With all the talk around cloud computing, it is easy to forget that a sizable chunk of data storage today is still on-prem primarily because some businesses are not comfortable moving to their data into the cloud either for performance, security or compliance reasons.
Block storage plays a critical role in many enterprise applications. The popularity of block storage has even perpetuated itself in the cloud with cloud providers offering object storage services.
IBM Storage Insights provides visibility across your storage environment to help you manage complex storage infrastructures and make cost-saving decisions. It combines proven IBM data management leadership with proprietary analytics from IBM Research.
As a cloud-based service, it enables you to deploy quickly and save storage administration time while optimizing your storage. It also helps automate aspects of the support process to enable faster resolution of issues. Two editions enable you to select the capabilities that serve your needs best.
This video explains how to better manage block storage and walks the reader on the functionality of the IBM Storage Insights, a tool available for free to all IBM block storage users. Click on the video to learn more.