Cyber attacks continue to evolve at an alarming rate, with criminals becoming more sophisticated in their tactics. This rapid evolution means vendors like IBM must constantly innovate to stay ahead of the threats. We work with many clients that use IBM Storage Protect. And what we see is many that are not making the most of its robust features to strengthen their cyber resilience.
So in this blog, we are going to highlight the top five cyber features IBM has released for Storage Protect in 2024 that can help clients maximise their protection and stay one step ahead of cybercriminals
Enhanced Container Storage Pool Management
With more organisations embracing hybrid cloud and containerisation, IBM has focused on enhancing container storage pool management in Storage Protect. The new 2024 update introduces dynamic storage provisioning, allowing businesses to allocate storage resources based on demand. This helps organisations respond more flexibly to changing workloads, while reducing administrative tasks. This is key in a world where quick adaptation is critical for resilience.
Data Resiliency and Object Lock Support
A must-have in today’s cyber landscape is the ability to ensure data immutability, protecting against malicious changes or deletions. In 2024, IBM Storage Protect added support for object locking in cloud environments, enforcing “write once, read many” (WORM) policies. This feature protects backup data from being altered, an essential defence against ransomware attacks that target and encrypt backup files. For businesses with regulatory obligations, it also ensures compliance with strict data retention requirements.
Advanced VMware Integration
Many clients run a significant portion of their infrastructure on virtual machines (VMs). Early this year IBM enhanced its integration with VMware, simplifying the protection of virtualised environments. This update includes better snapshot management for VMs, reducing recovery times without disrupting operations. The integration also automates backups and recovery scenarios, which is critical for businesses needing fast, reliable disaster recovery.
Multi-cloud Integration and Expanded API Support
With modern infrastructures often spanning multiple clouds, seamless data protection across these environments is essential. IBM has enhanced Storage Protect’s multi-cloud integration in 2024, supporting AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud. This enables businesses to create resilient backup strategies that stretch across public, private, and hybrid clouds. Expanded API support also provides more automation options, making it easier to integrate with existing tools and streamline workflows, improving efficiency and resilience.
Faster Backup and Recovery Operations
When it comes to resilience, speed matters. IBM’s latest updates have improved backup and recovery times by optimising deduplication and compression algorithms. Shorter backup windows reduce disruption, while faster recovery ensures that operations can be restored swiftly after a cyber attack or disaster.
Many clients aren’t fully leveraging these new features in IBM Storage Protect, but doing so is crucial to maintaining a strong cyber resilience posture. IBM’s 2024 innovations offer powerful ways to defend against ever-evolving threats, and it’s more important than ever to make the most of these tools. If you want to find out how Silverstring can help you deploy these features any many others that IBM Storage Protect contains then reach out to us here.
