Pools the storage capacity of multiple storage systems on a storage area network (SAN) |
- Helps you manage storage as a resource to meet business requirements and not just as a set of boxes
- Helps administrators better deploy storage as required beyond traditional “SAN islands”
- Can help increase utilization of storage assets
- Insulates applications from physical changes to the storage infrastructure
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IBM Real-time Compression |
- Increases effective capacity of storage systems up to five times, helping to lower costs, floor-space requirements, power and cooling
- May be used with a wide range of data, including active primary data, for dramatic savings
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Dynamic data migration |
- Migrate data among devices without taking applications using that data offline
- Manage and scale storage capacity without disrupting applications
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Managed tiered storage |
- Helps balance performance needs against infrastructure costs in a tiered storage environment
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Advanced network-based copy services |
- Copy data across multiple storage systems with IBM FlashCopy
- Copy data across metropolitan and global distances as needed to create high-availability storage solutions
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Thin provisioning and “snapshot” replication |
- Dramatically reduce physical storage requirements by using physical storage only when data changes
- Improve storage administrator productivity through automated on-demand storage provisioning
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IBM MicroLatency |
- Delivers microsecond response time to accelerate critical applications and achieve competitive advantages
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Enterprise reliability |
- Provides fully redundant, hot-swappable components; multiple RAID layers; AES-XTS 256 encryption; and concurrent code upgrades for maximizing uptime and availability
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IBM Variable Stripe RAID technology |
- Maintains performance while enhancing reliability without sacrificing usable capacity
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Single point of control for storage resources |
- Designed to increase management efficiency
- Designed to help support business application availability
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Easy-to-use IBM Storwize family management interface |
- Single interface for storage configuration, management and service tasks, regardless of storage vendor
- Helps administrators use their existing storage assets more efficiently
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