ARMONK, N.Y., Sept.
10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced
that International Data Corp. (IDC) has ranked IBM as the top
ranking supplier of Software Defined Storage Platforms (SDS-P) in
its latest Worldwide Storage Software QView for the second
quarter 2014, based on software revenue. The ranking reflects
widespread adoption of IBM's SDS-P technologies by clients looking
to gain faster, more reliable access to their growing data
volumes.
IDC describes SDS-P as, "platforms that deliver the full suite
of storage services via a software stack that uses (but is not
dependent on) commodity hardware built with off-the-shelf
components." *
IBM's SDS portfolio includes hardware agnostic software
technologies such as a global file system, code-named Elastic
Storage that automatically manages data locally and globally. It
also provides breakthrough speeds in data access, easy
administration and the ability to scale technology infrastructures
quickly and more cost-effectively. In addition to Elastic Storage,
the portfolio includes IBM's storage virtualization software, SAN
Volume Controller, which enables clients to virtualize storage
infrastructures for fast, reliable data movement across
heterogeneous storage systems. SAN Volume Controller is also
available as part of IBM's Virtual Storage Center which provides
additional capabilities for storage management such as backup,
restore, and visual administration.
Each year, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) teams
with IBM to deliver a dynamic online and mobile experience to fans
of the US Open tournament. The cloud-based infrastructure
consistently generates increasing amounts of data, as well as a
corresponding increase in demand for greater access and analysis.
During the 2013 US Open, for example, the USTA churned out 2.9
million hours of live-streaming video and served more than 400
million pageviews on its tournament web site over the course of
just two weeks.
"The versatile and reliable IBM infrastructure that supports the
US Open enables us to provide fans the tournament data and
insights they need, no matter where they are located," said
Nicole Jeter West, Senior Director
of Ticketing and Digital Strategy at USTA. "The dynamic IBM cloud
helps us ensure that we are able to immediately serve the right
content to tennis enthusiasts around the globe."
The reliable digital platform that provides US Open fans
constant access to real-time scores, statistics, video, etc., is
supported by IBM's Elastic Storage, which is based on the company's
General Parallel File System (GPFS) technology.
"IBM Software Defined Storage capabilities are providing clients
with the kind of scalability and fast data access their customers,
employees and partners are not just demanding, but expecting," said
Jamie Thomas, General Manager,
Storage and Software Defined Systems, IBM Systems & Technology
Group.
IDC's Worldwide Storage Software QView provides total
market size and vendor shares of the storage software market. This
latest IDC QView marks the first that IDC has measured the size of
the SDS-P market. According to the firm, "sales of SDS-P were just
3.5% of the total software market value, but grew more than 15.7%
during the quarter."
* IDC's Worldwide Storage Software Taxonomy, 2014 (Doc
#249822)
For more information about IBM Software Defined Storage,
visit www.ibm.com/storage/software-defined-storage
Contact Information
Mike
Zimmerman
IBM Media Relations
+1 (914) 766-4935
mrzimmerman@us.ibm.com
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