Dell Technology has updated its PowerStore unified file and block storage array with increased capacity; stronger digital resilience; and simpler file management. The company claims that through these enhancements, organizations can increase storage density per rack unit and reduce total cost of ownership by 15%.
Dell stated that its 30TB QLC drive lets customers store up to two petabytes of data within a 2U rack space, doubling the capacity per rack unit. The unit also delivers up to 23% better power efficiency compared to 3200Q appliances equipped with 15TB QLC drives introduced in 2024.
The system got an enhanced OS, PowerStore 4.3, that introduces several methods for replication to protect data, starting with synchronous replication over Fibre Channel to prevent data loss, and asynchronous replication to ensure recovery point objectives (RPO) down to five minutes. Metro sync replication for files with automated failover, supporting zero RPO/RTO for mission-critical workloads.
