| Dual SMP IBM POWER® processor complexes |
- Reduces cycle times and accelerates response times for faster access to data
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| High-capacity cache with innovative caching algorithms |
- Helps optimize real-time workload requirements with dynamically self-tuning cache usage
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| I/O Priority Manager QoS manager |
- Enables more effective storage consolidation and application service management by assigning system resources to separate workloads dynamically
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| Internal Fibre Channel interconnect |
- Boosts performance for improved all-around throughput
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| Drive options including traditional spinning drives of varying rotational speeds and ultra-fast SSDs |
- Helps support tiered storage environments and consolidation of multiple storage systems onto a single DS8000 system
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| IBM System Storage Easy Tier |
- Monitors data throughput and automates placement of data across the appropriate drive tiers to optimize current workload requirements
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| IBM DS8000 Storage Tier Advisor |
- Provides an easy-to-use tool that can help determine which volumes are likely candidates for Easy Tier optimization by analyzing the performance of their current application workloads
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| Scalable from 5 TB up to more than 2,300 TB of physical capacity, upgradeable without system disruption |
- Enables capacity upgrades to address the dynamic needs of your business
- Increases capacity while avoiding business disruption
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| Thin provisioning |
- Reduces storage administration costs by automating process of capacity provisioning
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| Full disk encryption (FDE) drives |
- Protects sensitive information from internal and external threats
- Are now standard; and by working with IBM Tivoli® Key Lifecycle Manager, can help to protect against the growing threat of data-at-rest security breaches that can lead to expensive fines and remediation costs
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| Efficient management of cloud storage |
- Enables organizations to build a strong cloud storage foundation with IBM System Storage DS8000 and the IBM SmartCloud™ Virtual Storage Center solution, which includes IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller and IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager
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| Support for IBM deduplication technology |
- Helps substantially decrease the capacity needed to perform disk-to-disk backups and helps enable additional storage consolidation
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| IBM server synergy |
- Helps improve performance and efficiency for IBM System z® environments and features with advanced support for High Performance FICON for System z, IBM z/OS® Metro/Global Mirror Incremental Resync, parallel access volumes, HyperPAV, z/OS Global Mirror Multiple Reader, Extended Address Volumes, Extended Distance FICON, z/OS Basic IBM HyperSwap®, IBM GDPS® HyperSwap and support for System z Modified Indirect Data Address Word facility, IBM FlashCopy® SE, z/OS Global Mirror, z/OS Distributed Data Backup, and z/OS Discovery and Auto Configuration for FICON channels
- Cooperative Caching feature helps improve performance and efficiency for higher-priority IBM DB2® applications running on IBM Power Systems with the IBM AIX® operating system
- Provides outstanding support for IBM i for Power Systems
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| IBM FlashCopy |
- Helps ensure data recovery in the event of source data loss with point-in-time data copies for backup or replication
- Enables data to be copied in the background while making both source and copied data available to users almost immediately
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| IBM FlashCopy SE |
- Provides a space-efficient snapshot capability that can greatly reduce the storage capacity needed for point-in-time copies
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| IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager |
- Provides application-aware FlashCopy and remote mirroring for popular enterprise applications
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| IBM Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Metro/Global Mirror, z/OS Metro/Global Mirror and Global Copy |
- Creates duplicate copies of data at remote sites
- Provides flexible options to support multiple two-site and three-site business continuity scenarios
- Provides users access to data during planned and unplanned system and site outages
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| Support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and US Government standards profile IPv6 |
- Provides next-generation Internet protocol with increased security, addressing space and routing performance and services
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