Dell APEX File Storage for Microsoft Azure Helps Enterprises Realize Comprehensive AI

In the field of transportation, race cars and semi-trailer trucks look very different on the surface, but under their very different appearances, there is a common ground: the pursuit of extreme performance. Similarly, in the field of cloud computing, in order to integrate cutting-edge technologies with various applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), solutions with storage expansion functions and high performance are essential. Customers need access to data stored anywhere to drive the next innovation. In fact, 87% of enterprises are currently adopting a multi cloud strategy. Dell Technology continues to help customers enjoy a multi cloud journey with the new APEX File Storage for Public Cloud series products.

Dell APEX File Storage for Microsoft Azure is an innovation that changes the rules of the game drive Build a bridge between insights. The core of Dell APEX File Storage for Azure is the PowerScale OneFS operating system. This proven high-performance scale out file storage solution is trusted by more than 16000 customers worldwide. By adding the powerful functions of PowerScale OneFS to the Azure cloud, Dell Technology enables customers to more effectively integrate and manage data, reduce storage costs, and strengthen data protection and security. At the same time, it uses native cloud AI tools to gain insights more quickly. Dell APEX File Storage for Windows Azure brings advanced file storage capabilities to Azure.

A multinational telecom company said: "Dell APEX File Storage running on Azure provides the same experience as the locally deployed PowerScale OneFS, which not only simplifies our storage environment, but also improves team efficiency. Dell Technology provides excellent products and services."

Today, when multi cloud has become a reality, Dell APEX File Storage for Azure, which integrates efficiency and multi-function, will help enterprises to give full play to the potential of the distributed cloud ecosystem and assist enterprises in AI workflow. The implementation of traditional AI is characterized by isolated solutions and decentralized infrastructure. But Dell Technology's APEX File Storage for Azure is another way to seamlessly integrate high-performance storage capacity and then deploy it on Microsoft's Azure infrastructure. With advanced local replication, enterprises can easily migrate data from local to cloud without rebuilding the storage architecture, and then use all enterprise class PowerScale OneFS functions. The scale out architecture of Dell APEX File Storage for Azure supports up to 18 nodes and 5.6PiB capacity in a single namespace, providing scalability and flexibility without sacrificing the ease of management of the enterprise. Compared with Azure NetApp Files, Dell APEX File Storage for Windows Azure has the following improvements:

-6 times more cluster performance

-Namespace expansion 11 times

-Up to 23 times more snapshots per volume

-Cluster elasticity increased by 2 times

-Easier and more robust cluster expansion

Dell Technology is committed to meeting the needs of customers. This persistence also makes Dell APEX File Storage for Azure stand out among many storage products. With a proactive response attitude, senior experts of Dell Support Services provide customers with 24/7 services covering the world to meet their OneFS needs, minimize interruptions, help customers maintain high levels of productivity, and produce high-quality results, with customer satisfaction rate up to 97%. The era when you can't have it both ways has passed. Dell's solutions can meet customers' needs for performance and practicality according to the actual situation. Dell APEX File Storage for Azure is specially designed for hybrid cloud and cloud burst use cases. Whether it is traditional IT workloads or advanced GenAI applications, it can provide strong large-scale AI performance, pushing the innovation and efficiency of AI workloads to new heights.

The key advantages of Dell APEX File Storage for Azure are as follows:

Simplify through "multi cloud by design": provide consistent user experience in local and cloud environments, and accelerate multi cloud deployment. Make full use of automatic replication tools, without making any changes to the underlying cloud storage.

Extremely flexible: use advanced OneFS data services and scalable capacity up to 5.6PiB to seamlessly manage continuously changing workload requirements and rapidly growing data sets.

Data control: Use native AI tools to help with the most demanding workloads.

In the era of rapid development of digital technology, the demand of enterprises for cloud strategy has never been so urgent. The strategic cooperation between Dell Technology and Microsoft is an important milestone in this process, enabling customers to freely store and process data in the location most suitable for their AI use cases. Taking Dell APEX File Storage for Azure as an opportunity, Dell Technology will continue to fulfill its commitment to help enterprises accelerate innovation and achieve transformative results through AI.

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