Executive leaders across the IT and data industry consistently urge consumers and employees to “embrace change,” particularly as it relates to modernizing strategies and accelerating business growth.
Looking at the evolution of communication, it took humanity centuries to transition from horseback messengers to the modern internet. Where it once took months to deliver a single message, today, vast amounts of information are shared in an instant.
Now, as we enter the era of AI, society must not only embrace change but prepare for its acceleration. While change has traditionally been gradual, technological evolution today occurs in months, days, or even hours. The forces driving this acceleration, particularly in IT, are centered around AI technologies, which are advancing at a rate unlike any other period in history.
Consider this: tasks like coding, data modeling, genome mapping, and content creation, which once took months or years, now happen in mere seconds.
AI/ML in PowerStore DNA
Dell Technologies’ PowerStore has experienced record-breaking growth over the past four years. As Michael Dell and other executives have noted, “PowerStore is the fastest-growing new architecture in Dell’s history.”
What’s behind this explosive growth? Beyond the cutting-edge all-flash architecture and NVMe connectivity, the platform’s AI/ML integration has been a game changer. PowerStore offers AI-driven features such as automated data placement, intelligent cluster recommendations, and open REST APIs for external programmability—transforming how customers interact with and optimize their data storage.
Since PowerStore’s 2020 launch, these capabilities have only evolved. The platform’s AI/ML backbone continuously improves, giving customers more capabilities at a faster pace. Dell Technologies, a recognized leader in AI, has integrated this innovation across its portfolio, from data centers to AI-enabled laptops.
A key example of PowerStore’s AI-driven efficiency is Dynamic Node Affinity (DNA). This feature autonomously balances IO between array nodes, optimizing storage workloads for the best performance and latency in real-time. Administrators no longer need to manually manage workload placement or balancing—PowerStore’s AI does it automatically.
Additional features like Automated Data Placement and Automated/Assisted Migrations streamline storage management, making real-time recommendations and decisions without human intervention. For instance, PowerStore can autonomously suggest migrations based on appliance capacity, drive wear, or overall health, ensuring optimal performance across the cluster.
Another groundbreaking feature is RxDefinitions, introduced in PowerStore OS 4.0. This technology allows the platform to continuously monitor its health, self-protect when needed, and receive updates from Dell to enhance its ability to detect issues—without requiring OS upgrades.
As Dell’s Vice President of Product Management, Drew Schulke, highlights, “Decoupling storage OS updates from those that improve system health and resilience is a game-changer for our enterprise customers.”
Moreover, Dell’s APEX AIOps extends this AI-driven approach beyond PowerStore. By analyzing telemetry data from core, edge, and multi-cloud infrastructures, APEX AIOps delivers insights and recommendations that enhance health, cybersecurity, and sustainability. This observability translates into 10x faster issue resolution, a full workday saved per week for system administrators, and just three minutes to perform cybersecurity checks on 1,000 systems.
In an age of rapid technological advancement, Dell Technologies remains at the forefront, enabling organizations to keep pace with the acceleration of change through its AI/ML-powered solutions.