At Blue Chip, we’re seeing an increase in organisations looking for IBM storage infrastructure that will enable them to be more efficient and integrative, with room to scale. “The cost is key,” says Lee McEvoy, Storage Sales Specialist at IBM, “but it’s not the only driver anymore. Storage has moved on to accommodate changing needs.”...Read More
Yet another headache in the wonderful world of IT. For several years, major corporates – at least 500 to our knowledge – have been trusting their virtual back-up and restore methodologies on IBM’s ProtecTIER family of products. It did a fantastic job. As we come to the close of 2020, we’ve hit the ‘end of life’ phase for this product. Where does a...Read More
We live in a data-driven world, yet transparency in today’s storage collateral is often lacking. Some vendors struggle to accommodate escalating user demand and exponential data growth. Often vendors can have multiple competing product families within their own portfolio that can make choosing the right solution even more complex. This is exactly why IBM has...Read More
If you were considering investing in IBM storage but couldn’t make your mind up, their most recent announcement might make the decision easier for you. Earlier this year IBM announced the streamlining of its storage offering by replacing its two non-mainframe IT storage lines with a unified IBM FlashSystem family. What difference does this make...Read More
A very special episode of Disruptive LIVE, featuring Blue Chip’s take on the latest IBM storage announcements. Joining our host, Chris Smith, Director of Sales Marketing at Blue Chip, is Lee McEvoy, Storage Sales at IBM. IBM has recently introduced the tagline ’Simple is Smart’ in relation to the storage announcements. Chris will be exploring...Read More
Credit: Bob Graczyk, IBM Spectrum Storage Social Media Advocate The most significant storage announcement in almost five years was made last month by IBM. They will be eliminating two of its primary non-mainframe IT storage lines – Storwize and FlashSystem A9000 – to be replaced with a unified IBM FlashSystem family. Many storage vendors use...Read More
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