Based on Dell’s internal analysis of cybersecurity capabilities of Dell PowerMax versus cybersecurity capabilities of competitive mainstream arrays supporting open systems and mainframe storage, April 2024.
Leading cybersecurity. AI-driven storage efficiency.
PowerMaxOS 10 supports demanding open systems, mainframe, file, and virtualized environments. The advanced features deliver support for modern applications with up to 2.8x more performance per watt , up to 82% reduction in greenhouse gases , and up to 8x faster time to problem resolution .
Based on Dell’s internal testing comparing IOPS per watt for PowerMax 2500 compared with PowerMax 2000 using the 8K random writes workload, August 2024. Performance per watt will vary.
Based on Dell’s internal analysis of total CO2 emissions over 5 years for PowerMax 2500 at 8PBe (5kW) versus 6 PowerMax 2000s at 8PBe (27.5kW). April 2024. Calculations are from the U.S. EPA CO2e formula. Actual CO2e reduction will vary.
Based on Dell’s internal analysis comparing time to resolve SAN network congestion for PowerMaxOS 10.2 compared with PowerMaxOS 10, August 2024. Actual time savings may vary.
Ali Rey, Group Head of Technology Platforms, Emirates NBD
"From a storage point of view, all the bank’s critical workloads and applications run on PowerMax due to its performance, reliability, and flexibility. PowerMax very much runs the bank."
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Adel Bekhiet, Senior Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Northwestern Mutual
"Dell PowerMax and Dell PowerEdge together deliver exceptional performance and efficiency. PowerMax alone improved our performance by up to 40%. Powerful compression technology has produced significant data reduction for PowerMax."
Faster performance
Up to
50%
Industry’s best
5:1
More Sustainable
Up to
82%
Why choose Dell PowerMax
Resilient and secure
Safeguard your data with the highest levels of cybersecurity to prevent, detect, and recover from cyberattacks. PowerMax accelerates the journey to Zero Trust with hardware root-of-trust, ransomware anomaly detection, mission-critical availability for your VMware deployments and the most granular cyber recovery at scale (up to 65M snaps)
Based on Dell PowerMax specification of 65 million snaps per PowerMax compared with mainstream high-end storage arrays, April 2024.
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Automated operations
Get results faster with AI-driven performance optimization, self-healing capabilities, and automation for repetitive tasks. Each system comes with built-in machine learning for predictive analytics and pattern recognition. Maximize performance with no overhead and seamlessly move workloads with intelligent data mobility. Attain the lowest latency with AI-driven dynamic cache optimization.
Modern scale-out architecture
Consolidate workloads at scale by adding compute and media elements independently with integrated, modern NVIDIA BlueField Data Processing Unit (DPU) technology. Deliver predictable performance and access any flash drive in the system from any node on the fabric, regardless of physical location.
Breakthrough energy efficiency
PowerMax offers real-time power and environmental monitoring and alerting with advancements in energy efficiency, storage density and data reduction. Store more data, with 80% power savings per terabyte
Based on Dell internal analysis comparing power (kVA) per effective terabyte of the PowerMax 2500 compared with the PowerMax 2000, April 2024.
. Dell offers a 5:1 data reduction guarantee for open systems and 3:1 data reduction
Based on Dell’s Future-Proof program that offers 3:1 data reduction guarantee based on PowerMax data reduction tools (dedupe and data compression) for mainframe storage, April 2024. Actual data reduction rates will vary.
guarantee for mainframe data and monitor power usage at the array, rack, and data center level to achieve your sustainability goals.
Where PowerMax Excels
Mission-critical workloads
As customers modernize their infrastructure and move to an application-centric storage approach with VMware vVols, PowerMax offers an ideal datastore for mission-critical applications.
Zero trust architectures
Companies need secure and resilient IT infrastructure to prevent and recover from aggressive cyberattacks. PowerMax delivers advanced security that adheres to stringent government regulations and corporate compliance requirements like FIPS 140-2, STIG hardening, and the U.S. DoD Approved Products List.
Mixed workload consolidation
Storing data across a cluster of disparate systems is expensive and time-consuming to manage and access. Learn how Boston Scientific solved this by deploying PowerMax, the crowned jewel of the data center.
Test drive PowerMax
Engage with extensive PowerMax demos and hands-on interactive experiences around PowerMaxOS management along with performance, replication, and capacity optimization capabilities.
Try PowerMax management software in free, real-time virtual environments.
Whether you are looking to pay for technology as you use it, rotate your technology every few years, manage your cash flow or finance your software purchases, we have a solution for you.**
World Wide Technology partnered with Dell Technologies to ensure PowerMax drives real change.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
Optimize IT performance with a simple, standardized strategy.
Northwestern Mutual partnered with Dell Technologies to implement a new infrastructure solution with smaller form factors, resulting in high performance, sustainability and cost reduction.
TD SECURITIES, INC.
TD Securities chooses Dell PowerMax
"Thanks to PowerMax, we've managed to streamline our rack space, reducing it by around 60% and consequently slashed our heating and cooling expenses and carbon footprint." Feisal Anooar, Global Head of Data Storage for Wholesale Banking, TD Securities, Inc.
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY
Game-changing primary storage innovation
World Wide Technology partnered with Dell Technologies to ensure PowerMax drives real change.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
Optimize IT performance with a simple, standardized strategy.
Northwestern Mutual partnered with Dell Technologies to implement a new infrastructure solution with smaller form factors, resulting in high performance, sustainability and cost reduction.
TD SECURITIES, INC.
TD Securities chooses Dell PowerMax
"Thanks to PowerMax, we've managed to streamline our rack space, reducing it by around 60% and consequently slashed our heating and cooling expenses and carbon footprint." Feisal Anooar, Global Head of Data Storage for Wholesale Banking, TD Securities, Inc.
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