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IBM FlashSystem
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<p>IBM FlashSystem is an <a href="/facts/IBM_Storage/J6HrSnj7">IBM Storage</a> enterprise system that stores data on <a href="/facts/Flash_memory/Cn8JsStx">flash memory</a>. Unlike storage systems that use standard <a href="/facts/Solid-state_drives/aMHBy8gU">solid-state drives</a>, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> acquisition of <a href="/facts/Texas_Memory_Systems/azDcE7x4">Texas Memory Systems</a>. </p><p>According to Gartner, IBM was the number one all-flash storage array vendor in 2014 selling over 2,100 FlashSystems totaling 62 petabytes (PB) of capacity. The IBM FlashSystem commanded 33% of the total all-flash capacity sold by all vendors for the year. </p><p>As of February 12, 2020, the FlashSystem brand has replaced both the <a href="/facts/IBM_Storwize_family/4rMA1k2c">Storwize</a> and <a href="/facts/IBM_XIV_Storage_System/sbpmq3Ut">XIV</a> brands in IBM. </p>