Dell has announced new disk, tape and management products designed to simplify storing, managing and protecting data for enterprises of all sizes.
In a related move, Dell also unveiled the ninth generation of its PowerEdge servers featuring customer-inspired design enhancements that boost performance, reliability and manageability. Both announcements exemplify Dell’s broad initiative to drive commonality between server and storage products, making it easier and more cost-effective to deploy enterprise technology in a variety of information-technology environments.
With the worldwide introduction of two new Dell Storage Servers, Dell is significantly enhancing its network-attached storage (NAS) portfolio. Optimised for file sharing, both NAS products were designed on Dell’s ninth generation of industry-standard PowerEdge 2900 and PowerEdge 2950 servers. To speed customer deployment time, Dell’s Storage Servers offer simple installation with setup possible in only 15 minutes.
For SAN environments, Dell is offering customers streamlined deployment and management capabilities by integrating Dell IT Assistant management software with EMC’s Navisphere software. Customers now can manage Dell | EMC SAN environments more easily via a single management console.
To address customers’ requirements for improved storage optimisation, Dell is expanding disk drive technology on PowerVault MD1000 direct-attached storage (DAS) systems to include support for Serial ATA (SATA) II disk drives. This technology is available in addition to previously announced configurations supporting 3.5-inch Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives.
Dell is also meeting customers’ needs for simple, automated data centre backup by expanding its line of PowerVault ML6000 tape libraries with the PowerVault ML6030 control module (CM) and PowerVault ML6000 expansion module (EM). These modular tape products feature intelligence and self-diagnostic capabilities designed to ensure maximum system availability.
“Dell is setting the standard for making simplicity and affordability in the enterprise a reality by consistently delivering a comprehensive suite of products that match customer requirements,” said Paul Kaeley, Head of Storage, Dell, EMEA. “Today’s storage announcements are linked to that vision and demonstrate our commitment to deliver integrated server and storage systems that make storing, managing and protecting data easy and cost effective for businesses of all sizes.”
Key Product Features and Benefits
Dell Storage Servers
• Built on the ninth generation of Dell’s PowerEdge 2900 and 2950 servers
• Offer simple installation with setup as fast as 15 minutes.
• Pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
• Advanced features such as Single Instance Storage (SIS) and improved file replication features with distributed file system (DFS) for storage capacity optimisation and simplified branch office operations
PowerVault MD1000 with SATA II disk drives
• Supports key customer applications including tiered storage, streaming media and disk-based backup and recovery
• Affordable option for customers needing to store a large amount of data on inexpensive disk storage
PowerVault ML6030CM, ML6000EM
1. ML6000 -- a family of modular, scaleable, building blocks with self aware intelligence for the data center or remote site locations
2. ML6000 expansion module offers additional drive and cartridge capacity for any ML6000 solution
3. ML6030 scales up to 10 Fibre Channel or SCSI tape drives and 128 LTO-3 cartridges
Enhanced Services Help To Deliver an All Round Enterprise Solutions Offering For
Customers
Customers can also benefit from Dell’s approach to IT infrastructure services. Dell not only provides the hardware, but can design and implement a solution together with full enterprise-level support to simplify operations and maximise utilisation, while minimising downtime and making the most of their assets. New and improved Enterprise support services to be announced later this month will continue to improve availability in customers’ complex IT environments.
When it comes to IT services, Dell offers a different perspective and believes that delivering superior quality and value to customers is built on three fundamental tenets:
Operational Excellence — We bring a rigorous process approach to services, leveraging innovative processes, repeatable best practices, targeted automation, and transparent performance measurement.
Focus — Our disciplined focus on a finite set of customer-relevant services enables us to develop greater expertise and therefore deliver superior quality.
Single Point Accountability — We manage our services end to end so that you don’t have to synchronise execution from disparate vendors.
Pricing and Availability
Dell’s Storage Servers are available globally today starting around USD $2,980.
The PowerVault MD1000 is also available this month starting around USD $4,500. Worldwide, customers can also purchase the PowerVault ML6030 CM starting around USD $36,000 and the PowerVault ML6000 EM starting around USD $13,000.
About Dell
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