Dell PowerStore as a standout enterprise storage platform

Independent validation and third-party assessments highlight Dell PowerStore as a standout enterprise storage platform, delivering a strong combination of high performance, operational efficiency, and cost optimisation for today’s data-intensive workloads. Across multiple benchmarks, PowerStore consistently outperforms competing solutions in areas such as data efficiency, latency, and total ownership cost.

Highlights from independent evaluations include:

Industry-Leading Data Efficiency

According to testing conducted by Principled Technologies and commissioned by Dell, PowerStore delivered up to 3.1× higher data reduction compared with a similarly sized hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) alternative. This superior efficiency reduces the number of physical drives required, directly lowering storage acquisition costs. Dell further reinforces this advantage with a 5:1 data reduction guarantee.

High-Performance, Low-Latency Design

PowerStore demonstrates notable performance gains, running workloads up to 30% faster while maintaining significantly lower latency than earlier generations and rival platforms. These gains are powered by a data-centric architecture, built on end-to-end NVMe technology, with support for Intel Optane Storage Class Memory (SCM) to accelerate demanding applications.

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership

The platform’s strong data reduction and flexible deployment model contribute to a substantially lower five-year TCO. In one comparative study, PowerStore proved to be nearly 22% more cost-effective than an HCI-based solution, as organisations can store more data with less hardware and simplify their infrastructure footprint.

Simplified Operations and Intelligent Automation

Analysts have consistently praised PowerStore for its ease of use and streamlined management, ranking it among the top platforms for operational simplicity. Built-in AI-driven capabilities—such as automated data placement and predictive insights via Dell AIOps (formerly CloudIQ)—help IT teams proactively manage performance and capacity while reducing manual intervention.

Future-Ready, Flexible Architecture

Designed on a container-based microservices framework, PowerStore supports a wide range of workloads—from traditional enterprise applications to modern use cases like containers, AI/ML, and edge deployments. A single unified platform delivers block, file, and VMware vVols, enabling organisations to adapt quickly without adding complexity.

— By Aaradhay Sharma