Real-Time Data Compression for Communications Companies

Communications companies need optimized data centers. Whether a telco or a managed services provider, chances are data center sprawl is a big concern for IT. Many communications IT managers have already invested in virtualization technology to help consolidate servers and may be looking at other ways to increase efficiencies that drive down costs and prepare for emerging cloud computing technologies. Storage optimization through real-time data compression is one way that communications companies can further consolidate their IT infrastructure and save on cost.

Here are four ways IBM Storwize appliances help communications companies consolidate storage:

Compresses data in real time without performance degradation.
Increases disk capacity by up to 80 percent to reduce need for both physical and virtual servers and making them easier to manage.
Cuts or delays storage disk purchases with IBM Storwize real-time data compression which is powered by a patented Random Access Compression Engine (RACE) architecture.
Boosts backup and recovery operations because IBM Storwize compressed files can be read without having to be decompressed, preserving compression ratios while reducing CPU cycles and lowering secondary disk and tape utilization.

One way to understand IBM Storwize real-time storage compression is to consider the benefits gained by virtualizing servers such as improved utilization, consolidation, manageability. Storwize real-time data compression delivers those same benefits to storage devices.

Field Findings:

PolyCom, a leader in unified collaborative communications deployed pairs of IBM Storwize appliances on primary and DR sites for high availability. IBM Storwize was able to reach compression ratios of 75 percent and significantly reduce the data foot print at the primary site from 9TB to 2.25TB. In addition the developers at Polycom saw no impact to performance while accessing their data.

Learn more about the Polycom case study, or watch one of the IBM Storwize videos to get details about how real-time data compression optimizes storage without compromising on performance.