The IBM Storwize V3700 is the entry-level system in the IBM Storwize family, is an efficient, easy-to-use system designed to complement virtual server environments while delivering flexibility and innovative storage functions.

To help address block storage requirements, Storwize V3700 is designed to provide small and midsized organisations with the ability to consolidate and share data at an affordable price, while leveraging advanced software capabilities usually found in more expensive systems. Providing up to 240 drives of capacity, Storwize V3700 delivers proven ease of management, functionality and interoperability.

Using thin provisioning, applications consume only the space they are actually using, versus the total space that they have been allocated. Designed to keep business overhead low, thin provisioning optimises efficiency by allocating disk storage space in a flexible manner among multiple users, based on the minimum space required by each user at any given time. This can help organisations save power, lower heat generation and reduce hardware space requirements.