A customer has a number of non-IBM storage arrays, which are capable of provisioning using only traditional RAID volumes. Over-allocation of storage is an issue on some arrays and not on others. In order to balance storage use across the arrays, the customer wishes to virtualize the environment. Which advantage would IBM SAN Volume Controller provide over EMC VPLEX?
A customer wants a proposal for storage that includes three years, 7x24 coverage for their DS8800 storage array. How should a sales specialist respond?
An IBM customer that provides cloud storage has issues with the management of large data volumes across an environment consisting of several different storage products. Some applications have insufficient storage capacity or performance in their current locations. A possible resolution for this issue would be to consolidate the applications onto D58 800. Why is this?
A mainframe customer who utilizes 3490 tape is interested in reducing their need for tape and would like to compare offerings from IBM and Oracle. Which competitive product from Oracle should the specialist gather information on?
A company wants additional storage for their database system and has been looking at HP competitive disk proposals as a solution. When discussing IBM's solutions with the company's 010, the sales specialist learns that the company is directly attaching the HP disk and is buying fewer, larger capacity drives. Based on this information, which financial justification is this customer using?
A customer identifies a need for a net new tape library. Millions of small files across hundreds of servers need to be backed up, and there are also terabytes of data that are video files. Cost is a key factor to this customer. Which unique feature in the TS3500 should the seller focus on over smaller IBM tape libraries?
A customer has established a NAS infrastructure based on a Windows-supporting new-application development and wants to protect written programs and production-data backups in a single platform. Which IBM solution is applicable to this customer's needs?
A customer is implementing a storage solution behind their System x servers. The customer has a unique application that requires support for RAID 4. Which IBM storage solution should be recommended to this customer?
IBM's TS3500 Tape Library allows a customer to utilize both IBM LTO and IBM TS1 140 drive technology in the same Library. Which other library vendor offers the same capability?