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PowerMax Data Services help protect, manage, and move customer data on the array. These services run natively or embedded inside the PowerMax itself using the PowerMaxOS hypervisor to provide a resource abstraction layer. This allows the data services to share array resources — CPU cores, cache, and bandwidth. Doing this optimizes performance across the entire system and reduces complexity in the environment as resources do not need to be dedicated. Some of the most sought-after data services that are offered with the PowerMax product line are: