What is the focus of Dell’s 40 year partnership with Microsoft? Dell and Microsoft collaborate to:

<ul><li>Transform ideas into real-world innovations.</li><li>Modernize workplaces with advanced technology.</li><li>Harness the power of AI to deliver secure and tangible outcomes.</li></ul>

What are the key benefits of Dell and Microsoft solutions?

<ul><li>Simplicity: Pre-validated, co-developed solutions for fast deployment. </li><li>Affordability: Optimized costs with flexible purchasing options. </li><li>Reliability: Built-in security features like zero-trust support and secure remote access.</li></ul>

What did Dell announce at Microsoft Ignite 2025?

Dell unveiled several innovations for Microsoft, including:<ul><li>Expanded Azure Local support for Dell Private Cloud and PowerStore.</li><li>Dell PowerScale for Azure, a fully managed file storage solution for data-intensive workloads.</li><li>Advancements in Dell PowerProtect Backup Services for hybrid resilience.</li><li>Updates to Dell’s AI PC portfolio, optimized for Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.</li></ul><a href="https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/dell-collaborates-with-microsoft-accelerating-innovation-together" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about our announcements here</a>

What is Azure Local, and how is it different from traditional virtualization?

Azure Local is a cloud-connected, hybrid-by-design, hyper-converged infrastructure solution. Unlike traditional virtualization:<ul><li>It is managed and deployed through Azure.</li><li>It includes built-in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for Kubernetes-based workloads.</li><li>It inherits over 300 security settings from Azure, ensuring a secure and locked-down environment.</li></ul>

What are the key benefits of Azure Local?

<ul><li>Flexibility: Start with a single node and scale up to 16 nodes. </li><li>Security: Includes features like drift control, encryption, and integration with Defender for Cloud. </li><li>Hybrid Capabilities: Supports both connected and air-gapped environments for Azure services.</li></ul>

What is the Dell AX System for Azure Local?

The Dell AX System for Azure Local is a premier hardware solution co-engineered with Microsoft. It offers:<ul><li>Optimized hardware for Azure Local with validated configurations.</li><li>Seamless integration with Azure Monitor for centralized hardware alerts.</li><li>24/7 global support from Dell, with escalation to Microsoft if needed.</li></ul>

What role does Dell’s automation platform play in hybrid cloud management?

Dell’s automation platform:<ul><li>Provides a unified management experience with validated blueprints for infrastructure as code.</li><li>Supports rapid deployment of solutions like Dell Private Cloud, VMware, and Azure Local.</li><li>Enables AI-driven observability and zero-touch onboarding.</li></ul>

What services does Dell offer to support hybrid cloud and Azure Local deployments?

Dell Professional Services provide:<ul><li>Expertise in deploying and managing hybrid cloud solutions.</li><li>Workshops and consulting for AI, Kubernetes, and virtualization.</li><li>Globally distributed support to help businesses achieve their transformation goals.</li></ul>

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Dell Technologies and Microsoft are proud to partner to help organizations transform ideas into real-world innovation by turning data into insights, modernizing your workplace, and harnessing the power of AI. Explore how we work together to shape complete strategies that keep you ahead, unlock new opportunities, and deliver secure, tangible outcomes across your enterprise.

Simplicity

Take advantage of Dell and Microsoft co-developed and integrated solutions to get the most out of AI now. Achieve enterprise performance in a simple, prevalidated package that deploys fast.

Affordability

Optimize costs and workloads while achieving efficiencies in storage, energy, and maintenance. Flexible purchasing options and integrated solutions keep mid-size to large business needs in focus.

Reliability

Rest assured with cyber resilience and security with built-in, co-engineered features like zero-trust support and secure remote access to secure both cloud and on-premises environments.

Fuel your Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud with a validated infrastructure

When it comes to cloud strategies, a hybrid cloud approach makes it possible to select the optimal location for your data. However, when data is spread across the edge, on-premises, cloud and multiclouds, management can become complex. Microsoft Azure Arc enabled data services on a validated Dell Technologies foundation delivers a consistent management experience—wherever your data lives.

Solutions for Microsoft

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Windows 11 and Dell PCs

Whether you are gaming, studying, running a business, or working from home, Windows 11 helps you get it done. Discover streamlined new features for every way you work, learn, and play.

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Dell AX System for Azure Local

Collaboratively built with Microsoft, the AX System for Azure Local is a turnkey, purpose-built hybrid cloud appliance designed for Azure Local.

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Dell Cyber Resilience Solutions for Azure

Azure and Dell Cyber Resilience offerings deliver all the efficiency, security and innovation that comes with operating in the public cloud.

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Dell PowerScale for Microsoft Azure

Trusted, scalable, and high-performance enterprise-class file storage, seamlessly integrated with Azure to support modern workloads. Simplify unstructured data management and unlock the full potential of your data in the cloud.

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Dell PowerFlex for Microsoft Azure

Confidently run diverse block-based workloads on Microsoft Azure without risks and limitations. Extreme performance, scalability and resiliency offers customers a simplified public cloud experience powered by innovative Dell storage solutions the industry has come to know and trust.

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Microsoft OEM Software Solutions

Microsoft OEM software solutions on PowerEdge servers provide a cloud operating system that boosts on-premises investments and hybrid capabilities. Dell and Microsoft offer several ways to license software, including the Azure Stack HCI OEM License bundle and Windows Server 2025.

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Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Microsoft Azure

Isolate and quickly recover critical data and systems from cyberattacks with a public cloud vault, operational air gap and enhanced security. Easily purchase and deploy PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Microsoft Azure from the Azure Marketplace.

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Dell Services for AI Productivity with Microsoft

Professional Services to address a secure path to AI adoption. Build a strong foundation with advanced data governance and implement tailored AI solutions, like Microsoft 365 environment and Copilot, to streamline workflows, drive innovation, and achieve measurable growth for your organization.

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Dell Services for PC Optimization with Microsoft

With Al-optimized endpoints, customized personas, device management and enriched security tools, every step is designed to reduce complexity and transform how your teams works. Transform your Windows environment to help teams work more efficiently, reduce complexity, increase security and innovate faster with Al.

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Services for Microsoft

If you’re looking to extend your Microsoft Azure cloud to on-premises, including with Dell AX System for Azure Local, our consulting services for Microsoft Azure Local will help you get there.

Dell Services for Microsoft Copilot

Drive productivity and efficiency across your organization. We provide the strategy and hands-on expertise you need to successfully implement and adopt Microsoft Copilot solutions, including personalized Copilot agents.

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Dell Services for Microsoft Azure Hybrid and Multicloud

If you’re looking to deliver an innovative on-remises or hybrid cloud on Microsoft, or want to utilize Microsoft Azure Arc to extend Azure data services and management to Dell Technologies’ on-premises cloud deployments, our consulting services will help you.

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Dell Managed Detection and Response

Monitor, detect and respond to threats 24/7
• Benefit from Dell security expertise combined with
Microsoft Defender XDR.
• Investigate threats across entire IT environment.
• Trace threat actor activity, end-to-end.

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Dell Technology Services

If you’re looking to extend your Microsoft Azure cloud to on-premises, including with Dell AX System for Azure Local, our consulting services for Microsoft Azure Local will help you get there.

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CUSTOMER STORY: MANUFACTURING

New Belgium Brewing Company Case Study

New Belgium Brewing, the fourth largest US craft brewer, has returned its core business applications, including Microsoft SQL Server from a cloud service to its onsite operations using PowerEdge servers as the underlying infrastructure to support exponential increases in its applications and data.

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American Bureau of Shipping

American Bureau of Shipping is a 150+ year old global shipping and safety regulation company that is keeping the seas safe thanks to Windows Server, Office 365 and Teams supported by Dell Technologies infrastructure and services.

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Resources

SOLUTION BRIEF Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Solution Brief

Microsoft Windows Server 2025 on Dell PowerEdge Servers: Transform Your IT for the Future.

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SOLUTION BRIEF Dell PowerScale for Azure Dell Managed Solution Brief

Dell PowerScale for Microsoft Azure is a fully managed service that integrates PowerScale software into the Azure ecosystem, offering scalable, high performance enterprise-class file storage.

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SOLUTION BRIEF Dell Data Protection for Microsoft Azure

Cyber resilient, multi-cloud data protection for VMs, containers, cloud-native and SaaS workloads.

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SOLUTION BRIEF AX System for Azure Local Solution Brief

AX System for Azure Local delivers seamless integration and advanced automation across the Dell and Microsoft technology stacks, enabling faster deployment, streamlined management, and enhanced security and compliance for your hybrid cloud environment.

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WHITE PAPER Testing the Value of Dell PowerEdge R770 Servers with Preinstalled Windows Server® 2025

Learn the value of Dell PowerEdge R770 servers with a preinstalled Windows Server 2025 OEM license compared to separately purchasing and manually installing a Windows Server 2025 volume license.

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WHITE PAPER A New Way to Simplify and Improve the Consistency of Cloud Operations with Dell PowerScale for Azure

ESG Analysis of enterprise storage capabilities and benefits of Dell PowerScale for Microsoft Azure.

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BLOG SPOT PowerStore: The Perfect Choice for Azure Arc-enabled Data Services

Hybrid made easy: Discover why PowerStore is the ideal foundation for Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance.

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WHITE PAPER Providing private cloud choice without complexity with Dell AX System for Azure Local with PowerFlex

ESG White Paper outlining how Dell Technologies and Microsoft transform on-premises infrastructure.

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Server Solutions

Address Microsoft’s most challenging workloads with Dell PowerEdge servers, as compute and HCI building blocks. OpenManage integrations for Microsoft System Center and Windows Admin Center simplify deployment and management PowerEdge servers from a single interface.

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Data Storage Solutions

Provide scalability, capacity, performance, intelligence, and cloud integration needed to unlock the value of your Microsoft data estate with Dell storage solutions. Accelerate critical Microsoft workloads from core to edge to cloud.

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Unstructured Data Storage

Manage the growth of unstructured data across your Microsoft data estate with flexible, easy-to-manage solutions. Efficiently run compute intensive file workloads on-premises and in Microsoft Azure Cloud, while consolidating file and object storage workloads at any scale.

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Private Cloud Solutions

Accelerate your Microsoft data estate modernization and hybrid cloud journey with Dell Technologies integrated systems and building blocks, including Dell Solutions for Azure Local.

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Data Protection and Backup Solutions

Protect workloads across your Microsoft data estate whether they are running on-premises or in a multicloud. Dell Data Protection solutions easily and automatically adapt to the changing needs and requirements of your business, while keeping performance high and costs down.

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Cyber Recovery Solutions

Protect critical Microsoft data from cyberattacks and ransomware, identify suspicious activity and perform data recovery with easy‑to‑deploy management and automation software.

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Next steps

Explore Professional Services for Microsoft Azure Local

Empower your organization to quickly adapt to changes, embrace AI workloads and leverage the benefits of Microsoft Azure Local.

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Join our community for detailed technical information on Dell solutions for Microsoft

Learn more at the Dell Technologies InfoHub, your one-stop destination for the latest technical information about Dell Technologies products.

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Frequently asked questions

Transform ideas into real-world innovations.
Modernize workplaces with advanced technology.
Harness the power of AI to deliver secure and tangible outcomes.

Simplicity: Pre-validated, co-developed solutions for fast deployment.
Affordability: Optimized costs with flexible purchasing options.
Reliability: Built-in security features like zero-trust support and secure remote access.

Dell unveiled several innovations for Microsoft, including:

Expanded Azure Local support for Dell Private Cloud and PowerStore.
Dell PowerScale for Azure, a fully managed file storage solution for data-intensive workloads.
Advancements in Dell PowerProtect Backup Services for hybrid resilience.
Updates to Dell’s AI PC portfolio, optimized for Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.

Learn more about our announcements here

Azure Local is a cloud-connected, hybrid-by-design, hyper-converged infrastructure solution. Unlike traditional virtualization:

It is managed and deployed through Azure.
It includes built-in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for Kubernetes-based workloads.
It inherits over 300 security settings from Azure, ensuring a secure and locked-down environment.

Flexibility: Start with a single node and scale up to 16 nodes.
Security: Includes features like drift control, encryption, and integration with Defender for Cloud.
Hybrid Capabilities: Supports both connected and air-gapped environments for Azure services.

The Dell AX System for Azure Local is a premier hardware solution co-engineered with Microsoft. It offers:

Optimized hardware for Azure Local with validated configurations.
Seamless integration with Azure Monitor for centralized hardware alerts.
24/7 global support from Dell, with escalation to Microsoft if needed.

Dell’s automation platform:

Provides a unified management experience with validated blueprints for infrastructure as code.
Supports rapid deployment of solutions like Dell Private Cloud, VMware, and Azure Local.
Enables AI-driven observability and zero-touch onboarding.

Dell Professional Services provide:

Expertise in deploying and managing hybrid cloud solutions.
Workshops and consulting for AI, Kubernetes, and virtualization.
Globally distributed support to help businesses achieve their transformation goals.