Hi All, In case you missed the announcement on Tuesday (December 6, 2016), IBM announced IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0. You can download it today.
Here is the announcement letter. https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS216-508&appname=USN You can find the User's Guides under the "Spectrum Protect" name here: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/tsm/welcome.html A few highlights of IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0: * Extends virtual environments integration --> Built for the VMware administrator with more vSphere Web Client integration --> Simplified experience means faster configuration and deployment --> Scale up with faster backups and restores * Expands hybrid cloud solutions --> Easily transition from FILE, VTL or tape to directory and cloud pools --> Automated conversion that handles all the details for you * Advances snapshot support --> Simplify storage snapshot provisioning in Spectrum Virtualize Metro and Global Mirrored environments --> Make Windows snapshots even more compelling --> Perform faster backups for multi-partition DB2 databases Look in the "What's New" section of the User's Guides to see more details. Thank you, Del