IBM has achieved two important milestones for the IBM Storage Scale System with a new reference architecture for NVIDIA DGX SuperPod and by breaking through the 100GB/s throughput for a single node in its quest for AI workload storage leadership. IBM Storage Scale System and the global data platform is seeing momentum build for the NVDIA DGX SuperPOD with IBM Storage Scale System as multiple customers have already deployed the combined solution over the past two years and momentum is also building with customers deploying IBM Storage Scale Systems with NVIDIA DGX systems. The expectation for growth is built on the strength of the global data platform and the continued innovation from IBM including our second announcement with new software enhancements and memory management optimizations that can provide up to 126GB/s from the previous 91GB/s.1 Keeping GPUs busy and providing more data across a global data platform for AI workloads is what IBM Storge Scale and the parallel file system is designed to provide. IBM performance is scalable meaning a cluster of multiple nodes is capable of TB/s throughput. The combination of these two milestones for IBM Storage Scale System should continue to propel IBM at establishing the strength of its global data platform for data and AI workloads.
IBM Storage Scale System is about solving hard problems like AI faster with more data. IBM helps customers achieve business value with a clear data strategy. Our strategy is simple, unlock data to speed innovation, de risk data to bring business resilience and help customers adopt green data to bring cost and energy efficiencies. Value needs to be delivered by connecting the multiple organizational data sources with business drivers to create business value that mean something to the organization. Many vendors focus on a single driver with a storage solution, but the best solution is driven by an infrastructure strategy than can accomplish multiple business benefits that maximize value. Our story is not just about another storage product but is about innovation and a comprehensive storage portfolio that is helping businesses drive more value throughout the organization.
IBM Storage Scale and Storage Scale System provides four essential data services that togther make up the global data platform.
DATA ACCESS SERVICES
- Up to 126GB/s read access and up to 60GB/s write access
- Read/Write file or object APIs on same data
- Supports NFS/SMB/S3/POSIX/HDFS/CSI/Container Native Access/GPUDirect® Storage
- Deploy on prem or in the cloud for hybrid cloud access and parellel high performace anywhere
DATA CACHING SERVICES
- Connect multi-vendor storage (DDN, Dell, Netapp, Pure, VAST, almost any S3)
- Connect multi-cloud S3 storage (IBM Cloud, AWS, GCP)
- Connect tape for transparent archiving in/out and turn off data for sustainability
- Active active multi-site replication and availablity
DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- Policy based archive, data lifecycle and data reduction
- Included Data Catalog for index, search, and data optimization
- GUI interface designed for fast and easy configuration, management and troubleshooting
- Online upgrades and expansion that maintains 24x7 access
DATA RESILIANCY SERVICES
- Safeguarded Copy and CyberVault for cyber resiliency and faster recovery
- Up to 99.9999 (six nines) availability
- End to end encryption and SEC17a-4 certified configurations
- Scale Backup protection for enhanced backup/restore
Read our latest example how Baidu enables technology innovation with an ultra-scalable data platform using IBM Storage Scale and was able to cut operational cost by >80% compared to previous disk storage systems. ( https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/baidu )
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1 Max throughput achieved for read performance by IBM engineering internal testing with IBM Storage Scale System 3500.