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Dell
PowerEdge

Storage Servers

by Karen
Spring

Copyright 2019, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.

Docid: 00018815

Publication Date: 1911

Report Type: PRODUCT

Preview

Dell’s PowerEdge storage server family includes tower, rack, and modular server
models. The range of servers offered in this portfolio can
handle entry level requirements and can also scale to meet the demands of high-performance computing
environments. The PowerEdge family of servers is designed to help optimize
applications and workloads by leveraging the most advanced storage technologies
for increased performance. 

Report Contents:

• Description
• Related Faulkner Reports
• Vendor
• Applications
• Environment
• Support
• Pricing
• Competitors
• Web Links

Description

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The Dell PowerEdge server lineup includes tower, rack, and modular options.

Typically, a storage server is a device that
connects directly to a LAN, transferring information over network protocols,
including TCP/IP or IPX, and using industry standard file sharing protocols such
as SMB, CIFS, NCP, AFP, FTP, NFS, or HTTP.

Dell’s servers can be managed remotely using Web-based tools and integrate
network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) utilities. They
can connect a NAS system across all environments within the same network
infrastructure. This includes both iSCSI and fiber channel direct access
storage.

The PowerEdge family includes offerings for small and mid-sized businesses
as well as enterprises.

Table 1 compares the members of Dell’s PowerEdge server family.
 

Applications

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Dell’s PowerEdge servers were developed for
businesses looking to scale their capacity. The servers address other uses as well,
including file consolidation, point-of-sale applications, file and print
services, mail and messaging, collaboration, server virtualization, database and
business analytics, ERP, CRM, high-performance computing, software-defined
storage, machine learning and artificial intelligence, IO-intensive workloads,
and SQL databases.

Environment

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PowerEdge offers support for operating systems such as Microsoft Windows
Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Enterprise Server, as detailed in
Table 2.

Support

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Dell support policies include Web-based support, a toll free support number,
and a portfolio of commissioned enterprise services including deployment
services, training and certification, and a premium support level for quick
problem resolution. Dell’s Web site offers a wealth of self-service options
which include hardware diagnostics, a support library, drivers and downloads,
and other features.

Pricing

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The majority of Dell’s servers are configurable, according to a series of
optional components. Table
3 looks at the published base
configuration prices for PowerEdge servers.

Competitors

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Dell’s PowerEdge product line competes with the following: 

• HP Enterprise’s ProLiant and BladeSystem servers
• IBM’s Power System line
• Lenovo ThinkSystem products
• SPARC servers from Oracle
• The PRIMERGY server lineup from Fujitsu
• Cisco’s Unified Computing System server line

Web Links

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• Cisco: https://www.cisco.com/
• Dell: https://www.dell.com/
• Fujitsu: https://www.fujitsu.com/
• HP Enterprise: https://www.hpe.com/
• IBM: https://www.ibm.com/ 
  Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/
• Oracle: https://www.oracle.com/

About the Author

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Karen M. Spring is a staff editor for Faulkner Information
Services, tracking several high-tech industries. She has research experience in
various topics including network security, data breaches, malware, public
safety, business continuity and resilience and vulnerabilities. She has written
on high-tech topics for publications in the k-12 and higher education industry.
Ms. Spring started her career as a marketing specialist for two computer
distributors, working closely with such clients as 3Com, IBM, Okidata, Unisys,
and Acer.

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