IBM Storage solutions Redbooks

25 March 2026, Redbooks

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 ...

23 March 2026, Redpaper

This IBM Redpaper describes the IBM® solution for using IBM Storage Scale as enterprise storage with IBM watsonx.ai®. The paper explains how IBM watsonx.ai applications can use the enterprise-storage features and functions that are provided by IBM Storage Scale. This Redpaper is intended for technical professionals, including customers, consultants, technical support staff, IT architects, and IT ...

20 March 2026, Redbooks

The IBM FlashSystem® grid is an innovative and efficient solution for overcoming data storage management challenges. This federated, scalable storage platform enables unified management of multiple IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize (IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC)) controllers. Its key strengths include unmatched scale-out capability and streamlined, non-disruptive management across ...

19 March 2026, Redbooks

IBM® z/OS® customers often require 24x7 application availability to meet high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity needs. IBM HyperSwap® technology provides an industry-standard solution for automated storage failover, offering multiple implementation options for IBM System z® and z/OS environments. IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) simplifies HyperSwap management, ...

15 March 2026, Draft 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 ...

26 February 2026, 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, ...

24 February 2026, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication provides comprehensive guidance to plan, install, configure, and manage IBM Copy Services on IBM DS8000® systems in both IBM Z® and Open Systems environments. It is designed to help you accomplish the following tasks. Design and implement a new Copy Services solution or migrate from an existing configuration. Apply best practices, hints, and tips to maximize ...

12 February 2026, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper publication helps you design and implement a 4-site replication solution for IBM DS8000® environments. IBM Copy Services Manager is used to orchestrate the data replication and failover and failback mechanisms between the different sites. The IBM DS8000 Copy Services functions are the foundation of this 4-site replication solution. The four sites consist of two pairs of ...

05 February 2026, Redpaper

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 ...

05 January 2026, Redpaper

The IBM TS7700 features a functional enhancement so that an IBM TS7700 can act as an object store for IBM DS8000® Transparent Cloud Tiering for an IBM DS8000, DFSMShsm (hierarchical storage management (HSM)), and native DFSMSdss (DSS). You can use this function to move datasets directly from a DS8000 to a TS7700. This IBM Redpaper publication provides a functional overview of the features, ...