Dell, in collaboration with Nutanix, has announced that their PowerStore storage solution now extends support to Nutanix Cloud Platform, specifically with the latest Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) 7.6 release.
This development caters to organisations seeking high-performance enterprise storage within Nutanix environments without compromising the simplicity that aligns with their operational needs.
Enhanced performance with independent storage
The integration of Dell PowerStore with Nutanix Cloud Platform offers end-to-end NVMe all-flash performance, allowing for independent scaling of compute and storage within the Nutanix AHV hypervisor. This seamless integration requires no additional tools or training, as it transparently merges with Prism.
Dell Private Cloud complements this platform by providing automated deployment, comprehensive lifecycle management, and detailed hardware support from Dell.
This initiative marks PowerStore as the second Dell storage platform to be integrated with Nutanix, following the earlier integration of PowerFlex. This collaboration with Dell Private Cloud offers a robust foundation for enterprises to run Nutanix with superior external storage capabilities.
Core advantages of Dell's PowerStore
The PowerStore enhancement builds on Dell’s 14-year partnership with NutanixAs the premier all-flash storage offering from Dell, PowerStore boasts several key capabilities. It ensures consistent, low-latency storage necessary for critical databases, enterprise applications, and data-heavy analytics, minimising the impact on compute resources. Dell's solution allows for the independent expansion of compute and storage capacities, facilitated by Dell Private Cloud's flexible architecture, which supports incremental storage enhancements.
The Prism integration offers straightforward management of provisioning, snapshots, and virtual hard disk expansion. Furthermore, PowerStore guarantees a 6:1 data reduction ratio through advanced deduplication and compression strategies, enhancing workload efficiency while decreasing storage expenses. Its versatile cyber resilience features include various protection policies and long-term data retention options, backed by Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.
Dell private cloud: Completing the picture
By incorporating Dell Private Cloud, organisations gain a powerful tool that automates AHV deployment through verified blueprints, manages lifecycle tasks, and provides full hardware support from Dell. This results in an infrastructure that retains the simplicity of an appliance while offering the flexible functionality to operate PowerStore or PowerFlex within a unified Dell infrastructure.
An evaluation by Omdia highlighted that using Dell Private Cloud, organisations could deploy workload-ready clusters in roughly 2.5 hours with minimal manual input, reducing over 90% of steps compared to traditional deployment techniques.
Implications for customers
This enhancement to PowerStore supports a long-standing 14-year partnership with Nutanix, broadening the infrastructure solutions available for Nutanix environments.
It offers the flexibility to select suitable platforms tailored to specific workloads, maintaining simplicity through familiar management tools and fostering an ongoing strategic partnership.
Product availability
PowerStore is now available for Nutanix Cloud Platform users running AOS 7.6.
Whether organisations are upgrading from conventional HCI systems, exploring different hypervisor options, or seeking high-performance enterprise storage within a Nutanix framework, they are encouraged to visit the PowerStore page or consult with Dell or Nutanix representatives for more information.
Dell and Nutanix announced that PowerStore now supports Nutanix Cloud Platform, available with NCI 7.6. Organisations want enterprise storage performance in their Nutanix environments without giving up the simplicity that brought them to the platform. Today, Dell and Nutanix are delivering on that promise.
Performance and independent storage
Dell PowerStore now supports Nutanix Cloud Platform with NCI 7.6, bringing end-to-end NVMe all-flash performance and independent compute and storage scaling to Nutanix AHV hypervisor. PowerStore integrates transparently into Prism — no new tools or training required. Dell Private Cloud completes the platform with automated deployment, full-stack lifecycle management and Dell system-level hardware support.
This makes PowerStore the second Dell storage platform to integrate with Nutanix, following PowerFlex, which became the first external storage supported and integrated with Nutanix Cloud Platform. Together with Dell Private Cloud, which completes the platform with automated lifecycle management and Dell system-level hardware support, organisations now have a fully validated foundation for running Nutanix with enterprise-grade external storage.
Key capabilities
As Dell's flagship all-flash storage platform, PowerStore delivers end-to-end NVMe performance, always-on data reduction and comprehensive data protection. For Nutanix environments, Dell and Nutanix have engineered an integration that preserves the operational experience Nutanix teams expect.
- End-to-end NVMe all-flash performance — Consistent low-latency storage for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications and data-intensive analytics without consuming compute resources for storage data services.
- Independent compute and storage scalability — With Dell Private Cloud, add Dell PowerEdge compute nodes or expand PowerStore capacity on separate tracks based on actual workload demand. PowerStore's Dynamic Resiliency Engine enables granular storage scaling one drive at a time.
- Transparent Prism integration — Provisioning, snapshots, clones and expanding virtual hard disks are handled directly through Prism. Existing Nutanix skills apply from day one.
- 6:1 data reduction guaranteed — Always-on intelligent deduplication and compression deliver an industry-leading 6:1 data reduction guarantee, consolidating more workloads while lowering storage costs.
- Versatile cyber resilience — From asynchronous replication to Metro synchronous with zero RPO and zero RTO, protection policies are managed from Prism. Remote backups via Dell PowerProtect Data Manager provide long-term retention with cloud archival and retention locks.
Dell Private Cloud completes the platform
PowerStore brings enterprise storage to Nutanix. Dell Private Cloud completes the platform, automating AHV deployment with validated blueprints, orchestrating lifecycle management, and backing the full stack with Dell system-level hardware support. The result is appliance-like simplicity on disaggregated infrastructure, with the flexibility to run PowerStore or PowerFlex on a single Dell foundation.
In a recent Technical First Look, Omdia validated the integration, noting that Dell Private Cloud enables organisations to "deploy workload-ready clusters in approximately 2.5 hours, with zero manual effort needed after hardware installation, representing over 90% fewer steps compared to manual deployment methods."
What this means for customers
PowerStore for Nutanix is the latest step in a 14-year partnership that continues to accelerate. With PowerStore support for Nutanix Cloud Platform, Dell now offers the broadest infrastructure portfolio available for Nutanix environments, spanning from private cloud to disaggregated architecture, and extended data protection. This is what infrastructure freedom looks like, the flexibility to choose the right platform for every workload, the simplicity to manage it through the tools your team already knows, and a partnership that keeps building what comes next.
Availability
PowerStore for Nutanix Cloud Platform is available now with AOS 7.6. Whether you're modernising from traditional HCI, evaluating hypervisor alternatives, or looking for enterprise storage performance in your Nutanix environment, visit the PowerStore page or reach out to your Dell or Nutanix representative.
