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
@Ramakrishna Vadla showcases how IBM Storage Insights new release enhances protection from ransomware threats by integrating with IBM Storage Defender and simplifies storage management using IBM Flash Grid technology in the blog IBM Storage Insights boosts AI-driven ransomware protection with IBM Storage Defender integration and simplifies and optimizes storage management via IBM Flash Grid technology
π¬ Trending discussions
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π IBM SAN64B-7 Certificate Expired Issues posted in Primary Storage
π IBM Storage Virtualize (SVC)... best approach for iogrp management posted in Primary Storage
Access self-service IBM Storage demos!
π See a live, read-only demo of IBM Storage Insights β monitor, view live instance! See more about Storage Insights here. See tutorials about Storage Insights here.
π See a FlashSystem Product Tour here. Explore management, copy services, cyber resiliency, performance, much more!
π See the new self-service IBM Fusion online demo here!
New or Updated IBM Storage Redbooks
π Accelerating IBM watsonx.data with IBM Fusion HCI
π IBM Storage Scale System Introduction Guide (ESS)
π IBM Storage Ceph Concepts and Architecture Guide
π IBM FlashCore Module (FCM) Product Guide: FCM4 with AI-ransomware detection
π IBM Diamondback Tape Library Guide
π Unlocking Data Insights and AI: IBM Storage Ceph as a Data Lakehouse Platform for IBM watsonx.data and Beyond
See all the latest IBM Redbooks here!
π Events
23 July | ATG Webcast: IBM C-Type SAN Analytics: Real-time and Always-on SAN Performance visibility at Scale
25 July | ATG Webcast: Revolutionizing Data Archiving-IBM S3 Deep Archive on Diamondback
6 August | ATG Webcast: IBM Fusion and RedHat OpenShift Virtualization
6-7 August | San Jose, California β IBM TechXchange: West Coast IBM Storage Scale User Forum
13 August | Webinar: IBM Storage Defender and Storage Sentinel: Protection for your VMware workloads
π Blogs of the week
π @Krishna Ramaswamy features IBM Storage Ceph for VMware in the blogs Configuring the IBM Storage Ceph 7.1 with NVMe-oF initiator for VMware ESXi and Unleash Speed: Configuring NVMe-oF Initiator for Blazing-Fast Storage on VMware ESXi
π @Christopher Maestas shares the upcoming IBM Storage Scale Day US dates from coast to coast in the blog IBM Storage Scale User Group US Tour dates announced!
π @Chebrolu Harika outlines how GoVC is a command-line utility designed to streamline and enhance VMware operations, providing efficient management capabilities for VMware vSphere environments in the blog Streamlining VMware Operations with GoVC
IBM Storage Champion Spotlight
IBM Champions are non-IBMers who love to advocate. The IBM Champions program, including the IBM Rising Champions Advocacy Badge program, exists because of outstanding IBM technology advocates - clients, business partners, consultants, and educators β most of whom are just great IT people like yourself. They inspire and motivate us all to share and exchange their and our stories, knowledge, and expertise with the world, all beyond the scope of just their jobs. They embody Community!
Meet @Nezih Boyacioglu who is an IBM Storage Champion, IBM Redbook Author, and Storage Expert who designs, implements, and troubleshoots on IBM storage subsystems (DS8000, SVC, Storwize Family, FlashSystem, Tape Libraries). Connect with Nezih on LinkedIn here.
You too can become an IBM Champion! See more about the IBM Champions program here. See the IBM Champions Community home page here. Nominations start September 2024.
π IBM Storage Corner
Did you know? Storage Area Networks (SAN) came on the IT scene circa 1998. IBM Storage was one of the first to market back then, with a comprehensive storage portfolio to address key customer Fibre Channel primary storage needs.
At that time, those needs were:
- Shared Storage
- Better Storage Performance (1 Gbit/sec! β a LOT in the 1990s)
- Data Movement
Sound familiar to today's hyperscale world?
Fast forward about ΒΌ century; SAN continues to be a core enterprise storage technology underpinning the modern IT infrastructure. Did you knowβ¦β¦. that IBM continues to provide a complete end-to-end solution for IBM Infrastructure (POWER, Z, Fusion with Red Hat OpenShift, Flash, Disk, Tape), that includes the Storage Area Networking:
Learn more in @Kenneth Griffo's blog IBM Storage SAN β Did you know? Welcome back to the Future!
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Kat Jarvis & John Sing
IBM TechXchange Community Team
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