We're back with our series IBM Storage Rocks π highlighting all of the great content, events, and announcements in IBM Storage. Enjoy our curated content to stay informed and in the loop!
π£ Announcements & Highlights
@Jason Paquette highlights the new IBM Fusion 2.11 release introducing several major advancements across AI, infrastructure, and virtualization in the blog Introducing IBM Fusion 2.11: Advancing AI Performance and Infrastructure Flexibility for the Modern Enterprise
@Randy Blea outlines the key features available in the new version of IBM Copy Services Manager in the blogs What's New in IBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.15.0, Simplifying Async Policy Based Management using Create Checkpoint and IBM Copy Services Manager, and Resiliency By Design: Enhance your FlashSystems Resiliency with IBM Copy Services Manager
π IBM TechXchange Conference 2025
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See @Christopher Vollmar's discussion post for a high level overview of the key topics that will be covered in the Storage Track at IBM TechXchange 2025.
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πUpcoming ATG Webinar Sessions:
πAccelerate with ATG: IBM DS8000 Release 10.1 Technical Update β 9/16/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the Advanced Technology Group for a detailed webinar covering the new features and enhancements in R10.1, the DS8A00 system's first major code update! Topics cover (but are not limited to) new features around Ransomware Detection, new GUI security features, additional functionality for DS8A00 Copy Services & Safeguarded Copy. Learn about all the new features & impressive enhancements made, don't miss this milestone for the DS8000 G10! Register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: World-class High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.8 β 9/23/25 at 12:00 PM ET
In today's always-on world, users expect uninterrupted access to services β downtime is simply not an option. IBM's GDPS is the premier solution for ensuring continuous availability and disaster recovery across z/OS, z/VM, and Linux on IBM Z systems, managing data seamlessly both within and across sites. Please join this session to explore the powerful new features and enhancements in the latest GDPS release. Discover how these innovations can significantly strengthen your IT environment's resilience, ensuring your business stays up and running β no matter what. Register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: IBM Fusion 2.11 β What's New β 10/16/25 at 12:00 PM ET
IBM Fusion continues its evolution into a hybrid multi-cloud and AI platform with the announcement of the new 2.11 code release. This new release brings flexible hardware configurations, data protection enhancements and improvements to operational efficiency. To learn more about these features, join the Advanced Technology Group for our upcoming Accelerate with ATG Webinar on October 16. We'll cover key updates including the new flexible three-node HCI, the introduction of Dell GPU servers and a Two Availability Zone configuration for improved high availability (H/A). Register today!
πIBM Redbooks
@Gucer Vasfi's blogs on IBM Redbooks publications:
πJust Published: A New IBM Redbook on IBM FlashSystem Grid
πIBM Redbooks publication "Supercharge Your IBM Storage FlashSystem: Performance Tips and Tricks"
π¬ Trending Discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
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π Events
16 September | ATG Webcast - IBM DS8000 Release 10.1 Technical Update
16 September | Webinar: IBM TLS - Harnessing AI & Automation for Exceptional Support Services
23 September | ATG Webcast - World-class High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM GDPS 4.8
29 September - 2 October | Frankfurt, Germany - Sibos 2025
6 October | Orlando, Florida - IBM Storage Scale User Group at IBM TechXchange: Unleashing the Power of Scale: Accelerating AI, Cloud, and Archival Workflows
π IBM Storage Corner
@Wolfgang Kugler shares photos from the recent IBM Storage Strategy Days event in Mannheim, Germany on 9-10 September where @Sam Werner presented IBM Storage's strategy and IBM customers and partners came away with fresh ideas and suggestions!
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