Skip to main content

 
IBM Systems  > System Storage  > News  > 

IBM celebrates 50 years of disk systems innovation

  
IBM System Storage celebrates 50 years of disk innovation
 
Celebrating the lower costs, smaller footprints and higher speed
brought to you by IBM's 50 years of leadership in disk storage

Since we introduced the first hard disk storage 50 years ago, IBM has been on a path of constant progress and innovation. That first 5 megabyte drive was revolutionary in its day, holding more information in one place than anyone had ever imagined, but today you can get 100 times that amount... on your phone!

That’s great, but what have you done for me lately?

Customers can do more with less – the IBM System Storage™ DS8000, scaling up to 320TB, is designed to let you consolidate diverse environments into one small footprint.

Customers can do more for less – our products are designed for a low total cost of ownership, without sacrificing higher performance.

Customers can do it faster – many of our products offer 4Gbps connectivity. Today we measure storage in terabytes, and transfer rates in gigabytes per second.

That’s also great, but what are you going to do for me tomorrow?

We’re going to change how you think about storage. We’re developing storage that thinks about you for a change – smart storage that knows what each item is, and where it belongs. Storage that anticipates how and when you’ll need your data, storage that lets you access any piece of information in any context you choose. Instantly. Pervasive storage built into everything and anything imaginable.

Video: Rebels with a cause
50 years of disk innovation   For over 50 years, IBM has been a pioneer in developing disk solutions that have helped customers around the globe. Learn more about how these "rebels with a cause" revolutionized the world over. And, learn how the leader in data storage, IBM System Storage, can help you with many more years of innovation to come.

Rebels with a cause (12 MB)
Get Flash Player
 
Podcast: The history of the disk system
50 years of disk innovation - podcast  

David Vaughn, Worldwide Product Marketing Manager of IBM System Storage, discusses the innovation of the disk system with Albert S Hoagland and Jim Porter.

Listen to the pioneers of the disk system discuss the past 50 years of IBM technology and what they see for future of disk.

pop-up window Listen to podcast (2.3 MB)

 
White paper: IDC

This IDC White Paper focuses on how five decades of IBM storage innovations have helped to drive business productivity and serve as a catalyst for the expansion of computing from a small number of business applications to today’s ubiquitous digital world.

pdf IDC white paper (179KB)
Get Adobe® Reader®

 
Featured disk systems and offerings
Product name Brief summary
arrow DS8000 The DS8000 series offers high-capacity storage systems that are designed to deliver a generation-skipping leap in performance, scalability, resiliency and value.
arrow DS6000 The DS6000 is designed to deliver the resiliency, and performance of a disk enterprise product in an amazingly small, modular package.
arrow DS4000 IBM System Storage's best selling, mid-range line of disk products. Mid-range strength storage for an on demand world.
arrow DR550 and DR550 express Well-suited for archiving a wide-range of information, the DR550 offers advanced archival and retention capabilities to help address regulatory requirements and governance practices.
 
 
We're here to help
We're here to help Easy ways to get the answers you need
E-mail us

Or call us at 1-888-746-7426
Priority code: 6N7BL08W