2026 IBM Storage Scale User Group Meeting at Supercomputing 2026 in Chicago!

Join us at the IBM Office in Chicago for a half-day, in-person IBM Storage Scale User Group, kicking off Sunday, November 15th at 12:30 PM — ahead of the main conference, which begins Monday morning.

This event is open to all IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) and IBM Storage Scale System (ESS) users, as well as anyone interested in how Storage Scale powers modern data-intensive workloads.

About IBM Storage Scale in 2026

IBM Storage Scale remains IBM's flagship software-defined parallel file system, delivering high-performance access to unstructured data at enterprise scale. The IBM Storage Scale System pairs that software with a pre-engineered, high-throughput hardware platform built for organizations that need reliability, scalability, and seamless integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

In 2026, Storage Scale is built for the demands of AI, HPC, analytics, and global data orchestration — helping organizations extract insights faster, streamline model development, and run next-generation workloads with confidence.

What to Expect

This interactive, technical user group will cover:

AI, Global Data Access & Performance

How IBM Storage Scale accelerates AI pipelines — from training to inference — across distributed and hybrid environments

Best practices for optimizing NVIDIA DGX and NVIDIA SuperPOD deployments with Storage Scale

Strategies for building a global data platform that delivers data access anywhere, at any scale

Roadmap, Innovation & User Perspectives

IBM Storage Scale and Storage Scale System strategy updates

What's new in the 2026 releases — features, enhancements, and roadmap insights

Presentations from long-time Storage Scale users

A user-led case study on real-world deployment experience

Deep Dives into 2026 Capabilities

IBM Storage Scale for AI workloads, in partnership with NVIDIA

IBM Research insights on data resiliency and next-generation storage intelligence

A look at IBM's latest Content-Aware Storage innovations — bringing AI models directly to the data for faster, more efficient processing

Agenda[Agenda to follow]

Questions about the event? Contact Paul Zakoor: [email protected]