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IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management

By Sireen Kenana posted Thu May 22, 2025 02:45 PM

  
Enterprises today face mounting challenges in managing, protecting, and optimizing their data storage. IT teams struggle with fragmented environments, complex recovery processes, and inefficiencies that hinder innovation and business continuity. Without a comprehensive solution, organizations risk data loss, prolonged recovery times, and operational bottlenecks.
The impact of inadequate storage management can be severe:
 
  • Prolonged downtime—slow recovery processes affecting business operations.
  • Data inconsistency—unreliable snapshots and replication leading to integrity issues.
  • Operational inefficiencies—manual intervention increasing IT workload.

IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management minimizes these risks by delivering a powerful orchestration engine with intelligent application awareness and seamless system integration. This ensures data protection, simplifies operations, and enhances efficiency. It will also be offered as an integrated solution for PowerMax, replacing Dell AppSync as a solution, and expanding its capabilities within enterprise storage environments. By integrating IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management with PowerMax, businesses can achieve more seamless orchestration, enhanced automation, and stronger data resilience—all within a trusted storage environment.

IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management: Key Benefits
 
  • Visibility & Control – Provides an enterprise-wide view of IT objects and files for discovery, use, copying, searching, and reporting.
  • Self-Service Portal – Streamlines storage snapshots and automates replication across environments.
  • Efficient Data Management – Addresses key IT challenges, including:
    • Application recovery
    • Disaster recovery
    • Development and testing analytics

Broad System & Application Support
 
  • Works with:
    • IBM FlashSystem,
    • IBM SAN Volume Controller
    • NetApp
    • Pure Storage
    • Dell PowerMax
  • Supports: Microsoft SQL Server, VMware, SAP HANA, and InterSystems Cache & IRIS Data Platform for Epic Healthcare systems.
  • Offers in-place copy data management, instant restore, simple deployment, application integration, and REST APIs.
Advanced Orchestration & Data Protection
 
  • Application-aware snapshots – Ensures clean and recoverable data by quiescing Oracle SQL Server, EPIC (IRIS & Cache), and SAP HANA before snapshot capture.
  • Automated Replication – Syncs data across PowerMax arrays via Dell PowerMax SRDF, supporting both:
    • Synchronous replication for real-time failover protection
    • Asynchronous replication for optimized performance
 
Customizable Reporting & Insights
 
  • Advanced query engine delivers real-time analytics, historical reporting, and deep data insights for improved decision-making. 
 
Data drives innovation, security, and competitiveness—but without intelligent management, organizations risk inefficiencies and vulnerabilities. Anomaly scanning, automation, and seamless recovery are now essential for resilience. Companies that modernize their storage strategies will unlock AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and stronger cyber defense, ensuring they stay ahead in an evolving digital landscape. Explore data sheets and next steps: here.

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