This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides an in-depth overview of the IBM Storage DS8000® Safeguarded Copy function. Safeguarded Copy enables organizations to strengthen their cyber resilience by creating frequent, immutable, point-in-time backups of critical data—minimizing operational impact while optimizing resource utilization.

This paper is intended for IT security and storage architects involved in designing cybersecurity strategies, as well as infrastructure technical specialists responsible for implementing those strategies.

The content is structured into four major sections:

• Safeguarded Copy introduction:
• Safeguarded Copy planning and considerations:
• IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) ESEsizer session.
• Safeguarded Copy implementation and management:

This edition of the paper applies to DS8000 10.1

Chapter 1. Introduction and concepts

Chapter 2. Planning and considerations

Chapter 3. Capacity sizing by using the IBM Copy Services Manager ESESizer functions

Chapter 4. Implementation and management