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<p class="MsoNormal">Save the date!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You are invited to the <b>IBM Storage Scale User Days 2026</b>, taking place on
<b>March 10\u201311, 2026</b>, at the <b>IBM Campus in Ehningen, Germany</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This <b>free, in-person expert-level workshop</b> brings together customers, IBM Storage Scale development, and IBM partner technical experts to share insights and experiences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Key topics:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">What\u2019s new in <b>IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>IBM Storage Scale System 7.0.0.0</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Data for AI</b> use cases and architectures<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Event details:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Start:</b> March 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (local time)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Location:</b> IBM Campus 1, 71139 Ehningen, Germany<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Language:</b> Mixed German and English (no translation provided)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Format:</b> Face-to-face workshop<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The event will be hosted at our <b>new, spacious IBM facility</b>. More details:
<a href="https://www.schuessler-plan.de/en/projects/ibm-technologycampus-ehningen.html">
https://www.schuessler-plan.de/en/projects/ibm-technologycampus-ehningen.html</a><span lang="en-DE">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to join, please contact <b>Markus Merz</b> for the registration link:
<a href="mailto:MMERZ@de.ibm.com">MMERZ@de.ibm.com</a> We look forward to welcoming you in Ehningen.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Appendix: Storage Scale 6.0.0<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0 is a major evolution in IBM\u2019s 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/storage-scale-60">https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/storage-scale-60</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Appendix: Storage Scale System 7.0.0.0<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-scale-system/storage-scale-software/7.0.0">https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-scale-system/storage-scale-software/7.0.0</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Appendix: Accelerating AI inference with IBM Storage Scale<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://research.ibm.com/blog/accelerating-ai-inference-with-ibm-storage-scale">https://research.ibm.com/blog/accelerating-ai-inference-with-ibm-storage-scale</a><span lang="en-DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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