The latest code update for the Dell PowerStore (Dell’s Flagship Midrange Storage Array) adds a few cool new features that I think provide some additional value for people who are already using it. Most of the details were released at Dell World 2023 in Las Vegas. Several of the new […]
I don’t know about you, but in my line of work, we frequently have to convert between various data measurements. Whether this is storage capacity or network throughput, we convert between TB, TiB, GB, GiB, and others every day. If you visit my calculators page, you’ll even find a converter […]
At Dell Tech World 2022 this week Dell announced the upcoming release of PowerStore 3.0 which includes new controller and expansion shelf hardware as well as some serious software updates. We were part of the PowerStore OS 3.0 Beta Program and installed the beta software in our lab. […]
Dell SC, perhaps better known as Compellent, has finally had its end of life formally announced. I feel like many people have been watching for this since the acquisition of EMC was announced in 2015. At that time, Dell suddenly found itself with numerous overlapping storage platforms and product teams. […]
Over the last year or so, I’ve helped multiple companies recover from ransomware events utilizing snapshots on their storage arrays. In several of these instances, the customer’s backups were compromised along with their production environment. A storage array can be a nice part of a recovery strategy, as they seem […]
Dell just announced PowerStore OS version 2.0. It will be available for download on 6/10/2021. If you are new to PowerStore, check out this intro post here. As you can see, the platform launched a year ago was a little lean from a feature set perspective. Dell is rapidly filling […]
Dell is expanding the reach of the PowerStore mid-range storage platform further down-market with the introduction of the entry level PowerStore 500T. This smaller system is aimed at competing with the lower-end storage requirements found in SMB or ROBO deployments. The system is supposed to come in around $30k for […]
You want to move a VM into AWS EC2 with as little knowledge as possible, right? You don’t care to become an expert in AWS, you just want enough to get the job done. Here is what you have to do, how to do it, and how long it will […]
As I mentioned here, we were beta testers for the Dell PowerStore all-flash storage array. We tested everything from initial imaging of the array as either a Model T or Model X all the way to importing external storage arrays. We really enjoyed having the opportunity to get our hands […]
In the last segment, we went over PowerStore hardware. This time, we are going to dig into some more of the features, functionality, and capabilities of this newest midrange all flash storage array from Dell. The Basics: RAIDPowerStore supports RAID 5, and you can choose from one of two different […]