The waves of digital transformation continue to ripple across industries, and AI is sitting at the helm, reshaping workflows and fueling innovation. Yet, for AI to deliver on its immense potential, its foundational support systems must evolve in tandem. At the heart of this transformation lies the modern data center. Demanding efficiency, scalability and adaptability to thrive in the age of AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and overwhelming data generation.
In today’s fast-paced world of AI and HPC, one thing is crystal clear: data is the lifeblood of innovation. From powering cutting-edge AI models to driving breakthroughs in scientific research, enterprises are generating and analyzing massive amounts of data every single day. What distinguishes leaders is the ability to manage, secure and extract value from this sea of information. The challenge is, storage can no longer just be static repositories. It must now be adaptable, yet efficient, to meet the needs of growing interconnected data.
PowerScale is stepping up to the challenge. Built not only to tackle today’s hurdles, but also empowering data scientists and IT decision-makers to stay ahead of the curve and adapt to their data needs. With the launch of our AI-optimized all-flash portfolio last year, PowerScale delivers up to 220% faster data ingestion1 and 99% faster data retrieval1. Exceeding requirements for NVIDIA’s DGX SuperPOD, NVIDIA Cloud Partner certification and NVIDIA-certified Storage program, PowerScale enables customers of all sizes to scale AI workloads efficiently. And that’s not all. We’re continuing our journey to future-proof data center architecture with further advancements – designed for flexibility to adapt to the needs of your data center.
Introducing PowerScale’s Newest Innovations with the Latest OneFS Release
PowerScale’s latest announcements tackle critical challenges like storage density, operational efficiency and system flexibility. Empowering organizations to excel in an increasingly data-driven world.
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Doubling storage density for AI workloads with 122TB SSDs
Maximizing storage efficiency while minimizing costs is central to modernizing data infrastructure. Dell Technologies is the first to offer an enterprise storage system with 122TB QLC SSDs.2 These 122TB Solidigm QLC SSDs for our all-flash PowerScale F910 and F710 nodes effectively allow customers access to almost 6 PBs of storage per node,3 significantly reducing hardware needs, operational costs and energy consumption. This not only enhances performance with high-speed data access to fuel GPUs for AI model training, but also shrinks your storage footprint. Paving the way for more eco-conscious data centers.
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Enhancing Compute Flexibility for Cluster Performance
PowerScale is also introducing the PA110 Accelerator Node, designed to tackle CPU bottlenecks and boost overall cluster performance. It is a successor to the previous generation P100 and B100 performance and backup accelerators.
The latest 1U accelerator node provides independent scaling in single node increments and offers a flexible solution for teams looking to strengthen compute performance without unnecessary capacity addition. It effectively reduces the cost/performance ratio of your storage environment. The PA110 also enhances connectivity and delivers higher cluster bandwidth to accelerate task optimization with the capability to add additional frontend ports for the cluster.
The PA110 empowers IT managers to fine-tune resource allocation in their data centers, ensuring an efficient workflow that complements a modern, flexible data center.
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Scaling Smartly with An Optimized Portfolio Mix
The latest OneFS release also enables the hardware refresh of our hard drive based portfolio – H710, H7100, A310 and A3100 nodes. These platforms are node pool compatible with previous-generation hybrid and archive platforms and support low-cost tiering for high-performance workloads across the PowerScale portfolio. The TCO-optimized A-Series and the balanced cost/performance H-Series nodes strengthen the PowerScale portfolio and reiterates its flexibility to adapt to your specific storage requirements.
The refreshed nodes feature:
- Fourth-generation Intel Xeon Sapphire Rapids CPUs
- DDR5 DRAM with up to 75% greater speed and bandwidth
- NVMe M.2 persistent flash vault drives providing faster cache destage and recovery
- Improved thermal operation reducing heat and stress on components
- Updated drive carrier with 100% greater speed for SAS drives
- And will introduce support for industry-leading 32 TB HAMR technology later in 2025, delivering higher density and extended useful life
Future Proofing Your Data Center Matters
Now more than ever, businesses must think beyond immediate needs. With the rapid rise of AI applications and its associated costs, the future of enterprise IT lies in adaptable infrastructure. And as the world’s most flexible scale-out NAS, PowerScale forms the foundation of a modern data center.
With PowerScale’s latest offerings, organizations can focus on driving AI breakthroughs without the constraint of operational inefficiencies and rigidity. The refreshed HDD-based portfolio and the new generation Accelerator node supplement the PowerScale All-Flash nodes for a smarter, more cost-effective way to address evolving storage needs. Whether it’s everyday operational data or long-term backups, PowerScale enables you to meet the demands of AI data growth and scale with confidence.
If you’re ready to future proof your infrastructure and unlock unparalleled potential in AI, HPC, and beyond, it’s time to experience what PowerScale can do for your organization. Speak with our experts today or browse the PowerScale website to begin your transformation.
1Based on preliminary internal analysis of streaming write figures comparing F600p running OneFS 9.5 versus F710 running the latest version of OneFS using 200GbE. Dec, 2024
2Based on Dell internal analysis of QLC media supported in currently available enterprise storage systems, Apr 2025.
3Based on effective capacity analysis considering data reduction on an appropriately configured cluster with 122TB SSDs (Releasing May 28th, 2025). PowerScale also guarantees a 2:1 Data reduction ratio, See terms and conditions for details at: dr-guarantee-tc-powerscale.pdf (delltechnologies.com). Actual data reduction rates will vary.
