IBM DS4700 User Manual 3

IBM Systems and Technology Group

IBM System Storage Product Guide

Cost effective and reliable access to your information

People need access to information so they can make knowl­edgeable decisions that lead to growth and increased prof­itability. Your challenge is making sure that information is
always available, when and where it is needed, to fuel the
cycle of creative thinking that leads to innovation.

IBM System Storage™ solutions help you more successfully
support your business by cr

eating IT environments that:

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Protect information assets and enable data sharing and
collaboration across your enterprise in real time

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More easily handle changing business requirements

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Manage information effectively by matching the value of your
information to how it is stored and accessed at each point in
its life cycle

Only IBM delivers the depth and breadth of intelligent storage
solutions and expertise to help you r

eliably bring information to

people in a cost-effective way.

Empower your people to innovate and make more informed
business decisions

Innovate faster and help ensure that the information that fuels
creative thinking and decision making is available in real time
with IBM System Storage solutions.

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Automate and simplify IT operations with revolutionary
IBM System Storage solutions—so you can focus on your
business and spend less time managing your infrastructure

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Increase your return on people and create an environment
for competitive advantage by capitalizing on data sharing
and collaboration across the enterprise in real time with
IBM System Storage offerings

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Fuel your innovation engine with complete solutions that
leverage IBM’s unmatched expertise, strong synergy
between servers and storage, award-winning storage soft­ware and extensive partner network

Get the most value from your information

Protect and fully leverage your information assets by using
intelligent management solutions from IBM—solutions that
enable your IT staff to implement the most cost-effective stor­age options based on the value and service level of the infor­mation at each point in its lifecycle.

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Align your storage investment with the value of your informa­tion using comprehensive tiered storage, policy-based
automation and intelligent information management solutions
from IBM

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Confidently protect your strategic information assets and effi­ciently comply with regulatory and security requirements with
the unrivaled breadth of storage solutions from IBM

Make your business more responsive with an information­centric IT environment

Manage and adapt to growing and changing business needs
with an IT environment that makes critical information always
available—without disruption.

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Keep your business running with continuous access to infor­mation through industry-leading business continuity solutions
from IBM System Storage

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Rapidly adapt to evolving business needs by creating an
open, flexible, on demand infrastructure that scales as you
grow—without disrupting ongoing operations—using proven
IBM System Storage solutions

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Optimize and protect your IT investment with
marketplace-leading virtualization capabilities, superior multi­vendor interoperability and cost-effective storage solutions
from IBM

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