IBM Storage solutions Redbooks

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, ...

15 December 2025, Redpaper

This Redpaper describes a high performance file and block access solution using IBM® Storage Virtualize and IBM Storage Scale to provide file access interfaces suited for diverse workloads— traditional, cloud-era, and emerging (example: SAP, web applications, genome analysis). It offers a step- by-step guide for implementation engineers to integrate IBM FlashSystem® and legacy IBM Storwize® for ...

11 December 2025, Draft 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, ...

11 December 2025, Draft Redbooks

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

05 December 2025, 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 ...

30 November 2025, 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® ...

13 November 2025, Draft 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 ...

30 October 2025, Draft Redpaper

IBM Storage Insights is a cloud-based service providing essential observability for analyzing, protecting, and optimizing your storage infrastructure. It gives administrators critical metadata-derived metrics on performance, capacity, and security. To enhance operational efficiency and proactive issue resolution, this metadata can be disseminated to various ecosystem services throughout your ...

29 October 2025, Redbooks

IBM® Storage Ceph delivers high-performance, scalable block storage designed to efficiently manage large data sets. This IBM Redbooks® publication offers a comprehensive examination of IBM Storage Ceph Block Storage, exploring its architecture and core components to provide readers with a deep understanding of its functionality and scalability. It highlights a wide range of practical use cases, ...

20 October 2025, Redbooks

IBM® Fusion HCI as a Catalyst explores how IBM Fusion Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) serves as a strategic enabler for the IBM watsonx® platform, transforming infrastructure from a passive resource layer into an active catalyst for AI-driven enterprise innovation. This Redbook provides a comprehensive roadmap for planning, deploying, and managing watsonx solutions on Fusion HCI, covering ...