[gpfsug-discuss] Save the date - Invitation: IBM Storage Scale User Days – March 10–11, 2026

[Frank Kramer]

Save the date!

You are invited to the IBM Storage Scale User Days 2026, taking place on March 10–11, 2026, at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, Germany.
This free, in-person expert-level workshop brings together customers, IBM Storage Scale development, and IBM partner technical experts to share insights and experiences.

Key topics:

  *   What’s new in IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0
  *   IBM Storage Scale System 7.0.0.0
  *   Data for AI use cases and architectures

Event details:

  *   Start: March 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (local time)
  *   Location: IBM Campus 1, 71139 Ehningen, Germany
  *   Language: Mixed German and English (no translation provided)
  *   Format: Face-to-face workshop

The event will be hosted at our new, spacious IBM facility. More details: https://www.schuessler-plan.de/en/projects/ibm-technologycampus-ehningen.html

Registration:
If you would like to join, please contact Markus Merz for the registration link: MMERZ at de.ibm.com<mailto:MMERZ at de.ibm.com> We look forward to welcoming you in Ehningen.

Appendix: Storage Scale 6.0.0

IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0 is a major evolution in IBM’s global data platform, purpose-built to meet the demands of AI-driven enterprises. At the heart of this release is the Storage Scale System Data Acceleration Tier (DAT) a high-performance NVMeoF-based storage layer designed to deliver extreme IOPS and ultra-low latency for real-time AI inferencing workloads.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/storage-scale-60

Appendix: Storage Scale System 7.0.0.0

IBM Storage Scale RAID is a software implementation of storage RAID technologies within IBM Storage Scale. Using conventional dual-ported disks in a JBOD configuration, IBM Storage Scale RAID implements sophisticated data placement and error-correction algorithms to deliver high levels of storage reliability, availability, and performance. Standard GPFS file systems are created from the NSDs defined through IBM Storage Scale RAID.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-scale-system/storage-scale-software/7.0.0

Appendix: Accelerating AI inference with IBM Storage Scale

Large language model (LLM) based inference is a dominant workload for modern AI applications, and it has become so taxing on all three infrastructure resources (compute, network, and storage) that entirely new software capabilities are emerging to support resource management and optimization for inference.

https://research.ibm.com/blog/accelerating-ai-inference-with-ibm-storage-scale

-frank-

Frank Kraemer
IBM Senior Technical Specialist
Tower One, Bruesseler Street 1-3, 60327 Frankfurt
mailto:kraemerf at de.ibm.com
Mobile +491713043699
IBM Germany

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