Dell PowerScale: Network Design Considerations

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

The way in which IT teams responded to the challenges ushered in by the pandemic, as well as the threat of global security breaches, deserves recognition. Teams expertly pivoted, executed what was necessary, and proved change can happen at a rapid pace. While hybrid work and increased security measures introduced new challenges, the industry remains focused on reducing costs and finding ways to diversify data center workloads.

whitePaper | September 30, 2022

To ensure both the cabling system and installation workmanship meet high-quality standards, cabling should be tested according to industry standards, such as international ISO/IEC, TIA (used in the Americas and some parts of Europe), or other regional standards. However, testing and configuration complexity, including testing parameters and new link models, can introduce challenges for field operators in obtaining warranty certification.

whitePaper | October 20, 2022

Data center operators today are tasked with helping achieve corporate sustainability goals, including net-zero emissions commitments. Aging physical infrastructure is a significant obstacle to this effort. In addition to posing downtime risks or added maintenance costs, this infrastructure can negatively impact efficiency and environmental sustainability.

whitePaper | October 3, 2022

This paper is intended to introduce the definition of a Data Fabric solution from a business perspective, the technical capabilities required to instantiate the solution, and a reference architecture representative of the solution.

whitePaper | August 23, 2022

Protecting critical infrastructure networks from cybersecurity threats requires a comprehensive consideration of all connected assets. While the traditional focus has been on Information Technology (IT) networks—those networks prioritized secure data collection, storage, communication and use—more focus needs to be placed on non-IT critical infrastructure and services.

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is an application-aware service that intelligently routes traffic in real time based on established business policies, along with network quality and availability. SD-WAN is used to connect multiple locations in a network to each other, to a data center, to applications and data in the cloud, or to SaaS platforms. Leveraging multiple, cost-effective access types at each location in an active-active configuration, an SD-WAN network routes application traffic over the best-performing network elements in real time and ensures automated failover for resiliency.