As the data landscape continues to evolve, so does the need for organisations to optimise their IT storage infrastructure. Whilst traditionally data was created, processed and stored in centralised data centres, the shift towards IoT and mobile requires a more agile and resilient data storage platform.
Dell PowerStore is an ideal storage solution to meet the demands of the changing data landscape and address big data challenges. Dell PowerStore provides the scalability required to store the increasing volume of data organisations create and manage and also give the ability to process this data locally with VMware virtualised applications via AppsON, helping to reduce latency and deliver results rapidly.
The combination of PowerStore and VMware can help organisations reduce TCO, leverage unique functionality of enterprise storage and provides better control, performance and scale.
Three of the most powerful use cases for PowerStore include integration with the VMware cloud, deploying and managing big data clusters including support for MS SQL and enabling automated business continuity with PowerStore metro node.
Powering the cloud
Designed for VMware, the Dell PowerStore storage appliance enables organisations to integrate their on-premises infrastructure into hybrid cloud environments while maintaining operational consistency.
Supporting Microsoft SQL Server workloads
Designed to support Microsoft SQL Server workloads, Dell PowerStore delivers multi-protocol Block, File and vVOL storage. Providing a performance optimised appliance that supports end-to-end NVMe, PowerStore can scale up and out to meet increasing demands and improves efficiency with always-on thin provisioning and inline data reduction.
Microsoft SQL Server has evolved beyond a simple relational database management system. Recent versions such as Microsoft SQL Server 2019 introduced big data clusters, which enable companies to gain insights on data across a wide variety of data sources. PowerStore provides organisations with a data-centric, intelligent, and adaptable infrastructure that supports both traditional and modern workloads.
Comprehensive integration with open management frameworks, containerisation platforms, DevOps platforms and virtualisation enables PowerStore to seamlessly support the demands of Microsoft SQL Server and big data clusters.
PowerStore’s intelligent snapshot capabilities make Data Protection of big data environments simple, PowerStore allows these environments to be protected by storage snapshots in a matter of seconds, providing rapid, efficient point-in-time copies that can reduce recovery time and avoid long periods of downtime.
Enabling automated business continuity
The PowerStore metro node helps organisations achieve continuous availability with zero Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) through true active-active metro synchronous replication to mirror data over metro distances. Multi-site dual access gives organisations the confidence that their data will always be available and accessible with no recovery time and no loss of transaction.
Providing greater flexibility through multi-platform support, metro node enables fine tuning of workload availability and replication to any array with almost zero performance overhead, no duplicate capacity on the array and no additional software required on the host.
As it supports local configurations, PowerStore metro node allows for continuous application availability, data mobility to non-disruptively relocate workloads and enables storage technology refresh without application downtime.
Virtual machine witness technology provides organisations with the ability to automatically initiate a site failover to help mitigate the risks of critical data loss in the event of an outage. Initiating failovers can help organisations protect databases during maintenance or if the primary system fails. This level of automation can help organisations ensure that their data is always accessible and avoids disruption to business continuity.
Next Steps
As organisations continue their journey to digital transformation, it’s crucial that they evolve their storage infrastructure to meet the demands of ever-increasing data. It is also vital that IT teams have the resources to respond quickly to help them stay ahead of rapidly changing market conditions and ensure they can take advantage of new business opportunities.
MTI partner Dell Technologies provide more than just storage, they offer a broad IT infrastructure portfolio that can help support organisations undertaking digital transformation. Download the IDC Research Whitepaper to learn the business value of storage from Dell Technologies and discover how Dell PowerStore can help you optimise your IT storage infrastructure.
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