Equinix Expands Cloud Adjacent Storage Portfolio with Dell

Equinix, Inc. announced the availability of Dell PowerStore on Equinix Metal, an enterprise-grade STaaS solution.

PowerStore on Equinix Metal with flexible configurations can help enterprises manage a range of high-performance multicloud workloads through low-latency connectivity with proximity to major public clouds.

Businesses are increasingly seeking flexible storage solutions that accelerate data collection and distribution, thus offering faster time to value, according to Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).⁽¹⁾ PowerStore on Equinix Metal delivers scalable and flexible storage – with the option to burst by 25% above committed capacity – to meet market demands and reduce TCO while effectively optimizing resources, accelerating agility and driving innovation.

Dell PowerEdge Servers on Equinix Metal helps digitally-enabled businesses
move faster without sacrificing performance or necessitating rework of existing architectures.

The PowerStore on Metal service offering allows enterprises to view, manage and globally deploy storage, compute and networking, achieving simplified infrastructure management and reduced operational overhead. The single-tenant storage solution is designed for cloud adjacent environments: with more private cloud on-ramps inside Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers than anywhere else in the world, customers benefit from fast, secure and scalable access to public cloud providers.

“Businesses need storage solutions that allow them to be more agile and get the most out of their hybrid multicloud architectures,” said Merrie Williamson, chief customer and revenue officer, Equinix. “By combining the powerful capabilities of PowerStore with Equinix’s global platform, we are giving them the low-latency, high-performance connectivity they require without sacrificing on security or breaking their budget.”

Key benefits of PowerStore on Metal include:

Integrated and cloud adjacent: Leverage a cloud adjacent approach, choose a combination of Dell Technologies, Inc. deployment options and position storage and compute resources close to public cloud services. Maintain control in a low-latency, high-performance environment that offers seamless integration and private connectivity.
Financial flexibility: The solution is delivered as-a-service, with the ability to burst above committed levels, providing the opportunity for significant cost saving compared to purchasing storage hardware and software upfront.
Globally available: The service is available in more than 30 Equinix Metal markets including Brazil, with a storage entry point of 25TB.
Simplified global deployments: Deploy easily and in more locations with hardware and software jointly operated by both companies.
Security and compliance: Single-tenant appliances with always-on, enterprise-grade, multi-layer data encryption ensure the highest level of data protection. Designed to meet industry compliance standards, regulatory requirements are addressed with ease.
Persistent data: Data persists across Metal server restarts, enabling a range of use cases – from mission-critical transactions to disaster recovery.
Performance and control: Achieve sub-millisecond latency with colocated compute from Metal and storage from PowerStore. This combination delivers higher performance while maintaining end-to-end control over your data.

The Dell Partner First Strategy for Storage provides predictability and opportunities for partners to work together to deliver solutions for customers, including PowerStore on Equinix Metal.

This STaaS solution, available via channel partners later this year, expands the portfolio of options for Dell partners.