A Dell PowerStore shared storage solution is more cost-effective than an HCI solution thanks to superior data reduction and lower licensing costs - Infographic
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If your organization is contending with a massive volume of data that is growing by the day, it’s crucial to store that data as efficiently as possible.
A Dell PowerStore shared storage solution is more cost-effective than an HCI solution thanks to superior data reduction and lower licensing costs - Infographic
- 1. Manage storage resources with existing tools using the VSI plugin or do even more with VSI + VxRail™ dynamic nodes *Dell PowerStore 500T array vs. an HCI Vendor U solution (savings based on list prices, with greater data reduction leading to lower requirements for hardware and licensing) Copyright 2025 Principled Technologies, Inc. Based on “Gain the flexibility that diverse modern workloads demand with Dell PowerStore,” a Principled Technologies report, April 2025. Principled Technologies® is a registered trademark of Principled Technologies, Inc. All other product names are the trademarks of their respective owners. Principled Technologies® Storage capacity needed to store 2 TB of data (2:1 compression and 2:1 deduplication ratio) Gigabytes | Lower usage and higher efficiency are better HCI Vendor U solution Dell PowerStore solution 1,213.52 GB 384.40 GB OVERALL EFFICIENCY: 1.69:1 OVERALL EFFICIENCY: 5.32:1 Storage capacity needed to store 2 TB of data (4:1 compression and 1:1 deduplication ratio) Gigabytes | Lower usage and higher efficiency are better HCI Vendor U solution Dell PowerStore solution 742.12 GB 416.47 GB OVERALL EFFICIENCY: 2.77:1 OVERALL EFFICIENCY: 4.90:1 Five-year costs for the two solutions to provide 235 TB of effective capacity Lower is better HCI Vendor U solution Dell PowerStore solution $1,511,104.77 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 $1,180,165.52 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Get greater storage efficiency through data reduction* Lower five-year costs compared to an HCI solution for a comparable amount of effective storage capacity* The Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) plugin for PowerStore lets VMware vSphere® admins • manage their PowerStore arrays from the vSphere Client console • create datastores and attach them to compute nodes • change the preferred performance profile from the performance monitoring screen Those using Dell VxRail dynamic nodes can • integrate a Dell PowerStore array using the PowerStore VSI plugin with compute-only Dell VxRail dynamic nodes • perform PowerStore firmware updates using the vSphere Client console • combine the simplified and secure lifecycle management experience of HCI with the flexibility of independent scaling of compute and storage Up to 3.1x better data reduction 21% lower costs If your organization is contending with a massive volume of data that is growing by the day, it’s crucial to store that data as efficiently as possible. By building your infrastructure using Dell™ PowerStore™ , you can... A Dell PowerStore shared storage solution is more cost-effective than an HCI solution thanks to superior data reduction and lower licensing costs Learn more at https://facts.pt/7OcQ7nT