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System Storage Software/System Storage Services (continued)
IBM Global Services for System Storage and Storage Networking
Data Storage Services from IBM can help you achieve business objectives by creating cost-effective data storage solutions that address the requirements of key business applications. These
solutions can support multiple platforms and product vendors, helping to provide enhanced protection for critical business data, increased asset utilization, availability and reliability levels while
reducing management costs.
IBM Global Services, as the leading data storage services provider, brings best practices from its thousands of customer engagements to work for your organization, implementing and integrat-
ing new solutions and technologies that meet your business and IT needs. IBM offers a comprehensive portfolio of data storage services including:
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Analysis of enterprise information needs and environment
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Defined enterprise-wide storage strategies
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Quantified business benefits
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Backup/restore and business continuity planning
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Performance and capacity planning
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Enterprise security architecture
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Storage migration and consolidation
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Networked storage architecture design
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SAN configuration and integration services
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Proof of concept, validation and certification
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Implementation, testing and migration services
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Education and training
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Installation, relocation, cabling and site preparation
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Business and application recovery services
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Systems monitoring and management
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Managed Storage Services
IBM Global Services has a track record of offering successful services for open and mainframe storage, data migration, installation and support services for IBM and non-IBM environments,
including these examples:
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IBM Storage Strategy Assessment assists with the vision and strategy, assessment, architecture and conceptual designs to help customers optimize their storage infrastructure.
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IBM Planning Services for 3494 Automated Tape Library and Virtual Tape Server can help improve tape storage management and gain control of an often expanding library of tapes.
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IBM Operational Support Services for Tivoli Storage Manager assists customers in the planning and implementation of storage management software.
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IBM Managed Storage Services offer scalable, cost-effective storage capacity, management and backup/restore services on a usage basis.
More information about IBM storage services can be found at ibm.com/services/storage.
IBM Global Financing
Financing that supports the entire technology life cycle
IBM Global Financing can help you accelerate your acquisitions of the latest technology and services, and help make your IT and information infrastructure projects more affordable by providing
competitive, customized financing of your storage, server, PC, software and services investments. In addition, IBM Global Financing can enable you to reduce the risk of technology obsoles-
cence risk and handle planning for disposal and replacement of your IT hardware assets. With single-source, customized, competitive financing of the entire life cycle of your IT equipment,
IBM Global Financing makes it easier to manage both the up-front investment and the ongoing operating costs.
From acquisition through daily use, buyback and disposal, our end-to-end offerings form the foundation of a cohesive technology management strategy, improving asset management and
increasing your flexibility for both small and large IT projects.
Offerings, rates, terms and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM representative or visit the Web at
ibm.com/financing
IBM STG Lab Services
IBM STG Lab Services offers 3 updated Information Infrastructure services:
Storage Energy Analysis
Information Infrastructure Storage Optimization Workshop
Information Infrastructure Storage Optimization Study
Storage Energy Analysis
The Storage Energy Analysis review provides a financial business case for moving forward
with IBM products that address the typical issues facing the CIO including controlling stor-
age growth and reducing infrastructure costs.
The review requires that the client gather and return data to an IBM STG Lab Services staff
member. Once the data is submitted, it will be analyzed and used as input into a business
model that will predict future storage, power, cooling and facility space requirements.
IBM consultants work remotely, and the engagement takes about a week.
http://stgls01.rchland.ibm.com:81/toasted.nsf/services/AGSYS019
Information Infrastructure Storage Optimization
Workshop
This offering from STG Lab Services assesses the current state of a client’s IT storage infra-
structure and identifies alternative approaches for optimizing the storage environment using
best practices and “green” principles for reducing the storage footprint.
The workshop begins with the client gathering data and continues with a one or two day
onsite workshop (depending on scope) with client participants who are integral to storage
use and management. The workshop team discusses storage related issues and concerns
and develops recommendations to address them. The IBM team then creates a report cap-
tures the issues and concerns, offers recommendations, and provides a high level business
case that compares business as usual storage growth and management against an opti-
mized storage infrastructure using the recommendations developed in the workshop. This
engagement takes 2 to 4 weeks.
http://stgls01.rchland.ibm.com:81/toasted.nsf/services/AGSYS018
Information Infrastructure Storage Optimization Study
The Storage Optimization Study is more detailed than the Workshop. Like the Workshop,
the Optimization Study assesses the current state of a client’s IT storage infrastructure and
identifies alternative approaches for optimizing the storage environment using best prac-
tices and “green” principles for reducing the storage footprint.
The assessment begins with onsite client interviews to develop a deeper understanding of
the issues and concerns regarding storage. Initial findings are reviewed with the client exec-
utive sponsor and then the team goes offsite to analyze data, develop recommendations
and create a report that contains the following elements: a review of the current storage
infrastructure, current storage environment issues and concerns, recommendations to
address the issues, and a business case that compares business-as-usual with an opti-
mized storage infrastructure. This engagement takes 6 to 8 weeks.
http://stgls01.rchland.ibm.com:81/toasted.nsf/services/AGSYS017