DATA CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT

SERBAN ZIRNOVANENTERPRISE BUSINESS MANAGER

April 18, 2023

TIER YOUR DATA USING WHAT

WHAT IF…YOU COULD CONSOLIDATE AND

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Business data used to

be everywhere but

was difficult to locate

and protect.

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Mainframes put data

in one place, but they

were expensive and

inefficient.

Only the elite could

afford them.

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Now, more people have

access to and are

sharing data. Again … it

is everywhere.

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INFORMATION OVERLOAD

3 MILLION TIMES the information in all

the books ever written.

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People spend 9.6 HOURS

per week looking for their data.

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WHICH WAY TO GO?

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– TRUSTED ARCHITECTURE

– FAST, REGARDLESS OF FILE SIZE

– BEST-IN-CLASS DATA MANAGEMENT FEATURES

– LOWER COST INFRASTRUCTURE

– NO SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIRED

– COMPARABLE PERFORMANCE TO FIBRE CHANNEL FOR MANY APPLICATIONS

DELL|EMC CX/AX DELL EQUALLOGIC / POWERVAULT

DELL|EMC COMBO ARRAYSBEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Multi-ProtocolArchitecture

• Integrated FC & iSCSI connectivity

• Array-based applications function across FC or iSCSI

• Remote replication across FC or iSCSI

• Consolidate multiple application tiers

Solving Real Problems

PROBLEM

• Needed consolidation plan for Exchange, Vmware and file sharing

SOLUTION (CX3-20c)

• FC for high performance email & virtualization

• iSCSI for cost effective, versatile connections to file sharing

RESULT

• Customer can now easily deploy future applications, like streaming video and blogs

• Greatly improved disaster recovery

EMERGENCE OF iSCSI

Why the Growth?

– Leverages IT’s ubiquitous IP Networking Knowledge

– Superior capabilities for virtualization

– 10GbE

iSCSI is fastest growing segment of industry

*Gartner 2007 ForecastiSCSI: 40% CAGRFC: 4% CAGR

iSCSI AND VIRTUALIZATION

69% 69% YesYes

31% 31%

NoNo

69% of iSCSI early adopters are currently using server virtualization software in a production environment

Dell/EMC CX3-20 and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3:

Optimizing Virtual Data Centers with iSCSI Storage -ESG 2007

WHY?

• Limited hypervisor configuration required

• Minimal network management required

• Direct relationship between VMs and storage

MD Series AX Series PS Series CX Series

Entry Level iSCSI Storage

Consolidation

Entry Level Fibre Channel or iSCSI

Storage Consolidation

Enterprise iSCSI Consolidation Solution Ideal for Virtualization

Enterprise Level Storage Supporting BOTH iSCSI and

Fibre Channel

DELL SAN PORTFOLIODESIGNED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

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SIMPLIFY YOUR STORAGE WITH DELL EQUALLOGIC

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Operations /Management $$

Learning Curve

Performance /Capacity

2 TB — 16+ TB …

Operations /Management $$

STORAGE CAPACITY

Learning Curve

Performance /Capacity

2TB – 16TB…

Operations / Management $$$

Performance / Capacity

Learning Curve

Storage Capacity

• Cost of operations and management

decrease as capacity increases

•Fastest and most scalable iSCSI product

•Highest Exchange performance midrange SAN

•All-inclusive price with no hidden costs

TM

Changing the way

people

experience storage!

CUSTOMERS & THE INDUSTRY ARE TALKING …

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Dell is the fastest growing storage vendor in the world!

Dell is the iSCSI market leader

Dell is in the leaders quadrant of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

Dell owns the product named iSCSI SAN of the Year!

THANK YOU