Modern Storage for Kubernetes and Containers

DELL CONTAINER STORAGE MODULES

Enterprise efficiency for Kubernetes data storage

Why Dell Container Storage Modules Simple, integrated, and automated experience

Bring powerful enterprise storage features and functionality to your Kubernetes for easier adoption of cloud native workloads, improved productivity and scalable operations. Bridge gaps between developers and IT teams with capabilities such as provisioning, snapshotting, replication, observability, authorization and resiliency for containerized workloads.

Extend enterprise storage to Kubernetes

Accelerate adoption of cloud native workloads with proven enterprise storage.

Empower developers through automation

Reduce development cycles by integrating storage with existing Kubernetes toolsets for scalable operations.

Safely and seamlessly consume storage

Monitor and secure operations across enterprise storage and DevOps environments.

Powerful enterprise storage features and functionality

Authorization

Apply quota and RBAC rules that instantly and automatically restrict cluster tenants' usage of storage resources, built on a stateless architecture.

Replication

Easily extend data protection and DR planning to Kubernetes workloads with consistent policy enforcement and user experience.

Resiliency

Improve application up-time with automatic detection and recovery of node failures.

Observability

Create a single pane management experience for your developers and Kubernetes admins by integrating tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Snapshot

Build on CSI's point-in-time recovery with additional capabilities for volume snapshots with referential integrity.

Container Object Storage Interface (COSI) Extending enterprise capabilities to object storage

Dell COSI standardizes object storage consumption for enterprises looking to leverage Dell ObjectScale for their Kubernetes-native workloads. As a result, your object storage consumption can achieve self-service, portability, and a push toward implementing true Kubernetes-native capabilities that drive value for your storage admins and DevOps teams.

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Frequently asked questions

Learn more about Dell Container Storage Modules.

Container Storage Modules extend Dell's enterprise storage capabilities to Kubernetes, enabling consistent integration and automation for cloud-native stateful applications.

A variety of Dell storage options are supported for our Dell Container Storage Modules, including Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerFlex, Dell PowerMax, Dell Unity XT and other platforms via our Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers.

There are currently five modules available for customer use, which are authorization, replication, resiliency, observability, and snapshot. Each of these modules delivers enterprise data storage capabilities for Kubernetes customers that goes beyond typical Container Storage Interface functionality.