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BLOG: Transactional IO Explorations
Robert Young Storage Architect What is Transactional IO and why is this important? To understand what IO throughput and latency should be in each situation makes us better at troubleshooting and grows us in design capability. We become the go-to person in a myriad of...
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VLOG: Changing from IBM Storage Insights to IBM Storage Insights Pro
2:00 Changing from IBM Storage Insights to IBM Storage Insights Pro Video Highlights Virtual Storage Center Spectrum Control Select Spectrum Control Advanced
VLOG: Dell Technologies PowerStore
2:00 Dell Technologies PowerStore Video Highlights Intelligence and Adaptability Run virtualized workloads directly on the appliance Data Intensive Apps Single Architecture for File, Block, and VMware vVols
IBM Power Systems Enhances the POWER9 Scale-Out Servers
Ron Gordon Director » Power Systems On July 14, IBM announced significant enhancements to the IBM Power Systems Scale-Out (SO) product line of the S914, S922, and S924 POWER9 servers. The new upgraded Power9 systems will begin shipping July 24, 2020. The servers...
VLOG: HPE InfoSight: AI-Driven for Intelligent Operations
3:25 HPE InfoSight: AI-Driven for Intelligent Operations Video Highlights Increases Infrastructure availability with Advanced Machine Learning Predicts and remediates 86% of issues without human intervention Cross Stack Analytics to determine issue in array or outside...
VLOG: IBM Storage Class Memory (SCM)
1:23 IBM Storage Class Memory (SCM) Storage-Class Memory (SCM) is ultra-low latency, persistent storage (NVMe) which combines the performance benefits of solid-state memory with the lower cost of conventional hard-disk magnetic storage. Laura Tuller, Mainline...
BLOG: NextGen Storage Virtualization
Robert Young Sr. Systems Engineer Data Storage Services Computing has evolved from Mainframe to Client-Server to the Third Platform, or Platform 3 as a co-worker (shout-out to Cuz!) described this computing paradigm. Basically, Platform 3 is mobile and cloud analytics...
Blog: Komprise: Managing the Unstructured Data Deluge
Ken Scott System Engineer Merriam-Webster defines the expression pack rat as “a person who collects or hoards especially unneeded items.” This definition also applies to IT professionals who insist on keeping all data handy for fear it may be needed to address a...
Blog: Alternative Programming Languages for z/OS Development
Introduction When many professionals in the Information Technology field think about mainframe development, they almost single-mindedly view it as a COBOL-only world. Although COBOL has dominated application development on IBM Z mainframe hardware, it is not...
BLOG: Benefits of IBM Z for Private Cloud
Kurt Repholz VP zSystems Sales In a recent Mainline blog, 2020 – The Year for Private Cloud on IBM Z, Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks for IBM Z’s private cloud were introduced. The beauty of the IBM Cloud Paks is the simplicity that Red Hat OpenShift with...
BLOG: IBM Storage Insights or Spectrum Control: Which is Right for Me?
Laura Tuller Systems Engineer, Storage Solutions Deciding between IBM Storage Insights and IBM Spectrum Control is a topic I’m often asked to discuss with end users and consultants. I’ve presented this very topic at IBM conferences with Bryan Odom, IBM Global...
BLOG: Improving Resiliency in Cybersecurity
Chris Dedham Software Sales Specialist The Convergence of Security and Data Management for Enhanced Cybersecurity Security breaches are usually about monetary gain for bad actors, which they accomplish by stealing data. Historically, security and...
BLOG: Benefits and Use Cases for IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
Joe Guthart Software Sales Specialist Container technology has fundamentally altered the development of software in today’s information technology environment. Who hasn’t heard about containers in the IT world? Nearly all of us have, and the containerized...