In the new era of Big Data, companies face a growing challenge: unstructured data. Forever expanding piles of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, and other file-based data threaten to overwhelm any organization—from scrappy start-ups to established industry giants.
In fact, 85 percent of company storage capacity is used for file-based data worldwide. Without a way to manage and mine unstructured data, the cost of storage becomes wasteful rather than useful.
To save money and keep up with competitors, companies need a storage system that efficiently manages unstructured data and leverages machine learning (ML).
Dell EMC PowerScale storage solution helps organizations manage their data cost-effectively.
Dell EMC PowerScale is a midrange data storage solution for enterprises that value intuitive management, data-centric infrastructure, and straightforward implementation. Even an IT generalist without any storage background can easily implement this simple solution. Instead of relying on hardware, PowerScale combines the file system, volume manager, and data protection into a unified software layer.
PowerScale offers a high-performing, resilient, and secure storage environment built for sustainable scalability and maximum flexibility. Most importantly, PowerScale successfully addresses the following challenges of unstructured data:
For companies wanting to implement a data management solution that also enables ML, Dell EMC PowerScale is an efficient and money-saving solution.
Organizations must meet the demands of increasingly complex digital landscapes and solutions. By simplifying their management strategies, they can meet customer requirements in an efficient, scalable, and sustainable way. As companies move away from costly traditional storage systems that require excess time, money, and maintenance, they can redirect resources to improve productivity and revenue.
PowerScale offers two powerful tools for data management
Cloud IQ provides insights into the infrastructure level of the storage platform. As a cloud service that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics, it shows companies how their storage is growing, where potential hotspots may be, and how to remedy those.
Data IQ reports data usage and identifies all unstructured data, whether it resides on a PowerScale system, ECS object system, or a third-party product. Data IQ also helps companies easily index, tag, and find data. Tags enable users to classify and take automated actions on data. Not only does Data IQ improve data findability, it provides an understanding of the location, type, usage, and performance of data. Companies can also easily share data internally or store it in the cloud for greater accessibility.
Data becomes valuable when you know how to use it. Apart from unlocking the potential within your unstructured data, PowerScale offers many tools that enable you to store, manage, protect, secure, and analyze your data while running a wide variety of applications. These tools include:
PowerScale offers security options and data protection that prevent both accidental data deletion and malicious data alterations. Companies can meet regulatory requirements for stress-free audits while enjoying enhanced security. PowerScale’s ability to separate storage administration from file system access, as well as isolate data by department, improves security and performance.
To protect a company’s data, PowerScale constantly monitors the health of the digital landscape by identifying, flagging, and reallocating at-risk components. It provides overall and file-specific protection capabilities to maintain data integrity. By providing data replication, synchronization, and scalable snapshots, companies can analyze their performance and usage.
Dell EMC PowerScale meets the demands of both Big Data and enterprise IT by:
To succeed in today’s fast-paced world, companies need a data storage solution that economically stores and mines large quantities of information while enabling ML for data-driven decision-making. PowerScale can help customers manage, retain, and analyze their data cost-effectively.
To learn more about how to manage and scale your unstructured data, check out our guide.