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IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS

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DB2 backup for S3 storage (Simple Storage Service)

DB2's Cloud Storage Support The direct support for S3 storage (Simple Storage Service) is definitely a great feature from IBM introduced with v11.1, that helps particularly to write backups and read them from anywhere. However, there are still som...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Physical Tape Libraries and Drives (SYS5112)

Improve Userid security/ individual accountability in IBM Storage Devices
almost 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS 1 Planned for future release

DS8K - Individual Accountability (SYS5006)

Improve Userid security/ individual accountability in IBM Storage Devices
almost 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS 1 Future consideration

Leverage VRSX for source dataset management

Tape Optimizer allows for the immediate expiration of source volumes after a successful copy or altering the expiration date to allow for modification of the original retention. When the expiration date is modified it may not have the desired effe...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS 2 Future consideration