External Storage Virtualization
FlashSystem as a modernization platform through IBM Storage Virtualize, external array virtualization, migration services, and cross-system management.
FlashSystem should often be framed as a migration and modernization control point. IBM Storage Virtualize is what makes that story more interesting than a pure hardware refresh.
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Storwize to FlashSystem Migration
Migration planning from Storwize V3700, V5000, V7000, older FlashSystem arrays, and mixed vendor storage into a modern FlashSystem architecture.
IBM FlashSystem 7600
Current-generation 2U FlashSystem for larger mixed workloads, consolidated virtualized environments, analytics platforms, and buyers comparing the 7300 successor class.
IBM FlashSystem 9600
Current-generation flagship 2U FlashSystem for critical OLTP, consolidated mixed workloads, very high capacity, high bandwidth, and buyers comparing 9500-class refresh paths.
Usable Capacity Sizing
Raw, usable, effective, protected, and replicated capacity decisions for FlashSystem quotes, especially when a buyer asks whether a 20 TB to 30 TB environment fits a 5300, 5600, or 5000-class array.