IBM Storage solutions Redbooks

11 March 2025, Redpaper

The business world is being transformed rapidly by artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), analytics, and hybrid cloud technologies. Unlike traditional applications that work with structured data that is stored in databases, these new workloads operate on a vast ocean of unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos, audio recordings, log files, or any other ...

19 February 2025, Redbooks

The IBM TS4500 Tape Library is a next-generation tape solution that offers higher storage density and better integrated management than previous solutions. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a close-up view of the new IBM TS4500 Tape Library. In the TS4500, IBM® delivers the density that today’s and tomorrow’s data growth requires. It has the cost-effectiveness and the manageability to ...

23 January 2025, Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication covers IBM TS7700 R5.4 and R5.4 PGA1. The IBM TS7700 is part of a family of IBM Enterprise tape products. This book is intended for system architects and storage administrators who want to integrate their storage systems for optimal operation. Building on over 25 years of experience, the R5.4 release includes many features that enable improved performance, ...

14 January 2025, Draft Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks publication provides a look at the IBM Storage Defender Data Management Service (DMS) and Data Protect. This includes information to better understand how IBM Storage Defender is used to protect a number of different workloads as well as integrate with IBM Storage Protect for offload and archival purposes. Configuration and usage examples are provided to further explore defining ...

14 January 2025, Draft Redpaper

This IBM Redpaper publication describes IBM’s new cyber resiliency solution, IBM Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS). By using DRS, users can leverage new detection mechanisms for their environment to detect threats early, and get a full view of the infrastructure by connecting primary storage arrays like IBM FlashSystem® and auxiliary storage solutions for backup, such as IBM Defender ...

20 December 2024, Redpaper

The ever-expanding demands of data storage in today's information-intensive landscape place a significant burden on IT professionals tasked with managing storage infrastructure. Manual processes for provisioning resources, troubleshooting issues, and performing routine maintenance tasks can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, hindering overall efficiency. This IBM Redpaper equips you with ...

16 December 2024, Redpaper

Safeguarded Copy function that is available with IBM® Storage Virtualize Version 8.4.2 supports the ability to create cyber-resilient point-in-time copies of volumes that cannot be changed or deleted through user errors, malicious actions, or ransomware attacks. The system integrates with IBM Copy Services Manager to provide automated backup copies and data recovery. This IBM Redpaper® ...

11 December 2024, Redbooks

In today's data-driven world, safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring uninterrupted business operations is a top priority. This IBM® Redbooks® explores how the integrated solution of IBM Storage Sentinel, IBM Storage FlashSystem, IBM Storage Copy Data Management, IBM Security® Guardium®, and IBM Security QRadar® empowers organizations to protect their valuable assets, minimize downtime, ...

25 November 2024, Redpaper

The IBM DS8000® supports encryption-capable drives. They are used with key management services (local or external) to allow encryption for data-at-rest (DAR). The use of encryption technology involves several considerations that are critical for you to understand to maintain the security and accessibility of encrypted data. This edition of this IBM Redpaper publication focuses on IBM Security® ...

21 November 2024, Redbooks

In today's digital age, downtime is not an option. Businesses rely on constant access to critical data to maintain productivity and ensure customer satisfaction. IBM® Storage Virtualize offers functionalities to safeguard your data against various threats. Policy-based replication and policy-based HA (policy-based-HA) protect against site failures by automatically failing over to a secondary ...