IBM FlashSystem 9200

IBM Spectrum Virtualize provides the data services foundation for IBM FlashSystem 9200. Its industry-leading capabilities include a wide range of data services that can be extended to more than 500 IBM and non-IBM heterogeneous storage systems: automated data movement, synchronous and asynchronous copy services either on-premises or to the public cloud, high availability configurations, storage tiering and data reduction technologies including deduplication, among many others.

IBM FlashSystem 9200 is NVMe-optimized, with support for NVMe over fabrics for the highest end-to-end storage performance. NVMe flash drives accelerate workloads and lower storage latency to accelerate application performance and business productivity. IBM FlashCore innovations include a hardware-accelerated NVM architecture and advanced flash management features that not only increase flash endurance, but also accelerate performance while reducing latency. IBM FlashSystem 9200 also supports iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER), a new option to deliver high performance over lower cost Ethernet networks.

Data resilience is of critical importance in the digital era. You need to be protected from and able to quickly recover from data destructive events of any kind, including natural disasters, cyber-attacks and human error. IBM FlashSystem 9200, built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software, provides the ultimate in data resilience with high availability, business continuance and data security features including non disruptive data migration and remote mirroring using IBM HyperSwap technology, a 100% data availability guarantee or “six nines” availability, isolated and immutable copies with Safeguarded Copy, hardware-accelerated data-at-rest encryption and more.

IBM Storage Insights can help you better understand trends in storage capacity and performance and expedite resolution when support is required. Storage Insights monitors the health, capacity and performance for IBM block storage and external storage under management and networking from Broadcom and Cisco on a single pane of glass. Using predictive AI-based analytics, it helps identify potential issues before they become problems. When support is needed, it helps speed resolution by simplifying tickets and automating log uploads.

Available on IBM Cloud and AWS, IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud works together with IBM FlashSystem 9200 to deliver consistent data management between on-premises storage and public cloud. Move data and applications between on-premises and public cloud, implement new DevOps strategies, use public cloud for disaster recovery without the cost of a second data center, or improve cyber resiliency with “air gap” cloud snapshots.

IBM FlashSystem 9200 delivers the performance, data efficiency, protection, and agility your containers deserve, bringing enterprise storage services to your container environment to help you exceed your business goals. Engineered to open standards with support for CSI and featuring block, file and object storage resources. Enabling you to build and deploy enterprise class scale-out microservices with the productivity, security and enterprise availability that only IBM can bring you.

Improve efficiency with data reduction pools that feature block deduplication and compression. In addition, SCSI UNMAP, which allows you to free storage space upon deletion of extraneous data. IBM FlashSystem 9200 offers data reduction enabling to deliver higher performance for compressed data. The benefits include reduced acquisition cost, reduced rack space, and lower power and cooling costs throughout the lifetime of the system.

IBM Easy Tier provides automatic migration of frequently accessed data elements to high-performing flash storage. You can balance performance needs against infrastructure costs in a tiered storage environment.

IBM FlashWatch guarantees provide outstanding peace of mind for IBM FlashSystem 9200, since every implementation includes a package of guarantees, upgrade programs and extended support options that can help lower deployment and operational risks, reduce maintenance outlays and enhance infrastructure, among many other benefits. Included in the "FlashWatch" programs are the IBM data reduction guarantee, the IBM availability guarantee, Storage Expert Care support, along with the flash endurance guarantee and others.

IBM Storage Expert Care Premium service and support is simple. Get exclusive benefits such as a dedicated Technical Account Manager, access to IBM Storage Insights Pro, remote code loads and even faster response times with predictable and upfront pricing that is a fixed percentage of the system cost.