We're back with our series IBM Storage Rocks ๐ highlighting all of the great content, events, and announcements in IBM Storage. Enjoy our curated content to stay informed and in the loop!
๐ฃ Announcements & Highlights
@David Mannenbach shares details on IBM Storage's participation at CiscoLIVE 2025 in the blog The Power of IBM FlashSystem and IBM SAN at CiscoLIVE 2025
๐ 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.
๐Upcoming ATG Webinar Sessions:
๐ Accelerate with ATG: Tape Considerations with IBM Z Cyber Vault โ 6/17/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join us for an upcoming ATG Accelerate webinar where we will start with a quick review of essential tape concepts and Z operations, then dive into the best practices for leveraging tape in Z Cyber Vault use cases. We will then explore how incorporating Safeguarded Copy (SGC) into your Cyber Vault strategy can enable IPLing a Sysplex to an earlier point in time - an approach that may require access to historical tape volumes for forensic analysis or recovery. Since the tape management environment in a Cyber Vault is often skewed with the current production and grid views, this session will break down the challenges and guide you through safe and effective strategies to manage this complexity. Register today!
๐ Accelerate with ATG: Quantum-Safe SAN Security: Future-Proofing your IBM Storage Networks with Brocade Gen 7 Security โ 6/26/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Quantum computing is no longer theoretical-it's a real threat to traditional encryption. In this technical Accelerate with ATG session, learn what Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC) is, why it matters, what regulations and standards apply, and how to start future-proofing your Storage infrastructure. We'll explore IBM b-type (Brocade) Gen 7 security features, certificate management, federated authentication, and specific commands admins can use today to harden their SANs and prepare for tomorrow's threats. Register today!
๐ Accelerate with ATG: What's New in IBM Fusion 2.10! โ 7/10/25 at 12:00 PM ET
IBM Fusion, together with Red Hat OpenShift provides a powerful platform for AI/ML, containerized and virtual workloads. As such, it's rapidly evolving to provide features that enable clients to serve their clients at the speed of business. In the latest 2.10 release, Fusion will provide:
- New hardware enhancements that include new server options
- New software enhancements to Data Foundation and Fusion Data Cataloging
- Continuous Operational and Installation Improvements to reduce implementation time by 30%
Join the Advanced Technology Group on Thursday July 10th to learn more & register today!
๐ Accelerate with ATG: IBM Storage Ceph Deep Dive for NVMe over Fabrics โ 7/17/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the Advanced Technology Group for a detailed update on the latest IBM Storage Ceph 8.0 features and a deep dive into the block storage interface (RBD) and NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe/TCP). This session begins at an intermediate level about IBM Storage Ceph and continues into the latest block storage capabilities. Specific details will be presented about the new Dashboard support for RBD Images and NVMe/TCP configurations, plus monitoring capabilities. This session will pack as many block storage topics as possible, including live demonstrations, within a 60 minute Accelerate with ATG format. Register today!
๐New IBM Redbooks
๐IBM Storage Scale System 6000 with NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD Deployment Guide: The business world is being transformed rapidly by artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), analytics, and hybrid cloud technologies. Unlike traditional applications that work with structured data that is stored in databases, these new workloads operate on a vast ocean of unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos, audio recordings, log files, or any other information that can be generated by users, applications, or even machines. This IBM Redbooksยฎ publication is designed to provide information that is related to the implementation and deployment of the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD architecture by using IBM Storage Scale System hardware. It is suitable for anyone looking to learn more about the overall solution and provides direct examples of solution implementation.
๐IBM Storage Defender: Data Resiliency Service: This IBM Redpaper publication describes IBM's new cyber resiliency solution, IBM Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS). By using DRS, users can leverage new detection mechanisms for their environment to detect threats early, and get a full view of the infrastructure by connecting primary storage arrays like IBM FlashSystemยฎ and auxiliary storage solutions for backup, such as IBM Defender Data Protect and IBM Storage Protect. Also, users can set up governance profiles to help ensure that their data is meeting internal or regulatory standards. This IBM Redpaper publication is designed to help users and administrators to better understand how to set up, tailor, and configure this offering for their environments.
๐Getting Started with IBM Z Cyber Vault: With cyberattacks on the rise, cyber resiliency is becoming more important than ever. Cyber resiliency provides the required capability to prevent significant impact in the event of an attack. A cybersecurity strategy might minimize the risk of attacks getting through to systems, applications, and data, but a cyber resiliency strategy is needed to recover quickly. Preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a cyberattack is not something that just happens, but must be thoroughly designed, planned for, and tested. This IBMยฎ Redbooksยฎ publication looks at some common cyberthreats and introduces a cyber resiliency solution that is called IBM Zยฎ Cyber Vault. It describes the technology and cyber resiliency capabilities of the solution at various hardware, software, and operational levels, and describes what to consider when pursuing higher cyber resiliency goals.
๐ฌ Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
๐Patch auto-update server communication error posted in the Global Storage Forum
๐iris_cli help? posted in IBM Storage Defender
๐Patch automatic update - ransomware model v3.20.0 posted in IBM FlashSystem
๐NVMeoF with IBM Power Server โ Zoning and Configuration Clarification posted in the Global Storage Forum
๐I need details about the Defender license calculation? posted in IBM Storage Defender
๐ Events
23 June | New York City - Agentic AI in Action
24 June | Webinar: Speed Meets Simplicity: Maximizing AI Potential with IBM Fusion
24 June | Webinar: Catch 'em all: Multi-Layered Threat Detection with IBM Storage Defender
24 June | Webinar: Smarter Storage, Better AI: How IBM and NVIDIA Unlock Enterprise Data
26 June | Webinar: Securely Unleashing the Power of AI: IBM + Cisco for AI Network Optimization
26 June | Webinar: Agentic AI โ Use Cases, Benefits, Risks
26 June | ATG Webcast - Quantum-Safe SAN Security: Future-Proofing your IBM Storage Networks with Brocade Gen 7 Security
8 July | Webinar: Accelerating Cloud-Native Innovation: IBM Fusion and Red Hat OpenShift - The Ultimate Container Platform Solution
10 July | ATG Webcast - What's New in IBM Fusion 2.10!
17 July | ATG Webcast - IBM Storage Ceph Deep Dive for NVMe over Fabrics
๐ IBM Storage Corner
@Maria McDade shares a recap blog highlighting the IBM Storage Virtualize User Group held on 3-4 June at IBM Hursley, bringing together IBM business partners and industry experts, with over 65 attendees across the 2-day event! IBM Partners had the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions and hands-on labs where experts shared the latest IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize updates including the unveiling of the new IBM FlashSystem Champions program.
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