Dell announces new updates to its PowerStore scalable all-data flash storage to aid its customers to have better efficiency and protection against cyberattacks. Dell’s intelligent all-flash data storage array has been updated with increased security to help today’s leading businesses adopt a Zero Trust model — a security architecture that provides continuous verification of users and resources to ensure the authorization of only known entities and actions.
Some of the new features introduced to the 2023 line of PowerStore data storage products include:
- Secure and immutable snapshots – Prevents unauthorized deleting or modifying of snapshots before their expiration date.
- Streamlined file permissions – Allows storage administrators to manage access directly from PowerStore to respond quickly to security threats.
- Increased file resiliency – Up to 4x more mounted snapshots per system,5 giving users more protection points for granular recovery if needed.
- Multi-factor authentication – Protects administrative access to PowerStore by requiring increased verification of a user’s identity.
Aside from the new features, Dell is also introducing new software automation and multi-cloud advancements to the PowerStore to help customers make the most of their existing IT investments while keeping operational and energy costs down.
The PowerStore delivers up to 60% more IOPS (input/output operations per second) per watt and is now available with ENERGY STAR-certified configurations. This provides dramatic increases in both density and performance per watt as the most energy-efficient PowerStore system to date. With this advancement, Dell is addressing the increased need for energy efficiency and sustainability, one of the most important criteria for IT buying decisions according to a recent IDC survey.
“With Dell PowerStore’s compression technology, we reduced our old storage area network from as much as 20 systems, down to two—a 90% reduction in our footprint,” Maricopa County Recorder’s Office IT Director Nathan Young said. “As a result, PowerStore has improved our energy efficiency while allowing us to innovate to meet changing demands from constituents and the increased expectations of our staff.”
These new PowerStore automated features include:
- PowerProtect native integration – With this feature, backups can be configured in less than two minutes, directly from the PowerStore user interface, allowing customers to easily take advantage of PowerProtect appliances with up to 65:1 data reduction, DD Boost technology, and other capabilities. The solution can enable cost-effective cloud archiving, reducing on-premises capacity requirements which can help reduce power and cooling costs.
- DevOps workflow enhancements – This feature helps PowerStore customers accelerate innovation with flexible storage automation. By supporting these open-source solutions, PowerStore gives DevOps workers easy-to-use storage automation tools and the ability to build repeatable, automated processes across diverse environments to provision storage without low-level coding or help desk support.
Dell also disclosed that these updates to the PowerStore will be made available globally in June 2023.