This IBM® Redbooks® Product Guide is an overview of the main characteristics, features, and technology that is used in IBM FlashSystem™ A9000R, with IBM FlashSystem A9000R Software V12.0.
IBM FlashSystem A9000R is an excellent platform for industry leaders with rapidly growing cloud storage and mixed workload environments. It integrates the microsecond latency, and high availability of IBM FlashCore™ technology in a scalable, grid architecture. This rack-based offering comes integrated with the world class software features that are built with IBM Spectrum™ Accelerate software. For example, comprehensive data reduction, including inline pattern removal, data deduplication and compression, helps lower total cost of ownership (TCO) while the grid architecture and IBM Hyper-Scale framework simplify and automate storage administration.
Ready for the cloud and well-suited for large deployments, FlashSystem A9000R offers fast, reliable data storage for various workloads.
