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PowerStore’s Advanced Data Reduction Future-Proofs Savings

Utilize PowerStore‘s Advanced Data Reduction to Future-Proof Your Savings. Discover how your company can save money and protect the environment with PowerStore‘s best-in-class data reduction and efficiency.

Dell PowerStore enables companies to save money and fit more data into less space by using cutting-edge data reduction algorithms supported by the greatest data reduction guarantee in the market. Let’s examine how PowerStore completely prepares you for an Artificial Intelligent-driven future while permanently lowering storage expenses.

The Competitive Edge: Advanced Data Reduction

Advanced data reduction technology is used in PowerStore’s next-generation design, which provides a number of advantages over rival, older arrays. In contrast to conventional legacy systems, PowerStore boosts efficiency by fusing cutting-edge hardware and complex software. It achieves up to 2x more efficiency than a top rival by using software-driven granular deduplication and the embedded Intel QuickAssist processor for intelligent, variable block compression. This is done without compromising workload performance.

Administrators do not need to toggle or manage data reduction on a per-workload basis since it is constantly on across the array, making it simple to utilize. With industry-leading capacity analytics that offer a comprehensive view from the array level down to individual volumes, PowerStore also makes expansion planning easier. Administrators can use these insights to manage their data storage as cost-effectively as possible.

It is dedicated to efficiency in ways that go beyond technology. It includes a guarantee that Dell will provide you the long-term savings you need in order to compete and succeed in a changing market.

The best savings in the class

It’s critical to secure the savings you anticipate when every dollar matters. With the greatest data reduction guarantee in the industry and an amazing 5:1 Data Reduction Ratio (DRR) for reducible data that doesn’t need an evaluation, Dell is dedicated to PowerStore‘s effectiveness. Its cutting-edge technology, excellent engineering, and field-proven outcomes demonstrating that clients get 81% real-world data savings an average of 31% more than the 5:1 DRR guarantee all contribute to this.

It guarantee is included with every purchase; no contract is necessary, and it locks in long-term savings for the duration of your five-year pre-paid maintenance plan. It don’t cut corners on remediation with future discounts or other vague recompense if your PowerStore fails to live up to our commitment at any point during that time. By providing complimentary drives, we provide a practical, genuine solution to make sure your company has the capacity it requires.

In addition to protecting your finances, PowerStore‘s technology and guarantee complement your sustainable efforts.

Environmental Responsibility and Efficiency

PowerStore helps you promote sustainability as your data expands by combining environmental responsibility with commercial effectiveness. Granular single-drive growth is made possible by PowerStore’s software-driven design, which lowers costs and power consumption as your data grows. Data reduction directly results in considerable energy savings of up to 54% less energy than a major rival by storing more data on fewer disks.

It fits in with your budget and environmental objectives with ENERGY STAR-certified models that have daily power expenses that are similar to your morning coffee.

Optimizing storage also reduces your environmental footprint, demonstrating how intelligent technology can promote sustainability and commercial success. It’s a step toward a more economical and ecological future, not merely a storage solution.

The Greatest Deal on Business Storage

Dell PowerStore is a crucial tool for contemporary IT systems as it sets the benchmark for efficiency and data minimization. Its cutting-edge data reduction technology, supported by the greatest data reduction guarantee in the market (5:1 for reducible data), streamlines efficiency without affecting performance or requiring managerial overhead. Avoid choosing subpar options that may require you to overprovision and incur long-term expenses.

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Dell Nutanix And PowerFlex Enable Scalability, Performance

Last August, Dell Nutanix Technologies launched Dell PowerFlex with Nutanix Cloud Platform. This powerful combination combines Nutanix's simple software-defined architecture with Dell's scalable, high-performance storage technology. These solutions modernise IT, improve operational efficiency, and simplify infrastructure and storage management for enterprises.

We are pleased to share that this solution is now widely available. PowerFlex's integration with Nutanix Cloud Platform now deeply supports Nutanix AHV, offering enterprises a flexible hypervisor option for their needs.

Advantages of this solution include:

Scalability and IT Consolidation Made Simple

PowerFlex consolidates bare-metal and virtualised mission-critical workloads on one platform to cut costs and eliminate silos. Its independent scalability lets businesses easily change processing and storage resources. Therefore, they can effortlessly adapt to changing needs.

Manage IT efficiently and automatically

Complex IT environments need time and money to manage. Automation technologies like PowerFlex Manager and Dell Nutanix Prism Central boost corporate productivity. These technologies simplify IT tasks including upgrades, resource distribution, and continuous management. Now IT teams may focus on strategic projects that boost business.

High-performance, enterprise-grade data protection

Modern apps benefit from PowerFlex with Nutanix Cloud Platform's enterprise-grade security and performance. It lets companies automate critical processes, grow flexibly, and consolidate workloads while protecting data with integrated disaster recovery and cyber-resilience. Knowing their essential applications are safe, available, and adaptable will reassure consumers. These apps provide unmatched dependability and flexibility in today's fast-changing digital environment.

DXC Technology like Dell PowerFlex's Nutanix Cloud Platform performance and adaptability:

Working Together to Improve Customer Value

The Dell and Nutanix solutions allow customers to easily manage traditional and modern workloads. Nutanix Cloud Platform virtualisation and administration combine with PowerFlex's best-in-class software-defined storage and computing to provide a more flexible, effective solution. With increased storage optimisation, scalability, and resilience across IT settings, this alliance offers expanded data services.

Dell reiterates its commitment of providing organisations with cutting-edge tools to grow, adapt, and succeed in the fast-changing digital environment. This is only the beginning; Dell's innovation and forward-thinking solutions offer new opportunities.

The PowerFlex

Full-featured, flexible software-defined infrastructure for block storage and processing.

Software-defined infrastructure for superior scalability, agility, and performance

Give large-scale, reliable outcomes for the most demanding business situations. A single person may operate a platform that combines compute and block storage. Many operating systems and hypervisors are supported by PowerFlex. The latest version boosts speed, infrastructure optimisation, and system monitoring.

High-value IDC predicts a 276% three-year ROI.

Reliable storage for four of the five largest US banks by assets.

Dependable Six nines are available.

PowerFlex rack and appliance ensure two-fold data reduction.

Final software-defined infrastructure

INCREDIBLE BUSINESS AGILITY

Automation and deployment options create a flexible architecture. Grow storage and compute resources independently or together without issues, and adjust resource pools to meet business demands.

Excellent performance and scale

Software-driven optimisation improves data placement, routing, and node resource sharing. Allow thousands of nodes to have unrestricted I/O and throughput with linear scalability and sub-millisecond latency

Solidarity without constraints

You may easily integrate with DevOps operations using a shared infrastructure with a strong ecosystem of modern application delivery and container management tools and platforms.

Where PowerFlex excels

Enterprise workloads and databases

Validated for throughput-intensive analytics workloads, cloud-native NoSQL databases, and relational databases. Business workloads require optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and analytics

Ideal for high-performance indexing, ingest, and search applications. Flexible design with scalable throughput and I/O performance reduces infrastructure footprint and administration overhead.

Modern containerised apps

PowerFlex's software-defined platform integrates Agile DevOps operations seamlessly. Use a vibrant network of modern platforms and technologies for container management and application delivery.

Compare PowerFlex options

Flexible rack

Networked rack-scale system. conceived, built, managed, maintained, and supported as a single system with lifecycle support.

Special features:

Integral rack-scale fabric

No assembly required.

PowerFlex device

A four-node basic configuration using existing network equipment. Pre-configured, certified flexible form factors simplify installations.

Special features:

Flexible networking options

Very little assembly required.

Custom PowerFlex nodes

Certified PowerFlex-compatible server blocks. Custom nodes provide hundreds of configuration options, making them ideal for IT teams creating their own environments.

Special features:

DIY networking and administration

Completely adjustable

Dell APEX Public Cloud Block Storage

Software-specified public cloud block-based workload storage. Similar durability, performance, and linear scalability as on-premises storage.

Platforms for deployment:

Amazon Web Services

Azure by Microsoft

Realise Your Potential Now

Explore how Dell PowerFlex with Nutanix Cloud Platform may help you modernise your IT.

Dell invites you to its stand at Nutanix and Dell Technologies World (May 19–22, Las Vegas).It will then hear from leaders in Washington, DC, on May 7–9. Join professional conversations and demonstrations to see how tech solutions can transform your organisation.

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DTD App: Dell PC Telemetry Secures BIOS Integrity Monitoring

Discover how Dell's DTD App protects BIOS with enhanced telemetry and tamper detection.

Never before has corporate security been more important. Due to the exponential growth of cyber threats, IT decision-makers must safeguard their PC fleets while retaining operational efficiency. Research indicating that 69% of organisations suffered a BIOS- or device-level assault shows that endpoint security goes beyond software measures. Dell corporate AI PCs reinvent device security and management.

Dell Trusted Workspace, Dell's endpoint security suite, provides IT administrators with BIOS-level intelligence and novel telemetry to forecast, recognise, and respond to attacks at the device level. Dell solutions can increase fleet security and save time and effort through automation. Check out why Dell leads the safest business AI PC market.

Complexity of Enterprise Security

IT administrators face an increasingly complex environment. Given the variety of security and device management capabilities, IT and security teams may meet fragmented solutions that lack compatibility, delay coordinated action, and need human coordination to communicate. Their IT environments may grow more insecure, placing their organisations at risk of security breaches. Since attackers are now targeting regions below the operating system (OS) layer, where endpoint detection technologies often fail to provide visibility into BIOS and firmware-level activities, the dangers have increased.

Dell Trusted Device (DTD) software and PC telemetry help here. These technologies may assist organisations improve IT security.

How Dell PC Telemetry Works?

Dell's below-the-OS security relies on telemetry. Adding BIOS capabilities to a secure, centralised monitoring ecosystem increases security and management. Importantly, Dell PC telemetry and the DTD app compare BIOS and firmware to the known good using a variety of tamper detections to verify system integrity:

Real-time tamper detection: Use Indicators of Attack (IoA), a tool that lets managers review events that may indicate hostile actors assaulting corporate endpoint BIOS, to detect BIOS alterations and strange behaviour early.

Use CVE Detection, CVE Remediation, and off-host BIOS Verification to accurately patch vulnerabilities and recover from attacks.

Avoidance: Image Capture helps SOCs understand assaults and identify holes to strengthen defences.

Connect to current tools: Integrate Dell's integrated telemetry into Splunk, Microsoft Intune, CrowdStrike, and Absolute for fleet-wide information.

Hardware-software collaboration makes your fleet smarter, faster, and more efficient.

Enhance processes with below-the-OS telemetry now

Tracking a fleet of devices should be easy. It aims to solve Dell customers' IT and security issues! New methods to fulfil that pledge today:

AMD and Intel-powered commercial systems may now employ Dell's increased security and telemetry. More insight into your diverse fleet and assurance that you're using the safest commercial AI PCs will result from this capability.

Dell Client Device Manager (DCDM) integrates controlled environment monitoring: Managed workplaces will benefit from DTD app's simplified PC security. To Dell's DCDM launch. ITDMs may use the DCDM Security Module to get all of DTD's benefits and the latest features. The latest Dell telemetry features allow Microsoft Intune administrators to create and deploy fleet-wide security rules for seamless, end-to-end coverage without leaving Intune.

DCDM's Security Module now automates firmware-level and BIOS CVE remediation for fast upgrades. DCDM Security is the only module with this innovative, industry-leading capabilities. Dell Command | Update gives unmanaged environments using the DTD app access to all current features, including CVE D CVE Detection for Firmware.

Increase the value of your tech investments

Hackers can enter your fleet using any device. Dell's BIOS-level insight and PC telemetry simplify fleet management and help your firm discover, mitigate, and avoid cyber threats.

Do something proactive today:

Learn More: Download the infographic on Dell PC telemetry and integrated security.

Talk to Us: Email us to organise a meeting with a Dell specialist to discuss how these features can suit your company needs.

Use Dell, the world's most secure business AI PCs, when upgrading your commercial PC fleet to boost cyber resistance.

Update Dell fleet management safely while maintaining device confidence. Because in today's quickly shifting threat world, less is not acceptable.

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Dell Uses IBM Qiskit Runtime for Scalable Quantum Research

Analysis of Classical-Quantum Hybrid Computing

Dell Technologies Platform Models Quantum Applications with IBM Qiskit Runtime Emulator

Dell must exponentially increase compute capacity through a variety of distributed, diverse computing architectures that work together as a system, including quantum computing, to meet the demands of today's digital economy's growing data.

Quantum computation can accelerate simulation, optimisation, and machine learning. IT teams worldwide are investigating how quantum computing will effect operations in the future. There is a prevalent misperception that the quantum computer will replace all conventional computing and can only be accessed locally or remotely via a physical quantum device.

The system can now recreate key quantum environment features using classical resources. IT executives interested in learning more and those who have begun and want to enhance their algorithms may now access the technology. Emulators simulate both quantum and classical features of a quantum system, while simulators just simulate quantum aspects.

Dell Technologies tested a hybrid emulation platform employing the Dell PowerEdge R740xd and IBM's open-source quantum computer containerised service Qiskit Runtime. The platform lets users locally recreate Qiskit Runtime and test quantum applications via an emulator.

IBM's Vice President of Quantum Jay Gambetta said, “This hybrid emulation platform is a significant advancement for the Qiskit Ecosystem and the quantum industry overall.” Because users may utilise Qiskit Runtime on their own classical resources, the platform simplifies algorithm creation and improvement for quantum developers of all levels. Dell wants to work with Dell to expand the quantum sector.

Quantum technology lets the Qiskit Runtime environment calculate in a day what would have taken weeks. Qiskit uses open-source technology, allowing third-party development and integration to progress the field. The hybrid emulation platform will accelerate algorithm development and use case identification and increase developer ecosystem accessibility.

GitHub has all the tested solution information. Testing revealed these important findings:

Quick Setup Cloud-native Kubernetes powers conventional and quantum processing on the platform. Customer deployment to on-premises infrastructure is easy. Customers used to transmit workloads and data to the cloud for processing.

Faster Results Running and queuing each quantum circuit is no longer essential. Performance and development time are improved by combining conventional and quantum algorithms.

Enhanced Security Classical computing—data processing, optimisation, and algorithm execution—can be done on-premises, improving privacy and security.

Selectivity and Cost Using an on-premise infrastructure solution might save money and provide you an edge over cloud service providers. This model may be run using the Qiskit Aer simulator or other systems, giving quantum solution selection freedom.

The rising workload levels for quantum computing need expansion of classical infrastructure, including servers, desktops, storage, networking, GPUs, and FPGAs. The hybrid emulation platform is what IT directors need to simulate quantum and traditional calculations on their infrastructure.

Running Dell Qiskit

Qiskit Dell Runtime runs classical-quantum programs locally and on-premises. This platform develops and executes hybrid classical-quantum code bundles. The Qiskit Runtime API-powered execution paradigm integrates quantum and conventional execution.

Simulation, emulation, and quantum hardware can be integrated on this platform. Qiskit lets developers abstract source code for simple execution across execution environments.

Windows and Linux are used to test Qiskit-Dell-Runtime.

Introduction to Qiskit

Qiskit Dell Runtime does hybrid classical-quantum calculations locally and remotely. Qiskit experience is recommended before using the platform.

Architecture

The platform offers server-side and client-side provider components.

Client-side provider

DellRuntimeProvider must be installed on client devices. The provider defaults to local execution and may be used immediately. This provider can also connect to server-side platforms, letting users operate servers and accomplish operations from one API.

Server-side components

Simple design gives server-side components a lightweight execution environment. Orchestrator, a long-running microservice, handles DellRuntimeProvider requests.

Starting a job will create a pod to perform classical and vQPU workloads at runtime.

Configuring Database

Code and execution parameters supplied by users will be stored in a database. This platform deploys MySQL by default. Users who want to switch databases should check these installations' database settings.

SSO

SSO integration is disabled by default to simplify sandbox creation. Integration hooks provide easy integration with several SSO systems on the platform.

Multi-Backend Support

The Qiskit Aer simulation engine handles quantum execution by default. Change the quantum backend by providing backend-name in the task input area. Qiskit may support several emulation, simulation, and QPU backends simply altering the code.

Emulation vs. Simulation

Emulation engines utilise deterministic calculations to calculate algorithm outputs, whereas simulation engines use quantum circuits to quantify probabilities.

The Hybrid Emulation Platform simulates and emulates depending on the backend.

The VQE example in the manual or a Qiskit lesson might help you decide when to use simulation or emulation.

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OpenStack Storage Accelerates Multicloud Storage Automation

Dell storage family & OpenStack

OpenStack storage automates multicloud deployment, scalability, and data governance.

Modern data centres provide fast data access, fluid processes, and flexible operations. The purpose is to create creative and practical solutions for IT executives and DevOps professionals. OpenStack, a dependable open-source cloud platform, meets the demand.

The ability to combine OpenStack with Dell storage family is appealing. From on-premises to in-cloud, all connections streamline operations and optimise data management. Let's see how this synergy improves corporate operations with intelligent automation, flexible storage, and simple scaling.

Facilitating Agile IT Operations

OpenStack modernises data centre procedures by linking on-premises and cloud environments. Integration with Dell's enterprise-grade storage arrays PowerFlex, PowerStore, PowerScale, and PowerMax lets organisations expand precisely and eliminate inefficiencies.

These links are more than technological enhancements; they indicate a more flexible and successful operating approach. Dell's modular OpenStack and cutting-edge storage solutions ensure flexibility and reactivity, keeping enterprises ahead of shifting demands.

Main Benefits

Automate repetitive tasks with smart automation.

Use certified cloud-ready technologies that can manage many workloads for flexible storage.

Easy integration with Red Hat and Canonical OpenStack distributions for a unified cloud.

This comprehensive approach lets companies prioritise customer experience and strategic innovation.

Scalable, Flexible Storage

Cloud infrastructures store data, which is crucial to business success. Cinder (block storage) and Manila (file storage) drivers help OpenStack improve storage, while Dell's cutting-edge technologies augment them. OpenStack's flexibility helps organisations with multi-tenant deployments and corporate workloads.

Cinder Driver Block Storage

Dell's certified and verified Cinder drivers improve block storage management, making IT environments strong, adaptable, and ready to grow.

Dell Cinder Driver Benefits:

To meet rising demand, easily add, attach, or change quantities.

Protect vital data with automated snapshots and robust backups.

Dell PowerFlex, PowerStore, and PowerMax storage arrays connect easily.

File Storage with Manila Drivers

Dell Manila drivers optimise multi-tenancy and file sharing for file-based workloads.

Manila Dell Driver Benefits:

File-sharing is easier with CIFS and NFS capabilities.

Keep operational procedures operating smoothly with backup and snapshot management.

We support PowerStore, PowerMax, and PowerFlex.

Innovation and Collaboration in Open Source

The global OpenStack movement is driven by cooperation, not software. Dell actively improves code, fixes errors, and adds features to OpenStack. Businesses may access shared knowledge and innovative tools by joining this open-source community.

Businesses must do this to compete in a fast-changing tech landscape. OpenStack and other open-source technologies improve IT systems and let businesses use and contribute to cloud computing worldwide.

Why It Matters

Cloud technologies are driving corporate change, and enterprise IT is leading it. Businesses can confidently tackle modern IT difficulties with OpenStack's agility and Dell's cutting-edge solutions.

Automation, data security, and scalability are clear benefits of this collaboration:

Simplifying needless activities efficiently.

Adaptability to changing demands.

Innovation enables new solutions in many sectors.

OpenStack and Dell deliver the tools organisations need to innovate and increase efficiency.

Next Step

Agile, scalable, and Dell's enterprise-grade storage solutions make OpenStack a game-changer for IT managers eager to improve performance. You must improve your organisation and operations to survive in the fast-changing digital market.

Discover how Dell and OpenStack can enhance your IT infrastructure to remain ahead. With the proper partners and resources, your firm will succeed!

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Dell PowerStoreOS 4.1: Improved Performance, Security & More

IT Future Depends on Smarter Storage. How the latest PowerStore prepares you for the future.

Dell PowerStore changes that. Due to its autonomous active/active architecture, always-on data reduction (guaranteed at 5:1), and programmable ecosystem support, PowerStore is “software-first” and flexible enough for fully coordinated deployments. PowerStore adapts to your IT demands so storage supports modern workloads.

Introducing PowerStoreOS 4.1

Dell Technologies World 2024 saw the debut of PowerStore Prime, the largest and most comprehensive Dell PowerStore release since its launch. PowerStoreOS 4.0 improved performance, reliability, and efficiency for Dell PowerStore customers globally. Building on PowerStoreOS 4.0, the next edition improves networking, security, data protection, performance monitoring, file management, and more. Now available: PowerStoreOS 4.1.

PowerStoreOS 4.1 benefits

Client advantages of PowerStoreOS 4.1 are listed below.

Quality of file resource service

PowerStoreOS 4.1 expands QoS to file resources. NAS servers, file systems, and thin clones might have bandwidth limited. Configuring file QoS requires a File IO Limit Rule and Policy. File IO limit rules and QoS policies differ from blocks because of their features. File policies can't block resources, and vice versa. Policy and rule names must be unique for each file and block.

Setting file resource QoS limits prioritises critical programs over others. Use cases for QoS include:

Service providers might limit based on customer SLAs.

Preventing loud neighbour instances when one application dominates appliance performance.

Prioritising critical applications above testing and development.

Secure file snapshots

PowerStoreOS 4.1 allows secure file system and thin clone snapshots. A secure snapshot is optional and prevents snapshot deletion until a retention date. This protects against ransom attempts and accidental snapshot deletion with the parent file system or thin clone.

A snapshot rule or manual file secure snapshot must include a retention date and time. The system automatically deletes after the retention date and time. Retention dates can be extended but not shortened. Administrators and PowerStore users cannot delete file secure snapshots.

File resource capacity accounting

PowerStore 4.0 improved block, storage container, appliance, cluster, and virtual machine capacity accounting. This data may help administrators anticipate growth patterns, plan capacity increases, arrange data wisely, and ensure the system meets Dell Technologies' data reduction guarantee. File resources now support capacity accounting.

File systems, thin clones, and NAS servers contribute to resource family capacity accounting. All file systems and thin clones on the NAS server make up its data. Because they share a resource family, thin file system clones have the same capacity accounting values. Thin clones of NAS servers may have varying capacity accounting figures according to their resource family. File capacity accounting metrics are collected every five minutes, hour, and day.

Native file import-added configuration

Native file import allows PowerStore to import file storage resources from other platforms. PowerStore supports migration session creation, monitoring, and management. No additional software, appliances, agents, third-party solutions, or host-based migration apps are needed. This allows configuration, data, and file movement to go smoothly.

Protecting data

Storage Improved direct connection

Storage Direct Protection simplifies native backup with PowerStore and PowerProtect in a single administrative interface. Configuring remote backup sessions in PowerStore Manager lets users backup block resources, get remote snapshots, and establish immediate access sessions.

In PowerStoreOS 4.1, customers may designate several storage networks for replication even with Storage Direct. Many PowerStore and Dell PowerProtect equipment can be connected over numerous physical networks. This release additionally improves Storage Direct restoration performance by four times.

Networking

Get LLDP data from PowerStore

On the local area network, network devices display their identity, capabilities, and other information using the industry-standard Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). LLDP improves end-user network visibility, making network issues easier to discover and address. End users may now examine PowerStore LLDP data using the REST API or CLI.

IPv6 deployment support

PowerStore administration, block storage, and NAS server access support IPv6 networks. PowerStore appliances may now be discovered via IPv6 by connecting to their service ports using IPv6 addresses.

Security

Enhancing MFA to assist CAC/PIV

MFA with CAC/PIV cards is available in PowerStoreOS 4.1. CAC/PIV authenticates users to STIG-enabled PowerStore clusters using US government-issued smart cards with signed x.509 certificates. The PowerStore web server uses this certificate for authentication and role mapping for authorisation when a user logs in using PowerStore Manager or CLI. Users' identities are derived from certificates under the user-defined name policy.

Temporary credentials

Temporary Credentials lets end users generate a temporary ID and secret to login and authenticate to the PowerStore system for remote replication, PowerProtect DD, and VMware vCenter integration. Temporary ID and secret expire 10 minutes after creation. Instead than using a username and password, this method is recommended.

Performance

Tracking offload performance

PowerStore for SCSI and NVMeoF implements copy, space reclamation, and zero offload commands. New offload command performance measurements were included with this version. Therefore, the user may better understand what is delivered to the equipment. These new metrics may be compared to Read, Write, and Total IOPs. PowerStore Manager and the REST API now show Xcopy, Unmap, and Write identical metrics.

In conclusion

PowerStoreOS 4.1 adds several features and improves the system. As you explore this version, remember that upgrading to the latest PowerStore code maximises ROI.

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Dell Pro Docks Combine Security, Simplicity In The AI PC Era

Business device management used to be easy. Just a few basic desktop setups needed IT management. The IT landscape is more complex and dynamic than ever. Modern corporations struggle to manage peripherals, manage AI-powered PCs, and provide safe, frictionless upgrades.

They thrive at Dell when it tackles complexity. The first of its type, Dell Pro Docks, are the most powerful, secure, and controlled smart docks available. New docks include the Dell Pro Dock WD25, Dell Pro Smart Dock SD25, Dell Pro Thunderbolt 4 Smart Dock SD25TB4, and Dell Pro Thunderbolt 5 Smart Dock SD25TB5 (available July 2025) in the series. Dell Device Management Console and Dell Display and Peripheral Manager are powerful peripheral management tools included with these docks. When integrated, they simplify operations, save time, reduce complexity, and help organisations maximise technology.

Transforming Workspace Management with Dell Pro Docks

The switch to Windows 11 and AI-enabled PCs are straining IT staff. Businesses need the proper technology to manage AI workloads and reduce operational issues. Platform security, ecosystem management, and timely upgrades remain difficulties.

Dell Pro Docks addresses these issues based on user feedback. IT departments may decrease interruption with proactive technology like Dell Device Management Console remote firmware upgrades. Management effectiveness improves since these enhancements don't require a PC.

What distinguishes Dell Pro Docks?

The first Thunderbolt 5 dock delivers 300W of power and extensive compatibility. Even the hardest AI workloads are supported. Each Dell Pro Dock works with Dell and non-Dell PCs, making it ideal for mixed-device environments.

Dell's Thunderbolt 5 technology enables great device performance. Dell Pro Thunderbolt 5 Smart Dock supports four 120 Hz 4K displays. Every dock in this series features many ports, faster networking and USB, and native support for multiple high-resolution displays.

Dell Pro Smart Dock, Thunderbolt 4 Smart Dock, and Thunderbolt 5 Smart Dock include seamless device management. Dell's new cloud-based Device Management Console offers remote management of everything. This team productivity feature doesn't require a PC or other software on users' devices.

Data security is included into Dell designs. The range includes the safest smart docks. Wi-Fi protection and hard-to-break hardware-based encryption help secure critical data.

Dell also prioritises technology sustainability. All dock packaging uses recycled or renewable materials, including up to 65% post-consumer recycled. Dell Pro Dock reduces standby power consumption by 72%, helping enterprises fulfil environmental goals.

Revolutionising IT Team Peripheral Management

Dell Device Management Console and Dell Display and Peripheral Manager provide IT teams complete control over their peripheral fleets. These tools maximise Dell Pro Docks' performance and potential. The cloud-based Dell Device Management Console lets IT professionals manage docks, displays, keyboards, mouse, and more from a single interface. Fleet health, compliance, and time savings are guaranteed by the most comprehensive PC and peripheral management system.

Manual dock updates take 15 minutes. Dell's dashboard lets IT upgrade 1,000 docks with a few clicks. This saves over 250 hours or 30 working days by increasing productivity without complication.

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager complements this console. Only this software can manage and configure the most PC accessory categories. You may create shortcuts, modify comfort settings, and boost productivity with its programmable features. Devices can be updated and managed by IT in the meanwhile.

Combining Dell Device Management Console and Dell Display and Peripheral Manager creates a pleasant experience. They improve workplace management and productivity.

Workplaces of the Future Begin Here

Businesses deploying AI PCs face greater risks than ever. AI workloads require robust infrastructure, effective administration, and productivity-boosting solutions. Dell Pro Docks and workspace management solutions meet these demands and enable intelligent workspaces.

Dell makes trustworthy high-end hardware and software for AI workloads and managing thousands of devices. Their performance and usefulness are unparalleled.

Start your change immediately with Dell Pro Docks and its comprehensive workplace management solutions.

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LatentAI: Industrial Edge AI With Dell And NVIDIA Hardware

LatentAI: Using NVIDIA and Dell AI to Boost Edge AI. What is the connection between driverless cars, military activities, and oil rigs?

What is the connection between autonomous machines and oil rigs? They both deploy on-site AI solutions in situations where access to cloud networks is restricted or nonexistent, which may sound like a poor preamble to a joke.

Waiting for data to reach a cloud resource hundreds of kilometers distant is impracticable, whether you are developing AI models in demanding conditions or monitoring equipment on an oil rig located far offshore. By enabling real-time data processing at the source and providing quick and effective operations where they’re most required, LatentAI, a firm that specializes in edge AI, helps address this issue.

Industrial Edge AI’s Challenge: On-Site, Real-Time Processing

Consider an oil rig, where safety requires continuous monitoring of analog instruments. Data must be gathered and analyzed promptly away to avoid dangerous situations or expensive equipment breakdowns. The issue? High-bandwidth internet connections are becoming more limited as these rigs move farther offshore. Delays might result in failure or more downtime if that data is sent to the cloud for analysis.

These are the types of settings where industrial edge AI flourishes, where an operation’s success or failure depends on real-time adaptability and decision-making.

Why Industrial Edge AI Needs Purpose-Built Hardware

The proper infrastructure is necessary for industrial edge AI to operate, particularly in settings with computational and physical difficulties. As previously stated, cloud solutions are sometimes unworkable in the field, particularly for situations with limited resources and ruggedness. With its technology, LatentAI overcomes that limitation by designing, refining, and implementing the most effective AI models on specialized edge hardware. Processing at the data, not simply close to it, is necessary for industrial edge solutions.

Through compilation and compression, the LatentAI Efficient Inference Platform (LEIP) technology lowers the computational and storage requirements for AI models. This procedure reduces the size, speed, and energy consumption of the models without compromising their accuracy.

Additionally, LEIP uses all available hardware acceleration to optimize the model and increase inference performance. LEIP handles the compilation process to create an AI runtime for on-site inference, or it may execute the AI model on conventional CPU-only hardware if a GPU is available. With NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation GPUs and the NVIDIA IGX Orin and NVIDIA Jetson platforms for industrial edge AI applications, LEIP operates on conventional x86-based workstation computers.

LatentAI evaluated LEIP technology on the Precision 5690 with the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, and found that it performed up to 300 times quicker than CPU training with the most accurate (slowest) recipe, Yolov8.

LatentAI makes it possible for effective AI deployment in practical settings by concentrating on hardware model improvement.

Bringing AI to the Edge

Matching the best model with the right devices is the key to successful AI deployment. Additionally, the hardware must be just as capable as the software in settings like manufacturing floors or oil fields.

This is the market segment for tough gadgets. These gadgets, which fall into the semi-rugged or totally rugged categories, are made to withstand harsh environments. Specifically, fully robust gadgets are designed to withstand harsh environments without sacrificing performance. The Pro tough 13, Latitude 7230, and Latitude 7030 offer fully tough laptop and tablet options.

This means these devices have been MIL-STD 810G drop, shock, and vibration tested. They also have an IP65 rating for dust and water tight sealing. Other features like glove-compatible touchpads, screens with up to 1400 nits of backlight to ensure viewability in direct sunlight, dual hot-swappable batteries, and a powerful CPU setup help ensure your technology meets your needs when on an oil rig or in other harsh environments.

These robust laptops and tablets, when combined with LatentAI’s LEIP and edge processing capabilities, may cut down your training time from months to minutes.

A Collaboration for the Future of Industrial Edge AI

In collaboration with Dell and NVIDIA, LatentAI optimizes the hardware’s computing power, which is necessary for on-site settings where traditional solutions are insufficient.

Industries have changed as a result of the internet. The way choices are made in real time on the ground is now being redefined by edge AI. Even in the most distant or dangerous situations, LatentAI is developing systems that analyze data locally, bypassing cloud infrastructures.

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Dell APEX Protection Services: Azure’s Cloud Security Future

Your data protection plan is made simpler with APEX Protection Services for Microsoft Azure, which guarantees security and adaptability.

With ease, flexibility, and control, APEX Protection Services for Microsoft Azure is intended to revolutionize your data security approach. You can free up more time for creativity and feel confident knowing that your most important data assets are safe and secure when you trust Dell to build up and maintain your cyber recovery infrastructure in Azure.

What is APEX Protection Services?

In order to identify, diagnose, and recover from cyberattacks, APEX Protection Services uses AI and machine learning to make it easier to move critical data assets to a secure cloud vault that is off the attack surface.

Simple, Comprehensive Data Protection

Did you know that 75% of companies are concerned that the growing dangers of ransomware and malware will outstrip their present data protection strategies? There has never been a clearer need for more straightforward, cloud-based data protection solutions. Businesses are looking for reliable, as-a-service solutions that are simple to set up and maintain while guaranteeing excellent protection for their vital data assets.

APEX Protection Services is made to address urgent data security issues head-on by providing a simplified and all-inclusive solution that enables companies to successfully secure their data from changing threats. Your company can concentrate on its core business activities by entrusting Dell with the implementation of cloud infrastructure and continuous system administration, which streamlines data protection and improves cyber resiliency.

It continue to provide the dependability, scalability, and resilience that to customers have come to rely on, with more than 8 exabytes of client data already safeguarded by Dell’s Azure solutions. This service will be a significant addition to Dell’s APEX offering, with broad availability anticipated for the following year.

Benefits of APEX Protection Services

Simplicity: APEX security Services uses Dell’s experience to make cyber resilience and data security easier for your company. Less stress and a solid guarantee that your data is always safe and secure result from this. Additionally, APEX Protection Services maximizes your financial investment. You may drastically cut storage costs and cloud egress charges by using data deduplication on inexpensive Azure blob storage.

Agility: Quick and efficient protection for dispersed workloads is urgently needed in today’s dynamic data environment. In order to meet this issue, APEX Protection Services provides flexible data protection for data centers, distant offices, and edge locations while guaranteeing seamless scalability inside Azure. This integrated strategy not only protects your data but also improves your data management procedures, enabling your company to react quickly to changing needs.

Control: With an astounding 99.99% accuracy rate in detecting cyberthreats, the AI-powered threat intelligence enables proactive and watchful monitoring against any security breaches. Additionally, by cutting recovery time by up to 80%1, this sophisticated feature guarantees quick data restoration that meets your company’s service criteria. In the end, this increases your operational efficiency and resilience and provides you with more control over the recoverability and resilience of your data.

Solution Use Cases

These examples show how APEX Protection Services are in a unique position to satisfy the various demands of small and medium-sized firms as well as contemporary enterprises, guaranteeing improved operational resilience and data protection:

Backup/DR Strategy: For businesses looking for reliable cloud backup and disaster recovery plans, APEX Protection Services offers the perfect answer. You can be sure that your data is not only safely kept in Azure but also easily accessible in the case of an interruption by utilizing Dell’s professionally managed infrastructure services.

Edge Locations: There are particular difficulties in protecting data across edge locations. APEX Protection Services extends enterprise-grade security and uniform data management procedures throughout your company, making it perfect for locations without conventional data protection infrastructure.

Secure Digital Vault: Having a secure digital vault is essential for companies that manage sensitive and important data. In order to identify, diagnose, and recover from cyberattacks, APEX Protection Services uses AI and machine learning to make it easier to move critical data assets to a secure cloud vault that is off the attack surface. By separating important data from possible threats, this approach not only improves security but also guarantees adherence to strict legal standards.

Organizations can confidently and precisely protect their data with APEX Protection Services’ simplicity, agility, and control. APEX Protection Services for Microsoft Azure offers a customized solution that easily fits your organizational demands, whether you’re improving your backup and disaster recovery plan, protecting edge locations, or setting up a secure digital vault in the cloud.

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Dell Disk Library For Mainframe Models Boost Storage Speed

Develop New Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) Models to Speed Up Mainframe Storage. New mainframe virtual tape storage options are now available, according to Dell.

To announce the release of the DLm2700 and DLm8700, two new versions of the Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm). These robust new versions have 25GbE storage connectors, 32Gb FICON mainframe host connectivity, and updated Virtual Tape Engines (VTEs) with 60% more processing cores for better performance.

Enhanced Performance and Storage Efficiency

Even the most taxing mainframe tape workloads can be more effectively managed with to the new DLm models’ notable increases in processing power and host and storage communication speeds. This enables users to benefit from the newest Dell storage options, including PowerProtect, PowerScale, and PowerMax, while still being able to replace conventional mainframe tape storage with plug-compatible devices.

DLm 7.0 Expands on Dell Technologies’ Innovative Features and Adaptability in Mainframe Storage

The strong combination of mainframe tape processing capability, storage options, and cutting-edge capabilities that let users optimize data deduplication, scalability, enterprise-class performance, and availability is what made Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) famous. Customers may modernize their mainframe architecture and save money on storage by sharing storage resources between mainframe and non-mainframe applications.

New Virtual Tape Engines (VTEs), 32Gb FICON, and quicker storage interfaces are features of the new 2700 and 8700 versions.

Connect two or more PowerMax storage arrays.

Connect up to four storage arrays from the PowerScale or PowerProtect DD series. The latest VTEs provide 25GbE storage, 32Gb FICON (the fastest available), and 60% more cores.

Cloud Connectivity and Long-Term Retention

The new Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) models provide more economical tape image Long Term Retention (LTR) and retrieval by maintaining compatibility for Dell ECS and Amazon AWS. Customers may free up on-premises capacity and share storage resources with open systems storage when quicker retrieval is needed by utilizing a combination of local and cloud-based mainframe tape storage.

Cyber Resiliency and Multi-Site DR Protection

Dell’s long history of enterprise-class mainframe storage innovation, which includes the implementation of Universal Data Consistency (UDC) between mainframe tape and disk a solution to the decades-old issue of mainframe data and log files being out of sync, which can cause problems following an outage is the foundation of DLm. Additional cutting-edge storage capabilities that offer improved cyber resiliency and multi-site disaster recovery protection include mainframe snapshot Data Protection (zDP), Cyber Protection Automation (zCPA), and cyber data intrusion detection (zCID).

All things considered, mainframe users looking to increase performance, optimize storage, and take advantage of cloud-based flexibility and cyber resilience will find that the new DLm models provide a strong option.

The Dell Technologies and IBM Partnership

In order to satisfy the changing needs of the biggest businesses in the world, Dell Technologies continues to maintain the mainframe ecosystem in partnership with IBM. PowerMax and Dell Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm) both support IBM z16. The IBM Telum processor, which powers the z16, provides AI inferencing with unparalleled agility and at a pace and scale never before possible.

PowerMax 2500 and 8500 for Mainframe and mixed workloads

AI-powered performance enhancement. Natural language queries in APEX AIOps for quick infrastructure optimization.

The first mainframe cyber intrusion detection system in the industry using data gathered from PowerMax.

The first guaranteed 3:1 mainframe data reduction in the industry.

Largest-scale, most detailed cyber recovery.

Dell Mainframe Services and Solutions

With more than 30 years of experience, Dell provides a full range of mainframe solutions and services to give your company data security, automatic recovery, cyber resilience, and connection.

Cyber Intrusion Detection and Protection for Mainframe

Businesses can identify mainframe cyber incursions and recover DASD and virtual tape in the case of a cyberattack while using the least amount of space possible with to Dell’s zCID, zDP, zCPA, and SnapVX technologies.

In the case of a cyberattack, customers may obtain point-in-time copies of data instantly with to Dell SnapVX and zDP technology.

With the ability to protect snapshots, PowerMax DASD enables customers to select scheduling frequencies as fine-grained as every five minutes to meet recovery needs.

Recovery of tape data after a cyberattack, undiscovered data damage, or human mistake is made possible by DLm virtual tape with Power Protect storage. Tape volume snapshots are secured using retention lock technology.

Create both physical and virtual cyber vaults at the primary site, disaster recovery site, or a specific cyber recovery location to save time and money. Recovering from a cyber incident takes less time. Pointer-based data snapshots eliminate the need for data to be duplicated, relocated, or recreated using journals.

Disk Library for Mainframe(DLm)

For all mainframe applications, Dell version 7.0 offers enterprise-class data protection and security along with additional storage choices, a faster virtual tape engine, and quicker host and storage interfaces.

Up to two Powermax storage arrays, such as the PowerMax 2500 and PowerMax 8500, can be connected.

Connect up to four PowerScale or Isilon systems for up to 6PB of virtual tape, and up to four PowerProtect DD or Data Domain storage arrays.

Multiple DLm sites are supported by GDDR Tape automatic fail-over, which also makes multi-tenant environments controllable. Market-leading capacity and replication bandwidth reductions are offered by PowerProtect DD deduplication.

PowerMax DASD for Mainframe

Optimizing I/O processing lowers latency and raises IOPs.

Reduce Recovery Time Objectives by utilizing IBM System Recovery Boost.

Standalone rackmount models 2500 and 8500 offer 32Gb FICON connection and an effective capacity of up to 3.8 and 10 petabytes, respectively.

The quickest data transport protocol for mainframe storage is IBM zHyperlink Read Connectivity.

$207K in power cost savings and up to 2.8x higher performance per watt are made possible by Optimizing storage footprint efficiency through on-demand capacity allocation for mainframes and open systems.

Connectrix FICON Directors for Mainframe

Offer unrivaled dependability, maximum scalability, and built-in high availability.

Provides excellent performance to match all-flash storage setups.

Mission-critical ports 32–768 Supports FICON Cascading and Control Unit Port (CUP).

Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR) R6.1

Your button for company continuity in an emergency.

Protects against disasters automatically for both tape and DASD.

Active Dell zDP monitoring to raise awareness of cybersecurity.

A descriptive view of the processes being taken in response to planned or unforeseen occurrences is provided by the failover automation preview.

SRDF/A auto recovery is automated.

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Agentic RAG On Dell & NVIDIA Changes AI-Driven Data Access

Agentic RAG Changes AI Data Access with Dell & NVIDIA

The secret to successfully implementing and utilizing AI in today’s corporate environment is comprehending the use cases within the company and determining the most effective and frequently quickest AI-ready strategies that produce outcomes fast. There is also a great need for high-quality data and effective retrieval techniques like RAG retrieval augmented generation. The value of AI for businesses is further accelerated at SC24 by fresh innovation at the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, which also gets them ready for the future.

AI Applications Place New Demands

GenAI applications are growing quickly and proliferating throughout the company as businesses gain confidence in the results of applying AI to their departmental use cases. The pressure on the AI infrastructure increases as the use of larger, foundational LLMs increases and as more use cases with multi-modal outcomes are chosen.

RAG’s capacity to facilitate richer decision-making based on an organization’s own data while lowering hallucinations has also led to a notable increase in interest. RAG is particularly helpful for digital assistants and chatbots with contextual data, and it can be easily expanded throughout the company to knowledge workers. However, RAG’s potential might still be limited by inadequate data, a lack of multiple sourcing, and confusing prompts, particularly for large data-driven businesses.

It will be crucial to provide IT managers with a growth strategy, support for new workloads at scale, a consistent approach to AI infrastructure, and innovative methods for turning massive data sets into useful information.

Raising the AI Performance bar

The performance for AI applications is provided by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, giving clients a simplified way to deploy AI using a scalable, consistent, and outcome-focused methodology. Dell is now unveiling new NVIDIA accelerated compute platforms that have been added to Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. These platforms offer acceleration across a wide range of enterprise applications, further efficiency for inferencing, and performance for developing AI applications.

The NVIDIA HGX H200 and NVIDIA H100 NVL platforms, which are supercharging data centers, offer state-of-the-art technology with enormous processing power and enhanced energy efficiency for genAI and HPC applications. Customers who have already implemented the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA may quickly grow their footprint with the same excellent foundations, direction, and support to expedite their AI projects with these additions for PowerEdge XE9680 and rack servers. By the end of the year, these combinations with NVIDIA HGX H200 and H100 NVL should be available.

Deliver Informed Decisions, Faster

RAG already provides enterprises with genuine intelligence and increases productivity. Expanding RAG’s reach throughout the company, however, may make deployment more difficult and affect quick response times. In order to provide a variety of outputs, or multi-modal outcomes, large, data-driven companies, such as healthcare and financial institutions, also require access to many data kinds.

Innovative approaches to managing these enormous data collections are provided by agentic RAG. Within the RAG framework, it automates analysis, processing, and reasoning through the use of AI agents. With this method, users may easily combine structured and unstructured data, providing trustworthy, contextually relevant insights in real time.

Organizations in a variety of industries can gain from a substantial advancement in AI-driven information retrieval and processing with Agentic RAG on the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. Using the healthcare industry as an example, the agentic RAG design demonstrates how businesses can overcome the difficulties posed by fragmented data (accessing both structured and unstructured data, including imaging files and medical notes, while adhering to HIPAA and other regulations). The complete solution, which is based on the NVIDIA and Dell AI Factory platforms, has the following features:

PowerEdge servers from Dell that use NVIDIA L40S GPUs

Storage from Dell PowerScale

Spectrum-X Ethernet networking from NVIDIA

Platform for NVIDIA AI Enterprise software

Together with the NVIDIA Llama-3.1-8b-instruct LLM NIM microservice, NVIDIA NeMo embeds and reranks NVIDIA NIM microservices.

The recently revealed NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architecture for NVIDIA L40S GPUs serves as the foundation for the solution, which allows businesses constructing AI factories to power the upcoming generation of generative AI solutions cut down on complexity, time, and expense.

A thorough beginning strategy for enterprises to modify and implement their own Agentic RAG and raise the standard of value delivery is provided by the full integration of these components.

Readying for the Next Era of AI

As employees, developers, and companies start to use AI to generate value, new applications and uses for the technology are released on a daily basis. It can be intimidating to be ready for a large-scale adoption, but any company can change its operations with the correct strategy, partner, and vision.

The Dell AI factory with NVIDIA offers a scalable architecture that can adapt to an organization’s changing needs, from state-of-the-art AI operations to enormous data set ingestion and high-quality results.

The first and only end-to-end enterprise AI solution in the industry, the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, aims to accelerate the adoption of AI by providing integrated Dell and NVIDIA capabilities to speed up your AI-powered use cases, integrate your data and workflows, and let you create your own AI journey for scalable, repeatable results.

What is Agentic Rag?

An AI framework called Agentic RAG employs intelligent agents to do tasks beyond creating and retrieving information. It is a development of the classic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) method, which blends generative and retrieval-based models.

Agentic RAG uses AI agents to:

Data analysis: Based on real-time input, agentic RAG systems are able to evaluate data, improve replies, and make necessary adjustments.

Make choices: Agentic RAG systems are capable of making choices on their own.

Dividing complicated tasks into smaller ones and allocating distinct agents to each component is possible with agentic RAG systems.

Employ external tools: To complete tasks, agentic RAG systems can make use of any tool or API.

Recall what has transpired: Because agentic RAG systems contain memory, like as chat history, they are aware of past events and know what to do next.

For managing intricate questions and adjusting to changing information environments, agentic RAG is helpful. Applications for it are numerous and include:

Management of knowledge

Large businesses can benefit from agentic RAG systems’ ability to generate summaries, optimize searches, and obtain pertinent data.

Research

Researchers can generate analyses, synthesize findings, and access pertinent material with the use of agentic RAG systems.

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Utilize Dell Data Lakehouse To Revolutionize Data Management

Introducing the Most Recent Upgrades to the Dell Data Lakehouse. With the help of automatic schema discovery, Apache Spark, and other tools, your team can transition from regular data administration to creativity.

Dell Data Lakehouse

Businesses’ data management plans are becoming more and more important as they investigate the possibilities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Data quality, timeliness, governance, and security were found to be the main obstacles to successfully implementing and expanding AI in a recent MIT Technology Review Insights survey. It’s evident that having the appropriate platform to arrange and use data is just as important as having data itself.

As part of the AI-ready Data Platform and infrastructure capabilities with the Dell AI Factory, to present the most recent improvements to the Dell Data Lakehouse in collaboration with Starburst. These improvements are intended to empower IT administrators and data engineers alike.

Dell Data Lakehouse Sparks Big Data with Apache Spark

An approach to a single platform that can streamline big data processing and speed up insights is Dell Data Lakehouse + Apache Spark.

Earlier this year, it unveiled the Dell Data Lakehouse to assist address these issues. You can now get rid of data silos, unleash performance at scale, and democratize insights with a turnkey data platform that combines Dell’s AI-optimized hardware with a full-stack software suite and is driven by Starburst and its improved Trino-based query engine.

Through the Dell AI Factory strategy, this are working with Starburst to continue pushing the boundaries with cutting-edge solutions to help you succeed with AI. In addition to those advancements, its are expanding the Dell Data Lakehouse by introducing a fully managed, deeply integrated Apache Spark engine that completely reimagines data preparation and analytics.

Spark’s industry-leading data processing capabilities are now fully integrated into the platform, marking a significant improvement. The Dell Data Lakehouse provides unmatched support for a variety of analytics and AI-driven workloads with to Spark and Trino’s collaboration. It brings speed, scale, and innovation together under one roof, allowing you to deploy the appropriate engine for the right workload and manage everything with ease from the same management console.

Best-in-Class Connectivity to Data Sources

In addition to supporting bespoke Trino connections for special and proprietary data sources, its platform now interacts with more than 50 connectors with ease. The Dell Data Lakehouse reduces data transfer by enabling ad-hoc and interactive analysis across dispersed data silos with a single point of entry to various sources. Users may now extend their access into their distributed data silos from databases like Cassandra, MariaDB, and Redis to additional sources like Google Sheets, local files, or even a bespoke application within your environment.

External Engine Access to Metadata

It have always supported Iceberg as part of its commitment to an open ecology. By allowing other engines like Spark and Flink to safely access information in the Dell Data Lakehouse, it are further furthering to commitment. With optional security features like Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Kerberos, this functionality enables better data discovery, processing, and governance.

Improved Support Experience

Administrators may now produce and download a pre-compiled bundle of full-stack system logs with ease with to it improved support capabilities. By offering a thorough evaluation of system condition, this enhances the support experience by empowering Dell support personnel to promptly identify and address problems.

Automated Schema Discovery

The most recent upgrade simplifies schema discovery, enabling you to find and add data schemas automatically with little assistance from a human. This automation lowers the possibility of human mistake in data integration while increasing efficiency. Schema discovery, for instance, finds the newly added files so that users in the Dell Data Lakehouse may query them when a logging process generates a new log file every hour, rolling over from the log file from the previous hour.

Consulting Services

Use it Professional Services to optimize your Dell Data Lakehouse for better AI results and strategic insights. The professionals will assist with catalog metadata, onboarding data sources, implementing your Data Lakehouse, and streamlining operations by optimizing data pipelines.

Start Exploring

The Dell Demo Center to discover the Dell Data Lakehouse with carefully chosen laboratories in a virtual environment. Get in touch with your Dell account executive to schedule a visit to the Customer Solution Centers in Round Rock, Texas, and Cork, Ireland, for a hands-on experience. You may work with professionals here for a technical in-depth and design session.

Looking Forward

It will be integrating with Apache Spark in early 2025. Large volumes of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data may be processed for AI use cases in a single environment with to this integration. To encourage you to keep investigating how the Dell Data Lakehouse might satisfy your unique requirements and enable you to get the most out of your investment.

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AI Networks: Optimizing Performance And Dependability

There are several obstacles to overcome while preparing data center networking architecture for AI workloads. Waiting for network connectivity can take up to 33% of the time spent on AI/ML operations, leaving expensive GPU resources unused. In addition, cluster sizes are quadrupling and AI application traffic is growing exponentially, doubling every two years, placing enormous strain on network infrastructure.

Its developed a thorough process for building AI networks based on specific use cases using Dell Design Services for AI Networking. With this addition to Dell AI Factory services, you can build your AI networking to ensure maximum network performance.

Needs: Bandwidth Boosts, Minimized Latency & Lossless Transmission

A combination of AI inferencing and training tasks are included in enterprise use cases. Inferencing is the process by which a trained AI model converts the input data into actionable information by applying its learned parameters, weights, or rules. When using larger models, a network carrying inferencing traffic needs high bandwidth and low latency for real-time responsiveness.

Extreme bandwidth and parallel processing are necessary for complex AI training workloads in order to synchronize computations across the numerous GPUs in a cluster. The “elephant flows” produced by GPU synchronization are revolutionizing data center networking by necessitating previously unheard-of increases in bandwidth, reduced latency, and lossless data transfer.

Attributes of AI Network Fabrics

To overcome the difficulties presented by AI model training, AI back-end fabrics must be designed. Low latency and large capacity are necessary for these fabrics. Tail latency, which happens when processing is slowed down by a few odd requests, is something network designers must take into account.

AI fabrics use 800 Gb/s switching backplanes with optional 400Gb/s breakouts and non-blocking topologies to meet these requirements. Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Over Converged Ethernet (RoCEv2) is one of the advanced features used. InfiniBand, a high-speed, low-latency networking solution, likewise relies heavily on RDMA. Two important possibilities for AI training fabrics are InfiniBand and 400/800 Gb Ethernet.

In AI networks, managing network congestion is essential. Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) allows network software to halt transmissions until the network can “catch up,” while Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) provides early warning of a network congestion problem. Adaptive routing, dynamic load balancing, increased hashing modes, and packet/cell spraying are other sophisticated strategies that might be used.

Zero-touch provisioning and automated deployment, which allow for smooth scalability, are the foundation for efficient management and orchestration of these networks. Under heavy AI workloads, the network stays stable and dependable with advanced network monitoring technologies that offer early insight into possible problems or anomalies.

Strategic Planning for Future-Ready AI Networks

As is always the case with significant changes in technology, careful, in-depth planning and analysis are necessary for success.

A comprehensive examination of your existing network architecture is the first step. Capabilities, constraints, AI use cases, workload types, growth paths, and geographic reach are all assessed during this process. During this evaluation, locating integration sites for new AI networks components is essential.

Creating a vision of your ideal future network is the next stage. This necessitates a thorough examination of workload kinds, performance factors, and AI adoption trends. For smooth network growth as demand increases, a thorough GPU network design and integration advice are necessary.

Lastly, create a solid AI networks plan that covers connectivity options, network architecture, and technology selections. In order to ensure a robust and flexible network architecture that can satisfy future demands, this strategy should handle scaling requirements and growth management.

Access Extensive AI Network Experience and Expertise with Dell Services

Working with knowledgeable consultants can give you the technical know-how and specialized knowledge you need to integrate cutting-edge technologies, optimize AI networks performance, and uphold strong security measures so you can provide the infrastructure performance and dependability your AI use cases demand.

Building an AI Factory that consistently delivers AI-powered use cases, creates more effective workflows, and improves business outcomes requires optimizing AI network infrastructure. From strategy to technology architectures, data management, use case deployments, acceptance and change management, and more, Dell Technologies‘ AI specialists can help you move more quickly toward AI results. Its make use of Dell’s extensive network of partners to guarantee the comprehensiveness of your AI solutions.

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PowerScale Dell Cybersecurity Solutions For Data Protection

Data Future Protection with PowerScale Dell Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity dangers nowadays are more widespread and advanced than in the past. Not only are cyberattacks becoming more frequent, but they are also developing at a startling rate and aiming after the core components of contemporary businesses. These assaults might involve anything from the threat of disclosing private information to the encryption of data for ransom. Large Language Model (LLM) and new GenAI workloads have made the need for specific cybersecurity protections more important than ever

The Vital Role of Cybersecurity in Protecting GenAI Workloads

It is impossible to overestimate the significance of cybersecurity, particularly in relation to high-performance workloads like GenAI models. Although these models are revolutionizing sectors, their susceptibility equals its potential. Because they depend more and more on AI-driven insights, every industry is at risk, from healthcare to finance. As a result, organizations must be ready for attacks before they happen. To protect the security and integrity of the data that drives GenAI applications, a proactive strategy is required.

Every firm needs to understand that the threat landscape is dynamic in this age of digital transformation. This dynamic organism requires constant monitoring and correction. Businesses must strengthen their cybersecurity to withstand current and future attacks. Deploying comprehensive security solutions that react to changing threat dynamics is part of this.

Dell’s Unstructured Data Solutions Cybersecurity Software Suite

With a full range of products to defend against, identify, and address cyberthreats, Dell Technologies is committed to providing cybersecurity solutions. Dell’s unstructured cybersecurity software suite, which is especially designed for unstructured data, gives businesses the resources they need to successfully reduce risks. Let’s see how Dell’s unstructured data solutions help companies fend off online attacks.Image credit to Dell

Protecting Your Data Before Attacks Occur

Strengthening against possible cyberattacks is the main focus of the “Protect” category. By using a Zero Trust perspective to evaluate the current state of cybersecurity, Dell helps businesses secure their surroundings. Organizations can establish a strong defense by implementing PowerScale Dell and ECS. Other defenses against possible assaults include the installation of immutable snapshot backups in a separate cyber vault and the built-in cyber safeguards.

Infrastructure is only one aspect of protection. It includes the rules and guidelines that control how data is accessed and used. Only authorized persons can access vital data repositories With the integration of role-based access restrictions and multi-factor authentication, which lowers the possibility of insider attacks and unauthorized data exfiltration.

Real-Time Detection of Cyber Threats

Real-time threat detection is an essential skill in the field of cybersecurity. Dell’s Unstructured Data Cybersecurity solution uses cutting-edge AI and ML algorithms to excel in this area. To find abnormalities, such as odd user behavior, device usage, or data access patterns, these technologies examine the way data is accessed. Dell’s approach offers complete security by exchanging threat intelligence in both directions with outside security providers. When an assault is in progress, this feature set instantly alerts the user, enabling prompt action.

Quick detection is just one aspect of the problem. Knowing the background of threats that have been identified is the other component. Security teams can swiftly make well-informed decisions thanks to Dell’s solutions, which interface with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems to deliver rich threat intelligence.

Responding Effectively to Cyberattacks

Even with the best of intentions, some attacks might be successful. When they do, being able to react quickly and efficiently is essential. Dell provides businesses with automated response systems that lessen harm and hasten recovery. IT managers can speed up recovery times by restoring operations from immutable backups in the case of a successful attack. Additionally, Dell cybersecurity specialists are on hand to help with data recovery, boosting an organization’s resilience.

In order to strengthen defenses in the future, the response phase also entails learning from each incident. One of Dell’s solutions is post-event analytics, which aids in determining the underlying reasons and suggests improvements to security procedures, guaranteeing ongoing cybersecurity posture improvement.

Partnering with Dell

A proactive approach to cybersecurity is necessary in the digital era, particularly with regard to unstructured data. PowerScale Dell Cybersecurity Software Suite gives it unique advantages as an unstructured data storage pioneer. Dell provides cybersecurity protection, detection, and response to help businesses protect their most valuable assets.

This is clear to company cybersecurity leaders, data center architects, storage administrators, and IT decision-makers. Collaborating with Dell can equip your firm to endure a rapidly shifting threat scenario. Remember that doing nothing is not an option when deciding what to do. Contact Dell Technologies today to improve your cybersecurity architecture and provide peace of mind.

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Dell PowerMax For Multicloud Cybersecurity Improvements

PowerMax Innovations Increase Cybersecurity, Multicloud Agility, and AI-Powered Efficiency. Businesses want IT solutions that can keep up with current demands and foresee future requirements in the fast-paced digital environment of today.

Dell is releasing major updates to Dell PowerMax today that boost cyber resilience, provide seamless multicloud mobility, and improve AI-driven efficiency. PowerMax, the consistently cutting-edge, highly secure storage solution tailored for mission-critical workloads, now has additional features that make it simpler than ever for clients to adapt to changing business needs.

AI-Driven Efficiency for Mission-Critical Workloads

Businesses want storage solutions that can keep up with existing demands and foresee future requirements in the fast-paced digital environment of today. Herein lies the potential of artificial intelligence. Customers may benefit from a number of AI-powered features in this version that can assist maximize performance, lower maintenance costs, and stop problems before they start by:

Performance optimization: By using AI to reduce latency and increase speed without requiring administration overhead, its are utilizing dynamic cache optimization via pattern recognition and predictive analytics.

Management that is both proactive and predictive: Intelligent threshold settings for autonomous health checks enable self-healing and remedial measures, addressing problems before they occur (e.g. storage capacity levels, loose cabling).

Network fabric performance optimization (FPIN) that is automated: PowerMax can resolve incidents up to 8 times quicker by rapidly identifying Fibre Channel network congestion (slow drain) and identifying the underlying reason.

Infrastructure optimization is made quick and simple with Dell’s AIOps Assistant, which has Gen AI natural language questions.

Improved Efficiency

In order to enhance total storage efficiency and provide industry-leading power and environmental monitoring features, the most recent update also adds 92% RAID efficiency (RAID 6 24+2).

In order to increase power efficiency, control energy expenses, and successfully lower energy consumption, customers may now monitor power utilization at three different levels: the array, the rack, and the data center.

Increasing Cyber Resilience

Cyber resilience is essential for all clients at a time when cyberthreats are becoming more complex. PowerMax incorporates innovative cybersecurity features to improve client data safety, minimize attack surfaces, and swiftly recover from cyberattacks. These features include:

PowerMax Cyber Recovery Services: Strong defense against cyberattacks is provided by Dell’s new Professional Service. This customized solution guarantees rapid and effective recovery while assisting clients in meeting strict compliance objectives via the use of a secure PowerMax vault and granular data protection.

YubiKey multifactor authentication: Offers a robust and practical security solution that streamlines the user authentication process and improves protection against unwanted access.

Superior Performance at Scale

With the headroom required for present and future demands, PowerMax keeps raising the bar for outstanding performance at scale. The announcement for today also adds:

PowerMax 8500 may increase IOPS performance by up to 30%.

With new 100Gb Ethernet I/O modules, GbE connection may be up to three times quicker.

With the new 64Gb Fibre Channel I/O modules, FC communication may be up to two times quicker.

Along with these noteworthy improvements, Storage Direct Protection for PowerMax‘s connection with PowerProtect allows for effective, safe, and lightning-fast data protection, providing up to 500TB per day restores and 1PB per day backups.

Reach Multicloud Quickness

Multicloud agility is crucial for optimizing resource use, cutting expenses, and quickly adjusting to change in the rapidly changing digital world. This release assists users in achieving:

Seamless multicloud data mobility: Moving live PowerMax workloads to and from APEX Block Storage, the most robust and adaptable cloud storage available in the market, is now possible using Dell’s easy-to-use solutions. At the same time, multi-hop OS conversions are carried out to update those workloads in a single, seamless operation.

Scalable cloud restorations and backups: Simple, safe, and effective data protection is provided by Storage Direct Protection for PowerMax, giving users the freedom to choose the ideal backup locations. Customers may choose the cloud vendor that best suits their specific needs and prevent vendor lock-in by using APEX Protection Storage‘s seamless integration with popular cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP, and Alibaba.

Model of simplified consumption: Customers pay only for the services they use with Dell APEX Subscriptions, which also simplify billing, invoicing, and capacity utilization tracking for improved forecasting and scalability. This paradigm simplifies lifetime management and offers a contemporary consumption experience without requiring a significant initial capital expenditure.

Innovation in Mainframes

PowerMaxOS 10.2 boosts cyber intrusion detection for mainframes (zCID) with auto-learning access pattern detection, lowers latency and improves IOPS performance for imbalanced mainframe workloads, and uses IBM’s System Recovery Boost to recover more quickly during scheduled or unforeseen outages.

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Dell PowerProtect Data Domain With Storage Direct Protection

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Modern businesses now consider securing business-critical information to be of utmost importance due to the surge in cyber risks and data quantities. A startling 75% of firms worry that their existing data security measures are insufficient to combat the growing danger of ransomware and malware powered by artificial intelligence, according to the Global Data security Index 2024. This demonstrates the pressing need for innovative technologies that expedite recovery procedures while simultaneously simplifying data protection.

Through a new integration between Dell PowerStore PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain, two of Dell’s flagship products, Dell has overcome this difficulty by using a portfolio of industry-leading technology and a dedication to innovation. Businesses may improve their security posture and make sure their organizations are prepared to secure their priceless data assets by using this simplified approach to data protection procedures.

Strengthen and Simplify Defense with Combined Resilience

Through a smooth, natural integration in a single administration user interface, Dell’s Storage Direct Protection combines the best-in-class capabilities of PowerStore and PowerProtect. This eliminates the typical operating complexity while offering the enhanced security and efficiency that important data demands. With Storage Direct Protection, you can utilize PowerStore’s user-friendly interface to backup your PowerStore data to any physical or software-defined PowerProtect Data Domain appliance on-site, or to software-defined APEX Protection Storage in the cloud.

With PowerStore’s integrated protection policies, which enable automatic snapshots, replication, and backups all within a single workflow, managing your protection schemes has never been simpler. With a robust integrated solution that safeguards your data on-premises and in the cloud, you can be up and running in as little as 90 seconds.

The “Instant Access” function, which allows for almost instantaneous data recovery, makes data restoration equally simple. By enabling users to obtain remote snapshots straight from a PowerProtect Data Domain appliance, it expedites the process and relieves storage administrators of additional effort. Administrators may let the technology do the hard lifting and concentrate on other crucial duties by completing all of this inside the single UI’s self-service recovery procedure.

Innovative Technologies for Safe and Effective Storage

Although combining PowerStore’s state-of-the-art features with PowerProtect Data Domain makes for a powerful combination for data management and security, each works well as a stand-alone tool for data management and protection.

With its flexible scale-up and scale-out options and fast, cost-effective single drive scalability, PowerStore’s versatile architecture is built to meet the demands of quickly changing business requirements. PowerStore is rated 1 in simplicity of use because of its numerous easy administration capabilities, including the Storage Direct Protection integration, which make data management complicated. With the strongest DRR guarantee in the market at 5:1, PowerStore provides substantial cost reductions in addition to operational efficiency. By using fewer disks to store the same data, this lowers acquisition costs and eventually lowers power, cooling, and rack space expenses.

In addition, PowerProtect Data Domain enhances cyber resilience with unmatched security capabilities, protecting against possible attacks and guaranteeing vital data integrity. The strong backup and data recovery features in PowerProtect Data Domain provide peace of mind and continuity in the face of increasingly complex cyber threats, along with performance, efficiency, and security benefits that streamline operations, minimize risk, and save expenses.

When combined, these technologies provide businesses with an effective, safe, and straightforward framework for maximizing the value of their data and protecting it from risks. Organizations of all sizes may develop a synergy that redefines data management and protection to meet current expectations with the highest effectiveness by combining the capabilities of PowerStore and PowerProtect.

Unlock the Unique Power of the Dell Advantage

You may simplify your operations and cut down on complexity by using a single provider for both data protection and storage. With Storage Direct Protection for PowerStore with PowerProtect Data Domain, you can safeguard your data, increase productivity, and guarantee your long-term success with this robust, integrated solution.

In Summary

The PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain technologies are easily combined in Storage Direct Protection, a new comprehensive data protection solution from Dell Technologies. With automatic backups, replication, and recovery, this system offers a simplified method of data protection, streamlining administration and boosting productivity. The solution addresses the rising issue of cyberattacks by prioritizing security and enabling rapid and simple recovery of crucial data. According to Dell, this integration increases company resilience by lowering costs significantly and simplifying data administration.

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