We're back with our series IBM Storage Rocks 🚀 highlighting all of the great content, events, and announcements in IBM Storage. Enjoy our curated content to stay informed and in the loop!
📣 Announcements & Highlights
@Christopher Maestas shares important details on how to submit session proposals for TechXchange 2026 in the blog Call for Speakers: Share Your Fusion Storage Expertise at TechXchange 2026
@Jason Paquette shares takeaways from Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta in the blog Red Hat Summit 2026: Building the Future of Enterprise AI with IBM Fusion
@Nezih Boyacioglu outlines how VMware ESXi's NMP Round Robin path selection works with IBM FlashSystem, using a simulator to demonstrate path utilization in all-flash storage environments in the blog Understanding VMware NMP Round Robin with IBM FlashSystem Through Simulation
📌Upcoming ATG Webinar Sessions:
📆 Accelerate with ATG: Turning Threat Detection into Action with IBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.17 – 5/19/26 at 12:00 PM ET
Join the Advanced Technology Group and the IBM Storage team for a deep dive into the latest innovations in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 6.3.17. Led by Randy Blea, IBM Copy Services Manager Architect, this session highlights powerful new capabilities that help you stay ahead of threats, simplify operations, and strengthen cyber resilience.
You'll get hands-on insight into threat detection event handling from Threat Detection for z/OS, policy‑driven Safeguarded Snapshot automation for FlashSystems, and the new ability to export DS8000 SGC multiplier recommendations directly from the CSM server. We'll also explore the enhanced CSM Dashboard and other usability improvements that make monitoring and managing copy services easier than ever.
Whether you're focused on cyber recovery, automation, or operational efficiency, this session will show you how to get more value-and more protection-from your CSM environment. Register today!
📆 Accelerate with ATG: IBM z17 Mainframe Enterprise 32G FICON Storage Solution – 5/21/26 at 12:00 PM ET
IBM & Cisco Systems commissioned Tolly Labs to evaluate the integrated capabilities of a joint solution featuring the state-of-the-art IBM z17 mainframe and SAN fabric with Cisco MDS directors, connecting to IBM's latest DS8000 storage systems via FICON. This presentation will examine the details behind the 'better together' solution with speakers from both Cisco and IBM. Register today!
📖New IBM Redbooks
📌LDAP Authentication for IBM DS8000 Systems - Updated for DS8000 Release 9.1: The IBM® DS8000® series includes the option to replace the locally based user ID and password authentication with a centralized directory-based approach. This IBM Redpaper publication helps DS8000 storage administrators understand the concepts and benefits of a centralized directory. It provides the information that is required for implementing a DS8000 authentication mechanism that is based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
📌IBM Storage Scale - Working With Abstract Data: This IBM Redbooks publication describes how IBM Storage Scale enables organizations to manage "abstract data"-data that spans multiple storage tiers, geographic locations, and storage technologies-through a single, unified global namespace. It explains the underlying architecture and key capabilities, including storage pools, filesets, policy‑driven Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), Active File Management (AFM), and data acceleration technologies. Using practical examples and real‑world scenarios, the book shows how Storage Scale delivers scalable, high‑performance, and cost‑efficient data management for AI, analytics, HPC, hybrid cloud, and enterprise data environments.
📌IBM 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 FlashSystem® 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.
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
👉How does one migrate from "legacy flashcopy" to "internally managed volume group snapshots for safeguarded copy? posted in the Global Storage Forum
👉Will the production system hyperswap that causes the DS8910 softfence also affect the testing system? posted in Mainframe Storage
👉TS7700 new option PROTECT with Copy Export function posted in Tape Library
📆 Events
19 May | ATG Webcast - Turning Threat Detection into Action with IBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.17
20 May | New York City - STAC Summit NYC
21 May | ATG Webcast - IBM z17 Mainframe Enterprise 32G FICON Storage Solution
28 May | Webinar: Rehost, Replatform, and Refactor at Your Own Pace: Modernizing Virtualization with IBM Fusion and Red Hat OpenShift
🚀 IBM Storage Corner
@Jason Paquette shares photos and takeaways from Think in Boston, including:
- The Power of Unified Governance: We took a deep dive into how secure storage and unified governance are the real backbones of a successful AI strategy. It was great to engage with so many of you on how we can simplify data resilience while keeping everything compliant and secure
- Scale is Everything: It's no longer just about whether the tech works; it's about how we scale it responsibly across the entire enterprise without losing speed or increasing complexity.
- The Power of Ecosystems: No one wins alone. The collaborations showcased this year prove that an open, integrated approach is the only way to stay ahead in the AI era.
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IBM TechXchange Community Team
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