JourneytoMultiCloud

Journey to Multi-Cloud
Driven by Data: The Journey to Multi-Cloud with IBM FlashSystem 9100
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... How are the roles of storage and data management impacting each other and co-evolving?

Eric Herzog
Storage and data management are merging together and even in the "old" paradigm storage was the critical foundation for data management. All data does reside on storage
Steve McDowell
Data has 'come alive'. Storage today is less about bytes on media, and much more about keeping application engines fed, whether analytics, HPC, or BI. The ability to understand & balance data-centric workloads is becoming the new job for the storage administrator.
Jeffrey Eckard
Multi-cloud requires the ability to consume physical, virtual and software-based systems and data services that enable enterprises to use tools to manage data where they want to operate their workloads...
David Floyer
Software defined storage & HCI in general is bringing a systems view of storage and storage management, and higher levels of automation.
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... What technologies/software capabilities are important to support your multi-cloud journey?

Eric Herzog
software that transparently tiers to the cloud, leverages modern data reuse in the cloud, and optimizes DR for storage over the cloud
Levi Norman
@zoginstor well luckily IBM packaged that up into easy to deploy solution stacks for the FlashSystem 9100
Eric Herzog
key for IBM's multi-cloud journey are easy-to-use blue prints that our end users and channel partners can leverage for easy deployment in the cloud
Sam Werner
It is all about multi-cloud data management. The journey to multi-cloud starts with a flexible infrastructure that is API enabled and SLA Driven
Jeffrey Eckard
Ability to dynamically provision, persist and protect container data volumes for cloud native apps and app modernization - https://developer.ib...
Steve McDowell
Data has mass, and isn't easy to smartly migrate between clouds (on- or off-prem). It's critical that IT have tools that hide the complexity and help drive the right decisions. That's a heady mix of storage and software, such as IBM's Spectrum Software suite delivers.
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... What do you most like about this announcement?

Jeffrey Eckard
Deeply integrated capabilities to access, manage and protect data in multiple deployment models...
Levi Norman
I really appreciate that IBM came to market with a vision in the Data Driven Multi-Cloud Storage Architecture and supported it with solutions that directly address client opportunities for improvement around their data management.
Eric Herzog
Good point leveraging modern data protection to reuse secondary data sets for devops, test, analytics
E Patton
IBM Storage blueprint solutions
Dave Vellante
consistent cadence from IBM storage. Such as hasn’t been seen in a long time.
Steve McDowell
The FlashSystem 9100 is rightfully getting great reception for it's stellar performance, but the big win is its tight integration with the IBM Spectrum Software Suite + IBM's new Cloud Integration Solution Blueprints. IBM understands Enterprise.
Eric Herzog
Steve at the same time the Blueprints make it so easy for both Enterprise and even small accounts to be on the cloud
Ralph Finos
Hi Folks, where is everybody today
Eric Herzog
hope everyone can join. Will learn all about how IBM's FlashSystem 9100 drives value for your Oceans of Data
Ralph Finos
What do you think so far about the IBM offering and story?
Ryan Bares
Hi @RalphFinos, tuning in from Austin, Texas
Ralph Finos
Are you all cooling down to under 100 degrees yet?
Dave Vellante
San Fran for me
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... How does storage alter your multi-cloud journey?

Eric Herzog
I would say storage doesn't alter an end users multi-cloud journey, with a solution like the FS9100 it empowers clients multi-cloud journey
Jeffrey Eckard
And see ESG's perspective about accelerated data infrastructure for the multi-cloud era at http://bit.ly/ESG-91...
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... What does your multi-cloud strategy look like?

Dave Vellante
lists of SaaS in my multi-cloud strategy. Mostly SaaS
Eric Herzog
in the era of the cloud, the FS9100 supports private, hybrid or public clouds and even multiple public cloud providers
Eric Herzog
Giving users the ultimate in cloud choices
Steve McDowell
If you don’t have a multi-cloud strategy, you’re not alone -- if you’re an enterprise you know you need one. This is where engaging with a partner with a deep legacy in both storage & cloud makes all the difference. IBM delivering cloud-ready blueprints is a big win.
IBM Storage
Check out our 9100 multi-cloud solutions infographic to learn how they can transform your infrastructure. http://bit.ly/MC-Inf...
Peter Burris
https://www.crowdcha... How does flash technology drive business value for your oceans of data?

Dave Vellante
it begins to eliminate the “horrible storage stack” which accelerated time to Insights
Eric Herzog
what is critical for a business is the 24x7x365 availability, reliability and constant performance to deliver data at all times safely
Eric Herzog
@dvellante great point. with up to 2PB in only 2RU, the FS9100 cuts OPEX and CAPEX with a simplified deployment model
Sam Werner
With cognitive storage management built in, it makes managing your storage infrastructure simple even in an environment of exponential data growth
Ian Shave
@zoginstor 5 years ago it would have taken 8 racks of high performance drives to store 2PB
David Floyer
@plburris the biggest value of low-latency (sub 100 microseconds) storage is the ability to increase the number of database calls & the volume of data processed. It enable applications with much higher business value. Example: combining transactions & advanced analytics
Eric Herzog
The key to this announcement is not only bringing NVMe all flash to market but how it is tightly intgregrated with a panoply of storage software for today's data driven company
Steve McDowell
It's not just about what NVMe delivers inside the box - IBM was one of the first vendors to deliver NVMe-over-Fabric. They're still one of the very few shipping.
Eric Herzog
and, as we have publicly stated, NVMe over FC and Ethernet coming later this year with a FREE software only update - the infrastructure already has RDMA for NVMe capability
Michelle Tidwell
IBM FlashSystem 9100 Multi Cloud Solutions enable users to reduce CapEx/OpEx and also provide enormous value to Lines of Business through Data Reuse capabilities.
Peter Burris
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