Leading cybersecurity. Breakthrough storage efficiency.
PowerMaxOS 10 supports demanding open systems, mainframe, file, and virtualized environments. The latest release delivers support for modern apps through containers delivering up to 2.8x more performance per watt , up to 14x more storage density and up to 82% reduction in greenhouse gases .
Based on Dell’s internal testing comparing IOPS per watt for PowerMax 2500 compared with PowerMax 2000 using the 8K random writes workload, August 2023. Performance per watt will vary.
Based on Dell’s internal analysis comparing Effective Storage Capacity per rack unit (1.75”) of the PowerMax 2500 compared with the PowerMax 2000, April 2023. Actual storage capacities will vary.
Based on Dell’s internal analysis of total CO2 emissions over 5 years for PowerMax 2500 at 8PBe (5kW) versus 6 PowerMax 2000s at 8PBe (27.5kW). July 2023.
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Why choose Dell PowerMax
Resilient and secure
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 mission-critical VMware deployments with the gold standard in active-active remote replication and the most 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 2023.
Automated operations
Get results faster with next-generation automation for repetitive management tasks. Each system comes with built-in machine-learning for predictive analytics and pattern recognition. Maximize performance with no overhead and seamlessly move workloads with intelligent data mobility.
Modern scale-out architecture
Consolidate workloads at scale by adding compute and media elements independently with integrated, modern NVIDIA BlueField Data Processing Unit (DPU) technology. Deliver predictable performance and access any flash drive in the system from any node on the fabric, regardless of physical location.
Breakthrough energy efficiency
PowerMax offers real-time power and environmental monitoring and alerting with advancements in performance, energy efficiency, storage density and data reduction. Store more data, with 80% power savings per terabyte. Dell offers a 5:1 data reduction guarantee for open systems and 3:1 data reduction guarantee for mainframe data.
Based on Dell internal analysis comparing power (kVA) per effective terabyte of the PowerMax 2500 compared with the PowerMax 2000, April 2023.
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 2023. 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 2023. Actual data reduction rates will vary.
Where PowerMax Excels
As customers modernize their infrastructure and move to an application-centric storage approach with VMware vVols, PowerMax offers an ideal datastore for mission-critical applications.
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 140-2 and the U.S. DoD Approved Products List.
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