Dell Technologies World: Dell Transforms Data Center Operations with Software-Driven Disaggregated Infrastructure Innovations

Dell Technologies, Inc. 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.

• PowerProtect Data Domain All-Flash appliances improve cyber resiliency with up to 4 times faster data restores ⁽¹⁾ and 2 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⁾
• 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 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 the company’s 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, VP, 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.”

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.”

Availability:

• PowerStore Advanced Ransomware Detection will be available in 2H 2025.
• PowerProtect All Flash Appliance will be available in August 2025.
• PowerScale Cyber and Disaster Recovery will be available in Q3 2025.
• Dell PowerScale file-to-object cloud mobility is available. Additional PowerScale software enhancements will be available in Q3 2025.
• Dell Private Cloud is available with an option for VMware vSphere software. Additional ecosystem support, countries and SaaS deployment will be available in 2H 2025.
• Dell NativeEdge advancements will be available in July 2025.

^(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.

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