IT can be costly and complex. Storage shouldn’t be.
Starting at less than USD 10,000, IBM FlashSystem® 5000 all-flash and hybrid flash storage simplifies data delivery with enterprise-class data services that achieve the best balance of performance and affordability for entry workloads.
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24 NVMe high-availability flash devices in a 4U storage enclosure with fully redundant chassis components avoid a single point of failure.
Smart, self-optimizing solution is easily managed, enabling organizations with all-flash or hybrid configurations to overcome storage challenges as they grow.
High-density tiers of flash storage in an affordable package includes compression, deduplication and AI-powered predictive analytics.
Migrate data with fully integrated system management, application-aware data services and high-value features such as AES encryption, deduplication and compression.
Migrate to and from supported cloud providers or create multicloud solutions.
Evolve as your business requires with easy-to-use, amazingly quick IBM FlashSystem entry-level storage.
IBM FlashSystem has won a Top Rated award from TrustRadius for Enterprise Flash Array Storage Solutions based on its excellent customer satisfaction ratings.
Models: IBM FlashSystem 5035, IBM FlashSystem 5015
Software: IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Single or dual controller: Dual (Active/Active)
- 12 Gb/s SAS
- 25 Gb/s iSCSI (iWARP or RoCE)
- 10 Gb/s iSCSI
- 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Maximum bandwidth: 12 GB per second, 8 GB per second
Maximum bandwidth (reads): 12 GB per second
Response times (reads): < 70 microseconds
Effective maximum capacity within single enclosure**: 550 TBs (2U enclosure)
Processor/PCIe Gen: Broadwell DE
Maximum front-end host ports: 8 ports plus 4 on-board ports
Small Form Factor enclosures support:
- Flash drives: 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB, and 30.72 TB
- High-performance, enterprise class disk drives: 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm
Large Form Factor enclosures support:
- High-performance, enterprise-class disk drives: 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm
- High-capacity, archival class nearline disk drives: 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB, 16 TB, and 18 TB 7,200 rpm
High density enclosure supports:
- Flash drives: 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB, and 30.72 TB
- High-performance, enterprise-class disk drives: 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm
High-capacity, archival class nearline disk drives: 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB, 16 TB, and 18 TB 7,200 rpm
Use cases:
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production and development databases
- Containers
- Data center edge
In the marketplace you can browse the product catalog and compare systems or configurations to determine the best fit. The marketplace provides sample pricing for common configurations and allows you to request a quote tailored to the specific needs of your enterprise.
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Compass uses IBM FlashSystem® 5000 to give users faster access to inventory data and ensure timely shipments to retail clients with high-volume order requests.
Höganäs Borgestad doubled storage performance at 90% savings compared to competing offerings by deploying IBM FlashSystem storage to support its new virtualized IT landscape.
