Dell APEX File Storage for AWS
Dell’s trusted enterprise-class file storage now offered as software-defined in the public cloud
Data is the driving force behind innovation – powering demanding workloads like artificial
intelligence and analytics that bring new use cases and applications to life. Businesses
often turn to a multicloud strategy when gearing up for more data growth and new
workloads. But multicloud environments continue to have challenges. Management
complexity of controlling data silos is a big obstacle, and limited visibility makes it difficult
to get a holistic view of the data. Unpredictability of cloud costs and unplanned charges are
other hindrances. IT skill gaps remain an issue since there are new tools and frameworks to
master for each cloud environment. And finally, there is a lack of consistency across public
clouds when it comes to security models.
Introducing Dell APEX File Storage for AWS, a software-defined cloud solution that brings
the OneFS software platform to the public cloud as a customer-managed offer. Dell APEX
File Storage brings the same enterprise-class data services and performance trusted in onpremises
PowerScale appliances to AWS, ensuring operational consistency and seamless
data mobility regardless of where you deploy. Dell APEX Navigator accelerates the journey
to the public cloud with easy deployment and centralized monitoring from a single interface.
This combination creates the foundation for a universal storage layer that simplifies storage
management in multicloud environments.
Make the move to the cloud easier and less risky
It starts with a quick deployment using Dell APEX Navigator. This SaaS-based management
tool makes it easy to configure and deploy APEX File Storage for AWS including public
cloud resource provisioning via 5 easy steps in a WebUI or via API. Once deployed, OneFS
offers risk-free, policy-driven migration of file data from the on-premises appliance to the
cloud with built-in native replication, SyncIQ. Because the OneFS software platform is the
same on-premises and in AWS, there is no need for any changes to the underlying storage
architecture. Once in the cloud, IT teams use the familiar OneFS user-interface, commandline
interface (CLI), API interfaces and identity management that they are already familiar
with. Organizations can leverage their existing skillsets and avoid retraining, reducing the time
spent managing data and infrastructure and lowering management complexity. Dell APEX File
Storage for AWS, based on OneFS, is multicloud by design.
Leverage enterprise-class features and leading class performance
Organizations can use familiar OneFS data services and built-in security for their file data in
the cloud. Enterprise-class features such as multi-protocol access (NFS, SMB, S3), SyncIQ
native replication, snapshots, CloudPools and data reduction technologies can enable IT to
run their workloads in the same way as they do on-premises. Rich multi-protocol support
makes it possible to access unstructured data in the same way as on-premises which is
critical in the cloud where applications may require simultaneous file and object access
to the same dataset. Simplifying the hybrid cloud allows customers to easily extend their
workflows into the public cloud.
ESSENTIALS
Simplified journey to the cloud
• Easy deployment using Dell APEX Navigator
• Seamless native replication with cluster-to-cluster SyncIQ
• Common OneFS enterprise features on-premises and in cloud
• Consistent user experience with familiar web, UI, CLI and APIs
Faster Business Outcomes
• Class-leading file performance
• Scale-out architecture to support up to 1PiB of Tier 1 hot data
• Multi-protocol support
• Designed for hybrid cloud and cloud burst use cases
• Centralized monitoring
Cloud Model
• 1-and 3-year subscription terms
• Futureproof: Multi-cloud license portability
• Deploy on customer-managed AWS infrastructure (EC2 and EBS)
• Retire committed cloud spend
• Multiple levels performance and cost choices with AWS instance options
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