Dell PowerStore is an innovative and scalable all-flash storage solution capable of delivering performance, scalability, and storage efficiency for various workloads across core, edge, and cloud platforms. The Dell PowerStore focuses on scalability with its flexible, software-based architecture that adapts to any future and provides consistent business outcomes in a dynamic business landscape.
This solution goes above and beyond by incorporating a built-in intelligence that seamlessly optimizes, safeguards, and scales data, without requiring manual intervention. This PowerStore intelligence framework leverages advanced algorithms and machine learning capabilities to consistently assess data utilization patterns, identify opportunities for data reduction, and dynamically adjust storage resources for optimal efficiency.
With its automated intelligence and robust feature set, Dell PowerStore liberates organizations from manual management, enabling them to focus on strategic initiatives and utilize large data volumes without unnecessary operational complexities.
Instead of creating and maintaining your own servers at high cost to your business, consider Amazon Simple Storage Solutions (S3). Amazon S3 works at an object level. It is scalable to store any amount of data, and it is accessible anytime on demand. With strong access controls, cost-effective storage options, and industry-leading data availability and storage, Amazon S3 can work for any size of business.
There are several storage classes within Amazon S3, all offering excellent durability and security for your data. For general purpose storage, S3 Standard and S3 Intelligent-Tiering offer low cost, low latency storage. If you access your data less frequently but still require rapid access, S3 Standard-IA or S3 One Zone-IA offers high availability storage at low costs. AWS also offers storage for archived data based on the required availability: S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, or S3 Glacier Deep Archive.
AWS offers serverless storage through the Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), allowing you to build and configure your shared file systems quickly and easily. Amazon EFS is optimized to handle the majority of applications and features high availability and extreme durability for your data. With scalable, agile storage that grows and shrinks with your needs, Amazon EFS reduces costs by ensuring that you only pay for what you use. In addition, Amazon EFS will automatically move your rarely-accessed files to lower cost storage. Amazon EFS is your solution if you need to quickly and easily share data with no management required.
Amazon FSx is a fully Windows-compatible storage system with high availability, default backups for all files, and automatically updated hardware patches and provisioning. If you rely on a Windows-based file server that is reaching capacity or is nearing end-of-life, Amazon FSx may be the solution for you. Amazon FSx offers low latency, guaranteed performance, and industry-leading security for your business files.
In addition to working seamlessly with Windows File Server, Amazon FSx offers storage for NetApp ONTAP, Open ZFS, and Lustre. Simply choose the system you already use and your data can be transferred seamlessly to your new cloud-based file system. With Amazon FSx, you only pay for what you use, eliminating the need to invest thousands in on-site storage in favor of pay-per-use storage with Amazon FSx.
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) low latency, high performance block storage for use with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances. Amazon EBS supports SSD-based or HDD-based volume types and includes encryption for your data, both in-flight and at rest. As always, Amazon EBS is a cost-effective, scalable, and easy to use. Amazon EBS supports service levels that specialize in everything from highly available, low latency block storage to very low cost, durable storage for archived data blocks.
Amazon File Cache offers a unified view of your files, regardless of storage location. You can link physical servers, Amazon FSx, Amazon S3, or other cloud datasets within the Amazon File Cache. This low-latency cache makes it easier to process your file data by presenting a cohesive look at everything you have linked to the Amazon File Cache.
PowerStore T is a standard deployment model that provides unified block and file storage services for external hosts. The T line offers a wide range of capacity and performance options from all NVMe flash for high performance SAN applications to 2.5” SATA HDDs best suited for backup or DVR workloads. The T line supports capacity up to 18 petabytes (PB), multiple processor sockes, and up to 100Gb ethernet networking.
On the other hand, the PowerStore X is a hypervisor deployment model that allows organizations to run applications directly on the array while providing shared block storage services for external hosts. Both models have an active/active performance design and support end-to-end NVMe technology.
Dell PowerStore also offers various management software and services as part of its storage solution. These include PowerStore Manager, CloudIQ, Proactive Assist, Quality of Service, AppSync Basic, Dell Common Event Enabler, Antivirus Agent, and more.
Dell PowerStore’s NVMe-powered performance feature is one of the critical advantages of this storage solution. Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is a protocol that enables faster and more efficient data transfer between storage devices and hosts. With the NVMe protocol, PowerStore delivers ultra-low latency and high IOPS for demanding workloads. This feature enables users to harness the complete potential data with faster and more efficient storage access.
With a unified storage feature, PowerStore can simultaneously provide access to block and file storage resources using a single architecture. This ensures users can support various workloads and applications that require different storage formats, from physical to virtual servers, databases, containers, and more. Dell PowerStore’s unified storage feature allows users to consolidate their block and file storage needs on a single, flexible, scalable platform.
PowerStore employs an advanced data reduction technique for optimizing storage capability utilization, including zero-detect, compression, and deduplication. These techniques are integrated into the PowerStore architecture and can work on block and file data and support various protocols. With these advanced techniques, organizations can store more data in less space and lower their total cost of ownership.
With PowerStore’s seamless integration with emerging technologies, users can simplify storage management and operations. These include virtualization platforms, cloud services, data protection solutions, and management tools from Dell Technologies or other third-party ecosystems. Users can also benefit from the simplified deployment, operation, and maintenance of PowerStore with these products and services.
PowerStore provides intelligence insights and automation that help to streamline your storage management and optimize your resources. These technologies use machine learning, analytics, and programmability to simplify operations, improve performance, and reduce risks. With PowerStore Manager, CloudIQ, REST API, and other tools, users can monitor, analyze, configure, optimize, and automate systems with minimal effort and maximum results.
Dell PowerStore offers comprehensive solutions that cater to the diverse needs of all organizations, regardless of their scale and industry. With its advanced features, this solution addresses the challenges and tradeoffs associated with traditional storage systems and propels businesses toward a successful and data-driven future.
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