With cyber threats escalating and data volumes surging, protecting business-critical information has become a non-negotiable priority for modern enterprises. According to the Global Data Protection Index 2024, a staggering 75% of organizations fear their current data protection strategies are inadequate against the rising threat of AI-driven malware and ransomware. This highlights an urgent need for cutting-edge solutions that not only simplify data protection but also accelerate recovery processes.
By leveraging a portfolio of industry-leading technologies with a commitment to innovation, Dell has solved this challenge with a new integration between two of our flagship products: PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain. This streamlined approach to data protection workflows allows businesses to strengthen their security posture and ensure their enterprises are well-equipped to safeguard their valuable data assets.
Strengthen and Simplify Defense with Combined Resilience
Dell’s Storage Direct Protection combines the best-in-class strengths of PowerStore and PowerProtect through a seamless, native integration in a single management UI. This provides the advanced security and efficiency that critical data requires—without the usual operational complexity. With Storage Direct Protection, you can back up your PowerStore data to any on-premises software-defined or physical PowerProtect Data Domain appliance, or in cloud via software-defined APEX Protection Storage, all within PowerStore’s easy-to-use interface. Managing your protection schemes has never been easier with PowerStore’s integrated protection policies, allowing for automated snapshots, replication and backups—all within a single workflow. Get up and running in just 90 seconds1 with a powerful combined solution that protects your data both on-premises and in the cloud.
It’s just as easy to restore data using the “Instant Access” feature that enables near-instant data recovery. It relieves the extra work for storage admins and speeds up the process by allowing users to access remote snapshots directly from a PowerProtect Data Domain appliance. By doing this all within the single UI’s self-service recovery method, admins can let the technology do the heavy lifting so they can focus on more important tasks.
Cutting-Edge Technologies for Efficient and Secure Storage
While integrating the cutting-edge capabilities of PowerStore with PowerProtect Data Domain creates a formidable duo for data management and protection, each excels on their own as foundations for managing and protecting your data.
PowerStore’s adaptable architecture is designed to meet the demands of rapidly evolving business needs, providing flexible scale-up and out options with both agile and cost-effective single drive scalability. The Storage Direct Protection integration is just one of many intuitive management features that PowerStore uses to simplify data management complexities, resulting in being ranked #1 in ease of use.2 Beyond operational efficiencies, PowerStore offers significant cost savings with the industry’s best DRR guarantee3 at 5:1. This not only shrinks the acquisition costs, requiring fewer drives to store the same data, but also helps reduce power, cooling, and rack space costs over time.
Complementing this, PowerProtect Data Domain strengthens cyber resiliency with unparalleled security features, ensuring critical data integrity and safeguarding against potential threats. With performance, efficiency and security advantages that simplify operations, reduce risk and lower costs, the robust backup and data recovery capabilities in PowerProtect Data Domain provide peace of mind and continuity in the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
Together, these technologies establish an efficient, secure and simple framework for enterprises to harness the potential of their data and fortify it from threats. By combining the capabilities of PowerStore and PowerProtect, organizations of every size can achieve a synergy that redefines data management and protection to meet modern demands with supreme efficacy.
Unlock the Unique Power of the Dell Advantage
With a single vendor solution for both storage and data protection, you can streamline your operations and reduce complexity. Protect your data, enhance your efficiency and ensure your long-term success with this powerful, unified solution with Storage Direct Protection for PowerStore with PowerProtect Data Domain.
Ready to take the next step in simplifying your data management and protection? Read more here, and reach out to your local partner or Dell sales representative to discover how Dell can modernize your data center.
1 Based on Dell analysis, January 2023
2 Based on Dell Technologies analysis in October 2023 using double-blinded, competitive benchmark Net Promoter Score (NPS) data gathered by third-party commissioned by Dell for 1H FY24
3 Based on Dell analysis comparing primary storage data reduction guarantees vs Dell’s Storage Data Reduction program – May 2024. For PowerStore, applies to new arrays initially installed with PowerStoreOS 4.0. For details see: All-Flash Data Reduction Guarantee Terms & Conditions
