System Storage

DS8000 Series

Scalable, self-tuning enterprise-class system to support critical apps

Quick and reliable data access is the driving force behind important data initiatives such as business analytics, cloud, and mobile computing. The IBM DS8870 is designed to manage a broad scope of storage workloads that exist in today's complex data infrastructure, and do it effectively and efficiently. IBM DS8870 can help organizations spend less time managing storage and more time exploring ways to exploit data to grow their businesses.

A new generation of all-flash and hybrid-flash systems delivers another level of extraordinary performance for your most time-sensitive analytics. DS8870 can also bring simplicity to your systems of insight with self-optimizing performance for the mainframe and an extensive variety of distributed server platforms. And with the agility and automation to manage all these workloads simultaneously, DS8870 can greatly reduce the challenge of managing your increasingly complex IT environment as your business requirements change.

DS8870 system sets the standard for what an enterprise storage system should be with extraordinary performance, reliability, security, and agility.

Highlights

• Accelerate IBM z Systems database performance by up to 3.2 times with IBM DS8870 High-Performance Flash Enclosure
• Speed time to market with all-flash and hybrid-flash configurations for fast transaction processing and real-time operational analytics
• Deliver continuous data access with full hardware redundancy and advanced business continuity
• Improve data economics and maximize performance with new drive options, IBM Easy Tier and other self-optimizing capabilities
• Consolidate storage with high scalability, automated quality-of-service management, self-tuning, automated tiering and integration with z Systems and IBM Power servers

IBM DS8870 can bring simplicity to your systems of insight with self-optimizing performance for the mainframe and an extensive variety of distributed server platforms. And with the agility and automation to manage all these workloads simultaneously, DS8870 can greatly reduce the challenge of managing your increasingly complex IT environment as your business requirements change.