ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
News summary
- New Dell EMC PowerStore software improves workload performance
by up to 25%
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning enhancements drive
cost savings and up to 15% lower workload latency
- New PowerStore 500 model offers lower cost, enterprise
performance to businesses of all sizes
- Nearly twenty percent of PowerStore buyers are new to Dell
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Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is upgrading
the performance of Dell EMC PowerStore enterprise storage
systems with new software and automation capabilities. The company
is also introducing the PowerStore 500, a lower-cost model suitable
for a broader range of businesses and use cases with enterprise
performance and features.
"PowerStore is the fastest-growing new architecture in Dell
history. New and existing storage customers are seeing first-hand
how its unique design, extreme performance and standout automation
capabilities help them innovate and maintain a competitive
advantage," said Jeff Boudreau,
president and general manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell
Technologies. "With today's announcements, we've made PowerStore
faster and smarter while making it easier for a broader range of
businesses to get started with the platform."
Dell Technologies, the industry's leading enterprise storage
provider1, has shipped more than 400 petabytes of
PowerStore storage—roughly the same as storing 136 billion songs as
MP3 files—in more than 60 countries in industries such as
education, gaming, transportation, healthcare, retail and financial
services. New PowerStore users include Columbia Southern University, Habib Bank, RealPage, Tech Data, The University
of Pisa, Tilly's and
Ultraleap.
"Our hand tracking and mid-air haptics technologies are
transforming industries like XR, automotive, kiosk and out of home
advertising. Dell EMC PowerStore's performance, automation,
deduplication and scalability capabilities are helping to transform
our IT infrastructure," said Richard
Goodwin, group director of IT, Ultraleap. "With PowerStore,
we are realizing a 450% performance improvement on some
applications and are seeing data reduction rates well above Dell's
4:1 data reduction guarantee. In our world, speed is a key
differentiator and PowerStore is helping accelerate access to the
critical data and applications we need to bring our innovations to
life."
Software innovation
Enhancements in PowerStoreOS 2.0
can be applied to new and existing PowerStore appliances with zero
disruptions to customer operations:
- Performance improvements: PowerStore supports a wide
range of workloads with its scale-up, scale-out architecture for
block, file and VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes. Businesses now get
better performance from workloads on their PowerStore, achieving up
to 25% more Input/Output Operations Per
Second (IOPS).2
- Infrastructure modernization: PowerStore extends the
advantages of NVMe across the data center by adding the option of
NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe-FC), which requires a simple software
update and no additional hardware.
- Scale-out with AppsON: The industry's only storage array
with a built-in VMware ESXi hypervisor 3 allows
customers to run applications directly on the system using the
AppsON feature for better performance, mobility and workload
consolidation. Scale-out and appliance clustering additions to
AppsON provide additional compute power for storage-intensive
applications at the edge in areas such as healthcare and big data
analytics.
"Enterprises undergoing digital transformation are looking for
performance and flexibility to better help them accommodate
demanding new workloads and better consolidate existing ones in
distributed environments," said Eric
Burgener, research vice president, Infrastructure Systems,
Platforms and Technologies Group at IDC. "The incorporation
of new technologies and enterprise-class storage management
capabilities into lower cost storage like the Dell EMC PowerStore
500 provide additional options for customers even as they drive
more value for the money."
Increased intelligence
PowerStore updates automate
data processes and deliver greater cost savings:
- Intelligent data reduction: PowerStore simplifies
storage management by optimizing capacity and performance while
delivering a guaranteed 4:1 data reduction.4 The array's
Intelligent Data Reduction functionality is always running without
impacting performance.
- Greater resiliency: PowerStore's Dynamic Resiliency
Engine (DRE) helps customers maintain performance while
safeguarding against dual drive failures. DRE provides up to 98%
less management effort compared to traditional RAID
configurations.5
- Smarter tiering: PowerStore uses storage class memory
(SCM) as persistent storage and differentiates between SCM and
standard NVMe drives within the system, speeding metadata access
for up to 15% lower workload latency6 with an investment
as low as a single Intel® Optane™ D4800X drive.
PowerStore's automation capabilities are complimented by Dell
EMC CloudIQ, storage monitoring and analytics software that uses
artificial and human intelligence to deliver real-time performance
and capacity insights.
Introducing the PowerStore 500
The PowerStore 500
delivers enterprise performance and storage services at an
accessible price point. PowerStore 500 is suitable to businesses of
any size and can be used in remote or branch locations, edge
environments or larger IT deployments. It's also available
through Flex On Demand, allowing customers to acquire the
technology they need with payments that scale to match
actual usage.
The array's compact 2U form-factor stores up to 1.2 petabytes
and is capable of handling demanding enterprise workloads,
supporting up to 2.4 million SQL transactions per
minute7 and 1,500 VDI desktops per
appliance.8 Customers can combine multiple PowerStore
500 appliances for an affordable cluster that is easily managed
with automation and data mobility capabilities. For larger
configurations, customers can mix and match PowerStore models to
scale as IT needs change.
The Dell EMC Future-Proof Program includes Anytime
Upgrades, the industry's most flexible controller upgrade
program.9 Unique to Dell Technologies, customers can
enhance or expand their PowerStore performance and capacity after
only 180 days.10 Anytime Upgrades, combined with
PowerStore's adaptable architecture, effectively eliminates costly,
disruptive platform migrations.
"Dell EMC PowerStore's unique architecture, automation
capabilities and performance help our customers tackle today and
tomorrow's IT challenges," said Bob
Olwig, vice president, business development and marketing,
WWT. "The PowerStore 500's low cost and extreme performance make it
a compelling addition to the PowerStore family from a partner
perspective and new performance and automation updates give
customers even more reasons to choose Dell Technologies
storage."
Availability
- Dell EMC PowerStore software updates are available for download
on June 10, 2021.
- PowerStore 500 is available for ordering on May 4, 2021 with global shipments starting
June 10, 2021.
Additional resources
- Press release: Dell Technologies Bolsters the University of
Pisa's Remote Education and
Critical Medical Research Projects with Dell EMC PowerStore
- Connect with Dell via Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn
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1.IDC WW Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, 2020Q4,
March 11, 2021 – Vendor Revenue.
2. Based on Dell internal test of PowerStore 5000 running
typical 70/30 random read/write mix, 8K block size on PowerStoreOS 2.0 vs.
1.0, March 2021. Actual performance will vary.
3. Based on Dell analysis of publicly available information on
current solutions from mainstream storage vendors, April 2020. VMware ESXi Hypervisor is available
with PowerStore X models.
4. 4:1 average rate guaranteed across customer
applications. Rates for individual applications may
vary. See Future-Proof program terms and conditions for
details.
5. Based on Dell analysis of staff time required to deploy and
maintain high availability array with Dell's Dynamic Resiliency
Engine (DRE) vs. traditional RAID.
6. Based on March 2021 internal
Dell tests comparing PowerStore 500 latency with and without SCM
metadata tiering, running with 70/30 read/write mix, 8k block size. Actual performance may vary.
7. Based on Dell tests of PowerStore 500T,
running SQL Server OLTP (TPC-C-like) workloads.
Actual performance may vary by configuration and workload
8. Based on Dell analysis of PowerStore 500T test results,
March 2021. Calculations reflect typical knowledge worker profile
demands. Actual performance may vary by configuration and
workload.
9. Based on Dell analysis, April
2020, using publicly available data to compare the highest
available program/subscription offers for controller upgrades.
Requires purchase of minimum 3-year ProSupport Plus with Anytime
Upgrade Select or Standard add-on option at point of sale to
qualify.
10. Upgrade available after 180 days. Requires purchase of
minimum 3-year ProSupport Plus with Anytime Upgrade Select or
Standard add-on option at point of sale to qualify.
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