© 2014 IBM Corporation 1 Product Overview © 2014 IBM Corporation 1 Title of presentation goes here FlashSystem family 2014 FlashSystem 840/V840 Overview November 2014

© 2014 IBM Corporation 2 Product Overview Agenda Understanding storage performance (Hint: it’s not IOPS) IBM FlashSystem 840 and V840 product overview When to sell which

© 2014 IBM Corporation 3 Product Overview No application or architecture changes Benefits & economics outweigh disk Reduce floor space, power & cooling Servers, applications and databases are FASTER! Understanding application efficiency using FlashSystem CPU Utilization & App. Efficiency 4% Total Application Processing Time 5,200µs (5.2ms) 5,000µs (5ms) 200µs (.2ms) Application Processing Time Time Waiting for I/0 (Waiting for Array) Time Processing Data (Server CPU) Disk/Hybrid/SSD IBM FlashSystem CPU Utilization & App. Efficiency 50% Total Application Processing Time 400µs (.4ms) 200µs (.2ms) What do you do with the Extra Time?

© 2014 IBM Corporation 4 Product Overview Comprehensive flash offerings strategy Standalone all flash array Also a building block Eschew features that increase latency, bottleneck IOPS or cap bandwidth Promote use of application-level services Software defined storage FlashSystem V840 FlashSystem as a storage enclosure Promote use of SAN services IBM FlashSystemIBM Software Defined Solutions IBM FlashSystem addresses the two primary segmentations of the flash market as defined by IDC: Absolute Performance for extreme performance of throughput, IO, and latency. Enterprise for full featured enterprise features sets married to flash performance

© 2014 IBM Corporation 5 Product Overview 1.1M IOPS 8 GB/s Bandwidth Multiple connectivity interfaces -16Gb/8Gb Fibre Channel -40Gb QDR InfiniBand -10Gb FCoE -10Gb iSCSI Fully redundant and hot swappable architecture: - Flash modules, power supplies, batteries, interfaces, fans AES 256, HW based encryption Maintain business continuity: - Concurrent code load, highly serviceable design 2U form factor- minimal footprint for best of breed ROI Low power, Energy Star Certified, 625 watts Field upgradeable, granular capacity: -2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40 Intuitive standardized GUI Low Latency 135/90 µs R/W Purpose-built, highly parallel design Maximize host CPU efficiency and productivity Macro Efficiency MicroLatency ™ Enterprise Reliability Extreme Performance IBM FlashSystem enhancements: 10Gb iSCSI 1TB modules OEM enablement Data center optimized to deliver extreme performance, flexible capacity and total system protection

© 2014 IBM Corporation 6 Product Overview IBM FlashSystem 840 specifications Minimum latency Write90 µs Read135 µs Maximum IOPS 4 KB Read (100%, random)1,100,000 Read/write (70%/30%, random)775,000 Write (100%, random)600,000 Maximum bandwidth 256 KB Read (100%, sequential)8 GB/s Write (100%, sequential)4 GB/s Capacity Options 4 x 1TB6 x 1TB8 x 1TB10 x 1TB12 x 1TB8 x 2TB10 x 2TB12 x 2TB8 x 4TB10 x 4TB12 x 4TB Raw5 TB7.5 TB10 TB12.5 TB15 TB 21 TB 25 TB 32 TB 42 TB 50 TB 65 TB RAID 52 TB4 TB6 TB8 TB10 TB 12 TB 16 TB 20 TB 24 TB 32 TB 40 TB Performance at-a-glance Data center optimized to deliver extreme performance, flexible capacity and total system protection Small Medium Large

© 2014 IBM Corporation 7 Product Overview IBM FlashSystem 840 GUI

© 2014 IBM Corporation 8 Product Overview Enterprise Reliability Macro Efficiency IBM MicroLatency™ Extreme Performance IBM FlashSystem V840 Scalable to 2.5 million IOPS Scalable to 19.2 GB/s Mixed Workload Consolidation Advanced Data Services Copy Services, mirroring, replication, external virtualization, VAAI Concurrent code load Hot swappable architecture AES 256, HW-based encryption Fully redundant controllers Scale up to 40TB usable and up to 200TB effective capacity in only 6U Scale up to 320TB usable and up to 1.6PB effective capacity in only 36U Effective capacity possible with optional Real-time Compression IBM Real-time Compression IBM Easy Tier® Thin provisioning Copy services Data Virtualization Highly available configuration Accelerate applications with enterprise-class, advanced storage capabilities 200 µs response time Flash-optimized design

© 2014 IBM Corporation 9 Product Overview Fixed Building Block (entry-level) Scalable Building Block (Plan for growth) IBM FlashSystem V840 Scale-out (add capacity and performance) Scale-up (add capacity) Scale-up and Scale-out Configuration Maximum Performance – Fixed Build Block (100% Read, Cache Miss) Latency (4K)200 µs IOPS (4K)526,000 Bandwidth (128K)6.2 GB/s Maximum Performance – Scaled Out (100% Read, 4 Building Blocks) * Latency (4K)200 µs IOPS (4K)2,520,000 Bandwidth (128K)19.2 GB/s Maximum Performance – Scalable Build Block (100% Read, Cache Miss) Latency (4K)200 µs IOPS (4K)630,000 Bandwidth (128K)6.2 GB/s

© 2014 IBM Corporation 10 Product Overview IBM FlashSystem V840 Flash for Less Than Disk Enable Mixed Workload Consolidation Scale-up & Scale-out Improve What You Have IBM & non-IBM Drive New Business Opportunities Software Defined Services Deep Application Integration

© 2014 IBM Corporation 11 Product Overview Thin provisioning Purchase only the storage you need Dynamic growth Software Defined Storage Services High availability configurations Enable continuous data availability Copy Services Eliminate application downtime for backup Test disaster recovery plans Validate business continuity strategy Software Defined Services

© 2014 IBM Corporation 12 Product Overview Enables Mixed Workload Consolidation 99 percent reduction in average query response 66 percent reduction in SAP ERP response times

© 2014 IBM Corporation 13 Product Overview Flash for Less Than the Cost of Disk Tipping Point Economics Low latency with high IOPS flash replaces shelves of HDD and enables server consolidation Decrease storage TCO with lower space, power and cooling costs Thin Provisioning Purchase only the storage you need Dynamic growth Real-time Compression Store up to 5X more data with less flash Flash for Less Than Disk

© 2014 IBM Corporation 14 Product Overview FlashSystem V840 and VMware®: an ideal fit Driving efficiency, performance, flexibility & scale in virtualized environments Redefine Tier 1 performance for workloads with diverse I/O patterns Optimize your data tier with thin provisioning, snapshots, and real-time compression Deep Application Integration

© 2014 IBM Corporation 15 Product Overview FlashSystem V840 and VDI Reduces Risk and Cost Deep Application Integration Cuts CAPEX and OPEX Costs –Up to 20x more users on IBM FlashSystem Better-than-PC User Experience –Faster-than-PC boot time –< 1 second app launches –Near-instant /desktop searches Lower project risks –Scales to tens of thousands of virtual desktops –Consistent better-than-PC performance –No hidden storage costs overruns Fast Provisioning and Better Management at scale –Automated deployment with HA and DR Hypervisor IBM FlashSystem Atlantis ILIO VM Virtual Desktops FlashSystem for VDI

© 2014 IBM Corporation 16 Product Overview Scalable with Flexible Deployments Grow capacity and performance as needed Toggle compression on specific data sets Customize automated tiering options on data sets Extend advanced software functions to third party storage Performance Capacity Scale-up & Scale-out

© 2014 IBM Corporation 17 Product Overview Virtualizes IBM and 3rd Party Storage Preserve your existing investment in storage Manage Tier Protect Compress with Real-time Compression Optimized performance at lower overall cost IBM Easy Tier ® flash storage management Improve What You Have IBM & non-IBM Flash HDDs

© 2014 IBM Corporation 18 Product Overview FlashSystem V840 Improves Your Business Drive new business opportunities with IBM FlashSystem Accelerate Infrastructure Lower the Cost of Flash Protect your Investment Simplified Management Enable Datacenter Consolidation Run Mixed Workloads Accelerate Applications Improve Workforce Productivity Drive New Business Opportunities

© 2014 IBM Corporation 19 Product Overview Latest FlashSystem Enhancements Order date: October 28, 2014 General Availability: December 12, 2014 Enhanced IBM FlashSystem V840  Up to 1.2M data reduction IOPS with IBM Real-time Compression  Certified with IBM SmartCloud® Virtual Storage Center: ‒ FlashCopy Manager ‒ Tivoli Productivity Center (TPC) ‒ Storage Analytics Engine  Now supports all four interfaces and increases the options for host connectivity  16GB/8GB FC  10GB FCoE  10GB iSCSI FlashSystem 840  Maximum performance with the 1300 watt power supply option to maintain performance under demanding loads  No Cost upgrade  May require outage  New performance monitoring and system management features: ‒ 300 days of performance data with pan and zoom capability to better identify and research trends ‒ 5 predefined graphs showing system IOPS, Latency, and Bandwidth, as well as total port IOPS and queue depth  Now ENERGY STAR Certified Order date: October 6, 2014 General Availability: December 5, 2014

© 2014 IBM Corporation 20 Product Overview IBM FlashSystem Offerings 840 V840 SVC Degrees of virtualization available: HW based encryption No software stack Advanced software features All flash array External virtualization Advanced software features Full scalability Full environment virtualization

© 2014 IBM Corporation 21 Product Overview When to sell 840 vs. V840 For lowest price point, lead with 840: Provides highest performance available (lowest latency) Perfect for application acceleration, mission critical workloads Customers who do not need advanced software features or already have existing storage virtualization (SVC/V7K) For a feature-rich solution, lead with V840: Provides advanced software features: thin-provisioning, compression, snapshots, replication, tiering Perfect for mixed workloads, virtual machines Ability to virtualize IBM and 3 rd party arrays

© 2014 IBM Corporation 22 Product Overview When to sell V840 vs. SVC V840 not targeted to: Existing SVC customers Customers who are considering SVC Customers planning to build a fully virtualized data center V840 ideal for: Customers with no IBM storage Customer who are not interested in SVC Customers evaluating software-rich competitive offerings May benefit from simplified licensing

© 2014 IBM Corporation 23 Product Overview © 2014 IBM Corporation 23 Title of presentation goes here FlashSystem family 2014 For more information visit ibm.com/storage/flashibm.com/storage/flash Questions

© 2014 IBM Corporation 24 Product Overview For more information Website: ibm.com/storage/flash/ ibm.com/storage/flash/ Product Pages: –FlashSystem 840 Product PageFlashSystem 840 Product Page –FlashSystem V840 Product PageFlashSystem V840 Product Page –FlashSystem EcosystemFlashSystem Ecosystem Resources: ibm.com/storage/flash/resources ibm.com/storage/flash/resources References: RedBooks: uery=FlashSystem&SearchOrder=1&SearchFuzzy=FALSE uery=FlashSystem&SearchOrder=1&SearchFuzzy=FALSE FindIT: Know on the Go: Sales Kit - IBM | PWIBMPW IBM Flash YouTube Channel : V7gh-X V7gh-X FlashSystem Sales Team Contacts: