IBM Storage introduces the Flash System 5045

IBM announced last updated its FS5000 series storage systems in February 2021, having launched them the year before. This week it announced the FS5045, which replaces the FS5035. Like the FS5035, the new product includes Data reduction (compression and deduplication), Scale-out clustering, IBM HyperSwap high-availability and Encryption To differentiate it […] Read more »

Storage systems – sales steady, but uncoupled from raw storage growth

A look at the size, growth and major suppliers of storage systems in 2022. Read more »

Storage systems 2021 – stable spending in a sea of change

The worldwide storage systems hardware market grew by just 2% in 2021 to reach $34.8 billion, which proved yet again that the success of these products has become increasingly unconnected with that of raw storage, which grew by 19% growth in the year. My Figure above shows total spending by […] Read more »

IBM’s new FlashSystems – better speeds, feeds, integration and cyber protection

IBM today launches a number of market-leading hardware products based on its new, third generation, FlashCore Module. Not content just to keep technically ahead of its competitors, it continues to work hard to integrate these offerings into its wider approach to hybrid multi-cloud computing, its cyber resiliency services and new […] Read more »

Storage systems hardware and software, raw storage trends and market shares

My latest shares, trends and analysis of the global storage market Read more »

Storage sales $199b in 2018 – exponential capacity growth, increasing software control

A look at the balance between raw and system storage markets Read more »