IBM Power Integrated Into the Cloud: Use Cases

Build Bridges to IBM Power Cloud with IBM FlashStorage Systems and Spectrum Virtualize

• Business Continuity - Leveraging rented Public cloud resources
• DevOps Analytics - Temporary data copy from on-premises to cloud
• Cyber Resiliency - Continuing to deliver outcomes despite cyber incidents
• Workload Migration to Cloud - Permanent data migration to cloud
• Hybrid Multicloud - Permanent state of operating infrastructure both on-premises and in Public cloud

IBM Spectrum Virtualize: A Powerful Software Stack for Modernization

Consistent management and features to over 500 different storage systems for on-prem and in the cloud. All systems gain a uniform portal to the cloud.

Appliance - SAN Volume Controller

• Heterogeneous storage virtualization
• Consistent management
• Ultimate flexibility
• Participate in opportunities where no storage sales exist

Integrated - Software Defined storage integrated with storage hardware

• FlashSystem 5010
• FlashSystem 5030
• FlashSystem 5100
• FlashSystem 7200
• FlashSystem 9200
• FlashSystem 9200R

Software - Software Defined Storage (SDS) In the Cloud

• IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud

Removes Pain Points - Enables over 500 heterogeneous storage systems to gain a wealth of consistent features

• Brings consistent APIs to storage
• Easy Tier (AI-based tiering)
• All systems gain Compression
• All systems gain Deduplication
• All systems gain Encryption
• All systems gain Replication
• All systems gain easy Migration

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What’s New?

Our clients are looking to Modernize their infrastructure and apps, Migrate to high performing Hybrid / Multicloud infrastructure, and Transform and grow their businesses.

What we’ve heard:

• “IBM Power is stable, but getting harder to find resources.”
• “We love IBM Power, but don’t know how to make it relevant in a Cloud world.”
• “We are not sure if we should extend our hardware and software maintenance, migrate to IBM Power Cloud, or purchase a new system. Can you help us.”
• “Even though our IBM Power system runs 80% of our business, it is not seen as strategic to the business. It is sometimes seen as an obstacle to growth. We have another IT department re-writing the apps to run on Cloud.”
• “We would like to know what our options for IBM Power are – in terms of integrating or migrating to the cloud.”
• “We have another team that handles our storage. We have EMC and other storage vendors today.”
• “External Storage with IBM Power will be too slow and too costly.”
• “Internal Storage will perform far better than external storage.”
• “We need to encrypt our data at rest and only know how to use Option 45.”
• “We have a cloud application running on AWS and would like to integrate it with our AS400 using API’s and modern techniques. Can you help us?”
• “Our RPG (and COBOL) applications are stable, but not flexible in a cloud and mobile friendly world. We would like to know what our options are.”
• “We have heard about Kubernetes, docker, and Red Hat OpenShift but don’t know how to get started.”

Each of the Steps below is based on experience working with our IBM Power shops.