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The IBM General Parallel File System™ (GPFS™) is a high-performance shared-disk file management solution that provides fast, reliable access to a common set of file data from two computers to hundreds of systems. GPFS integrates into your environment by bringing together mixed server and storage components to provide a common view to enterprise file data. GPFS provides online storage management, scalable access and integrated information lifecycle tools capable of managing petabytes of data and billions of files.
This paper describes how the proven GPFS file management infrastructure provides a foundation for optimizing the use of your computing resources by:
- Optimizing storage utilization by centralizing management
- Providing a flexible scalable alternative to a growing number of NAS appliances
- Enabling a highly available grid computing infrastructure
- Automating data management with scalable information lifecycle tools
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