ARMONK, N.Y., July
24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today
announced a new all-flash, high-performance data and file
management solution for enterprise clients running exabyte-scale
big data analytics, cognitive and AI applications. The combined
flash and storage software solution has been certified with the
Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) to provide clients with more choice
in selecting the right platform for their big data analytics on
data processing engines like Hadoop and Spark.
The new IBM All-Flash Elastic Storage Server (ESS), powered by
IBM Spectrum Scale exabyte-scale software defined storage,
increases data throughput by 60 percent1 over previous
solutions. Performance improvements produce a storage solution
powerful enough to run complex applications from machine and deep
learning clusters to image recognition of cancer cells.
The IBM Spectrum Scale storage software combines data from silos
across the enterprise into a single view in order to run analytics
on Hadoop and Spark. Through unifying file, object and Hadoop HDFS
data storage, IBM ESS with IBM Spectrum Scale combines to shorten
time to results while contributing to reducing storage capacity
requirements by more than 55 percent2 for Hadoop and
Spark workload data. Beyond performance and economic benefits, the
solution provides user data with essential features such as
redundant data paths, distributed erasure coding and end-to-end
checksums. Based upon millions of hours of current production
systems, reported over the past two years the IBM ESS design has
delivered five nines of availability against unscheduled
downtime.
"We're seeing an increasing appetite on the part of clients to
unlock value within their own business data where competitive
advantage can be found but too often they face challenges that
inhibit ready access to this information," said Ed Walsh, general manager, IBM Storage and
Software Defined Infrastructure. "IBM ESS with Spectrum Scale has
been developed to make data available by reducing obstacles that
prevent users from quickly accessing and processing the growing
oceans of differing data types stored within their disparate,
isolated storage systems."
IBM All-Flash ESS represents a new generation of data and file
management. To help clients more effectively manage their hot and
cold data. IBM ESS with IBM Spectrum Scale, an exabyte-scale
software defined storage solution, supports a wide variety of
network protocols while providing clients the elasticity to
transparently tier data across flash, disk, tape and cloud storage
systems.
With all IBM ESS and IBM Spectrum Scale models certified on
Hortonworks, we fulfill a commitment to deliver higher exabyte
scale storage densities and related performance throughput required
for programs like IBM's support for the Department of Energy CORAL
project. IBM ESS integration with IBM Spectrum Scale, which is
being developed to support anticipated NVMe-based storage solutions
from IBM, sets the stage for increased proficiency in managing
throughput of Big Data analytics workloads.
Availability
IBM will be taking orders on the new IBM
All-Flash Elastic Storage Server (ESS) today but the solution will
be generally available on August 25,
2017. To learn more about the IBM ESS portfolio please visit
our website. For more details about the latest IBM All-Flash ESS,
please see our blog "Fast data: the future of big data."
1 - Comparing the IBM ESS GS6 25GB/s against the new IBM ESS GS6S
40GB/s maximum throughput
2 - Comparing open source HDFS 3x data replication v. IBM Spectrum
Scale RAID 1.22x erasure coded data protection.
Media Contact:
Greg Vitarelli
IBM Media Relations
617-455-9627
vitarelli@us.ibm.com
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