IBM unveils new entry-level all-flash storage platform, IBM FlashSystem 5300

IBM unveils new entry-level all-flash storage platform, IBM FlashSystem 5300

By Sam Werner | VP, IBM Storage Product Management

April 25, 2024

IBM today announced the new IBM FlashSystem 5300, a powerful entry-level storage solution that delivers exceptional price performance, high availability, and enterprise-class data services to all sizes of businesses in just one rack unit.

For organizations challenged with resource constrained data centers and large demanding workloads, the IBM FlashSystem 5300 is a powerful and scalable all-flash primary storage platform that offers flexibility to clients of all sizes when choosing the performance and capacity characteristics for their latency-sensitive workloads and highly volatile data sets. Now, clients can also take advantage of additional IBM FlashSystem 5300 benefits via the new IBM Storage Assurance program, also announced today, to support a strategy for their storage architectures to get more out of their data center investments.

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“AI and ransomware protection are top priorities for clients of all sizes,” said Dave Pearson, Research Vice President for Infrastructure Systems at IDC. “With recently improved performance and IBM FlashCore Module ransomware detection, FlashSystem 5300 aims to address these critical business needs for clients modernizing their hybrid cloud storage.”

Unlike traditional vendors who invest in monolithic storage systems, the IBM FlashSystem 5300 is designed to protect and consolidate workloads into a small footprint – only 1U of a standard rack – for a larger performance and capacity envelope. This new model delivers significant improvements in performance, capacity, and data resilience, including:

• Improved productivity: For similarly configured systems running a typical enterprise workload, like a database, the IBM FlashSystem 5300 is designed to deliver up to 45% more throughput on a 70/30/50 typical production workload[1], like a database, and at least a 50% bandwidth improvement on sequential workloads versus the previous generation FlashSystem 5200.[2]
• Increased storage density: Clients can get up to 1.81PBe of data (effective capacity) in a fully populated 1U form factor system, using 2:1 deduplication and 3:1 compression ratio.[3] Also, the IBM FlashSystem 5300 can deliver up to 1.81PBe of data (effective capacity) in a fully populated 1U form factor system, using 2:1 deduplication and 3:1 compression ratio.[4]
• Enhanced data resilience: New technology enabled by FlashCore Module 4 is designed to continuously monitor statistics gathered from I/O using machine learning models to detect anomalies like ransomware in less than a minute.[5]
• Maximized efficiency: Clients can leverage AI-powered predictive analytics with IBM Storage Insights, IBM Spectrum Virtualize which includes AI-based data placement, and automation.
• Enhanced VMware Integrations: Protect virtual machines from threats with immutable snapshot support, policy-based replication, and VMware virtual volume 2.0 support.

With its compact footprint and improved storage density, the IBM FlashSystem 5300 provides a building block that organizations can leverage to start small and then scale up – both performance and capacity – as their business needs evolve.

Both the IBM Storage Assurance program and the IBM FlashSystem 5300 are now generally available.

More in Store with Our Business Partners

We work closely with our Business Partners to offer solutions to clients of all sizes looking to bring simplicity to their IT stack while prioritzing performance and scale. The goal of our Business Partners is to help organizations get additional value from IBM FlashSystems by setting up defenses to detect threats as quickly as possible, with improved operational security capabilities that aid in understanding attack surfaces.

Here is what our partners have to say:

“With the enhancements brought into the IBM Flash System 5300, IBM have improved an already great product. Higher Capacity, faster performance and more throughputs are great improvements. The FS5300, when combined with the new Flash Core Module Gen 4 also delivers on compression and security. Looking forward to seeing how these enhancements compare to their predecessors.” — Steve Jeffery, Business Development Manager, Arrow

“For over 10 years, we have relied on IBM’s FlashSystem technology, which has been a true game-changer. Now, with the release of the new IBM FlashSystem 5300, I am excited to see even greater performance, capacity, and data resiliency enhancements. I am confident that this new technology will help organizations get the most out of their data center investments.” — Zoran Ilić, Sales Manager at Axians

“Integrating IBM’s FlashSystem into our Cegeka Power Cloud architecture has significantly elevated our operational efficiency and scalability. This system not only meets our immediate needs with its cost-effective and flexible solutions but also aligns perfectly with our long-term vision for a resilient and powerful hybrid cloud infrastructure. The advancements in performance, capacity, and cyber-resilience of the new 5300 model empower us to leverage leading-edge technology, accelerating data access, enhancing reliability, and ensuring seamless customer experiences, while securely fortifying our data.” — Gert-Jan Vaes, Manager Services, Cegeka

“Using the IBM FlashSystem 5000 technology is easy and simple to install. We are excited to show our customers the new FlashSystem 5300 and its improved cyber resilience capabilities, all within a 1U footprint. It is amazing to think of the high performance, increased capacity, and enterprise-grade features users will be able to access at this price point.” — Michael Schroll, IBM Practice Manager at Technologent

Learn more about IBM Storage Assurance here and the IBM FlashSystem 5300 here.