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! Conveniently access the most recent IBM Storage Rocks ๐Weekly News post here and all of the previous posts here.
๐ฃ Announcements & Highlights
@Jordan Cabrol shares how IBM is hosting some exciting events at SC24 throughout the week including a Scale User Group and an SC24 Reception in the blog IBM's presence at Atlanta Super Computing 2024 Nov 17-22, 2024
Accelerate with ATG: IBM Storage Ceph Reloaded โ A review and feature update โ 12/12/24 at 12:00 PM ET
IBM Storage Ceph Reloaded โ A review and feature update - December 12th, 2024
IBM Storage Ceph is a software defined and hardware independent storage solution that provides block, file, and object storage in a single unified platform. . Don't miss out and register now!
Advanced Technology Group Storage Team provides technical sales support to IBM Storage Sellers and Business Partners exclusively in the Americas. The ATG Storage Team offers workshops for IBMers, Business Partners and with clients looking to invest in new IBM Storage solutions. If you are interested in attending one of the following workshops, please reach out to your IBM Representative or Business Partner to find out how you can register.
IBM DS80000 G10 Advanced Functions: November 6-7 (Virtual)
This workshop is intended for Americas clients interested in upgrading from their legacy enterprise disk storage to IBM DS8000 Gen 10.
Cyber Resilience with IBM Storage Defender: November 13 (Virtual)
This workshop is intended for Americas clients that are interested in learning how IBM Storage Defender provides a powerful set of capabilities that is unparalleled in the industry and can help you quickly recover from an attack and avoid paying a ransom. This workshop will cover the risks that a Cyber-Resilient solution must overcome and how to build that solution with IBM Storage.
IBM Fusion and Ceph ATG Workshop - A Deep Dive into Next Gen Storage: November 19-20 (Virtual)
This workshop will provide a deep dive into how IBM Fusion and Ceph will accelerate your organizations application modernization and new application development and move to Red Hat Openshift and watsonx. Topics covered are industry trends, key use cases and success stories. IBM Storage for watsonx overview and why IBM Storage featuring IBM Fusion, IBMStorage Scale and IBM Ceph.
IBM FlashSystem Deep Dive & Advanced Functions: December 3-4 - Herndon, VA
This workshop is intended for Americas clients with an immediate requirement to upgrade from disk, first generation SSD and Flash storage systems, to the high-performance feature rich IBM FlashSystem line. This workshop covers FlashSystem 5200, 7300, and 9500 products.
IBM Storage Fusion Highlights
๐The cutting-edge Kaon Interactive Fusion Demo will be unveiled at IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 in conjunction with Intel Corporation!
๐ Attend IBM Storage Product Management VP @Sam Werner's session: Track Spotlight for IBM Storage: Strategic Direction, Product Announcement and More in Store! [3534] for an update on all things IBM Storage. See all of Sam Werner's TechXchange sessions here.
๐ Fusion HCI Experience at IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 - Stop by the watsonx booth to see how Fusion streamlines on premises AI deployment, cuts setup time, and boosts resource efficiency. Explore automated operations, improved data protection, and smooth VM-to-container migration.
๐ View the replay here from the 10/2 TCO Webinar: Reducing total cost of ownership with IBM Fusion and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
๐ The long awaited Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator for virtualization alternatives is here! Ready to reduce infrastructure costs while modernizing? Try the NEW TCO Calculator and see how much you can save!
๐ See @Jason Paquette's blog Reducing Total Cost of Ownership with IBM Fusion: A Path to Modernization
IBM Storage Success Story Videos of the Week
Check out these videos showcasing IBM Storage success stories:
๐ IBM's renowned FlashSystem expert Barry Whyte highlights what's great about the IBM FlashCore Module and what it does for YOUR business and your IT.
๐ IBM Lab Services helped Australian bank replace existing EMC Storage system with IBM 8910F all flash disk system using IBM Safeguarded Copy, Hyperswap and Copy Services Manager. This system change provided the data protection, resiliency and system performance required. IBM Safeguarded Copy ensures that isolated immutable backup copies are available in the event there is a data loss.
๐ IBM Storage Defender and IBM FlashSystem the Future is Now - 4 minute fast-paced video discussing today's cyber resiliency landscape, the critically important and lightning fast evolution of malware.... and the way that IBM technology in IBM Storage Defender, IBM FlashSystem and IBM DS8000 helps you mitigate, protect, and insure your business against these serious threats and bad actors.
๐ฌ Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
๐ Extend objects object-lock on COS posted in File and Object Storage
๐ Power HA toolkit for IBM i versions posted in the Global Storage Forum
๐ IBM Storewize V5000E error code 1008 posted in the Global Storage Forum
๐ Simple: Added our FS7300 to our QRadar siem posted in the Global Storage Forum
๐ Events
21 - 24 October | Las Vegas, NV - IBM TechXchange Conference 2024
23 October | Red Hatยฎ Summit: Connect in San Jose, California
30 October | Webinar: Modernizing data lakes with IBM Storage Ceph
12 - 15 November | Salt Lake City, Utah - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024
14 November | San Francisco, California - IBM TechXchange: AI Academy
17 November | Atlanta, Georgia - Scale User Group at SC24
17 - 22 November | Atlanta, Georgia - SuperComputing 2024
19 November | Atlanta, Georgia - SC24 Reception
5 December | Webinar: Revolutionize your infrastructure: IBM Fusion 2.9 for cost reduction and value acceleration
10 December | Webinar: Unleash AI agility with IBM Fusion and watsonx
12 December | ATG Webcast - IBM Storage Ceph Reloaded โ A review and feature update
IBM TechXchange Conference 2024
The countdown to IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 is on! Join us next week for IBM TechXchange Conference 2024, the ultimate learning event, October 21-24, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This is an immersive learning experience designed to fuel your AI journey. We'll equip you with the practical skills to apply gen AI to your role and unlock the full potential of the IBM technology you rely on. IBM TechXchange Community Members can get a 30% discount to the Conference using the details here.
Check out Amy Tennison's top must do's to make the most of your IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 experience!
Exciting news! ๐ @Jason Paquette shares that the cutting-edge Kaon Interactive Fusion Demo will be unveiled at IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 next week in conjunction with Intel Corporation!
See all of the IBM Storage sessions offered and most importantly - bookmark the link and share with your colleagues!
๐ IBM Storage Corner
@Loay Tabbaa shares an IBM Storage Defender Roadshow in Turkey held this month with business partners where engaging hands-on workshops focused on IBM's Data Resiliency solution.
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IBM TechXchange Community Team
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