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! Conveniently access the most recent IBM Storage Rocks 🚀Weekly News post here and all of the previous posts here.
📣 Announcements & Highlights
@Jason Paquette outlines how IBM Fusion serves as a financial ally for companies looking to streamline their operations and boost their bottom line in the blog 10 Ways IBM Fusion is a Money-Saving Marvel for Customers in 2024
@Randhir Singh highlights how to use IBM Storage Insights to send notifications in real-time to your Slack channel when it detects a potential Ransomware attack across storage systems in the blog Integrate Slack with IBM Storage Insights for Real-Time Ransomware Notifications
Daniel Danner (Lead Architect for IBM Fusion in D/A/CH) presented the IBM Fusion roadmap session at Storage Strategy Days, highlighting OpenShift virtualization and Hosted Control Planes with a live demo on HCI
Accelerate with ATG: Ongoing Innovation - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.1 Technical Update – 10/10/24 at 1:00 PM ET
Ongoing Innovation - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.1 Technical Update – October 10th, 2024
Join the Advanced Technology Group to learn about IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.1's Policy-based HA 3-site configuration from expert Byron Grossnickle. This feature offers flexibility and ease of use compared to traditional configuration methods, enabling the extension of existing policy-based replication environments with HA and adding DR to current Policy-based HA setups. Don't miss out and register now!
IBM Storage Success Story Videos of the Week
Check out these videos showcasing IBM Storage success stories:
👉 The Urban Institute, a social policy and research Washington D.C.-based think tank, talks about co-creating Innovation, at same time protecting that Innovation with robust Data Resiliency. They share data seamlessly, and deploy IBM Storage immutable copies (SafeGuarded Copy) and Rapid Restore to assure the continued operation of the Urban Institute.
👉 Accurate, timely & secure information is critical for every organization! Every business regardless of industry depends on flawless data storage & retrieval! But how do you know if your storage system healthy? Is it possible to anticipate storage requirements and issues in advance? Yes! Monitor capacity, performance & health with IBM Storage Insights!
👉 In this video, we demonstrate the recovery of an on-premise Microsoft Windows VM to IBM Cloud, using IBM Storage Defender Data Protect.
💬 Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
👉 Running the SVC IP-Quorum as Windows service posted in Primary Storage
👉 Stopping PB Replication posted in Primary Storage
👉 Reminder: FCMs that are on 3_x_x and 2_1_x firmware will go offline if they have not had a firmware upgrade in the last 800 - 900 days posted in the Global Storage Forum
Access self-service IBM Storage demos!
👉 See a live, read-only demo of IBM Storage Insights – monitor, view live instance! See more about Storage Insights here. See tutorials about Storage Insights here.
👉 See a FlashSystem Product Tour here. Explore management, copy services, cyber resiliency, performance, much more!
👉 New updates have been added to the IBM Fusion online demo, check it out here!
New or Updated IBM Storage Redbooks
IBM watsonx.data and IBM Storage Scale:
👉 watsonx.data 2.0.2 release notes
👉 Accelerating AI and Analytics with IBM watsonx.data and IBM Storage Scale Blog
👉 IBM Redbook: Accelerating AI and Analytics with IBM watsonx.data and IBM Storage Scale
👉 Unleash the Power of Flash: Getting Started with IBM Storage Virtualize Version 8.7 on IBM Storage FlashSystem and IBM SAN Volume Controller
👉 Ensuring Business Continuity: A Practical Guide to Policy-Based Replication and Policy-Based HA for IBM Storage Virtualize Systems
👉 Data Resiliency Designs: A Deep Dive into IBM Storage Safeguarded Snapshots
👉 Do More with Less: Automating IBM Storage FlashSystem Tasks with REST APIs, Scripting, and Ansible
👉 The Definitive Guide to IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300 Port Configuration
👉 IBM Storage FlashSystem 9500 Product Guide: Updated for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7 (new edition)
👉 IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 Product Guide: Updated for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7 (new edition)
👉 Accelerating IBM watsonx.data with IBM Fusion HCI
👉 IBM Storage Scale System Introduction Guide (ESS)
👉 IBM Storage Ceph Concepts and Architecture Guide
👉 IBM FlashCore Module (FCM) Product Guide: FCM4 with AI-ransomware detection
👉 IBM Diamondback Tape Library Guide
👉 Unlocking Data Insights and AI: IBM Storage Ceph as a Data Lakehouse Platform for IBM watsonx.data and Beyond
@Gucer Vasfi showcases seven new Redbooks about IBM Storage FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize in his blog in the Global Storage Forum.
See all the latest IBM Redbooks here!
📆 Events
24 September | Vienna, Austria - EMEA Fusion Exploration Day [For NEW Clients]
25 - 26 September | Vienna, Austria - EMEA Fusion User Group [For EXISTING Clients]
1 October | New York, NY - IBM Storage Scale User Group
1 October | Webinar: Reducing total cost of ownership with IBM Fusion and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
21 - 24 October | Las Vegas, NV - IBM TechXchange Conference 2024
30 October | Webinar: Modernizing data lakes with IBM Storage Ceph
14 November | San Francisco, California - IBM TechXchange: AI Academy
📝 Blogs of the week
👉 @Greg Deffenbaugh outlines the process for building an IBM Ceph Cluster and deploy NVMe/TCP to your VMware Clusters to run your VMs in the blog SANity Check part 2
👉 @Daniel Alexander Parkes highlights how integrating IBM Storage Ceph Object with IBM GKLM for server-side encryption offers a robust and secure solution for effectively managing encryption keys and safeguarding data at rest in the blog IBM Storage Ceph Integration with IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
👉 @James Collier shares the new partnership between IBM and Coursera and how it helps expand learning for Storage (from foundational-level courses to specializations such as Introduction to Networking and Storage, Learn Enterprise Data Storage with IBM Storage Scale, and more) in the blog IBM Learning and Coursera: a partnership to help expand learning for Storage
IBM TechXchange Conference 2024
Check out the new IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 video from Graeme Noseworthy here.
Check out the new enhanced IBM TechXchange Conference 2024 website navigation here including:
- Overview: Agenda, Attendees, Fuel your AI, FAQ
- Participate: Awards, Community Day, Experience
- Session Catalog
- Developer: Developer Guide, Hackathon
Join us 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. See all of the IBM Storage sessions offered and most importantly - Save, Share with your colleagues, and use the special Storage 30% discount rate! See last year's TXC 2023 here.
🚀 IBM Storage Corner
The IBM Storage Virtualize User Group was held on 10 September at the IBM Innovation Studio in Washington D.C., bringing together IBM customers, business partners, and industry experts. Attendees had the opportunity to hear the latest IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize updates, share strategic insights, and discuss best practices in addition to networking with peers and IBM experts. Read more in @Maria McDade's recap from the event IBM Storage Virtualize User Group Washington D.C. Recap!
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Kat Jarvis & John Sing
IBM TechXchange Community Team
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