Dell PowerScale
Unlock the potential of your unstructured data.
Overview
Dell PowerScale is a scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) platform that is designed to store and manage massive amounts of unstructured data. It provides a single, scalable file system that can grow to petabytes in size. PowerScale is well-suited for data lake workloads that require high-performance file access.
✨ Key Features
- Scale-out architecture
- Single file system
- High performance and concurrency
- Multi-protocol support (NFS, SMB, HDFS)
- Automated tiering
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Proven scalability and performance for file-based workloads
- Native HDFS support for Hadoop integration
- Simplicity of a single file system
Unique Value: Provides a simple, scalable, and high-performance platform for on-premises data lakes that require file-based access.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Building a high-performance, on-premises data lake for demanding analytics workloads.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Cloud-native data lakes where object storage is preferred.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a more integrated and easier-to-manage solution for file-based data lakes compared to building a Hadoop cluster with HDFS from scratch. It provides higher performance for file-based workloads than object storage.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (ProSupport Enterprise Suite tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: NA
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