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International Business Machines (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

The company was founded in 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation, following a merger of the Computer Scale Company of America and the International Time Recording Company with the Tabulating Machine Company. CTR adopted the name International Business Machines in 1924, using a name previously designated to CTR's subsidiary in Canada and later South America. Its distinctive culture and product branding has given it the nickname Big Blue.

In 2010, IBM was ranked the 20th largest firm in the U.S. by Fortune and the 33rd largest globally by Forbes.Other rankings that year include #1 green company (Newsweek), #1 company for leaders (Fortune), #2 best global brand (Interbrand), #15 most admired company (Fortune), and #18 most innovative company (Fast Company).IBM employs almost 400,000 employees (called "IBMers" by IBM) in over 200 countries, with occupations including scientists, engineers, consultants, and sales professionals.

IBM holds more patents than any other U.S.-based technology company and has nine research laboratories worldwide. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, nine National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. The company has undergone several organizational changes since its inception, acquiring companies like SPSS (2009) and PwC consulting (2002) and spinning off companies like SAP (1972) and Lexmark (1991). IBM Storage

IBM Storage

Disk Storage

The IBM System Storage Disk Systems products and offerings provide compelling storage solutions with superior value for all levels of business.
Disk home page
High-end and Enterprise Disk Systems
Midrange and high performance computing systems
Entry disk systems

Tape Storage

Tape storage, backup, and information management systems.
Tape home page
Enterprise tape systems
Midrange tape systems
Entry tape systems

Storage Area Networks (SAN)

IBM SAN products and solutions provide integrated SMB and enterprise SAN solutions with multi-protocol local, campus, metropolitan and global storage networking.
SAN home page
Enterprise SAN directors
Midrange SAN switches
Entry SAN switches
Multiprotocol routers
New Ethernet switches

Network attached storage (NAS)

IBM Network attached storage (NAS) products provide a wide-range of network attachment capabilities to a broad range of host and client systems.
NAS home page
IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage
IBM System Storage N series hardware
IBM System Storage N series software
IBM System Storage N series solutions

Media

IBM understands that, when storing back up and archival information on tape, customers are committing vital information to a medium that can vary widely in both quality of the cartridge and quality of the tape media itself. As such, please consider the following reasons why IBM branded media should be used in IBM branded tape drives and libraries

Media home page
Enterprise storage media
Midrange storage media
Entry storage media

Management software

Reduce the complexity and costs of managing your SAN-based storage with these products.
Software home page
SAN Volume Controller
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6

Storage Management Solutions

IBM offers a comprehensive, flexible storage software portfolio that helps organizations address storage management challenges across the enterprise, including data centers, remote/branch offices and desktop/laptop computers. Learn more about the specific components within the IBM storage software family that can help you create a more responsive and resilient storage infrastructure for your on demand business.

Storage:Aberdeen, American Megatrends, Atrato, Chelsio Communications, Compellent, Ctera, D-Link, Dell, EMC, Enhance Technology, EqualLogic, Foremay Technology, Huawei Symantec, IBM, Infortrend, LeftHand, NEC, NetApp, Nexsan, OCZ Technology, Open-E, Oracle, Overland Storage, Pliant Technology, Promise Technology, QNAP, Quantum, Seagate , Spectra Logic, Studio Network Solutions, Supermicro, Tandberg Data and Western Digital
Servers: AMD, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Kontron, Promise Technology and Supermicro
Networking: 3Ware, Astek, ATTO Technology, Brocade, Cables To Go, Cisco, D-Link, Eaton, Emulex, Extreme, Force10 Networks, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, LSI, Promise Technology, Qlogic, Supermicro and Trip Lite
Security: Blue Coat, Check Point, Double-Take, FalconStor, Huawei Symantec, Novell, Red Hat, SafeNet and Symantec
Software: Atempo, Double-Take, FalconStor, Idealstor , jetNEXUS, MetaSAN , Microsoft, Novell, PoolIt, Oracle, Red Hat, ROBOBAK, Symantec and VMware
Memory: Adaptec, ATP, Corsair, Kingston, Micron, Samsung, SanDisk and Western Digital
Power: APC, Belkin, Eaton, Emerson, Raritan, Sparkle Power, Supermicro (Ablecom) and Tripp Lite
Thin Clients: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NEC and Wyse Technology
Virtualization: Red Hat and VMware
Products: Storage Solutions, Data Recovery, 1TB - 2TB Hard Drives, Fiber Chanel, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, IP SAN, NFS, SSD, RAID Arrays, Servers, Blade Servers, Desktop Computers, Laptop Computers, Workstations, KVM Switch's, PDU's, UPS's, Cache Memory, Fiber Cables, SAS Cables, Racks, Computer Accessories and Backup/Archive/Storage Software.