This document discusses IBM's FlashSystem A9000, a flash storage solution for powering the high-performance cloud. It can drive efficiencies of scale with IBM Hyper-Scale, scale without compromise using a cloud-friendly grid architecture to reduce total cost of ownership. It also keeps data growth under cost control with flash-optimized data reduction and provides consistent, predictable application response times while maintaining quality of service and multi-tenancy.

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Powering the high-performance cloud
FlashSystem A9000 powers your cloud with a cost-effective and efficient flash storage solution.
But with IBM FlashSystem®
, you can
Drive efficiencies of scale
with IBM Hyper-Scale
Scale without compromise with
a cloud-friendly grid architecture
that drives down TCO
Keep data growth under
cost control with
flash-optimized data
reduction features
Know what to expect with
consistent, predictable
application response times
Keep application neighbors
happy with Quality of
Service & Multi-tenancy
Variable resource consumption
exacerbates resource
inefficiencies
Scalability is
accomplished at the
expense of
performance & initial
cost-savings
Active datasets grow exponentially,
creating a complex
management environment
Unpredictable application
workloads impact overall quality
of service
Noisy neighbors effect
impacts applications
running on the same
resources
Deploying cloud is not a simple task