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IBM Storage DS8000
Designed to harness the full power of mainframe architectures, ensuring the availability of critical business workloads
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New IBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation) is the latest innovation in enterprise-class storage for IBM Z and IBM i architectures.

IBM Storage DS8000 helps your business achieve stronger data-driven decisions, access deeper insights and develop trust and confidence while increasing security and data privacy.

IBM Storage DS8000 is the storage solution of enterprise data systems designed to ensure the availability of critical business workloads and lowering business risk of outages helps to ensure funding for future projects such as AI​.

Protect your data with 100% encryption

IBM DS8000 storage systems feature hardware snapshot and replication capabilities, and data protection through encryption.

IBM Copy Service Manager simplifying your IBM storage management network
Benefits Accelerate application responsiveness

Data access speed boost and reduce latency with Improved reliability and higher availability (up to 8-9´s%) enterprises can ensure ensure that critical business operations run smoothly without interruptions.

Cyber resilience and Compliance

Safeguard sensitive data meeting regulatory compliance requirements with Advanced Security Features, like enhanced encryption, access controls, and data protection measures.

Future-Proofing Scalability

Innovative storage technology ensuring compatibility with future advancements and new technologies with a scale storage capacity to meet growing data demands.

Business Continuity

Robust disaster recovery and ensure business continuity in the event of data loss or system failure with multi-site replication, advanced data protection​.

Cost efficency

Optimized Capacity Management and low TCO, with automated tiering and better data compression driving efficient storage utilization by reducing the need for additional storage investments.​

Reduced Management Overhead

Improved backup and recovery processes minimize downtime and data loss, enhancing operational resilience.​

Features

Cyber resilience with IBM Safeguarded Copy IBM Copy Services Manager AI-driven management and proactive support Automated data placement Security and Privacy Reliable storage for mission-critical containers

IBM DS8000 + IBM Z

IBM DS8000 + IBM Z is an unbeatable combination providing an end-to-end integration with storage.

IBM Storage DS8000 is the storage solution of enterprise data systems designed to provide operational costs reduction and prepare the business for future scalability and technology integration, ​ensuring the availability of critical business workloads.



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DS8A10 model A01

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Designed for midrange organizations looking for balance between performance, capacity and cost, meeting storage challenges with advanced functionality

DS8A50 model A05

New

Latest innovation in enterprise-class multi frame storage offers the ideal combination of high performance, capacity and cost

DS8980F model 998

 

Offers the best performance for organizations that want to expand their workload possibilities to AI / ML, Business Intelligence and Machine Learning

DS8950F model 996

 

Designed for large organizations looking to consolidate all their mission-critical workloads under a single enterprise storage solution

DS8910F model 994

 

Designed for midrange organizations looking to meet storage challenges with advanced functionality delivered in a prepackaged single rack solution

    DS8910F model 993

     

    Flexible rackless solution to be integrated into IBM z15 T02, IBM LinuxONE III LT2, or customer provided 19-inch industry standard racks.

    Single frame

    10th Generation

    Multi frame

    10th Generation

    Multi frame

    9th Generation

    Multi frame

    9th Generation

    Single frame

    9th Generation

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    9th Generation

    Resources IBM Storage Expert Care for IBM DS8000

    IBM offers a simplified, standardized approach to service and support for IBM DS8000 systems, helping optimize system avalability and reduce costs.

    Technology Lifecycle Services for IBM Storage

    IBM provides support and services to help clients plan, deploy, support, optimize and refresh their IBM Storage solutions.

    IBM DS8900F Data Sheet

    Access all techincal details of our latest model IBM DS8900F and how it can help your business.

    Data Resilience Solution Brief

    Minimize business impacts from ransomware, cyber-attacks, hardware failures, natural disasters, and other threats.

    IBM DS8000 Encryption, Transparent Cloud Tiering and Endpoint security

    Learn about the use of encryption technology to maintain the security and accessibility of encrypted data.

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    IBM Storage as a Service

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