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
@Luis Alonso Ruelas Rosales shares a big IBM Storage announcement happening next week! Don't miss the upcoming Live-Stream event on September 10th, 2024 at 11 AM ET Navigating Innovation: IBM Storage Leading IT into the Future!β‘- learn how IBM Storage is leading the way for the future: π Navigating Innovation: IBM Storage Leading IT into the Future β‘
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Are you engaged with or considering IBM FlashSystem technology for your organization? Join the IBM Advanced Technology Storage Group for an immersive technical workshop on September 18-19, 2024, in Paramus, NJ, to explore the cutting-edge capabilities of the IBM FlashSystem. If you are interested in more details or attending this in-person workshop, please reach out to your IBM Representative, Business Partner, or the IBM Advanced Technology (ATG) Storage Group. @Roy Peek shares more details in the blog Discover the Power of IBM FlashSystem: Deep Dive into Advanced Functions Client Workshop.
Explore the latest videos added to the IBM Advanced Technology Group - Storage Channel! These videos are 12 minutes or less and feature demos and presentations on storage topics. The level up videos collection are focused on IBM Cloud Object Storage and IBM Storage Ceph. @BethAnn Stugis shares more details in the blog Level Up in Just 12 Minutes: Essential ATG Storage Videos.
Accelerate with ATG: Ongoing Innovation - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.1 Technical Update β 10/10/24 at 1:00 PM ET
Ongoing Innovation - IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7.1 Technical Update β 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
Because next week (September 10) is a large IBM Storage announcement, this week we are featuring three IBM Storage DS8000 customer Success Story videos. Enjoy!:
π IBM Lab Services helps an 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.
π European government organization tracking land ownership, meets & bounds, valuation, and restrictions reduces risk with IBM DS8000 easing data center migration while providing enhanced data availability with three site deployment and protecting data from Ransomeware with DS8000's immutable storage!
π Enjoy this IT Success story from Italy, and practice your Italian! (subtitles available on this YouTube!)
π¬ Trending discussions
Check out these discussions in IBM Storage and share your expertise:
π CSM keeps generating duplicated scheduled tasks (SVC safeguarded Copies) posted in the Global Storage Forum
π Displaying the FlashSystem volume name under Linux posted in Primary Storage
π Volume Offline posted in the Global Storage Forum
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 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:
π watsonx.data 2.0.2 release notes
π Accelerating AI and Analytics with IBM watsonx.data and IBM Storage Scale Blog
π IBM Redbook: Accelerating AI and Analytics with IBM watsonx.data and IBM Storage Scale
π Unleash the Power of Flash: Getting Started with IBM Storage Virtualize Version 8.7 on IBM Storage FlashSystem and IBM SAN Volume Controller
π Ensuring Business Continuity: A Practical Guide to Policy-Based Replication and Policy-Based HA for IBM Storage Virtualize Systems
π Data Resiliency Designs: A Deep Dive into IBM Storage Safeguarded Snapshots
π Do More with Less: Automating IBM Storage FlashSystem Tasks with REST APIs, Scripting, and Ansible
π The Definitive Guide to IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300 Port Configuration
π IBM Storage FlashSystem 9500 Product Guide: Updated for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7 (new edition)
π IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 Product Guide: Updated for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7 (new edition)
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
@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!
π Events
10-11 September | Darmstadt, Germany - IBM Storage Strategy Days 2024
10 September | Webinar: Experience the quickest way to protect sensitive data and ensure business continuity
10 September | Washington D.C. - IBM Storage Virtualize User Group
10 September | New York, NY - Introducing IBM Storage DS8000 G10
12 September | Houston, Texas - IBM TechXchange: Storage Virtualize Houston User Forum Event
18 September | Webinar: IBM Storage Defender: A safer tomorrow is just a backup away!
18 - 19 September | Paramus, NJ - IBM FlashSystem Deep Dive and Advanced Functions Workshop
24 September | Vienna, Austria - EMEA Fusion Exploration Day [For NEW Clients]
25 - 26 September | Vienna, Austria - EMEA Fusion User Group [For EXISTING Clients]
25 September | San Francisco, California - IBM TechXchange: AI Academy
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
π Blogs of the week
π @John Sing shares the links to our previous IBM Storage Rocks π | Weekly IBM Storage News series in the blog IBM Storage Rocks! weekly digests - URLs to previous editions
π @Daniel Alexander Parkes delves into the automated deployment of Ceph clusters using IBM Storage Ceph's state-of-the-art orchestrator, Cephadm in the blog Streamlining IBM Storage Ceph Cluster Deployments with Cephadm. Part One and shares how IBM Storage Ceph 7.1 Object Storage now seamlessly works with IBM Storage Protect version 8.1.18 (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect in levels earlier than 8.1.19) to offer robust and scalable data protection in the blog IBM Storage Ceph Object Storage integration with IBM Storage Protect
π @Nils Haustein shares best practices for IBM Storage Scale S3 object storage tiering to tape in the blog IBM Storage Scale S3 object storage tiering to tape
π @Ram Parasuraman features how IBM Storage Defender can help safeguard your VMs and ensure your business remains resilient in the face of evolving threats in the blog Fortify your Virtual Machines against evolving threats
π Set up local Quay repository blog outlines how IBM Fusion HCI 2.8.0 enables you to use repositories configured with self-signed certificate for completing disconnected installation in few clicks
π Exporting an OpenShift Virtual Machine to a Different Cluster Made Easy blog showcases how to export an OpenShift Virtual Machine from one cluster to another cluster
IBM TechXchange Conference 2024
π IBM Storage Corner
@Loay Tabbaa shares an IBM Storage Defender Roadshow held this week in Saudi Arabia, where an engaging hands-on workshop on IBM's Data Resiliency solution was conducted over three productive days with business partners. A special thanks to Defender Champion OndΕej BlΓ‘ha for delivering exceptional content and managing the demo lab. Join us in MEA for the next stop of the Defender Roadshow!
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Kat Jarvis & John Sing
IBM TechXchange Community Team
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