Dell is leading the charge in transforming how organizations prepare and manage data for AI, including Agentic AI workloads, and the latest advancements to the Dell Data Lakehouse are proof of that commitment. With cutting-edge features like native vector search, built-in Large Language Model (LLM) functions, hybrid search and automated Iceberg table management, the Lakehouse is providing customers powerful tools to accelerate AI adoption and derive more value from their data.
Unlocking Innovation with New Features
The Dell Data Lakehouse empowers organizations by unifying data management and analytics in one secure and streamlined platform. Its latest enhancements amplify this capacity, making AI adoption easier and more efficient, especially when combined with Agentic AI.
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- Native Vector Search Integration in the Dell Data Analytics Engine, powered by Starburst, brings semantic understanding directly into SQL workflows. This powerful enhancement bridges the gap between structured query processing and unstructured data exploration—enabling similarity searches over embeddings (such as text or images) alongside traditional SQL filters. Across use cases like product recommendations, retrieving documents or powering AI copilots, vector search in the Dell Data Analytics Engine delivers a unified, scalable and secure engine to serve it all. When combined with the rise of Agentic AI – where intelligent agents autonomously query, reason and act, the Dell Data Analytics Engine becomes the perfect orchestration layer—letting these agents tap into enterprise data, ask natural language questions, and retrieve context-rich answers with hybrid precision. All with security and governance built-in.
- Built-In LLM Functions democratize AI access by integrating tools like text summarization and sentiment analysis into SQL-based workflows. This allows business and analytics teams to harness AI and Agentic AI without coding expertise, reducing the technical barrier and time to value to build AI applications.
- Hybrid Search builds on the vector search capability. It combines semantic similarity with traditional keyword matching, all within a single SQL query. This approach helps customers retrieve results that not only sound similar but also include exact terms, offering the best of both worlds: contextual relevance and precise control. Whether teams are powering enterprise search, chatbot retrieval, or metadata exploration, hybrid search ensures AI agents and users discover the most accurate and meaningful results.
- Automated Iceberg Table Management optimizes large-scale data workflows by automating maintenance tasks such as compaction and snapshot expiration. These features reduce operational overhead, lower storage costs, and keep data systems running smoothly, letting teams focus on deriving insights rather than infrastructure upkeep. In an era of Agentic AI, automated Iceberg table management becomes essential infrastructure. By handling compaction, snapshot expiration and other maintenance tasks behind the scenes, it ensures data remains query-ready for autonomous agents to reason, act and adapt in real time. This reduces operational burden, lowers storage costs and keeps pipelines efficient—freeing up teams to focus on higher-order insight while intelligent agents handle the rest.
These additions establish the Dell Data Lakehouse as not merely a data management tool but a powerful catalyst of advanced AI applications.
A Core Component of the Dell AI Data Platform
While the Dell Data Lakehouse serves as a powerful, standalone solution, it also plays a pivotal role within the larger Dell AI Data Platform, working in harmony with technologies like PowerScale and ObjectScale. Together, these solutions create an integrated ecosystem that accelerates data-driven outcomes.
Dell’s S3-compatible storage seamlessly supports the Dell Data Lakehouse by handling diverse data formats and workloads. When paired together, they form a unified system that efficiently connects data from across an organization’s storage ecosystem to AI workflows. This interoperability ensures organizations can deliver accurate, AI-ready insights at scale, with the confidence and precision critical for today’s competitive landscape. The Dell AI Data Platform takes the complexity out of managing data by bridging silos and delivering data where it’s needed most. The Dell Data Lakehouse acts as the nerve center of this platform, transforming data into actionable intelligence through its advanced capabilities. Businesses benefit from a unified solution that simplifies processes, reduces inefficiencies and fosters innovation.
The platform is further enhanced through its seamless integration with NVIDIA’s cutting-edge technologies, such as the NVIDIA AI Data Platform. This powerful combination transforms storage into an intelligent foundation, effectively managing both structured and unstructured data to deliver real-time, AI-driven insights.
Supporting Innovation Through the Dell AI Factory
The Dell Data Lakehouse also plays a vital role within the Dell AI Factory, an innovative approach designed to accelerate AI-driven outcomes through a comprehensive portfolio of products, solutions, services and a strong partner ecosystem. Robust data is the foundation of any successful AI initiative, and the Lakehouse ensures that foundation is solid. By streamlining data pipelines and offering efficient data preparation, the Dell Data Lakehouse sets the stage for impactful AI innovation.
Empowering Organizations to Excel with AI
These new features are more than upgrading a platform; they’re about reducing barriers to AI adoption and helping organizations unlock their full potential. Whether it’s enabling faster customer insights, improving compliance, or powering smarter applications, the Dell Data Lakehouse provides tools that drive real-world impact.
By combining cutting-edge capabilities with Dell’s trusted infrastructure, the Lakehouse empowers organizations to innovate confidently and scale their AI efforts effectively. It’s not just a solution for managing data; it’s a catalyst for driving progress with AI.
Transforming Business Outcomes with Smarter Data
At Dell, we understand the power of technology to drive change. The updates to the Dell Data Lakehouse exemplify this belief, providing businesses with a smarter, more accessible way to harness the potential of AI. When paired with solutions such as PowerScale, ObjectScale and the Dell AI Data Platform, the Lakehouse provides everything organizations need to transform data into extraordinary outcomes.
Welcome to the era of simplified AI, faster innovation, and boundless possibilities. The future of data and AI starts here, with Dell. Visit our website or contact your Dell account executive to explore the Dell Data Lakehouse for your data needs.
