--- description: Brian recently caught up with Dell's Michael Richtberg to get the latest on PowerFlexOS and dive into what's on the roadmap for Storage Products from the... title: "Podcast #114: Dell Alpine Delivered - PowerFlex on AWS" image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/black-l-ight-blue-modern-gaming-live-streaming-youtube-thumbnail-Presentation-169-1000-×-1000-px-13.png --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com]()](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [End User Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Enterprise GPUs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-gpus) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Mini PCs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mini-pcs) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [Podcast](https://www.storagereview.com/podcast) » Podcast #114: Dell Alpine Delivered – PowerFlex on AWS # Podcast #114: Dell Alpine Delivered – PowerFlex on AWS by Harold Fritts on December 20, 2022 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) Brian recently caught up with Dell’s Michael Richtberg to get the latest on PowerFlexOS and dive into what’s on the roadmap for Storage Products from the Advanced Innovations team. ![Dell EMC PowerFlex SDS]() Michael has been a strategist for many years helping technology companies develop the next great “thing.” His specialty is product management, product marketing, M&A, and innovation discovery. Prior to joining Dell EMC in 2014, Michael spent his time working with organizations focused on storage, cloud services, and HCI with an eye on Software-Defined Storage. StorageReview.com has spent a lot of time with Dell storage platforms and most recently covered the introduction of adding [PowerFlex to AWS Marketplace](https://www.storagereview.com/news/dell-powerflex-in-aws-marketplace-available-now). It’s easy to see Michael’s “fingerprints” all over that achievement. ![]() Michael provides a great description of how the cloud model works for PowerFlex on AWS MarketPlace with real-world examples. If you have time to listen to the full 40 minutes, you will not be disappointed. However, we have broken down the Podcast into five-minute segments to help you get to the topics that are of interest to you. 00:00 Introduction - PowerFlex and Software-Defined Storage - Cloud-enabled - ScaleIO - PowerEdge 05:00 Cloud Storage - How does Dell collect and aggregate storage in the cloud - Creating high-capacity storage - Deploying across availability zones (AZ) - BC/DR across regions - Rebuilding systems in the cloud 10:00 More on multi-AZs - On-prem infrastructure requirements - Multi-rack deployment - Where does PowerFlex fit in the portfolio - PowerStore - PowerMax - PowerFlex - Engineering solutions 15:00 PowerFlex vs PowerScale - Differences - Building the system - Scalable - How is early adoption on AWS Marketplace -  How customers are using cloud and on-prem 21:00 Running on AWS - How does it compare - Compliments AWS service - On-prem customer vs AWS customer 25:00 Is there an Edge play? - Starting small - Growth design - Use cases - Oriented to mission-critical applications 30:00 Product design - Scale-out - Performance and cost savings - Efficiency - Address the entire stack - Cloud vs on-prem - Everything is the same 35:00 How updates work - Automating the process - Alpine - Simplify delivery - Expansion - Geos-other clouds 40:00 How do customers get there from here? - The easiest path to get there - Based on workloads - Qualified sales experts to guide the customer - Wrap up [Podcast Video](https://youtu.be/05PgNK--Ht8) Subscribe to our podcast: - [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/storagereview.com-storage/id1060681115#) - [Stitcher](http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/78079/episodes "Opens in a new window") - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") - [Google Play](https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=CJGn-bXhu8wCFRFVfgod2KoAcA&gclsrc=ds&u=0#/ps/Izxy4obb6t52eqwngpenhxvex7i "Opens in a new window") **Engage with StorageReview** [Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? 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