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
@Mike Kieran shares how updates to IBM Scale System 6.2.3 and IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3 have been made to facilitate smarter, faster, and easier-to-manage storage in the blog What's New in IBM Scale System 6.2.3 and IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3 โ QLC Flash Empowers Capacity-Based Workloads
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: 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:
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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
25 โ 28 August | Las Vegas, Nevada - VMware Explore 2025
๐ IBM Storage Corner
@Sanjay Patel shares photos from a recent IBM Chicago event, where Tom McManus delivered a presentation offering valuable insights on making the world quantum-safe and emphasized the importance of the Secure Compute Platform in preparing clients for a post-quantum world.
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