You are asking yourself, how can Dell improve their storage portfolio.  They have PowerVault, with the MD line of direct attached storage.  The PowerVault NX line of network attached storage.  The MD line for storage area networks, with one of the most simplest and easiest arrays on the market to configure and setup, the EqualLogic iSCSI PS series arrays.  How, can it get even better.  Well it has, today we are pleased to announce Dell has completed its acquisition of Compellent Technologies, Inc.  Compellent brings lots of exciting features to make your life using and managing storage that much simpler.

Compellent brings a highly virtualized storage solution with automated data management features, including tiering and thin provisioning, for enterprise and cloud computing environments as part of the Fluid Data technology.  Compellent Fluid Data technology combines a powerful data movement engine, intelligent software and modular hardware can help cut costs up to 80 percent. The Fluid Data architecture provides block-level intelligence to automatically place data on the right storage tier to optimize performance and maximize cost savings. Compellent’s open, future-ready design integrates seamlessly with applications and infrastructure, enabling you to scale on a single platform and add capabilities without forklift upgrades.

Compellent's Fluid Data Architecture uses block-level intelligence to simplify management to allow you to have no waste when storing data and you buy fewer disk drives.  So how can we do that.Compellent

  • Advanced Thin Provisioning
  • Automated Tiered Storage
  • Intelligent Storage Automation
  • True Storage Virtualization
  • Continuous Snapshots
  • Thin Replication
  • Support file and block (FC, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS)
  • Scale up and out from TB's to PB's
  • Support for FC, SATA, SAS and Solid State disk drives
  • Clustered controllers - no single point of failure

 
To learn more about Dell Compellent Fluid Data Architecture and the Dell Compellent line of storage arrays visit the Dell TechCenter.

I have been saving the best for last.  Last years Dell Storage Forum: EqualLogic User Conference was so spectacular we have decided to make it even better. 

Today we are announcing the dramatically expanded Dell Storage Forum 2011, which will now include Compellent solutions and channel partners. Previously known as the EqualLogic User Conference and Comepllent C-Drive, the combined conference will offer keynotes and training on the Dell storage portfolio and will include a channel partner-specific track to provide partners information and resources needed to quickly add new Dell storage solutions to their portfolio.

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