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TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
For the eighth consecutive year, Dell Technologies named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage.
For the eighth consecutive year, Dell Technologies named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
See direct product comparisons, third-party competitive research, compelling blogs, and customer stories across our storage portfolio.
See direct product comparisons, third-party competitive research, compelling blogs, and customer stories across our storage portfolio.
CUSTOMER SUCCESSES
"Our Dell Technologies infrastructure provides data in a real-time scenario that lets our stakeholder group evaluate their businesses on a daily basis and make decisions based on what’s really going on."
— Michael Israel, CIO of The Kraft Group
"Our Dell Technologies infrastructure provides data in a real-time scenario that lets our stakeholder group evaluate their businesses on a daily basis and make decisions based on what’s really going on."
— Michael Israel, CIO of The Kraft Group
Trusted solutions
IDC ranked
#1
IDC Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, 2023 Q2, September 7, 2023, Vendor Revenue.
Efficient
5:1
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, August 2023.
Cyber resilient
Up to
99.5%
Based on Dell analysis of publicly available data, June 2022. Actual results may vary.
Multicloud
Up to
87%
Based on a Silverton Consulting white paper, sponsored by Dell Technologies, “Conceptual TCO: Dell APEX Block Storage for Public Cloud,” October 2023. Systems were configured to support IOPS performance of 7,740 KIOPS for competitor 1 and 10,700 KIOPS and throughput of 239,000 MPBS for competitor 2. The Dell solution assumes 4:1 thin provisioning vs thick provisioning for the competitor solutions. Actual costs will vary depending on the thing provisioning factor used, region, data change/snapshot rates, capacity, type of storage and instances used, and other factors. Full report
All Dell Storage Products
Get breakthrough efficiency, cyber resiliency, and multicloud flexibility with software-driven storage.
PowerStore
Intelligent all-flash storage for the digital enterprise BEST FOR:- Business-critical transactional workloads
- VMware applications
- Database workloads
PowerFlex
Unbounded software-defined infrastructure BEST FOR:- 3-tier SAN or hyperconverged architecture
- High- performance workload consolidation
- Modern containerized apps
PowerScale
Secure and efficient scale-out NAS purpose-built for AI BEST FOR:• Multi-protocol file storage including S3
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
Dell APEX Storage for Public Cloud
Block, file and protection storage software in public clouds BEST FOR:- Large databases requiring performance at scale
- Container environments
- Data-intensive, high-performance file workloads
Dell APEX Data Storage Services
Scalable and elastic storage as-a-service deployed on-prem BEST FOR:- Unpredictable workloads, data storage needs
- Seasonal businesses with spikes of usage
- Adopting a cloud consumption model on-premises
PowerVault
Affordable entry block storage BEST FOR:- Small and medium sized businesses
- PowerEdge server capacity expansion
- Edge deployments
PowerMax
World's most secure mission-critical storage BEST FOR:- Mission-critical workloads
- Zero trust architectures
- Mixed workload consolidation
Based on Dell internal analysis for cybersecurity capabilities of Dell PowerMax versus cybersecurity capabilities of competitive mainstream arrays supporting open systems and mainframe storage, March 2022.
Unity XT
Flexible hybrid storage for cost-sensitive enterprises BEST FOR:- Low-cost base configurations
- Workloads requiring flash and disk
- Virtualized applications and databases
ECS
World's most secure enterprise object storage BEST FOR:- On-premises S3 storage
- Long term archive
- Big data analytics
Based on Dell analysis comparing cybersecurity software capabilities offered for Dell ECS vs. competitive products, September 2022.
ObjectScale
Software-defined enterprise object storage BEST FOR:- S3 and Kubernetes environments
- Modern cloud-native workloads
- Media content
Unified Storage
Combine block and file-based storage to manage files and applications from a single device.
PowerStore
Intelligent all-flash storage for the digital enterprise BEST FOR:- Business-critical transactional workloads
- VMware applications
- Database workloads
PowerFlex
Unbounded software-defined infrastructure BEST FOR:- 3-tier SAN or hyperconverged architecture
- High- performance workload consolidation
- Modern containerized apps
PowerMax
World's most secure mission-critical storage BEST FOR:- Mission-critical workloads
- Zero trust architectures
- Mixed workload consolidation
Based on Dell internal analysis for cybersecurity capabilities of Dell PowerMax versus cybersecurity capabilities of competitive mainstream arrays supporting open systems and mainframe storage, March 2022.
Unity XT
Flexible hybrid storage for cost-sensitive enterprises BEST FOR:- Low-cost base configurations
- Workloads requiring flash and disk
- Virtualized applications and databases
Block Storage
Store and move blocks of decoupled data across systems quickly, efficiently, and reliably.
PowerStore
Intelligent all-flash storage for the digital enterprise BEST FOR:- Business-critical transactional workloads
- VMware applications
- Database workloads
PowerFlex
Unbounded software-defined infrastructure BEST FOR:- 3-tier SAN or hyperconverged architecture
- High- performance workload consolidation
- Modern containerized apps
PowerVault
Affordable entry block storage BEST FOR:- Small and medium sized businesses
- PowerEdge server capacity expansion
- Edge deployments
PowerMax
World's most secure mission-critical storage BEST FOR:- Mission-critical workloads
- Zero trust architectures
- Mixed workload consolidation
Based on Dell internal analysis for cybersecurity capabilities of Dell PowerMax versus cybersecurity capabilities of competitive mainstream arrays supporting open systems and mainframe storage, March 2022.
Unity XT
Flexible hybrid storage for cost-sensitive enterprises BEST FOR:- Low-cost base configurations
- Workloads requiring flash and disk
- Virtualized applications and databases
File Storage
Deliver data through directories, folders, and files with Network Attached Storage.
PowerScale
Secure and efficient scale-out NAS purpose-built for AI BEST FOR:• Multi-protocol file storage including S3
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
Object Storage
Manage files as objects with custom, detailed metadata, to handle large amounts of unstructured data.
PowerScale
Secure and efficient scale-out NAS purpose-built for AI BEST FOR:• Multi-protocol file storage including S3
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
ECS
World's most secure enterprise object storage BEST FOR:- On-premises S3 storage
- Long term archive
- Big data analytics
Based on Dell analysis comparing cybersecurity software capabilities offered for Dell ECS vs. competitive products, September 2022.
ObjectScale
Software-defined enterprise object storage BEST FOR:- S3 and Kubernetes environments
- Modern cloud-native workloads
- Media content
Software-Defined Storage
Abstract and pool storage resources to enable flexible deployment and automation.
PowerFlex
Unbounded software-defined infrastructure BEST FOR:- 3-tier SAN or hyperconverged architecture
- High- performance workload consolidation
- Modern containerized apps
PowerScale
Secure and efficient scale-out NAS purpose-built for AI BEST FOR:• Multi-protocol file storage including S3
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
• Scaling emerging workload performance
• Deployment flexibility
ObjectScale
Software-defined enterprise object storage BEST FOR:- S3 and Kubernetes environments
- Modern cloud-native workloads
- Media content
Multicloud
Simplify multicloud storage with a universal storage layer, across public, private and edge locations.
Dell APEX Storage for Public Cloud
Block, file and protection storage software in public clouds BEST FOR:- Large databases requiring performance at scale
- Container environments
- Data-intensive, high-performance file workloads
Dell APEX Data Storage Services
Scalable and elastic storage as-a-service deployed on-prem BEST FOR:- Unpredictable workloads, data storage needs
- Seasonal businesses with spikes of usage
- Adopting a cloud consumption model on-premises
Software-driven storage innovation
Smart infrastructure
Get more value from your data with a modern IT environment – on-premises and in public clouds.
Sustainable data center
Improve your energy efficiency without compromising performance with data reduction and more.
Comprehensive data security
Protect your data from cyber threats with intrinsic security, immutability, an air-gapped cyber vault and analytics for data recovery.
Multicloud
Simplify multicloud storage with a universal storage layer, across public, private and edge locations.
Power your innovation for every application and industry
Expert Reviews & Awards
Don't just take our word for it
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
Dell Container Storage Modules for PowerStore
"Dell’s work empowers application developers and DevOps teams to handle more provisioning and maintenance, thereby saving IT resources."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerStore NVMe/TCP with SmartFabric Storage Software
"Deploying the PowerStore Storage platform with SFSS takes the guesswork out of large-scale implementations."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
TechTarget
Silver Winner
PowerStore with PowerStoreOS 3.0
The best enterprise storage arrays of 2022 in the disk and disk subsystems category
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerStore Gen2
"Dell continues to innovate with PowerStore, driving major functionality via software that the current install base can benefit greatly from."
This report is sponsored by Dell Technologies. All views and opinions expressed in this report are based on our unbiased view of the product(s) under consideration.
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerVault ME and Edge Applications
"Designed to be simple, fast, and affordable, the PowerVault ME5’s workload versatility is exceptional."
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
PowerVault ME5
"An entry-level block storage array purpose-built and optimized for price-sensitive SAN & DAS environments focused on simplicity, performance, and affordability."
TechTarget
Bronze Winner
PowerStore 500
"PowerStore arrays support NVMe over Fibre Channel and appliance clustering to improve performance."
CRN®
Winner: Storage Midrange
PowerStore 500
"The array, which is also available through Dell’s Flex On Demand service, comes in a 2U form-factor chassis with capacity of up to 1.2 petabytes."
IT Brand Pulse
Market Leader
All-Flash Scale-Out File & Object Storage Systems
2020 IT Brand Pulse Flash Brand Leader Awards
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
Cloud Tiering Appliance
"We’d like to praise Dell EMC for the new clean UI design."
IT Brand Pulse
Market Leader
Scale Out File & Object Storage Appliances
2020 IT Brand Pulse Storage Brand Leader Awards
StorageReview
Hands-on Review
Unisphere
"This modern interface ultimately has been designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind for all storage management needs."
IT Brand Pulse
Market Leader
All-Flash SAN Array
2019 IT Brand Pulse Flash Brand Leaders
IT Brand Pulse
Market Leader
Hybrid HDD/SSD Array
2019 IT Brand Pulse Flash Brand Leaders
StorageReview
Editor's Choice
PowerVault ME4
"Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 come in, as an entry offering, with the speed and price point geared for most SMB/edge use cases."
IT Brand Pulse
Market Leader
Hybrid SAN Arrays
2019 IT Brand Pulse Storage Brand Leader Awards
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