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Preface

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides an introduction and overview of the latest products in the IBM FlashSystem® 5000 Family, including their hardware and software features.

Advanced topics that apply to the IBM FlashSystem and IBM Spectrum® Virtualize family can be found in other IBM Redbooks publications about FlashSystem and IBM Spectrum Virtualize (for more information, see “Related publications” on page 37).

Authors

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), San Jose Center.

	Frank Enders is a subject-matter expert (SME) for IBM Spectrum Virtualize. He has worked for the last 13 years for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) FlashSystem Level 2 support in Germany, and his duties include pre-sales and post-sales support. Frank has been with IBM for 25 years, and has written many Redbooks publications about FlashSystem family products. In addition, he is an IBM ITSO Redbook Platinum Author.
	Sergey Kubin is an SME for IBM Storage and SAN technical support. He holds an Electronics Engineer degree from Ural Federal University in Russia, and has more than 15 years of experience in IT. In IBM, he works for IBM Technology Support Services, providing support and guidance on IBM Spectrum Virtualize family systems for customers in Europe, Middle East, and Russia. His expertise also includes SAN, IBM block-level DS family storage, and file-level storage systems. He is an IBM Certified Specialist for FlashSystem Family Technical Solutions.
	Jon Tate is a Project Manager for IBM System Storage™ SAN Solutions at the ITSO, San Jose Center. Before joining the ITSO in 1999, he worked in the IBM Technical Support Center, providing Level 2/3 support for IBM mainframe storage products. Jon has 33 years of experience in storage software and management, services, and support. He is an IBM Certified IT Specialist, an IBM SAN Certified Specialist, and is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified. He is also the UK Chairman of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).

Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:

Jon Short
Evelyn Perez
IBM Systems, Hursley, UK

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