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Techday NZ
27-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Exclusive: How Dell's infrastructure promises simplified data centres
Dell Technologies is championing a brand new era of data centre architecture built on disaggregated infrastructure, a strategy designed to offer enterprises the best of both flexibility and simplicity as they navigate ever more complex IT environments. For years, organisations have faced a trade-off between flexible, modular systems and the simplified management of consolidated, hyper-converged infrastructure. Alyson Langon, Director of Product Marketing for Multicloud and as-a-Service at Dell, says the industry is now seeing "a convergence of the two approaches." "Historically, three-tier architecture gave a lot of flexibility, you could mix and match storage, compute and networking, and scale resources independently. But it came with complexity, requiring different teams and lots of management overhead," she explained during an interview at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas. The alternative, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), bundled everything into a single platform. "There's a ton of simplicity in that, especially with lifecycle management and automation built in," Langon said. However, this simplicity comes at the cost of vendor lock-in and limited flexibility. "You can't scale resources independently and you're locked into a single software stack," she added. A hybrid approach emerges Now, spurred by the dual drivers of artificial intelligence workloads and shifts in the hypervisor market, disaggregated infrastructure has come to the fore. "Disaggregated infrastructure is about combining the best of both worlds - flexibility meets simplicity," Langon explained. "It allows you to scale resources independently, as in traditional three-tier, but with added automation and simplicity via software. We're building more automation and observability into infrastructure over time." Dell's strategy is centred around its recently announced Dell Private Cloud and the Dell Automation Platform. These allow organisations to use Dell's flagship storage and compute technologies - such as PowerStore storage and PowerEdge servers, while benefiting from advanced software automation. "What differentiates us is the intrinsic security, deduplication, compression and software-driven automation built into both the hardware and software. The Dell Automation Platform takes this a step further, delivering full stack lifecycle management that traditionally wasn't available in a three-tier setup," Langon said. The result is an infrastructure stack that is easier to manage and more efficient to deploy. "We're automating a lot of tasks, so managing the stack is much more simplified," she added. Flexible procurement and customer choice Crucially, Dell's private cloud offering is designed to be flexible not just in its architecture, but also in how it is consumed. Langon noted, "Apex is about flexible consumption, pay-as-you-go and managed services delivered as an OPEX model. With Dell Private Cloud, the underlying infrastructure can be consumed as a service through an Apex subscription, but it can also be purchased as CAPEX. You have that flexibility in how you procure the underlying hardware." This flexibility extends to software choices as well. Enterprises are increasingly seeking a multi-hypervisor strategy, particularly in light of industry shifts and the need for investment protection. "One of the key benefits of Dell Private Cloud, in addition to the simplicity and automation, is the freedom to bring your own cloud OS licences and choose your software stack," Langon said. "You're not locked in. We'll have blueprints for VMware, Red Hat OpenShift, Nutanix AHV and more, so customers can choose their preferred hypervisors." That also means underlying hardware can be reused or repurposed as business needs change. "If you want to deploy VMs today and then move to containers with Red Hat tomorrow, you can use the same hardware. Decommission and redeploy a new software blueprint—it's investment protection for customers wanting the flexibility to change their virtualisation strategy," she said. Automation and security at the core The push towards software-driven automation is a key pillar of Dell's disaggregated infrastructure. The company claims that with its automation platform, provisioning a private cloud stack now takes 90% fewer steps than manual processes, with clusters deployable in just two and a half hours. Alongside this, Dell is continuing to invest in cyber resilience and data protection, with enhancements to storage platforms and automated ransomware detection now featuring as part of its modern data centre portfolio. Langon sees this as a response to a rapidly changing landscape. "There's an increase in customers looking for multi-hypervisor strategies, but also a need for modern automation and security. We're responding by making these capabilities intrinsic to our infrastructure, not just bolt-ons," she said. A platform for innovation While Langon does not directly oversee Dell's AI solutions, she recognises the role that disaggregated infrastructure plays in enabling next-generation workloads. "We are looking to extend the capabilities of our automation platform to be able to do more with AI solutions, to help organisations scale and simplify, and build more automation in how they stand up those types of things," she explained. She is optimistic about what lies ahead, both for Dell and the broader industry. "We're at a really interesting time right now. There's so much opportunity with AI, and it's going to start permeating everything that we do. Looking forward, I'm excited to see how we continue to simplify things for customers and help them take on these new challenges," she said.
TECHx
21-05-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Dell Technologies Announces Innovations in Modern centers
Home » Tech Value Chain » Global Brands » Dell Technologies Announces Innovations in Modern Data Centers Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) has announced new advancements to help customers design modern disaggregated data centers. The company reported improvements in storage, cyber resilience, software, and integrated solutions. Organizations face growing challenges managing and securing workloads across on-premises data centers, cloud, and edge environments. Dell revealed its approach to disaggregated infrastructure that combines shared compute, networking, and storage pools with software-driven automation, security, and partner integrations. Dell Technologies highlighted key storage and cyber resilience features. The PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliances deliver up to four times faster data restores and twice the replication speed. They are also 40% more space-efficient and save up to 80% power compared to traditional HDD systems. The company also reported enhancements to its PowerScale software, improving object storage and cyber resilience. The PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite offers comprehensive data protection, access, and recovery solutions. Customers can improve application performance using Amazon EC2 cloud burst and reduce costs by backing up data to Dell ObjectScale, Amazon S3, or Wasabi. Additionally, Dell introduced PowerStore Advanced Ransomware Detection, which uses AI analytics to verify data integrity and reduce ransomware downtime. This announcement coincides with the fifth anniversary of PowerStore and its adoption by over 17,000 customers worldwide. Dell Technologies further revealed automation for private cloud and edge operations. Dell Private Cloud simplifies deploying, managing, and scaling private clouds using software from Broadcom, Nutanix, and Red Hat on Dell disaggregated infrastructure. The company reported automation reduces provisioning steps by 90%, delivering clusters in under three hours with minimal manual effort. The Dell Automation Platform, designed for secure zero-touch onboarding and centralized management, supports this deployment. Keith Bradley, Vice President of IT and Security at Nature Fresh Farms, commented that Dell Private Cloud provides flexibility and investment protection to meet evolving business needs. Moreover, Dell introduced new NativeEdge features for virtualized workloads at the edge and remote branches. These include policy-based load balancing, VM snapshots, and backup capabilities. The solution supports management of diverse edge environments, including non-Dell and legacy infrastructure. Arthur Lewis, President of Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, stated the company is defining the future of intelligent enterprise architecture. He added that Dell's disaggregated infrastructure approach helps build secure and efficient data centers that turn data into actionable intelligence. Key points: Dell announced faster, energy-efficient storage and enhanced cyber resilience. Automation cuts private cloud deployment time by 90%. New edge features support virtualized workloads and legacy systems. This announcement underscores Dell Technologies' commitment to advancing modern data center solutions for changing IT and business needs.
Techday NZ
21-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Dell unveils updates to advance data centre automation & security
Dell Technologies has announced new developments designed to support the transformation of data centre operations with software-driven disaggregated infrastructure. Organisations are increasingly confronted with the need to manage and secure a wide range of workloads across on-premises data centres, cloud and edge environments. Dell Technologies' approach to disaggregated infrastructure aims to address these challenges by integrating management of shared compute, networking, and storage resource pools with automation, security, and support for partner integrations. Dell's most recent advancements include updates to storage and cyber resiliency, intended to improve performance and efficiency in the management and protection of critical data. According to Dell, its PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliances deliver up to four times faster data restores and double the replication performance, in comparison with previous hard-disk drive systems. These appliances are also designed to be more efficient, occupying 40% less rack space and reducing power usage by as much as 80%. Enhancements to Dell's PowerScale software aim to broaden support for object storage and bolster cyber resilience. The PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite offers a comprehensive approach to protect, access, and recover essential data. Organisations can also take advantage of improved application performance through Amazon EC2 cloud burst and minimise backup costs by using Dell ObjectScale, Amazon S3, or Wasabi cloud storage services. A new feature for Dell PowerStore, Advanced Ransomware Detection, leverages artificial intelligence analytics to validate data integrity and mitigate downtime resulting from ransomware attacks. This update comes as Dell marks the fifth anniversary of PowerStore, which has been adopted by over 17,000 customers worldwide. To streamline operations, Dell has also updated its software to automate the deployment and management of disaggregated private cloud and edge solutions using both Dell and partner technologies. Dell Private Cloud is positioned as a new method for setting up, managing, and scaling private clouds, built on cloud software from providers such as Broadcom, Nutanix, and Red Hat, operating on Dell's disaggregated infrastructure. This solution is intended to safeguard investment through the use of reusable infrastructure, simplify workflows with end-to-end lifecycle management, and provide choice with a range of validated blueprints. Dell reports that automation in its Private Cloud offering can reduce provisioning steps for a private cloud stack by up to 90% compared to manual methods, delivering a functioning cluster in just two and a half hours without manual input following hardware installation, configuration, and onboarding. Dell Private Cloud is managed via the Dell Automation Platform. This software platform is purposed to facilitate deployment and operation of disaggregated solutions, equipped with secure, zero-touch onboarding and centralised control. Addressing customer perspectives, Keith Bradley, Vice President, IT and Security at Nature Fresh Farms, stated: "Dell Private Cloud has proven to be the right fit to helps us meet our business priorities. The flexibility to transition between cloud ecosystems and the ability to repurpose hardware is a game-changer for us by providing investment protection and enabling us to respond to evolving business needs quickly." Updates to Dell NativeEdge introduced new features aimed at supporting virtualised workloads at the edge and within remote branch offices. These include policy-based load balancing, virtual machine snapshots, backup, and migration capabilities to protect and secure mission-critical data. The platform now also offers consistent management across varied edge environments, and supports integration of non-Dell and legacy infrastructure. Arthur Lewis, President, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, commented: "At Dell Technologies, we're defining the future architecture of the intelligent enterprise. Our disaggregated infrastructure approach helps customers build secure, efficient modern data centers that turn data into intelligence and complexity into clarity." Some of these new solutions and updates will be available in stages. Dell PowerStore Advanced Ransomware Detection is scheduled for release in the second half of 2025. The Dell PowerProtect All-Flash Appliance is expected to be available in August 2025, while PowerScale Cyber and Disaster Recovery solutions and additional PowerScale software enhancements are anticipated to be accessible in the third quarter of 2025. Dell Private Cloud with VMware vSphere is currently available, with expanded ecosystem support and software-as-a-service deployment anticipated later in the year. Updates to Dell NativeEdge are expected by July 2025.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dell Technologies Transforms Data Center Operations with Software-Driven Disaggregated Infrastructure Innovations
Dell modern data center innovations form the foundation for a disaggregated infrastructure strategy Dell storage and cyber resiliency enhancements help customers store and protect critical data with improved performance and efficiency Dell software-driven advancements automate the management and deployment of private cloud and edge solutions LAS VEGAS, May 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DELL TECHNOLOGIES WORLD – Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps customers design modern disaggregated data centers with storage, cyber resilience, software and integrated solution innovations. Why it matters Organizations face increasing demands to efficiently manage and secure both modern and traditional workloads across on-premises data centers, cloud and edge environments. IT and business needs keep changing, so the modern data center must be ready for anything. Dell's approach to disaggregated infrastructure combines management of shared compute, networking and storage resource pools with software-driven automation, security and partner integrations. Advanced storage and cyber resiliency capabilities Dell storage and cyber resiliency advancements deliver the performance and protection that modern data centers need. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliances improve cyber resiliency with up to four times faster data restores1 and two times faster replication performance.2 They are more efficient, taking up 40%3 less rack space and saving up to 80% on power when compared to HDD systems.4 Dell PowerScale software advancements enhance object storage support and cyber resilience. The PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite offers comprehensive solutions to protect, access and recover critical data. Customers can boost application performance with Amazon EC2 cloud burst and reduce costs by backing up to Dell ObjectScale, Amazon S3 or Wasabi. PowerStore Advanced Ransomware Detection helps organizations validate data integrity and minimize downtime from ransomware attacks using advanced AI analytics. The news comes as Dell celebrates PowerStore's fifth anniversary and over 17,000 global customers. Automate private cloud and edge operations Dell software automates the deployment and management of disaggregated private cloud and edge solutions built with Dell's industry-leading infrastructure and partner technologies. Dell Private Cloud offers a new approach to deploying, managing and scaling private clouds built with cloud software from vendors like Broadcom, Nutanix and Red Hat on Dell disaggregated infrastructure. Organizations can protect their investment with reusable infrastructure, simplify operations with full lifecycle management and support customer choice with a catalog of validated blueprints. Automation helps customers provision a private cloud stack in 90% fewer steps than manual processes5, delivering a cluster in just two and a half hours with no manual effort.6 Dell Private Cloud is delivered using the Dell Automation Platform, a software platform designed to simplify how customers deploy and operate disaggregated solutions with secure, zero touch onboarding and centralized management. "Dell Private Cloud has proven to be the right fit to helps us meet our business priorities," said Keith Bradley, vice president, IT and Security, Nature Fresh Farms. "The flexibility to transition between cloud ecosystems and the ability to repurpose hardware is a game-changer for us by providing investment protection and enabling us to respond to evolving business needs quickly." New Dell NativeEdge features make it the most advanced and cost-effective solution for virtualized workloads at the edge and in remote branch offices.7 Critical data is protected and secured with policy-based load balancing, VM snapshots and backup and migration capabilities. Organizations can manage diverse edge environments consistently with non-Dell and legacy infrastructure support. Perspectives "At Dell Technologies, we're defining the future architecture of the intelligent enterprise," said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. "Our disaggregated infrastructure approach helps customers build secure, efficient modern data centers that turn data into intelligence and complexity into clarity." Additional resources Blog: Achieving Cyber Resilience with Dell PowerProtect Blog: PowerScale and ObjectScale, Innovation at Light Speed, Storage That Delivers Blog: Unlocking the Edge: The Latest Innovations from Dell NativeEdge Blog: Simplicity Meets Flexibility with Dell's No Compromise Private Cloud Connect with Dell on X and LinkedIn About Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry's broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the AI era. Copyright © 2025 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies and Dell are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 1-4. Based on Dell internal testing comparing a PowerProtect Data Domain DD9910 appliance vs. a PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash DD9910F appliance, both configured at similar capacity. April 2025. Actual results may vary. 5. Manual steps automated through a single Dell Private Cloud blueprint. Based on internal Dell testing, May 2025. 6. After hardware installation, configuration and platform onboarding. No manual interaction required after initiation 7. Based on Dell Technologies internal analysis, May 2025. View source version on Contacts Media Relations: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Dell Technologies Transforms Data Center Operations with Software-Driven Disaggregated Infrastructure Innovations
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DELL TECHNOLOGIES WORLD – Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps customers design modern disaggregated data centers with storage, cyber resilience, software and integrated solution innovations. Why it matters Organizations face increasing demands to efficiently manage and secure both modern and traditional workloads across on-premises data centers, cloud and edge environments. IT and business needs keep changing, so the modern data center must be ready for anything. Dell's approach to disaggregated infrastructure combines management of shared compute, networking and storage resource pools with software-driven automation, security and partner integrations. Advanced storage and cyber resiliency capabilities Dell storage and cyber resiliency advancements deliver the performance and protection that modern data centers need. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliances improve cyber resiliency with up to four times faster data restores 1 and two times faster replication performance. 2 They are more efficient, taking up 40% 3 less rack space and saving up to 80% on power when compared to HDD systems. 4 Dell PowerScale software advancements enhance object storage support and cyber resilience. The PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite offers comprehensive solutions to protect, access and recover critical data. Customers can boost application performance with Amazon EC2 cloud burst and reduce costs by backing up to Dell ObjectScale, Amazon S3 or Wasabi. PowerStore Advanced Ransomware Detection helps organizations validate data integrity and minimize downtime from ransomware attacks using advanced AI analytics. The news comes as Dell celebrates PowerStore's fifth anniversary and over 17,000 global customers. Automate private cloud and edge operations Dell software automates the deployment and management of disaggregated private cloud and edge solutions built with Dell's industry-leading infrastructure and partner technologies. Dell Private Cloud offers a new approach to deploying, managing and scaling private clouds built with cloud software from vendors like Broadcom, Nutanix and Red Hat on Dell disaggregated infrastructure. Organizations can protect their investment with reusable infrastructure, simplify operations with full lifecycle management and support customer choice with a catalog of validated blueprints. Automation helps customers provision a private cloud stack in 90% fewer steps than manual processes 5, delivering a cluster in just two and a half hours with no manual effort. 6 Dell Private Cloud is delivered using the Dell Automation Platform, a software platform designed to simplify how customers deploy and operate disaggregated solutions with secure, zero touch onboarding and centralized management. 'Dell Private Cloud has proven to be the right fit to helps us meet our business priorities,' said Keith Bradley, vice president, IT and Security, Nature Fresh Farms. 'The flexibility to transition between cloud ecosystems and the ability to repurpose hardware is a game-changer for us by providing investment protection and enabling us to respond to evolving business needs quickly.' New Dell NativeEdge features make it the most advanced and cost-effective solution for virtualized workloads at the edge and in remote branch offices. 7 Critical data is protected and secured with policy-based load balancing, VM snapshots and backup and migration capabilities. Organizations can manage diverse edge environments consistently with non-Dell and legacy infrastructure support. Perspectives "At Dell Technologies, we're defining the future architecture of the intelligent enterprise,' said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. 'Our disaggregated infrastructure approach helps customers build secure, efficient modern data centers that turn data into intelligence and complexity into clarity.' Additional resources About Dell Technologies Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry's broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the AI era. Copyright © 2025 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies and Dell are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 1-4. Based on Dell internal testing comparing a PowerProtect Data Domain DD9910 appliance vs. a PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash DD9910F appliance, both configured at similar capacity. April 2025. Actual results may vary. 5. Manual steps automated through a single Dell Private Cloud blueprint. Based on internal Dell testing, May 2025. 6. After hardware installation, configuration and platform onboarding. No manual interaction required after initiation 7. Based on Dell Technologies internal analysis, May 2025.
