IBM Adds Speed to Big Data Insights With Next-Gen IBM FlashSystem V840

IBM will give clients more ways to speed the access to Big Data insights with a next-generation flash system that provides a fivefold increase in application performance over the previous model and supports IBM's software defined storage for greater virtualization and scalability.

The IBM FlashSystem V840 now integrates into a new Control Enclosure the FlashSystem with IBM's SAN Volume Controller (SVC) data virtualization system, a key component of IBM's Software Defined Storage solution. The solution includes advanced technologies as Real-time Compression that compresses live data on-the-fly for a three-and-a-half times boost in performance over the previous version.

Since the IBM FlashSystem V840 can support up to 1.6 petabyte of data in a single system, clients are able to reduce energy costs, as well as data center floor space. Drive new business opportunities with IBM FlashSystem V840 including faster applications, consolidated mixed workloads, software defined services, deep application integration. With IBM easy tier you can automatically migrates data between storage tiers. The IBM FlashSystem V480 offers more benefits in the same capacity at a lower cost.