Dell partners with Nutanix to expand software-defined storage

Dell has entered into a global agreement with Nutanix to develop a series of converged infrastructure appliances. To enable faster and smoother customer migration to the software-defined enterprise, Dell has also announced its comprehensive strategy. The new Dell XC Series of Web-scale Converged Appliances will be built on DellPowerEdge servers and powered by Nutanix software.

Dell will build its portfolio of products that combine compute, storage and networking into a single offering, to benefit customers seeking an integrated IT approach, offering simple deployment, management and scale as needed. While Dell's recently launched Storage SC4000 Series will be available worldwide during the third quarter of 2014, the Dell XC Series of Web-scale Converged Appliances worldwide availability is planned for the fourth quarter of 2014.

"Dell is in an industry-leading position to deliver server-centric, software-defined systems to automate and simplify IT. Dell's IT vision is customer-led, defined by software, accelerated by hardware and standards driven for value and choice for our customers no matter where they start or what workloads they are seeking to run," said Alan Atkinson, Vice-President & General Manager, Dell Storage.

With a focus on delivering end-to-end data center capabilities, Dell now offers customers multiple SDS options, along with its partners, where Dell hardware, services and support are integral to the solutions. Dell's broad and open approach to SDS includes integration with open- source platforms and leading hypervisor vendors to provide a breadth of customer-centric SDS solutions to address various business needs. Dell's SDS Strategy is focussed on providing a choice of offerings for varying customer-preferred approaches to IT. Dell offers the broadest set of solutions and options for customers seeking innovative storage technologies, to deliver faster time to results and cost-efficient solutions while maximize existing investment and preserving choice.