Three times the speed. Three times the density. Smarter than ever. Built to adapt so you’re ready for anything.
PowerStore Elite combines next-generation hardware, intelligent software, and a new 6:1 data reduction guarantee to drive breakthrough performance and efficiency at scale. So you can lead what's next.
Based on Dell analysis comparing primary storage data reduction guarantees vs Dell’s Storage Data Reduction program – April 2025. For PowerStore, applies only to Gen 3 arrays installed with PowerStoreOS 5.0 or later. For details see: All-Flash Data Reduction Guarantee Terms and Conditions. Actual data reduction rates will vary.
"Dell over-delivered on PowerStore Elite. The new E3 SSDs deliver a massive density jump, 40 drives in a 3U chassis. This release will be a huge efficiency and consolidation win for enterprise storage environments.” —Brian Beeler
Director of IT, Dunaway
“PowerStore Elite is what I’d call future‑proof on steroids. It’s more than just fast today, it's designed with the headroom and architecture we need to grow into future workloads and innovations.” —Russel Moos
Vice President of IT, Ascend Performance Materials
"PowerStore Elite is exactly the direction we want to go—high performance driven by smart software and automation. That combination creates real opportunity for consolidating workloads and simplifying our overall infrastructure." —Xiong Xiong
Global Solutions Architect, World Wide Technology
“Customers are looking for infrastructure that won’t limit them down the road. PowerStore Elite delivers that future‑proof foundation—combining extreme performance, intelligent software, and the 6:1 guarantee to protect their business as requirements evolve.” –Kevin Weissman
IT Operations Leader, Drogaria Araujo
"PowerStore doubled our storage capacity while cutting our data center footprint in half, [and] reduced analytics processing time by 30%, enabling faster, real-time insights.” —Rodrigo Soares
Head of Consulting and Private Cloud, Macquarie Cloud Services
"PowerStore’s all-flash and intelligent AIOps capabilities give us the speed and responsiveness that are critical for delivering consistent customer outcomes.” —Naran McClung
CIO, Caliber Financial Services
"PowerStore made it easier and more cost-effective to purchase additional storage when required — resulting in an impressive 75% savings per megabyte stored.” —Doug Oliveira
VP Applications, Fulgent Genetics
“PowerStore has really helped us enhance cancer detection. We’ve improved data exchange, reduced errors, and increased processing speed by 30%, which means faster results and more accurate diagnoses.” —Mike Lacenere
Extreme performance
Up to
3x
Radical efficiency
Up to
5.8 PBe
AI-powered simplicity
Up to
95%
Ready for anything, built to lead
PowerStore Elite delivers breakthrough performance and density on an architecture built to expand and evolve. More than just a faster array, PowerStore is the foundation for a continuously modern data center.
Future-proof
Built to evolve with your needs, PowerStore’s modular architecture integrates future technologies without disruption—making it the last storage platform you’ll ever need.
Efficient storage
Reduce costs, rack space, and energy with advanced data reduction. Lock in savings with a 6:1 guarantee with no assessment
6:1 average data reduction rate (DRR) guarantee across customer applications. Applies only to PowerStore Gen 3 hardware. Actual rates for individual applications may vary. See Future‑Proof program terms and conditions for details.
for greater efficiency than competing solutions.
Easy to use
Streamline operations with AI-driven, self-optimizing storage. Benefit from automated workflows, integrated cloud backup, and up to ten times faster issue resolution.
Effortless private clouds
More than storage, PowerStore powers Dell Private Cloud with full-stack orchestration, consistent operations, and the freedom to evolve without vendor lock-in.
PowerStore highlights
Discover what makes PowerStore the best value in enterprise storage
Performance and scale
Performance and scale
Performance and scale
Flash‑optimized design with active/active controllers, NVMe media, and NVMe‑oF delivers ultra‑low latency and high performance for critical workloads.
Scale up capacity with single‑drive expansion and scale out performance with any combination of four models to meet growing business needs.
Advanced software optimizations unlock the full potential of QLC media, delivering cost‑optimized, high performance for mission‑critical workloads.
Built‑in intelligence
Built‑in intelligence
Built‑in intelligence
Dynamic Node Affinity auto‑tunes performance across active/active controllers while built‑in automation optimizes and simplifies operations.
Intelligent cluster‑level load balancing recommends workload placement across arrays to optimize both performance and capacity.
AI‑powered analytics leverage telemetry data from thousands of deployed arrays to detect and resolve potential issues before they impact operations, helping ensure uninterrupted availability.
Your AI assistant understands your environment, speeding up troubleshooting with smart, context-aware recommendations. Predictive analytics provide actionable insights, empowering data-driven decisions to optimize your infrastructure.
Cost‑saving efficiency
Cost‑saving efficiency
Cost‑saving efficiency
Always‑on, intelligent data reduction maximizes capacity and improves storage utilization with no performance impact, delivering a higher return on investment.
Dell backs the efficiency of PowerStore with an industry‑leading 6:1 data reduction guarantee on reducible data, with no assessment or signature required.
Consolidate block, file, and container workloads onto one high‑performance unified storage platform to reduce cost and complexity.
Modular architecture enables non‑disruptive, data‑in‑place upgrades to next‑gen technologies, while the Lifecycle Extension program adds cost‑saving benefits like flexible technology upgrades, capacity discounts, and more.
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Supports zero‑trust strategies with end‑to‑end encryption, hardware root of trust, secure and immutable snapshots, and more to help protect critical data from unauthorized access.
Dell Cyber Detect uses AI‑powered ransomware detection to safeguard your business and support rapid, trusted recovery in the event of an attack.
Native metro replication uses a third-party witness to automate failover, helping ensure zero-downtime service level agreements and seamless business continuity across sites.
Networking capable of external data-in-flight (EDIF), secure access controls, and configurations hardened to meet rigorous U.S. Department of Defense security and regulatory standards.
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
PowerStore is the storage foundation for Dell Private Cloud, delivering full‑stack orchestration to deploy, manage, and scale private cloud infrastructure with an easy‑to‑use, appliance‑like experience.
Native integrations with Amazon Web Services, Azure, and Nutanix enable hybrid and multicloud operations with cloud‑based controls and scalability.
Control backups to Dell PowerProtect appliances directly from PowerStore Manager for efficient, secure protection without a dedicated backup server.
Integrates with leading hypervisors and container ecosystems like VMware, Microsoft, and Kubernetes so you can automate from your preferred application environment.
Stay ahead with intelligent storage features
AI-powered operations
PowerStore delivers AI-powered, autonomous optimization for performance, resiliency, and efficiency.
Data Reduction
Discover how new data reduction features optimize storage, minimize footprint, and maximize cost savings.
Metro replication
Learn about enhancements to Metro Volume and how to set up highly available storage with automatic failover using a third-site witness.
Universal storage import
Modernize your legacy storage environment with a new, easy-to-use universal storage import tool for PowerStore.
Storage Direct Protection
Learn how PowerStore delivers fast, reliable backup and recovery through integrated data protection and a streamlined, native workflow.
Data-in-place upgrades
Improve performance and reduce costs by upgrading infrastructure without moving your data.
All models scale UP and OUT to 18PBe per cluster with single-drive granularity. End-to-end NVMe, active/active performance, advanced cybersecurity (including HWRoT), intelligent load balancing, QoS, AI-based forecasting and analytics, DevOPs and VMware integrations, native block, file, vVols and metro replication, easy multi-cloud data protection and more.
PowerStore's innovative architecture, seamless scalability, and cost-saving data reduction transform data management into a powerful advantage.
BRIEF
ESG report: PowerStore Metro Volumes
A look at why database administrators need Dell PowerStore Metro Volumes for enterprise database workloads.
WHITE PAPER
PowerStore data efficiency
Read the third-party analysis of the technology behind PowerStore's 5:1 data reduction guarantee. Includes real-world field averages.
BRIEF
PowerStore resiliency
Learn how PowerStore streamlines data protection with local, remote, and cloud protection.
INFOGRAPHIC
Storage Direct protection
Simplify your data protection and security with the combined power of PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain.
DATA SHEET
Dell AppSync copy data management
Manage the protection, replication and repurposing of databases and applications with Dell AppSync.
BRIEF
Dell PowerStore: Powering the Next Generation of Virtualization
Learn how Dell’s significant engineering investments natively expose PowerStore’s advanced features to virtualized environments, making storage management simple and comprehensive for all your workloads.
BRIEF
Why PowerStore for Modern Storage
Learn how PowerStore's future-proof design, unmatched efficiency, and user-friendly foundation create the ultimate modern storage solution for today's enterprises.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
Superior data reduction
A Dell PowerStore array delivered a higher data reduction ratio on the same data set than comparable solutions from five competitors in our test.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
More cost-efficient than HCI
A disaggregated infrastructure featuring PowerStore can deliver cost savings compared to an HCI solution thanks to superior data reduction and lower licensing costs.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
PowerStore excels in data reduction, latency, and IOPs
Testing by Prowess Consulting weighed workload performance, latency impact from snapshot creation, data reduction, and management simplicity.
BRIEF
PowerStore top reasons
PowerStore's innovative architecture, seamless scalability, and cost-saving data reduction transform data management into a powerful advantage.
BRIEF
ESG report: PowerStore Metro Volumes
A look at why database administrators need Dell PowerStore Metro Volumes for enterprise database workloads.
WHITE PAPER
PowerStore data efficiency
Read the third-party analysis of the technology behind PowerStore's 5:1 data reduction guarantee. Includes real-world field averages.
BRIEF
PowerStore resiliency
Learn how PowerStore streamlines data protection with local, remote, and cloud protection.
INFOGRAPHIC
Storage Direct protection
Simplify your data protection and security with the combined power of PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain.
DATA SHEET
Dell AppSync copy data management
Manage the protection, replication and repurposing of databases and applications with Dell AppSync.
BRIEF
Dell PowerStore: Powering the Next Generation of Virtualization
Learn how Dell’s significant engineering investments natively expose PowerStore’s advanced features to virtualized environments, making storage management simple and comprehensive for all your workloads.
BRIEF
Why PowerStore for Modern Storage
Learn how PowerStore's future-proof design, unmatched efficiency, and user-friendly foundation create the ultimate modern storage solution for today's enterprises.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
Superior data reduction
A Dell PowerStore array delivered a higher data reduction ratio on the same data set than comparable solutions from five competitors in our test.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
More cost-efficient than HCI
A disaggregated infrastructure featuring PowerStore can deliver cost savings compared to an HCI solution thanks to superior data reduction and lower licensing costs.
COMPETITIVE REPORT
PowerStore excels in data reduction, latency, and IOPs
Testing by Prowess Consulting weighed workload performance, latency impact from snapshot creation, data reduction, and management simplicity.
Customer Stories
PEERSPOT
5 ways Dell PowerStore helps businesses simplify storage while scaling for growth
Read real reviews from small and medium business customers about how PowerStore helps them simplify storage while scaling for growth.
STAR KAY WHITE
Real‑time insights keep production safe, consistent and running without disruption
By deploying Dell PowerStore, Star Kay White built a secure, scalable foundation for real‑time data, analytics, and centralized operations across manufacturing and R&D.
OMEGA HEALTHCARE
Modernizing global healthcare infrastructure to support reliable, scalable operations
Omega deployed Dell Private Cloud with Dell PowerStore, delivering unified compute, storage, and networking with automated orchestration and lifecycle management across global delivery centers.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Modernizing Research and Education with Scalable IT
Using Dell PowerStore, the University of Missouri established a modern storage foundation that supports research workloads, academic programs, and campus‑wide operations.
PEERSPOT
5 ways Dell PowerStore helps businesses simplify storage while scaling for growth
Read real reviews from small and medium business customers about how PowerStore helps them simplify storage while scaling for growth.
STAR KAY WHITE
Real‑time insights keep production safe, consistent and running without disruption
By deploying Dell PowerStore, Star Kay White built a secure, scalable foundation for real‑time data, analytics, and centralized operations across manufacturing and R&D.
OMEGA HEALTHCARE
Modernizing global healthcare infrastructure to support reliable, scalable operations
Omega deployed Dell Private Cloud with Dell PowerStore, delivering unified compute, storage, and networking with automated orchestration and lifecycle management across global delivery centers.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Modernizing Research and Education with Scalable IT
Using Dell PowerStore, the University of Missouri established a modern storage foundation that supports research workloads, academic programs, and campus‑wide operations.
Related solutions
TRAINING
PowerStore courses
Sign up for courses that help you plan, configure, and support your PowerStore infrastructure.
SOLUTION
DevOps automation
Modernize existing investments through standardized APIs, automation framework integrations, and innovative tooling.
INTEGRATION
Dell Cyber Detect
Rapidly respond to ransomware threats with AI-powered detection that identifies corruption with 99.99% accuracy.
INTEGRATION
Containers and Kubernetes
Provide persistent storage for enterprise applications with Kubernetes container orchestration.
INTEGRATION
Dell AIOps management tools
Optimize your Dell infrastructure with AI-driven observability and automation.
BETTER TOGETHER
Multicloud cyber resilience
Secure your data across edge, core, and multi-cloud environments with software- and purpose-built solutions.
SERVICE
ProConsult advisory
Our experts can provide you with best practices and proven methodologies to complete your digital transformation.
SERVICE
ProDeploy for infrastructure
Expert-led deployments, from installing basic hardware to planning, configuring, and integrating complex systems.
LIBRARY
Dell data storage events and webinars
Sign up for on-demand events to gain expertise and industry insight in the latest technology trends.
TRAINING
PowerStore courses
Sign up for courses that help you plan, configure, and support your PowerStore infrastructure.
SOLUTION
DevOps automation
Modernize existing investments through standardized APIs, automation framework integrations, and innovative tooling.
INTEGRATION
Dell Cyber Detect
Rapidly respond to ransomware threats with AI-powered detection that identifies corruption with 99.99% accuracy.
INTEGRATION
Containers and Kubernetes
Provide persistent storage for enterprise applications with Kubernetes container orchestration.
INTEGRATION
Dell AIOps management tools
Optimize your Dell infrastructure with AI-driven observability and automation.
BETTER TOGETHER
Multicloud cyber resilience
Secure your data across edge, core, and multi-cloud environments with software- and purpose-built solutions.
SERVICE
ProConsult advisory
Our experts can provide you with best practices and proven methodologies to complete your digital transformation.
SERVICE
ProDeploy for infrastructure
Expert-led deployments, from installing basic hardware to planning, configuring, and integrating complex systems.
LIBRARY
Dell data storage events and webinars
Sign up for on-demand events to gain expertise and industry insight in the latest technology trends.
Expert Reviews & Awards
Don't just take our word for it
TechTarget
Bronze Winner
Dell PowerStore with PowerStoreOS 4.0
The Best Enterprise Storage Arrays of 2024 (Disk and Disk Subsystems Category)
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
Dell PowerStore 3200Q
"An evolution of the PowerStore family that takes advantage of QLC SSDs to offer a compelling cost-per-terabyte story without compromising performance or enterprise capabilities."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
TechTarget
Silver Winner
Dell PowerStore with PowerStore OS 3.5
The Best Enterprise Storage Arrays of 2023 (Disk and Disk Subsystems Category)
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
Dell Container Storage Modules for PowerStore
"Dell’s work empowers application developers and DevOps teams to handle more provisioning and maintenance, thereby saving IT resources."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerStore NVMe/TCP with SmartFabric Storage Software
"Deploying the PowerStore Storage platform with SFSS takes the guesswork out of large-scale implementations."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
TechTarget
Silver Winner
PowerStore with PowerStoreOS 3.0
The best enterprise storage arrays of 2022 in the disk and disk subsystems category
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerStore Gen2
"Dell continues to innovate with PowerStore, driving major functionality via software that the current install base can benefit greatly from."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is PowerStore?
Dell PowerStore is a modern, software-driven enterprise storage platform designed to meet your current needs and adapt to future challenges. With a future-proof modular architecture, advanced data reduction for cost efficiency, and intuitive AI-driven management, PowerStore delivers a seamless storage experience that empowers businesses of all sizes to modernize their infrastructure and achieve operational excellence.
Which workloads are ideal for PowerStore?
PowerStore handles a wide range of block, file, and container workloads with protocols like NVMe-oF, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SMB, and NFS. The flexibility and high performance make it ideal for diverse workload consolidation. It effortlessly supports databases requiring sub-millisecond latency for faster transactions, virtualized environments that benefit from simplified management, and file-based transactional workloads needing high throughput.
How does Dell PowerStore deliver high-performance for demanding workloads?
Dell PowerStore is built from the ground up for performance intensive workloads, using an end-to-end NVMe architecture that combines high-speed NVMe media, NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMeoF) networking, and a true active/active dual controller design. The result is predictable, high performance at scale, with improved efficiency and resiliency — making PowerStore ideal for modern enterprise workloads such as databases, analytics, virtualization, and cloudnative applications.
Why is Dell PowerStore reliable for mission-critical workloads?
PowerStore is designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hardware and active/active controllers that auto-tune workload performance. Robust data protection features managed through an easy-to-use workflow offer local, remote, and cloud-based protection across any distance PowerStore also enables zero-downtime SLAs for any mission-critical workload (file or block) through native metro replication with automatic failover over either Fibre Channel or IP-based networking. PowerStore also implements Zero-Trust security with multifactor authentication, secure and immutable snapshots, drive-level encryption, and built-in threat detection. It is STIG certified and on the approved products list for the US Department of Defense, ensuring your data stays secure.
What is the difference between PowerStore T And Q models?
The difference lies in the flash storage technology. PowerStore T models use TLC flash, which is optimized for performance-intensive workloads like transactional databases and virtual machines. PowerStore Q models use QLC flash for cost-effective, capacity-driven use cases like data archiving and file repositories. Both models deliver the same ultra-fast NVMe performance, enterprise data services, flexible scalability, and data reduction, so you can choose based on workload or capacity without compromising value or efficiency.
How does Dell PowerStore reduce costs and improve ROI?
PowerStore lowers total cost of ownership with always on, advanced data reduction, backed by a 5:1 guarantee for reducible data. It delivers higher performance density for workload consolidation, helping save on conserving power, rack space, and cooling, while built-in automation reduces administrative effort. You can grow your environment efficiently by adding capacity in single-drive increments or mixing and matching up to four appliances in a cluster for added performance. The Lifecycle Extension with ProSupport program further reduces costs by extending the usable lifespan of your hardware with flexible technology upgrades, discounts on capacity purchases, and more.
What are the benefits of PowerStore’s native Metro Volume?
PowerStore Metro volume ensures continuous availability for mission-critical workloads across geographically separated sites without downtime. It is easy to set up and supports automated failover with a free third-site witness. This feature delivers resilient business continuity and zero-disruption operations for Windows, Linux, and VMWare environments.
What differentiates Dell PowerStore from other storage arrays?
PowerStore delivers superior outcomes by delivering more efficiency, flexibility, and modernisation paths including key differentiators like:
Granular growth: Scale in single-drive increments to align spend with demand and mix and match scale-out models to balance performance and capacity needs.
Advanced Technology: No compromise architecture with dual active/active controllers that optimize I/O across nodes and always-on data reduction with zero performance impact on workloads.
Guaranteed efficiency: Industry-leading 6:1 Data Reduction Ratio (DRR) guarantee
6:1 average rate guaranteed for reducible data across customer applications for PowerStore Gen 3 appliances only. Rates for individual applications may vary. See terms and conditions for details.
for reducible workloads locks in long-term savings, valid for the entire pre-paid maintenance contract with transparent remediation process.
Flexible upgrades: Lifecycle Extension with ProSupport offers several options to modernize your investment with next-gen, higher model, and scale-out upgrade.
Better together: PowerStore’s unique integrations with Dell’s portfolio streamlines datacenter operations with integrations with PowerProtect DataDomain and Dell Private Cloud
Easy to manage: Ranked #1 in Ease of Use, PowerStore’s AI-driven management interface automates tasks and dramatically simplifies workflows.
What are the advantages of Lifecycle Extension with ProSupport?
Traditional storage often requires costly, disruptive upgrades. PowerStore solves this with Lifecycle Extension, an offer that blends flexible technology upgrades, expert guidance, and always-on support. Delivering continuous modernization combined with long-term cost savings, Lifecycle Extension is designed to make PowerStore the last storage platform you’ll ever need to purchase. You can choose from non-disruptive next-generation, higher model, or scale-out upgrades to meet your specific needs. You can redeem your upgrade just 180 days after enrollment. The program features no forced controller purchases, reduced capacity costs every time you expand, a dedicated technical advisor, and full deployment services. With Lifecycle Extension, you protect your long-term investment.
