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IBM storage is getting software-defined, with IBM seeing that concept as a way of better integrating its storage hardware and software assets. Big Blue's Storage and Software-defined Systems general manager Jamie Thomas outlined a new storage deal at IBM's Enterprise event in Las Vegas, claiming the "new model will provide …

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  1. Denarius
    Meh

    It will be a hot day in Niflheim

    before I trust modern IBMs software managing hardware after suffering for a week working with blades from 4 GB RAM desktop being frequently flattened by a few simple remote reboots and builds.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    "leaps" isn't right, "leapt" doesn't really do it either.

    Software defined storage is a "broad church" bandwagon now - to a greater or less extent most vendors do some or pay lip service to the concept (even EMC do now, after all the years saying virtualising storage was a terrible idea).

    It wasn't a bandwagon when IBM got on. For block storage the software defined started back in 2003 when SVC was launched as a product. GPFS is older than that.

    Being in early doesn't guarantee success or the largest competitive share when the concept is taken up in the mass market, but it should at least protect you from smart arse "jumping on the bandwagon" comments.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: "leaps" isn't right, "leapt" doesn't really do it either.

      Software-defined is absolutely a bandwagon. As you correctly state, IBM's been doing this for a decade and while we're at it, it's been virtualising things for over five decades now.

      This whole software-defined bollocks is nothing new. All that's new is marketing idiots shouting software-defined, cloud and mobile randomly in the hope that shouting it louder than the next guy will gain market share. Of these three, mobile's the only one that's really new at all, although let's face it, phones are just small computers connected via a wireless network.

      I find it quite sad that IBM is desperately trying to cling onto this particular bandwagon. It's really missed an opportunity to shout about its own history and achievements. Apparently a good product set isn't important any more. Shiny adverts and cringeworthy YouTube videos are where it's at.

      Compression on V7000's an important announcement though. They've dragged their heels on that one.

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      1. El Storage Master
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        Re: "leaps" isn't right, "leapt" doesn't really do it either.

        Except, they do have some awesome products, in case you are not awake watching. TMS is the best all flash array around right now, and why IBM has taken over market share leader with 25% of AFA market. The guy above you just pointed out that IBM is not new to SDN. If we learn the lesson that Amazon, Google, and Facebook taught the world when they took SDN binding together SSDs for the world's first and most known cloud infrastructure, it makes sense that traditional SAN is not what will lead IBM to the holy land in the data center, and that SDN, converged, and flash will. They have made some smart bets that will likely get them further into the future, faster than the other traditional SAN players.

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