Introduction to Storage

Data is growing at massive scale faster than ever before as new data is created every second by big data analytics, mobile devices, and social applications. At the rate data is growing, businesses of all sizes - large and small - face challenges such as capacity growth, performance impact, and day-to-day management to maintain and preserve data accuracy in data centers or in the cloud. To meet the needs of businesses and innovative devices, IBM offers robust and cognitive storage system solutions designed to analyze massive amounts of data. IBM Storage solutions provide speed and efficiency of ready data access with the agility and cost-effectiveness of hybrid cloud and software-defined storage. More importantly, product solutions that connect data in any architecture, helping businesses meet challenges while reducing total cost of ownership. Introduction to Storage, SS01, is a foundational course for the IBM Storage product portfolio. This course will cover the fundamental elements of storage concepts and storage solutions, RAID technology, and connectivity. This course also covers the concept of high availability and business continuity planning for disaster recovery, as well as discusses the concept of storage virtualization and its many benefits. Additionally, this course will highlight IBM Storage system solutions including disk, flash, and tape systems designed for all types of business needs. We also cover the SAN family to help maintain continuity, and the IBM Spectrum Suite storage management software package covers storage solutions for the cloud.