IBM Cloud storage

IBM Storage systems are ready for cloud with increased efficiency and automation

Growing data storage demands combined with shrinking or nearly flat IT budgets place extraordinary pressure on IT managers. Many organizations see cloud storage as a way to deliver storage services more effectively while saving both time and costs. Cloud supports new ways to make your storage solutions more efficient and agile.

IBM® understands that success with cloud storage is a step-by-step process that begins by first establishing a virtualized, “hyper-efficient” data storage infrastructure. This hyper-efficient storage environment coupled with automated management can provide a service catalog with self-provisioning capabilities, collaboration and enable pay per use.

IBM® Active Cloud Engine™, the core of IBM SONAS and IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified, provides users with the ability to manage files efficiently, locate the data of interest rapidly and get that data to where it is needed seamlessly.

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Traditional storage systems are often hampered by:

Cloud storage can address these challenges by:

• Improving utilization of storage resources
• Reducing capital and operating expenses and improving return on investment
• Improving quality of service by automating and simplifying repetitive management and operational tasks.
• Improving agility and flexibility

IBM solutions support common cloud workloads:

• General purpose storage optimized for performance or capacity
• Data archiving and records retention
• Data protection and disaster recovery

Private storage clouds have the potential to provide numerous client advantages such as delivering storage services more effectively while providing higher service levels and better utilization of their assets, saving both time and cost. However, fulfilling this potential is all about being prepared; establishing a virtualized, hyper-efficient data storage infrastructure is the first step in a pragmatic path to private clouds. Storage environments that are virtualized with sound deduplication and compression capabilities along with self tuning storage are better prepared for a move towards private clouds.

Making your storage infrastructure hyper-efficient is the first step towards private clouds

As a leader in cloud computing, IBM can help enable all aspects of private clouds, including storage

From IBM’s own internal experience, and from hundreds of cloud engagements with clients, we know there are three key steps to deploying private cloud storage:

• Establish a hyper-efficient storage environment by leveraging virtualization, deduplication, compression, automated tiering and self tuning storage; to reduce costs and increase speed
• Automate storage management including key operational processes such as disruption avoidance, backup, recovery and policy-driven movement; to improve service levels
• Optimize the environment by adding a service catalog with self-provisioning capability, enable collaboration and pay per use, to allow users to directly access cloud capabilities

• IBM can help you take the next steps on your path to cloud

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