Problem-Solving Is Part of Your DNA – and Mine
Confession time – it’s probably the engineer in me but I love problem-solving. I guess that means that we share something in common as your job, as an OEM provider, is to design vertical solutions to meet your customers’ challenges. As the head of the Global Product Engineering Group for Dell OEM Solutions, I have a similar mission. The good news is that we can put our problem-solving heads together!
Dell OEM can help you address your customers’ needs with our standards-based, Tier 1 solutions that can be customized to meet specific customer requirements. True to my engineering form, let me start by asking you a few leading questions.
Questions and Ultimately Answers
Are you creating solutions outside of the traditional data center? Do your customers need to access applications and data anytime, anywhere?
Do you need to build solutions that can stand up to any challenge? Maybe you have unique challenges – for example, are your solutions operating in environments that are dusty, dirty, have extreme temperatures, are at high elevations or are at risk of shock and vibrations?
Maybe you specialize in designing solutions for aerospace, defense, marine, oil and gas exploration, industrial automation, healthcare, telecommunications or transportation. Perhaps your customers include police forces, security, first-time responders or those who work in disaster zones? Do you need to comply with industry-specific certifications, such as MIL-STD-810G or MIL-S-901D? OK, enough questions – time for some answers!
Put Some Rugged in Your Solution
If you have said yes to any of these questions, you will most definitely be interested in our hardened and fully rugged solutions, which include servers, laptops, desktops and tablets. Our end-to-end, rugged ecosystem offers performance, durability and reliability in any environment with proven hardware platforms, ruggedized features with the reassurance of Dell limited hardware warranty and global support.
Welcome to the Latest Toughie: The PowerEdge XR2
Our latest addition to the rugged line-up is the small but mighty 14th generation PowerEdge XR2, which is ideal for all sorts of tough conditions, including military vehicles and weapons, mobile C3 and C5ISTAR applications, in-vehicle command and control, deployable solutions and transit case. But, don’t just take my word for it – this is what some of our customers had to say about its predecessor, the PowerEdge R420xr. Remember with 14G, you can expect more of the same – only better with enhanced performance, security and systems management features.
Oil and Gas
An energy services company built a satellite communications solution for drilling firms in remote harsh environments. These satcom installations were critical for numerous types of communications back to control and command centers.
The PowerEdge was chosen to cope with severe environmental requirements with the customer saying that it provided ‘outstanding quality’ in the field. Prior to choosing Dell, the energy services supplier’s solution was with a white box provider that had suffered outages because of jarring transportation, dust and extreme temperatures.
Military and Defense
A military solution provider was interested in developing an offering as part of a mobile command center application for use in military field operations. They required a combination of compute, storage and networking that could handle tremendous dust ingress, shock and vibration resistance plus extreme temperature ranges.
The winning solution also required long product life-cycles. Partnering with Dell OEM Solutions, the defense industry contractor successfully delivered a rugged PowerEdge-based design.
Meeting Customers’ Expectations
The bottom line is that when your customers build solutions for extreme or non-traditional environments, the onus is on you to deliver. Working with us, you can create connected, secure, rugged solutions that can withstand extreme heat, dust plus the shock and vibration of factory floors, construction sites, mobile command centers and other challenging environments.
I believe that the new PowerEdge XR2 is the perfect building block for your rugged OEM solutions, and would love to hear your reactions and questions.
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