IBM is introducing the next generation of IBM Storage DS8000, generally available on October 25, 2024, that is designed to harness the full power of IBM Z.
IBM Storage DS8000 plays a critical role as an integrated storage solution for IBM Z, offering comprehensive data protection, security, and business continuity capabilities.
According to the company, this latest generation of IBM Storage DS8000 is designed to provide organizations access to critical workloads, consistent and optimized data performance, and a modular architecture to adopt the latest IBM research-backed technologies to fuel business growth while monetizing data.
With the new IBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation), businesses can
- Ensure critical business operations run smoothly without interruptions with improved reliability and higher availability.
- Achieve near real-time autonomous operational failover at metro distances, with DS8000 coupled with IBM Z’s GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex, mainframes potentially located in different locations). For distances greater than metro areas (such as remote locations or regional datacenters), organizations can return to full operations in less than an hour with GDPS and DS8000.
- Protect against cyberattacks with a storage solution built to protect the very data which critical systems and AI models are built on. The DS8000 is FIPS 140-3 certified and offers immutable Safeguarded Copies, ensuring the availability of critical data.
- Prevent data loss and recover from verified and validated points of restore with application consistent recover points using integrated systems management with IBM Z Cyber Vault.
- Improve application responsiveness by providing an average of 20% improvement in latency reduction using ZHyperlink with PCIe Gen4 compared to R9 with same configuration, particularly in high-volume scenarios like airline and credit card transactions.
- Provide 2.5X the throughput of 48KB with PCIe Gen4 and zHyperLink for write only testing compared to previous generation.
- Accelerate the maximum application responsiveness providing up to 73% more IOPS for high volume transaction processing with new HPFE Gen 3 flash enclosure, compared to HPFE Gen 2 in the previous generation of DS8000.
- Store 2X the storage capacity in the same physical space when using IBM FlashCore Module 4 compared to previous generation.
- Improve capacity utilization and protect critical information at bus-speed performance with inline compression and data encryption based on IBM’s industry leading computational storage—the FlashCore Module.
“Cyber-resilience has become a must-have for mission-critical storage,” said Scott Sinclair, practice director with the enterprise strategy group. “And, with the 10th generation of IBM Storage DS8000, enterprises receive the integrated security features, such as secure boot and immutable safeguarded copies, combined with a boost in efficiency from the integration of NVMe technology and IBM’s FlashCore modules. IBM is delivering a platform that can support a business’s most critical workloads while also offering the efficiency for larger scale consolidation.”
IBM Storage DS8000 is ready for the next generation of data intensive workloads. It can manage AI workloads while integrating with analytics tools to deliver insights and predictive capabilities.
The system is designed to give enterprises the ability to scale storage capacity to meet growing data demands to support workloads and projects as they evolve.
With IBM Z and the new DS8000, clients can optimize the performance of mainframe infrastructure, paving the way for a more agile and secure digital landscape. IBM delivers an integrated cohesive solution—one end-to-end integrated stack enabled for next-gen IBM Z.
Together, IBM Z and IBM Storage offer a modern infrastructure delivering a secure and agile platform for mission-critical workloads, IBM said.
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