Unleashing Hybrid Cloud Power: Dell PowerStore Now Validated for AWS Outposts

Introducing Dell PowerStore for AWS Outposts

If you’re an AWS shop looking to run workloads on-prem — whether for latency, compliance, or edge requirements — and you’re considering AWS Outposts, we’ve got great news: Dell PowerStore is now validated to run with AWS Outposts supporting block storage.

Bring enterprise-class storage performance and capabilities to your AWS-managed infrastructure with Dell PowerStore, now fully integrated with AWS Outposts. PowerStore delivers deep, native integration that extends enterprise data services, advanced storage efficiencies, and consistent operations across your hybrid environment.

What this looks like

You get to keep the AWS cloud experience you already know and love—only now, it’s running directly in your data center or edge location. All of it is backed by PowerStore’s enterprise-grade performance, ultra-efficient and resilient architecture, and built-in intelligence. With this integration, customers can launch AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances through the AWS Management Console and attach block data volumes backed by Dell PowerStore. Additionally, customers can boot Amazon EC2 instances on Outposts directly from Dell PowerStore, providing greater flexibility and mobility for workloads that rely on external boot volumes.

What makes it different?

PowerStore is more than just storage—it’s a future-proof architecture designed for flexibility, performance, and automation:

• • PowerStore’s intuitive interface and Dynamic Resiliency Engine simplify data protection and eliminate the complexity of traditional RAID—delivering hassle-free, worry-free storage management. Voted #1 in Ease-of-Use¹.
  • Industry-leading 5:1 data reduction guarantee, helping you to save costs, reduce footprint and reduce TCO
  • High Performance: Low latency, high IOPS, NVMe-first architecture making storage much faster, so apps run quicker, and systems perform better.
  • All-inclusive advanced features: Such as snapshots, secure boot, encryption, and cyber-resiliency, high availability with dual active-active controllers, and a future-proof design—with no extra licensing fees.
  • Continuity without compromise: Leverage PowerStore’s native replication and Metro Volume capabilities to deliver built-in High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Flexible Expansion: Scale up and out as needed to match application capacity and performance needs with maximum efficiency and zero downtime.
  • Automation-Ready: Support for containers, REST APIs, Ansible plugins enable seamless integration into DevOps workflows and simplifies IT operations.
  • Built-in Intelligence: AI-driven capabilities that simplify monitoring, speed up troubleshooting, and deliver smart insights for proactive planning and optimization.
  • AI-Driven Operations: Built-in intelligence simplifies monitoring, accelerates troubleshooting, and delivers proactive, insights for smarter planning, optimization, and automated operations, helping reduce downtime and improve efficiency across your infrastructure.

Workloads that just fit

Whether you’re modernizing legacy systems or deploying cloud-native apps, the pairing of PowerStore + AWS Outposts is ideal for:

Hybrid Cloud Workloads:

• • Latency-sensitive apps (AI/ML inference, trading platforms, media processing)
  • Apps with data residency or compliance needs (finance, healthcare, public sector)
  • Modernizing legacy apps without re-platforming them to public cloud
  • Big data or analytics at the edge to minimize egress costs
  • Smart backup/recovery with Storage Direct via PowerStore GUI + PowerProtect Data Domain (on-prem) and Data Domain Virtual Edition (to AWS)

Private Cloud + Edge Scenarios:

• • IoT & real-time processing (factory floors, smart cities)
  • In-house AWS experience for dev/test, DR, and more — with local control
  • Secure, low-latency environments that still need AWS tools

More than storage—It’s a Dell ecosystem advantage

Choosing PowerStore for AWS Outposts means you’re not just getting world-class storage—you’re plugging into the broader Dell ecosystem:

• • Use Dell AIOps for real-time analytics and proactive insights
  • Rely on Dell ProSupport + ProDeploy to simplify implementation and reduce downtime
  • Implement Storage Direct, integrated with PowerStore, to enable seamless backup to on-prem PowerProtect Data Domain appliances and cloud-based Data Domain VE on AWS for end-to-end data protection and recovery.

Dell helps extend your AWS investment with enterprise-grade infrastructure that’s ready for whatever comes next.

Bottom line: AWS + Dell = hybrid done right

While AWS Outposts brings the cloud on-prem, the real value emerges when paired with enterprise-class infrastructure like Dell PowerStore—delivering the performance, availability, and data services enterprises demand, all within the AWS-native experience. So, if you run on AWS and want to bring that experience on-prem, Dell PowerStore for AWS Outposts is your answer. And for customers seeking broader, petabyte-scale, scale-out flexibility, Dell PowerFlex for AWS Outposts offers another powerful option for modern, distributed workloads.

Regardless of the choice, you’ll get cloud agility where you need it, enterprise performance where it counts, and simplified operations everywhere in between.

• • Consistent AWS cloud experience
  • Proven Dell infrastructure
  • Complete control over your data

Hybrid IT isn’t the future. It’s already here. And now, it works the way it should.

¹1 Based on Dell Technologies analysis using double-blinded, competitive benchmark Net Promoter Score (NPS) data gathered by third-party commissioned by Dell for 2H FY25