Today Dell EMC announced that it would be expanding its midrange storage portfolio with two new SC All-Flash data storage arrays. The company is also boosting efficiency while reducing costs for mixed block and file workloads through an update in its Unity software. And Dell EMC is introducing its Future-Proof Storage Loyalty Program with benefits such as all-inclusive software, hardware investment protection, storage efficiency guarantees, worry-free data migrations and free Virtustream Storage Cloud.
Dell EMC is introducing two new SC All-Flash Arrays (AFAs), the Dell EMC SC5020F and Dell EMC SC7020F. Aimed at the midrange market, these new 3U AFAs feature dual active/active controllers with 8-core Intel Xeon processors and up to 256GB memory and multiprotocol support for 10GB iSCSI and 16/32GB FC network connections. The new entries in the SC Series can help users modernize their data centers, increase performance, and potentially open new revenue flows with the ability to support flash-enabled use cases and workloads.
Features include:
As we previous stated, Unity is designed to be simple. The new solution offers offers cloud-like proactive management and monitoring through a modern HTML5 task-oriented interface that leads the user through daily operations and integrates with VMware and Microsoft ecosystems for easy third-party management. The latest version of its OS, v4.3, comes with several updates that include deduplication.
The new Dell EMC Unity v4.3 OS offers:
Dell EMC introduced its new Future-Proof Storage Loyalty program today offering robust guarantees, money-saving benefits and investment protection for new Dell EMC Unity and SC Series product purchases. If customers are purchasing either Dell EMC Unity or SC products, they are eligible for the Loyalty program at no additional cost.
Benefits include:
Availability
The new SC AFAs are expected to be available in December of 2017. Unity OS v4.3 is expected to be available in January 2018. And the Dell EMC Future-Proof Storage Loyalty program is available now with the purchase of any new SC Series or Dell EMC Unity data storage array directly through Dell EMC or any of its certified channel partners.
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