IBM Introduces New Software-Defined Storage Solution To Simplify Infrastructure Management
The solution unifies block, file and object data to help organisations address data silos and modernise data lakes or virtual machines storage.
IBM has announced the addition of IBM Storage Ceph-as-a-Service, a new software-defined storage solution, to its emerging portfolio of flexible as-a-service solutions for on-premises infrastructure.
The portfolio includes IBM Power delivered as-a-service, which already offers the distributed compute platform in new form factors and flexible consumption options.
According to an IDC study, by 2028, 80% of IT buyers will prioritise as-a-service consumption for workloads. This is driven by the demand for optimised IT spending, enhanced operational efficiency and achieving sustainability metrics.
IBM is addressing this need by providing IBM Storage Ceph via an as-a-service model, enabling enterprises to integrate cloud-based as-a-service solutions with on-premises environments.
IBM Storage Ceph-As-A-Service
Enterprises can leverage the software-defined unified storage solution as a cloud storage experience on-premises. The solution unifies block, file and object data to help organisations address data silos and modernise data lakes or virtual machines storage.
The fully managed offering is designed to deliver the scale, flexibility, availability and cost efficiency of cloud storage to the data centre, leaving the management and maintenance of Ceph clusters to IBM experts. The solution will help enable IT staff to focus resources on critical business priorities and emerging technologies, rather than the complicated task of managing storage infrastructure.
The solution aims to reduce operational costs by aligning spending with actual usage, avoiding underutilisation and overprovisioning. It can also scale on-demand so IT teams can start small and grow to adapt to business needs as priorities change.
IBM Power Delivered As-A-Service
IBM has continued to invest in operating environments on IBM Power to help businesses. This includes the IBM Power Virtual Server Private Cloud integrated into the IBM Cloud Catalog, which supports enterprise workloads such as SAP, IBM i, Oracle, and AI.
IBM Power Virtual Server enables enterprises to adopt and expand their on-premises infrastructures while providing security and compliance capabilities.
Since Power Virtual Server is an as-a-service offering, enterprises will only pay for the computing resources used, such as memory, storage and CPU managed by IBM in their data centres, the company said.
