One Array for AI: Inside the IBM FlashSystem and Broadcom Fibre Channel Architecture Behind Oracle AI Database 26ai
StorageReview, Thursday, October 29th, 2026
StorageReview describes IBM and Broadcom's validation of Oracle AI Database 26ai on IBM FlashSystem arrays over Brocade Gen 8 Fibre Channel.
Oracle AI Database 26ai adds native vector data types, SQL vector search, ONNX model execution and SELECT AI, so the block array and SAN behind the database now carry AI retrieval traffic alongside transactions.
The article argues regulated data should stay on-prem rather than be copied to a separate AI platform.
IBM Storage and Broadcom's Fibre Channel group built a test environment to validate mixed workloads on one array, examining I/O QoS isolation, ransomware detection, AutoZoning and multi-tenancy.
IBM started with Oracle because of its market leadership, but says the storage argument applies to other databases too.