CERN Uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager to Handle Exploding Data Volumes

"At CERN we have been using TSM for many years, and the amount of data we have been storing on TSM since has been growing almost exponentially. And TSM has been able to grow with it, to scale accordingly.”
- Germán Cancio, section leader for tapes, archives, and backups at CERN



CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, collects more than a gigabyte of data per second, 24 hours a day, from its Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. To reliably and efficiently store this ever-expanding universe of information, CERN uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software.

"The biggest challenge that we have here in the data center is that the four LHC experiments sends us constantly, 24-hours a day, more than a gigabyte of data per second, so we really have to store this data, preserve it in the long-term, but also to make it accessible to several thousands of physicists worldwide." - Alberto Pace, data and storage service group lead for CERN

CERN uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software to efficiently and reliably store huge, ever-expanding quantities of data.

"On IBM equipment we store approximately 40 petabytes worth of data. Now consider that a single DVD is four gigabytes of data. So we have around 10 million DVDs stored on IBM equipment."
- Germán Cancio, section leader for tapes, archives, and backups at CERN

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center data backup success reaches 98.7% with IBM.

Utilizing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager on a private, hybrid cloud for data backup, protection and recovery the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center saves 12 hours per week in data backup time, while achieving 98.7% backup success and robust data restore and recovery capabilities. 

Read more: https://ibm.biz/BdFFeV

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Hands-On Workshops

IBM Storage Management Labs

Wednesday, October 15th and/or Thursday, October 16th from 9am to 4pm in Dublin, Ohio

IBM is offering a local opportunity for interested parties in central Ohio to build technical skill using labs from the Pulse 2014 event.  Access to the labs is no cost to you.  These hands-on storage management labs are self-paced.  Perform one or more Pulse labs on either or both days.

Hands-on Labs:

• Hands-on labs provide an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand technical experience with IBM's products and solutions.
• Come to the lab room at your convenience and take as many of the labs as you like.
• Lab exercises are self-paced and designed to take between 45 and 90 minutes each.
• Don't miss this opportunity even if you have no gaps in your busy schedule.
• Subject Matter Experts will be on-site to point you to the topics that best fit your interest and to assist you with your lab exercises.
• Personalized Whiteboard Sessions are are available upon request.

Available labs in these technical areas:

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - Enterprise backup, archive, recovery, space management, database and application protection, and bare machine recovery and disaster recovery capabilities.
• TSM Operations Center Video
• TSM Suite for Unified Recovery Video
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Provides advanced data protection and flexible recovery options for VMware vSphere ESX and ESXi servers.
• TSM for VE Video
• IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager - Perform and manage frequent, near-instant, non-destructive, application-aware backups and restore, leveraging advanced FlashCopy snapshot technologies in IBM and non-IBM storage systems.
• FlashCopy Manager Video

Click here for the specific labs to choose from.

Location:

• IBM, 4600 Lakehurst Court, Building One, Training Room C, Dublin, OH, 43016

Objective:

• Provide the opportunity for hands-on access to some our most popular software solutions in a lab/training environment.

Audience:

• The is workshop is appropriate for TSM administrators, storage administrators, VMware administrators, and SQL database administrators.

Cost:

• These sessions are offered free of charge.  
• Participants are responsible for their own business travel expenses. (*Meals are being provided for attendees who are permitted to accept vendor meals. For example, non-government employees and contractors.)

Schedule:

• October 15th and/or October 16th, 9am - 4pm

Enrollment:

• To request enrollment in one of our scheduled meetings, send an e-mail with the requested lab:
• Subject Line = "IBM Workshop Lab - Enrollment Request"
• Please be sure to include the following in body of email:  Your name, e-mail address, phone number, company/organization name, and lab session requested.
• Seating is limited.  Enrollments will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.  A confirmation e-mail will be sent approximately one week prior to the workshop.

IBM Storage Software Hands-On Lab - You Are Invited!

Grand Rapids, MI   |   Wednesday, Sep 3   |   9am - 4pm

Clients only.  No Business Partners.

Come join us at the Grand Rapids IBM Center @ 2900 Charlevoix Dr Se Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7085 for a day of hands-on storage management labs that are self-paced, and designed with you in mind.  

Take advantage of these free services to hone your skills or to tackle areas that have long peaked your business interests. 

Hands-on Labs:

• Hands-on labs provide an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand technical experience with IBM’s products and solutions.
• Come to the lab room at your convenience and take as many of the labs as you like.
• Lab exercises are self-paced and designed to take between 45 and 90 minutes each.
• Don’t miss this opportunity even if you have no gaps in your busy schedule.
• Subject Matter Experts will be on-site to point you to the topics that best fit your interests and to assist you with your lab exercise.
• Personalized Whiteboard sessions are available upon request.

Multiple labs are available under the following lead topics:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager – Enterprise backup, archive, recovery, space management, database and application protection, and bare machine recovery and disaster recovery capabilities.  

• TSM Operations Center - video
• TSM Suite for Unified Recovery - video

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Provides advanced data protection and flexible recovery options for VMware vSphere ESX and ESXi servers.

• TSM for VE - video

IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager - Perform and manage frequent, near-instant, nondisruptive, application-aware backups and restores, leveraging advanced FlashCopy snapshot technologies in IBM and non-IBM storage systems.

• FlashCopy Video - YouTube

IBM Virtual Storage Center - Storage virtualization resource management software for managing heterogeneous storage infrastructures through a centralized, web-based management console that helps with day to day storage provisioning, performance management, data replication requirements, with increased storage utilization and automated storage tiering.  Inclusive of Tivoli Productivity Center, San Volume Controller and FlashCopy Manager.

• IBM Virtual Storage Center – video

Lab Details

OBJECTIVE:  Provide the opportunity for hands on access to some of our most popular software solutions in a lab/training environment.

AUDIENCE:  This workshop is appropriate for TSM Administrators, storage administrators, VMware administrators and SQL Data Base administrators.

COST:  This session is offered free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own business travel expenses. (* Meals are being provided for attendees who are permitted to accept vendor meals, for example, non-government employees and contractors)

SCHEDULE:  This 1-day workshop will start at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 4:00 PM. The date is TBD, based on client interest.

ENROLLMENT:  If you are interested, please send an e-mail to me at jagaeta@us.ibm.com with the following information:

• Subject Line:  "IBM Workshop Lab - Enrollment Request"
• Your name
• Your e-mail address
• Your phone number
• You company/organization name
• Lab Session Requested (Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments, Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager, Virtual Storage Center)

Seating is limited. Enrollments will be processed on a first come first serve basis. A confirmation email will be sent approximately one week prior to the workshop.

Webinar: Regaining Control of Your Data Protection Environment

Thursday, June 12th, 2-3pm ET

Click here to register.

Maintaining a sustainable storage infrastructure has become a growing problem in the industry and one that all companies grapple with as data growth escalates and environments become more complex. Analysts across the board agree that gaining control in this growing and rapidly changing environment requires that you establish the appropriate data protection foundation...now.

Join us as we discuss the exciting new changes being incorporated into IBM data protection solutions that will allow you to position for success. On the call, you'll hear from IBM's top strategists who will articulate the business value of our most recent innovations that allow you to:

• Save up to 38% in backup infrastructure costs 
• Backup 500 VMware images in as little as 15 minutes 
• Manage up to twice as many backups per administrator 
• Reduce required backup storage space by up to 95% 
• Enable non-experts to manage backups 
• Restore files from snapshot backups in as little as 2 minutes 

Most importantly, you'll hear from clients who have incorporated the latest versions of Tivoli Storage Manager into their environment....and how this has allowed them to regain control and position themselves to react to anything the business sends their way.

NEW! TSM Entry 7.1: Advanced Data Protection for Small & Mid-sized Organizations

Are you struggling with exponential data growth, increasing complexity, and shrinking budgets for protecting your data? Do you lack Storage or Backup Administration Experts?

IBM brings to you an easy to use, easy to deploy, and easy to buy data protection solution that delivers capabilities used by larger enterprises but tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized organizations.

Here is how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Entry v7.1 can help:

• Get complete and advanced data protection capabilities at reduced license costs. (Worth its price.)
• See the health of your backup at a glance from any browser enabled device, you can have your VMware administrators configure, schedule and monitor backups using VMware interfaces. (You don’t have to be a Storage expert.)
• It can reduce backup infrastructure costs by up to 38%. You can Install and configure TSM Server in as little as 3 hours. (Saves you both money and time.)
• Whether you use virtual environments, Windows or Linux applications, you can take advantage of new methodologies from TSM Entry. (Modernizes your data protection solution.)

If that’s not reason enough for you to check out this new solution, then think of IBM’s 20 years of data protection experience with more than 20,000 active customers. Tivoli Storage Manager provides unified recovery management like no other, and now the same advanced capabilities are available for the mid-market. Check it out for yourself.

Contact me today!

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Infographic

This IBM Smarter Backup and Recovery Infographic demonstrates how the Tivoli Storage Manager family of products, IBM's market-leading backup and recovery software, enables clients to reduce cost and complexity of data protection with simplicity, scalability and efficiency.

Learn more and contact me today @ ibm.com/myrep/jagaeta.

Tivoli Storage Manager User? Why should you upgrade?

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Check Out Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center!

The next generation of backup administration can dramatically improve simplicity, scalability and backup quality. See how IBM's advanced interface for Tivoli Storage Manager enables consolidation, intuitive problem resolution and integrated team collaboration.

Take Advantage of a Free TSM V7 Migration!

As Tivoli Storage Manager 5.x and 6.1 go end of life in April, my friends at CHATR Data Solutions STORServer would like to offer to upgrade your environment for FREE with the purchase of any qualifying STORServer appliance.

Is it really FREE?

Yes! Because TSM 7 needs new, more powerful computing power, CHATR and STORServer can offer you an upgrade or migration to the latest version when they provide you with the appliance on which to host TSM. First, they install the new appliance with version 7 of TSM. Then they migrate your existing TSM server over to the new system, allowing you to have zero down time. Best of all, your staff does not have to spend weeks or months in planning and migrating.

Upgrade with a Guarantee

Not only will STORServer get your environment running on the most current version of TSM, but they will guarantee their work to the point of offering you a "Data Recovery Guarantee."  No one else in the IT market will claim to guarantee their work- that's what makes STORServer different.

Upgrade with a Purpose

STORServer will upgrade or migrate your TSM environment, allowing you to take advantage of all the new features and functions that come with the newest versions of TSM. Deduplication, node replication, high availability, and so much more will be added just by upgrading to the newest versions.

They are here to help you!

Upgrade made Easy

STORServer will install, configure, and build your environment to meet your exact needs. The custom build will allow free your team of administrators from the many man hours that it takes to get the new system up and running. We are so sure of the work that we include a 30-day guarantee.

Contact Me Today

If you are interested in finding out more about how STORServer can upgrade your TSM without wasting time or money, please contact me today.

This is a limited time offer and expires on April 31, 2014.

STORServer Wins 2014 IBM Beacon Award

STORServer, Inc. wins 2014 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Solution for Midsize Businesses

IBM Beacon Awards recognize IBM Business Partners for driving business value with smart, innovative solutions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 11, 2014) --STORServer®, a leading provider of proven data backup solutions, has been named a winner of a 2014 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Solution for Midsize Businesses. Each year, this honor is awarded to a select number of IBM Business Partners who have delivered exceptional solutions to drive business value and transform the way their clients and industries do business.

"We are honored to be recognized by IBM a as a leader in delivering advanced solutions proven to drive business value for our customers," said Bill Smoldt, president and CEO, STORServer. "The true innovation behind the STORServer Backup Appliance is that the solution solves companies' backup, archive and disaster recovery challenges once and for all. We're proud to be a leader in this market and an IBM Business Partner."

The Beacon Awards are IBM's premier Business Partner recognition program. Announced at the IBM
PartnerWorld Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and selected by leading industry influencers and IBM executives from among hundreds of nominations, IBM's Beacon Awards recognize IBM Business Partners who have demonstrated business excellence in delivering IBM-based solutions resulting in client transformation and business growth. This year's awards recognized Business Partner achievements across 27 award categories.

"This year's Beacon Award winners are Business Partners who have truly demonstrated their ability to develop new, advanced approaches to solving challenges while also transforming the way their clients and industries conduct business," said Marc Dupaquier, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "We're honored to recognize STORServer for winning the Beacon Award for Outstanding Solution for Midsize Businesses and consistently delivering value to our mutual clients."

Powered by Tivoli Storage Manager, STORServer offers a complete suite of enterprise backup appliances, software and services that solve today's backup, archive and disaster recovery challenges.

For more information on STORServer's line of data backup solutions, contact me.

For more information about the IBM Beacon Awards, including information about this year's winners and finalists, click here.

Rocket Software Signs Reseller Agreement with IBM for Rocket Servergraph

Boston-based global software company has been an IBM partner for over 20 years
12/03/2013 | 08:11am US/Eastern

Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) today announced that it has signed a software remarketing agreement with IBM (www.ibm.com). Under terms of the contract, IBM will resell Rocket Servergraph, a storage product that enhances timely business decision making for backup administrators, IT managers and CIOs.

Rocket Servergraph provides dashboards, rich data visualizations, alerts and graphical reports that transform the way users manage their backup environments. The product provides integrated monitoring and reporting support of the data protection environment in addition to a complete set of reports and dashboards provided at both the enterprise and server level for a broad range of supported applications including: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), Symantec Netbackup, EMC Avamar, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, EMC NetWorker and VTL device support for EMC Data Domain, IBM ProtecTIER and Sepaton.

According to Brian Starr, Rocket Vice President and General Manager, "This is another excellent opportunity for us to continue our long-standing work with IBM. Servergraph is ideal for any size backup environment and for organizations that face problems managing or understanding their backup environment. This is a great fit for both Rocket and IBM, and organizations around the world will benefit from this agreement."

"Rocket Servergraph complements IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center and Cognos reporting capabilities by extending visibility and control across multi-vendor storage environments," said Ian Smith, director of storage software at IBM. "This is a great example of IBM's work to build an innovation ecosystem, by providing business partners with access to open technology which they can leverage to address client needs for visibility and simplicity. Servergraph will provide value to clients worldwide looking for heterogeneous environment visualization and assessment".

For more information, please visit:

• http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS213-548
• http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/gsd/solutiondetails.do?solution=49832&expand=true&lc=en

About Rocket Software
Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) is a global software development firm that builds enterprise products and delivers enterprise solutions in the following segments: Business Intelligence and Analytics; Storage, Networks, and Compliance; Application Development, Integration, and Modernization; and Database Servers and Tools. Rocket is engaged in business and technology partnerships with IBM, EMC, Fujitsu, HP Enterprise Services, Hitachi Data Systems, Epicor, and many others. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

Today at 11am Eastern! #Storage

Did you know?

Between 2012 and 2016, 33% of organizations will change backup vendors due to frustration over cost, complexity and/or capability.* 

As a Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure representative, I'd love the opportunity to discuss how the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) suite is helping organizations deliver comprehensive data protection with less complexity - all while lowering costs by an average of 38%. **

IBM's Smarter Approach to Back-up and Recovery is a data protection platform based on Simplicity, Scalability and Efficiency that delivers the ability to:

• Reduce backup storage space up to 95%
• Perform advanced backups across virtual environments, core applications, and remote sites
• Simplify administration with the new Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center

If you haven't looked at Tivoli Storage Manager lately, I'd welcome the chance to outline how recent enhancements can help you improve data protection while freeing up valuable IT budget.

Contact me today at http://www.ibm.com/myrep/jagaeta to learn more!

* Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software by Dave Russell et al., June 5, 2013  
** Savings are the average of individual customer Analysis Engine Reports form Butterfly Software, May 2013, n+450. The savings include cumulative 36-month hardware, hardware maintenance and electrical power savings.  Excludes one-time TSM migration cost. All client examples cited or described are presented as illustrations of the manner in which some clients have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual environmental costs and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual client configurations and conditions. 

Advanced Technical Skills Webinar: TSM Version 5 to Version 6 Migration (9/26, 10/4, 10/17)

TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TIME ZONE - please make sure you select YOUR LOCAL TIME ZONE when registering by clicking on the "show in my time zone" link.

AUDIENCE:  Customers, IBMers  and Business Partners
TIME:  11:00 AM ET (90 MInutes)

(SEPT. 26) Session 1
Planning Considerations - This is the first in a series of three sessions which will cover upgrade considerations for TSM V5 to TSM V6. This session will include the following topics:

• Reasons to make the move to TSM V6 now including a discussion of the TSM V5 end-of-support considerati ns
• An overview of the new features in TSM V6 including Data Deduplication and Node Replication
• Some considerations planning the upgrade including upgrade strategies and some examples of customer ex eriences
• An overview of the TSM V6 education offeri  gs and the upgrade services offerings that are available

(OCT. 4) Session 2
Upgrade Details and Operations Center - This is the second in a series of three sessions which will cover upgrade considerations for TSM V5 to TSM V6. This session will include the following topics:

• A detailed technical discussion of the upgra  e process which looks at the four upgrade options when using the TSM Upgrade Utility as well as a look at some of the other options for upgrade that do not use the TSM Upgrade Utility
• A technical overview and demonstration of the new TSM Operations Center--the Operations Center is the totally reworked administration GUI for TSM V6

(OCT. 17) Session 3
Upgrade Details and Operations Center - This is the third in a series of three sessions which will cover upgrade considerations for TSM V5 to TSM V6. This session will include the following topics:

• A recorded demo of an upgrade on a Windows platform
• A recorded demo of an upgrade on a Linux platform
• A recorded demo of an upgrade on an AIX platform

**Each of these recorded demos will last 30 minutes and will start on the half-hour.  Attendees are encouraged to join at the appropriate time(s) to see the demos for the platform(s) of interest:  10:00 CT for Windows, 10:30 CT for Linux and 11:00 CT for AIX.**

REGISTER FOR THE SESSIONS at the following links:

• Sept 26 - https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/283911744
• Oct 4   -  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/196835313
• Oct 17 -  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/572755849

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.

A replay will be available within three business days after conclusion of the event.  Contact me for more information regarding the replay.

System Requirements

• PC-based attendees
• Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Mac®-based attendees
• Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer
• Mobile attendees
• Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

Tivoli Storage Manager Webcast on October 15th

When:  October 15, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:40 PM (Eastern Time)

Overview:  The presentation provides insight into simplifying the procedures that enable Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrators to successfully implement TSM TDP for VMware 6.4. The presentation includes an overview of TSM and walks over Piedmont Healthcare’s Backup Environment and how Piedmont uses TDP VMware for VM backups.

The Speaker:  Kumar C Kancharana, IBM TSM Architect/Sr. Systems Analyst

Kumar is an IBM Certified TSM Administrator with Piedmont Healthcare since 2009, he has several years of TSM Administrator/Architect experience, before joining Piedmont Kumar has worked with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Assurant Solutions and also with Bank of America. He has worked with a wide variety of clients and has accumulated extensive experience in installing, configuring and deployment of TSM 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1 & 6.2 & 6.3 Servers. He has experience in configuration and support of NAS, SAN and Backup Recovery / Restore.

He has configured TDP for Oracle, TDP for IBM DB2, TDP SQL, TDP Exchange, TDP for Lotus Domino and TDP for VMware, in addition to working on configuring TSM for HSM clients. Kumar has installed and configured TSM NDMP backups for NAS storage on VTL and Physical tape Libraries. He has excellent experience in configuring TSM LAN Free backups. Moreover, he is an expert in building TSM servers from scratch on AIX, Windows, and Z/Os & Linux platforms from scratch.

Furthermore, he has been actively involved in designing, planning, implementing and maintaining an Enterprise Backup and Recovery environment for customers within the user community of 10000+ clients.

ATTN: Florida TSM Users! Join us for a Hands-On Workshop "Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center"

An IBM Proof of Technology

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center is a new web-based graphical user interface for managing your TSM environment.

• The TSM Operations Center provides a simple to use and easily navigated view of your TSM environment
• A new customizable alerting capability has been added
• Problems can be easily assigned and routed between administrators, operators and help-desks potentially reducing errors and costs

This workshop is designed to demonstrate the capabilities of TSM Operations Center. Attendees will receive hands-on experience with the Operations Center. The workshop shows how to navigate through the Operations Center, how to add a spoke server, how to utilize the command builder, and how to assign alerts to specific administrators.

This one-day workshop consists of:

• Presentation: Features and Benefits of TSM Operations Center
• Hands-On Lab: TSM Operations Center
• Presentation: Features and Benefits of TSM Reporting
• Hands-On Lab / Demonstration: TSM Reporting
• TSM Q & A Session
• Continental Breakfast & Lunch are provided*

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this session is to demonstrate the usability of TSM Operations Center. This Proof of Technology (PoT) will help attendees to evaluate the new TSM Operations Center capabilities while demonstrating its features through a hands-on lab.

AUDIENCE

This workshop is appropriate for TSM Administrators who would like an introduction to TSM Operations Center.

COST

This session is offered free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own business travel expenses.

(* Meals are being provided for attendees who are permitted to accept vendor meals, for example, non-government employees and contractors )

SCHEDULE

This 1-day workshop will start at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 4:00 PM. The following dates & IBM Classroom locations are scheduled:

• September 24, 2013 - Boca Raton, FL 
• 8051 Congress Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33487:  1st Floor, Room 115
• September 26, 2013 - Tampa, FL  
• 3031 North Rocky Pt Dr. West, Tampa, FL  33607:  5th Floor, Rooms 595-597
• September 27, 2013 - Orlando, FL  
• 800 N Magnolia AVe, One Orlando Center, Orlando, FL  32803:  16th Floor, Room 1604

ENROLLMENT
To request enrollment in a TSM Operations Center Workshop listed above, please contact me via my rep page at ibm.com/myrep/jagaeta.

STORServer: Simplifying Back Up & Recovery

Learn more!
Contact me today at http://www.ibm.com/myrep/jagaeta!

Save Time and Valuable Resources with a STORServer Appliance for a Turn-Key Backup Solution!

What Is A STORServer Backup Appliance?
STORServer Data Sheet                     IDC Vendor Profile

• The Competitive Leader In Data Protection with Appliances:
• Turn-key solution for backup, archive, and disaster recovery. 
• Includes hardware, software, installation, training and support. 
• Scalable, full-feature solution for offices up to enterprise datacenters. 
• Network implementation, capable of backing up all popular machines.
• LAN, WAN, SAN, and DAS
• Automates Data Protection
• Easy to learn, manage and install (typical install is days, not weeks)
• OTTC (One Throat To Choke) Support
• Easy migration with technology evolution
• Maximizes Return On Investment and reduces Total Cost of Ownership

Scalable to meet the needs of small office environments – from 2-10 Tbytes up to large datacenters with many hundreds of Tbytes.  Based on “Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) for each customer the requirements will be different.  Plus, the Service Level Agreements for the type of support contract (SLA) each customer has their own expectations.

The STORServer appliances size more toward how much data changes in an environment every day rather than the total amount of data to backup or archive.  Since STORServer appliances only backup changes, keeping track of everything already backed up, this daily change rate establishes the processing power and appliance strength needed.

Each backup appliance can tackle up to 4 Billion objects at a time, so the sizing for any one appliance relies upon the daily traffic required.

STORServer’s models allow customers to tailor a solution combining the best of servers, storage (disk, tape or SSD), licensing and support.  Cloud locations for disaster recovery are also available in all models.

Scalable in every aspect, the STORServer will grow as you grow by adding new features, upgrading server, and storage options.

Contact me today to learn more!

IBM Tivoli Storage Management Solutions Help Manage Patient Data Availability

Published on May 11, 2013 by IBM Service Management TV.



By using the latest technology in IBM Storage Management, Kindred Healthcare is able to manage back-up and recovery and ensure the availability of growing volumes of patient data.

Download the Analyst Report here.