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
@Elvia RamΓrez highlights the benefits of IBM Storage Ceph as a Service in the blog Eliminate Storage Complexity β Introducing IBM Storage Ceph as a Service: Cloud storage in your datacenter, managed by IBM experts
@Shawn Brume showcases how IBM AREMA, ATTO XstreamCORE, and IBM Diamondback are a winning combination for M&E in the blog IBM AREMA, Tape and ATTO team up to Provide Flexible Digital Retention for Media and Entertainment [visit IBM at booth SL5616 at the upcoming NAB Show Las Vegas 2025 on 5 - 9 April to explore how IBM and ATTO can optimize your tape storage architecture]
π IBM TechXchange Conference 2025
IBM TechXchange Conference 2025 Registration is Open!
This is the premier technical learning experience - designed for developers and technologists - where thousands of technology users come together to elevate their skills, expand their networks, and shape the future.
Our theme this year is simple-but powerful: GO / Explore. Build. Launch.
We're inviting you to go on this journey with us at, IBM TechXchange 2025 taking place October 6β9 in Orlando, Florida.
πUpcoming 2025 Webinar Sessions:
π Accelerate with ATG: IBM Storage Ceph File System Deep Dive β 4/8/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the Advanced Technology Group for a detailed update on the new IBM Storage Ceph 8.0 features and deep dive of file storage within the Ceph File System (CephFS). This session begins at an intermediate level about IBM Storage Ceph and continuing into the latest 8.0 CephFS features. Specific details will be presented about the new Dashboard support for advanced CephFS features, plus new file sharing capabilities. This session will pack as many CephFS topics as possible, including some live demonstrations, within a 60 minute Accelerate with ATG format. Register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: Building Affordable, Resilient Storage Solutions with IBM FlashSystem and Brocade SAN β 4/24/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the IBM Advanced Technology Group and Broadcom experts for an in-depth webinar on designing cost-effective, highly resilient multi-site storage solutions using IBM FlashSystem arrays and Brocade SAN technology. This session will focus on:
* The real financial impact of downtime across various industries.
* Proven strategies to achieve ultra-low Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives (RTO/RPO).
* Protect for both Disaster and Cyber scenarios.
* How IBM Policy-Based solutions ensure business continuity without breaking the bank.
π Accelerate with ATG: AI Data Assistance with IBM Content Aware Storage (CAS) β 4/29/25 at 12:00 PM ET
The common implementation of AI pipelines today is to bring data to the AI application. This works well when your dataset is relatively small and co-located but challenges arise in data scaling capacity, operations, and fidelity. The effective way to address this challenge is to push AI processing closer to where the data is. This concept is "AI Content-Aware Storage (CAS)." The vision of content-aware storage is to enable intelligent storage to process data for AI applications. It can also orchestrate, and catalog information based on regular and custom metadata fields. Content Aware Storage can leverage NVIDIA Blueprints and NIMs to accelerate the retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline by incorporating storage and storage metadata in the Continuous Data Ingest and vector DB management. Join the Advanced Technology Group and Expert Chris Maestas for an exciting session on April 29th. Register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: Moving the Standard Forward - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.3 Technical Update & the New FlashSystem C200 β 5/13/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the IBM Advanced Technology Group to explore how IBM is moving the standard forward with IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.3 and FlashSystem hardware. This session will cover the new FlashSystem C200, along with features as highly available snapshots, partition migration for disaster recovery, and GUI enhancements for FlashSystem grid. Register today!
πNew IBM Redbooks
πMaximize Your Storage Investment: Leverage IBM Storage Insights for Observability and Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations: IBM Storage Insights combines decades of IBM's data management expertise with advanced analytics from IBM Research to analyze performance across storage, fabric, and hosts. Leveraging AI-assisted technology, it works with various storage systems to identify and isolate potential threats, protecting your data. Providing a single, unified view of your entire storage infrastructure, including IBM and non-IBM systems, SANs, and hosts, IBM Storage Insights simplifies management and improves visibility.
This IBM Redbooks publication offers a practical guide to understanding the use cases and AI-based monitoring capabilities of IBM Storage Insights. It is intended for storage and database administrators seeking practical implementation and management guidance.
π¬ Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
πDELL PW 124T - IBM LTO 4 EC 6 Error Code Help posted in File and Object Storage
πNVMEoTCP paths are in standby mode posted in IBM Storage Ceph
πFlashsystem Layer posted in IBM FlashSystem
πChange from FC based Partnership to IP based Partnership posted in the Global Storage Forum
πRestrict file size for document uploads to the FileNet environment posted in File and Object Storage
πNo available subscription pools were found matching the expression "IBM Storage Ceph" posted in IBM Storage Ceph
π Events
5 - 9 April | Las Vegas, Nevada - NAB Show Las Vegas 2025
8 April | ATG Webcast - IBM Storage Ceph File System Deep Dive
10 April | Webinar: Enhancing AI Results with Content-Aware Storage
15 April | Webinar: Next-Gen High-Performance Object Storage for Modern Applications: IBM Storage Ceph 8.0
22 April | Webinar: What's new with Storage Defender
24 April | ATG Webcast - Building Affordable, Resilient Storage Solutions with IBM FlashSystem and Brocade SAN
29 April | ATG Webcast - AI Data Assistance with IBM Content Aware Storage (CAS)
13 May | ATG Webcast - Moving the Standard Forward - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.3 Technical Update & the New FlashSystem C200
13 - 15 May | Amsterdam - WW zResiliency Summit, an IBM TechXchange Workshop
20 May | Copenhagen, Denmark - IBM Storage User Group Denmark, sponsored by IBM TechXchange
4 June | London, United Kingdom - Ceph Days London 2025
π Blogs of the week
π @BethAnn Stugis announces the release of a NEW series of demonstration videos from the IBM Advanced Technology Group - Storage, designed to give you an in-depth look at IBM Storage Ceph in the blog Dive Deep into IBM Storage Ceph with New ATG Demo Videos!
π @Sohail Ali outlines how to unlock the full potential of your VMware vSphere environment with the new IBM Storage Ceph as a Service plugin (1.0.0.0) in the blog Introducing IBM Storage Ceph as a Service Plugin for vSphere 1.0.0.0
π @Nijo K J walks through the step-by-step process of setting up IBM Storage Scale CES S3 as a backup and restore target for IBM Storage Fusion using self-signed SSL/TLS certificates in the blog How to connect IBM Storage Scale CES S3 bucket for IBM Storage Fusion Backup & Restore location Using Self-Signed SSL/TLS Certificates
π IBM Storage Corner
@Dave McDonnell shares photos from a 2 day EMEA Fusion User Group event held on 2-3 April at the IBM Innovation Centre in Madrid. This event brought together business partners and clients using Fusion SDS and Fusion HCI, providing a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights!
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IBM TechXchange Community Team
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