When every second and every byte counts, PowerMax delivers. Built on a foundation of trust, it ensures maximum uptime, advanced cybersecurity, and intelligent automation for the world's most vital data.
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."
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."
Tracy McCubbin, Senior Manager of IT, The University of Missouri
“PowerMax keeps our most critical workloads running smoothly, even during upgrades, no one notices.”
Higher performance
Up to
50%
Faster replication
Up to
17x
Industry leading
5:1
Easy to use
1-click
Why choose Dell PowerMax
Intelligent automation
Get results faster with AI-driven performance optimisation, self-healing capabilities, and automation for repetitive tasks. Each system comes with built-in machine learning for predictive analytics and pattern recognition. Maximise performance with no overhead and seamlessly move workloads with intelligent data mobility. Attain the lowest latency with AI-driven dynamic cache optimisation.
Trusted operations
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 excellent 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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PowerMax highlights
Performance and scale
Performance and scale
Performance and scale
Active/active, share-everything architecture and end-to-end NVMe strip latency to the bone. A Dynamic Fabric with 100Gb RDMA over NVMe holds that speed rock-solid at scale. And PowerMaxOS 10.4 reads SRDF-protected workloads up to 25% faster — no new hardware required.
Grow compute and capacity independently — 2 to 16 nodes, up to 20 PBe — with zero forklift upgrades. Every node serves every workload, so no single node becomes a bottleneck as you scale. PowerMaxOS 10.4 cuts TCO for maximum CPU configurations by ~14% with a 5:1 data reduction guarantee. More performance. Less cost. On your terms.
High density that won't bleed the budget — or the enterprise muscle. PowerMax 2500 packs 100% QLC with Dell's guaranteed 5:1 data reduction for open systems — up to 14x more capacity per rack unit vs. prior-gen models — on the world's most secure mission-critical storage for lower TCO.
Intelligent automation
Intelligent automation
Intelligent automation
Set up Unisphere Manager, alert thresholds, access controls, and Dell AIOps registration in seconds—eliminating redundant tasks so teams can focus on strategic work.
Update software, firmware, and patches non-disruptively in as little as 6 seconds with zero planned downtime to leverage the latest storage innovation.
Dell AIOps applies predictive analytics and pattern recognition to detect issues and generate proactive remediations that teams act on 93% of the time to keep performance optimized.
PowerMax uses AI-driven cache optimization, predictive analytics, and autonomous health checks to reduce latency, boost efficiency, and keep demanding workloads running at peak performance.
Always-on availability
Always-on availability
Always-on availability
Proven active-active data center replication with SRDF — the gold standard in disaster recovery — meets the most stringent business continuity requirements over any distance and across multiple sites.
A unique 4-site, dual-region architecture pairs SRDF/Metro for active-active availability within a region with SRDF/A across regions, using automated failover to keep operations running through local or regional disruptions.
Single-click, non-disruptive PowerMaxOS upgrades and continuous data integrity checks eliminate planned downtime, keeping mission-critical applications online and protected across the entire data path.
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Cyber resiliency and data protection
Supports zero-trust strategies with data at rest encryption, hardware root of trust, secure and immutable snapshots, and more to help protect critical data from unauthorized access.
AI-driven Advanced Ransomware Detection pinpoints the last clean copy for fast, localized recovery—backed by an air-gapped PowerMax cyber vault and up to 65M secure snapshots per array.
Delivers always-on data availability with active-active SRDF replication, 4-site dual-region resilience with automated failover, and single-click, non-disruptive PowerMaxOS upgrades that eliminate planned downtime.
Meets rigorous federal standards with STIG hardening, Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3 Level 2-certified TLC flash drives, plus Single Sign-On, multi-factor authentication, and tamper-proof audit logs.
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
Multicloud and ecosystem integrations
PowerMax supports private, hybrid, and public cloud operating models with flexible workload mobility and elastic APEX Infrastructure-based capacity so teams can scale on their terms.
Storage Direct Protection for PowerMax delivers ultra-fast backup and recovery with PowerProtect, plus multicloud backup flexibility and streamlined policy-based management.
PowerMax integrates with Hyper-V, VCF, and Red Hat OpenShift, along with VMware tools, Kubernetes, CSI, and Ansible, to simplify automation and accelerate modernization.
Where PowerMax Excels
Mission-critical workloads
Dell PowerMax and Connectrix B-Series work together as one secure, intelligent system—delivering coordinated protection, predictable performance, and full-path visibility for your most demanding workloads.
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 140-3, 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.
The Most Secure Mission-Critical Storage
What if you could secure your data and tackle mission-critical workloads without compromise? PowerMax delivers unmatched security with built-in layers to prevent, detect, and recover from cyberattacks.
PowerMax Outperforms in Storage Resilience
Unleash the full potential of your data with PowerMax, the industry's most powerful storage architecture. Learn the secrets to achieving unparalleled performance at scale and discover how PowerMax is architected for the highest data resiliency.
The Gold Standard in Mission-Critical Storage Video
Imagine optimizing business outcomes and conquering mission-critical workloads effortlessly. PowerMax’s scale-out NVMe architecture delivers unmatched speed, leading data availability, and uncompromising cybersecurity at scale.
Based on Dell internal testing using the OLTP benchmark comparing the PowerMax 2500 against the PowerMax 2000, March 2025. Actual response times will vary.
Based on Dell‘s Future-Proof program that offers 5:1 data reduction guarantee based on PowerMax data reduction tools (dedupe and data compression) for open systems storage, April 2025. Actual data reduction rates will vary. Based on Dell‘s Future-Proof program that offers 3:1 data reduction guarantee based on PowerMax data compression for mainframe storage, April 2025. Actual data reduction rates will vary.
Based on Dell internal testing using the OLTP benchmark comparing the PowerMax 2500 against the PowerMax 2000, March 2025. Actual response times will vary.
Based on Dell‘s Future-Proof program that offers 5:1 data reduction guarantee based on PowerMax data reduction tools (dedupe and data compression) for open systems storage, April 2025. Actual data reduction rates will vary. Based on Dell‘s Future-Proof program that offers 3:1 data reduction guarantee based on PowerMax data compression for mainframe storage, April 2025. Actual data reduction rates will vary.
Engage with extensive PowerMax demos and hands-on interactive experiences around PowerMaxOS management along with performance, replication, and capacity optimisation capabilities.
Virtual labs
Try PowerMax management software in free, real-time virtual environments.
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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.
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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Mission-critical storage platform
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.
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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Expert Reviews & Awards
Don't just take our word for it
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Hands-on Review
Dell PowerMaxOS 10.4
"The release focuses on measurable performance improvements, enhanced ransomware detection, expanded replication capabilities, and tighter integration with VMware and Red Hat OpenShift."
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Dell PowerMax
"The Dell PowerMax storage platform features two new hardware models, the 2500 and 8500. PowerMaxOS 10 has been released with over 200 new features and functions, making PowerMax the standout storage platform for mainframes."
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