Discover more with IBM Storage Virtualize

Data management is difficult. In today’s hybrid cloud environments, data is distributed across large, complex data fabrics spanning on-premises storage and cloud infrastructure. This can result in data becoming siled and difficult to manage. With the ever-present threat of cyberattacks, it is more important than ever to have full visibility into your data storage and a simple way to organize your data for maximum resiliency.

IBM® Storage Virtualize is one of the core components of IBM FlashSystem® and SAN Volume Controller. Consider an operating system within which all components are managed.

As hybrid and multi-array instances become more diverse and more complex to manage, the value of a centralized, consistent management platform for all storage becomes more important. IBM achieves this through the ability of IBM Storage Virtualize instances to be created on any platform running storage. Therefore, when storage is replicated to AWS, IBM Storage Virtualize instances created as virtual machines in AWS create visualization instances on the storage while maintaining overall consistency in all management of that data. The solution works on-premises and in the cloud through IBM Cloud®, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure.

Virtual instances can be on VMware using plugins for vCenter as well as OpenShift virtualization and Kubernetes. You can also automate it using Ansible. Your deployment can use native IP replication for Azure, AWS, and IBM Cloud. Additionally, application-aware failover and failback capabilities have been added through VMware Cloud automation integration.

This gives you control of one of the most powerful storage arrays in the industry, including end-to-end encryption, deduplication, data reduction, inline error code detection, and key secure copy features. The capabilities of IBM Storage Virtualize allow you to create virtualized versions of your controllers, ensuring that the same operational methodology applies to all instances across your entire environment, including the capacity to consolidate the same control over cloud instances.

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IBM Storage Virtualize is available in two flavors depending on your requirements: This is an on-premises iteration and a public cloud version.

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