ROLLBACK TO CLEAN COPY
AUTONOMOUS PROTECTION
COVENCO ESTABLISHED IN 1989
THE STORAGE CHALLENGE
Your current SAN array was not designed for 2026 threats.
Most mid-market SAN deployments run on hardware that pre-dates the current ransomware era. Conventional backup strategies – even when correctly executed – leave organisations exposed to recovery windows measured in hours or days.
Recovery speed and data integrity are now board-level concerns, not merely IT metrics.
How the new IBM FlashSystem creates a more resilient business
Your storage subsystem should actively participate in your security posture – not passively store data while threats take hold.
Having a backup does not guarantee a tested, rapid recovery path. Immutable snapshots and instant rollback are what protect your RTO commitments.
Without active data reduction, storage costs scale linearly with workload – a commercially unsustainable position for most IT budgets.
End-of-support infrastructure introduces unpatched security vulnerabilities at the storage layer, well beyond performance bottlenecks alone.
ENTRY / MIDRANGE
FlashSystem 5600
Right-sized enterprise resilience.
Designed for mid-market organisations that require enterprise resilience without enterprise-tier cost. The 5600 delivers full FlashCore Module capability and FlashSystem.ai integration in a compact, energy-efficient footprint.
→ Supports Safeguarded Copy immutable snapshots
→ Intelligent data compression & deduplication
→ FlashSystem.ai autonomous anomaly detection
→ Suited to VDI, databases & file workloads
Midrange / Most Specified
FlashSystem 7600
Performance at scale.
The 7600 sits at the heart of the new portfolio — delivering performance-per-rack-unit leadership for organisations scaling workloads, consolidating legacy arrays, or building hybrid cloud architectures with on-premises resilience at the core.
→ Enhanced NVMe FlashCore Modules
→ Active-active Metro Mirror replication
→ Integrated Transparent Cloud Tiering
→ Ideal for mission-critical & DR workloads
High-End / Enterprise
FlashSystem 9600
Petabyte-scale resilience.
Built for the most demanding enterprise environments, the 9600 delivers petabyte-scale capacity with full end-to-end NVMe performance – for organisations where storage downtime is simply not an option.
→ Up to petabyte-scale effective capacity
→ End-to-end NVMe connectivity
→ Four-way active stretch cluster support
→ Suited to finance, manufacturing, healthcare & public sector
60-second recovery. No IT intervention required.
FlashSystem.ai continuously monitors I/O patterns and entropy levels across your storage environment. When malware-indicative behaviour or encryption anomalies are identified, the system acts autonomously – before your on-call team has even been paged.
Safeguarded Copy creates isolated, policy-driven snapshot copies that cannot be accessed, modified, or deleted – even by privileged administrators. Your recovery target is protected at the storage layer itself.
Without active data reduction, storage costs scale linearly with workload – a commercially unsustainable position for most IT budgets.
IBM FlashSystem enables regular, non-disruptive recovery rehearsals using Safeguarded Copy clones – giving your IT leadership genuine, evidenced confidence in your RTO commitments rather than theoretical assurances.
What happens when FlashSystem.ai detects an anomaly?
The moment FlashSystem.ai identifies malware behaviour or an encryption pattern inconsistent with normal workload activity, it automatically triggers an immutable Safeguarded Copy snapshot. Your storage environment is isolated. A clean, verified copy of your data is staged for recovery – within 60 seconds.
For organisations with RTO obligations to regulators, insurers, or the board, this is not a marginal improvement. It is a fundamentally different risk position.
Covenco: IBM expertise, backed by 35 years of infrastructure delivery.
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IBM Gold Business Partner - Accredited for Storage & Server
Covenco holds full IBM Gold Business Partner status with specific accreditation for IBM Storage and Server Systems. We are authorised to specify, supply, and support the complete IBM FlashSystem portfolio.
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35 Years of Infrastructure Delivery - Established 1989
Our longevity reflects consistent technical excellence and client outcomes, not vendor incentive cycles. We have been delivering enterprise infrastructure to UK and Irish organisations since 1989.
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ISO 27001 Certified - Information Security at Every Layer
Our ISO 27001 certification means your data and infrastructure are managed within a framework built on rigorous, independently audited information security practices – from initial scoping through to ongoing support.
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Managed Services & DR That Outlast the Sale
We offer Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery managed services that complement your IBM FlashSystem investment – ensuring your storage platform is monitored, maintained, and recovery-tested on an ongoing basis.
Request A Demonstration
See IBM FlashSystem in action - tailored to your environment
We offer one-to-one, tailored demonstrations of the IBM FlashSystem portfolio, including a live walkthrough of FlashSystem.ai threat detection and Safeguarded Copy recovery. Sessions are led by a Covenco IBM-accredited engineer and designed specifically for IT decision-makers.
→ Live walkthrough of the 60-second Safeguarded Copy rollback.
→ FlashSystem.ai anomaly detection demonstrated with real-world ransomware scenarios.
→ An honest assessment of whether FlashSystem is the right fit for your current estate.
→ No obligation – led by a Covenco IBM-accredited engineer, not a generalist sales team.
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