges.

Benefits
Improve efficiency
Build a sustainable, low-energy and high-performance infrastructure, that is flexible for multiple concurrent workloads.
De-risk the business
Protect data and harden resiliency from attacks or unforeseen downtime.
Unleash the Enterprise Core
Create an open hybrid cloud that modernizes infrastructure with global data unification.
Features
Key features of ESS 3500
Optimize your storage with key features that allow for integration and scalability.
IBM Spectrum Scale software
Spectrum Scale comes installed on a pre-configured system offering scalable capacity and performance to handle demanding data analytics.
IBM Erasure Coding
Recover data in minutes rather than hours while using less space than data replication.
True scale-out capability
A high performance, single unified file system that scales out to meet the demands of the largest of data systems.
Global sharing and collaboration
Enables low-latency read and write access to data from anywhere in the world using AFM distributed routing and advanced caching technology.
Policy-based tiering and data reduction
Move data between different storage tiers and enhance performance by freeing up primary storage.
Cyber secure lockable data and audit trails
Access a detailed log of every action or activity taken related to data or reports.
7 years as industry leader
Gartner has recognized IBM as leader in distributed file and object storage for many consecutive years.
Related products
IBM Spectrum Scale
High performance scale-out storage software and enterprise data services with global federated capacity.
IBM Spectrum Discover
Simplify data for AI with a 360-degree view from edge to insight and reduce time for data organization and analysis.
Resources
Support
Support
Support high availability with tiered maintenance options for your hardware and software.
Optimized support
IBM Premium Support Services streamlines the entire support process by leveraging analytics tools and dedicated support specialists.
Gain agility and flexibility
IBM flexible payment plans help align infrastructure investments with workload needs.
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Discover tools to help optimize your storage with IBM ESS
Footnotes
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