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 shares IBM's announcement of 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
@Frank Lee shares details on IBM's participation at GTC 2025 in the blog Put Data to Work for AI: Top Ten Reasons to Meet IBM Storage at GTC 2025
@Mike Kieran shares the announcement that AI hyper-scaler CoreWeave plans to deliver one of the first NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip-enabled AI supercomputers to IBM for training the next generation of Granite AI models in the blog New AI Supercomputer to Accelerate Model Training with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 and IBM Storage Scale
π IBM TechXchange Conference 2025
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IBM's largest technical learning event is back October 6-9, 2025 in Orlando, FL. Early Bird pricing is now available, offering a 40% discount off the standard registration fee. By registering before March 12, attendees can secure their spot for $959, reduced from the regular price of $1,599. This offer also includes one free IBM certification or specialization exam. Register now to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing before it ends on March 12. Learn more in this blog by @Wendy Batten.
πUpcoming 2025 Webinar Sessions:
π Accelerate with ATG: IBM Cyber Vault Introduction 101 β 3/20/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the Advanced Technology Group (ATG) and Expert Tom Bish for an exclusive webinar exploring IBM Cyber Vault blueprint! Discover how this solution can help customers detect and recover from logical corruption of their data due to malicious or accidental causes. Learn the key technologies and concepts used to protect the data, perform validation, forensic analysis, and recovery capabilities to bring a customer back to an operational state as quickly as possible in the event of an attack. This session will focus on the primary environments of IBM Z and i which make use of this blueprint, as well efforts to extend this to Power/AIX. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights into data protection and recovery capabilities and register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: Exploring FlashCore Modules Across IBM Storage β 3/27/25 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the IBM Advanced Technology Group and Expert Matt Key to explore the latest advancements and offerings of our IBM FlashCore Modules (FCM)! We will cover use cases and value across our distributed, file and enterprise platforms. We will dive deep into the FCM4, focusing on its contributions to resiliency, capacity, economics, and real-time ransomware threat detection. We will also highlight how this module enhances storage environments and how you can leverage its technology for maximum benefit. Register today!
π Accelerate with ATG: What's New in Fusion 2.9 β A Look at Hardware and Infrastructure as a Service β 4/1/25 at 12:00 PM ET
IBM Fusion is the premier cluster-as-a-service solution for Machine Learning, AI and Application Modernization. Building on its purpose-built Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), version 2.9 introduces these new features:
- Enhanced storage and compute nodes
- Flexible GPU node options
- Dedicated service node servers
Join the Advanced Technology Group experts on April 1st to learn more about these exciting new features. Register today!
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¬ Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
π2072-2N4 posted in the Global Storage Forum
πFS7300 with HA Option (SA2), I can't find the mdisks posted in the Global Storage Forum
π Events
10 - 13 March | Singapore - SupercomputingAsia 2025
13 March | Webinar: What's new for NVMe over TCP in IBM Storage Ceph Version 8.0: VMware plugin & performance insights
13 March | Storage Talks (IBM FlashSystem C200 and the "Immersive Cyber Resilience Experience")
17 β 21 March | San Jose, California - NVIDIA GTC AI Conference
18 March | Webinar: Rethinking the "crown jewels": Identifying and protecting what's truly valuable to your company
18 - 20 March | Heidelberg, Germany - IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) German User Meeting 2025
20 March | ATG Webcast - IBM Cyber Vault Introduction 101
25 - 26 March | London, UK - Storage Strategy Event
27 March | Webinar: IBM TLS & Lenovo Partnership: Datacenters, efficient AI Integration & Legacy Optimization
27 March | ATG Webcast - Exploring FlashCore Modules Across IBM Storage
1 April | ATG Webcast - What's New in Fusion 2.9 β A Look at Hardware and Infrastructure as a Service
2 - 3 April | Madrid, Spain - EMEA Fusion User Group
8 April | ATG Webcast - IBM Storage Ceph File System Deep Dive
π Blogs of the week
π @Aditya Nanavati showcases how improvements in Non-disruptive Storage Partition Migration Technology greatly increase usability by automating important processes in the blog IBM Storage FlashSystems v8.7.3.0: Non-disruptive Storage Partition Migration
π @Tannistha Pal outlines how the latest enhancements in Storage Partition Migration significantly improves ease of use and provide valuable host insights in the blog IBM Storage FlashSystems v8.7.3.0: Storage Partition Migration and Host Insights capabilities
π @Greg Van Hise shares updates on the new IBM FlashSystem C200 in the blog IBM Storage Defender and IBM FlashSystems C200: A Winning Combination
π @Sandeep Prajapati walks through the dynamic nature of the OpenShift/Kubernetes environment and how applications can be effectively protected in the blog Understanding RedHat OpenShift backup process and how to make it more efficient
π @Akshada Thorat features the use cases of FlashSystem Grid in the blog IBM Storage FlashSystem: FlashSystem grid
π @Chetan Borkar shares details on the recently announced new version of IBM Storage FlashSystem v8.7.3.0 in the blog IBM Storage FlashSystems grid: Non-disruptive Storage Partition Migration with Snapshots
π IBM Storage Corner
@Bob Kampe shares photos from a two day Storage Grand Prix session held in Paris with Partners in France demonstrating the value and potential of IBM solutions!
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IBM TechXchange Community Team
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