Dell announces slew of updates to PowerStore systems

Vendor upgrades existing technology and launches new low-cost model

Dell has announced that it is upgrading the performance of its EMC PowerStore enterprise storage systems, with new software and automation capabilities being introduced.

The company says the latest updates will "improve workload performance by 25 per cent", while also claiming enhancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning will drive cost savings and establish up to 15 per cent lower workload latency.

The company has also announced the launch of the PowerStore 500, a lower-cost model aimed at a "broader range of businesses".

"With today's announcements, we've made PowerStore faster and smarter while making it easier for a broader range of businesses to get started with the platform," said Jeff Boudreau, president and general manager of the Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies.

The performance updates will create more input/output operations per second, modernise the infrastructure and scale out the AppsON feature, according to the company.

Dell also says the developments will contribute to intelligent data reduction, greater resiliency and smarter tiering.

The new PowerStore 500 is targeted at "businesses of any size" and can be used in "remote or branch locations, edge environments or larger IT deployments".

Customers will also have the chance to combine multiple PowerStore 500 appliances to create a cluster and can mix and match different PowerStore models depending on their needs.

Bob Olwig, vice president, business development and marketing, at WWT said: "The PowerStore 500's low cost and extreme performance make it a compelling addition to the PowerStore family from a partner perspective and new performance and automation updates give customers even more reasons to choose Dell Technologies storage."

The PowerStore updates will be available for download from 10 June, while the PowerStore 500 is available for order from 10 May with global shipments also starting on 5 June.

It follows Dell's recent split from VMWare, which was announced earlier this month.

Around $9.7bn will be received by Dell as a result of the split, a move which chairman Michael Dell said will "drive additional growth opportunities for Dell Technologies as well as VMware and unlock significant value for stakeholders."