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PowerStore is a container-based, active-active, scale-up and scale-out NVMe enterprise storage array with industry leading data services, such as data reduction that includes a 4:1 DRR guarantee. The PowerStore X model combines the fundamental benefits of the PowerStore enterprise shared storage architecture and data services with the capabilities of an on-board hypervisor. Integrating the PowerStore X container-based software architecture with VMware ESXi provides unmatched operational and management integration between storage and a virtualized compute environment. Applications can be deployed on external VMware servers or directly on PowerStore with AppsON, while simultaneously supporting their bare-metal server and legacy applications.
For a variety of edge, ROBO, IoT and tactical environments, the option to collapse the hardware stack with PowerStore X, while maintaining the full functionality of a scalable storage platform, provides organizations with new infrastructure consolidation options.