This new approach supports strategic IT initiatives
Whether your aim is to unlock insights, transform your organization, or distance yourself from competitors, you’ll be more successful when your storage helps your organization adapt to change.
Workload optimization
Smarter Storage helps maintain performance as the amount of data grows – while reducing complexity.
- IBM’s SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000 Unified, XIV and DS8000 improve storage system utilization.
- IBM Real-time Compression and ProtecTIER® deduplication reduce storage space requirements.
- SAN Volume Controller’s Stretched-Cluster simplifies high availability.
- IBM Easy Tier helps optimize workload performance – automatically.
Cloud
Smarter Storage enables rapid cloud deployments.
- IBM SmartCloud™ Storage Access adds storage capacity in just a few clicks and allows admins to easily monitor cloud storage usage. Activities, which could take days, now take minutes.
- SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center and IBM Storwize V7000 deliver virtualized storage to help with online data migration.
- IBM PureFlex™ System and SmartCloud solutions provide integrated, end-to-end cloud optimization.
- IBM XIV® unleashes the power of cloud computing with 10 Gb iSCSI support, more efficient storage utilization in Windows Server 2012 environments and 16 percent better energy efficiency.
- IBM Storage Service Catalog helps improve service levels and user satisfaction while controlling costs.
Big data
Smarter Storage helps you get insights from your data faster through high performance.
- Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM Storage Service Catalog offer storage tier management.
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified, XIV and SAN Volume Controller provide improved data accessibility and high availability.
- DS8000 Easy Tier optimizes storage performance across multiple tiers or within a single tier.
Contact IBM

- Request a quote
- Email IBM
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Smarter Storage is cloud ready
Introducing IBM SmartCloud™ Storage Access
Learn about this and other announcements
Analyst papers
Taneja Group paper
Build a powerful storage cloud service -- without complexity
IDC analyst paper
Eliminate shortcomings in your cloud architecture
ESG analyst paper
“Cloud Agile” solutions from IBM Smarter Storage
Clipper Group analyst paper
IBM Storwize V7000 capitalizes on Real-time Compression for IT efficiency
Forrester analyst paper
The Total Economic Impact Of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
Silverton analyst paper
Hyper-efficient storage is the first step on your path to cloud
The Tod Point Group paper
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified provides enterprise-class value for VMware environments

