Dell PowerScale (next-gen all-flash node)

The Dell EMC PowerScale next-generation all-flash node is a purpose-built scale-out NAS platform designed to meet the demanding throughput and capacity requirements of modern AI, machine learning, and analytics workloads. Built on the proven OneFS operating system, this node delivers a massively parallel architecture where every node contributes CPU, memory, networking, and storage resources to a single unified namespace that can scale from a handful of nodes to thousands without disrupting running workloads. The all-flash media tier eliminates rotational latency, enabling consistent sub-millisecond read latencies at scale, making it highly suitable for GPU-accelerated training clusters that require sustained sequential throughput to keep accelerators fully saturated.

Architecturally, the node leverages NVMe-based flash storage connected via a high-bandwidth internal fabric, paired with multi-core processors and large DRAM pools to handle metadata-intensive operations and concurrent client sessions efficiently. OneFS integrates data protection through distributed erasure coding rather than traditional RAID, allowing the cluster to absorb node or drive failures transparently while maintaining full throughput. Inline data reduction technologies including compression and deduplication are applied without a separate appliance tier, maximizing effective capacity utilization across the cluster.

The PowerScale all-flash node ships with support for NFS, SMB, HDFS, S3-compatible object access, and native GPU-direct storage pathways, enabling seamless integration with NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, Hadoop ecosystems, and cloud-native data lakehouse architectures. Cluster-wide QoS controls allow administrators to partition bandwidth and IOPS across competing workloads such as model training, data ingestion, and interactive analytics, ensuring deterministic performance for mission-critical AI pipelines. Launched in Q1 2025, this node generation represents Dell EMC's commitment to delivering petabyte-scale unstructured data infrastructure optimized for the AI era.

Ideal for

• Large-scale AI and deep learning model training requiring sustained multi-GB/s sequential read throughput to continuously feed GPU clusters
• Enterprise data lakehouse architectures consolidating structured and unstructured data under a single high-performance NAS namespace
• Genomics and life sciences research platforms processing massive FASTQ and BAM datasets with concurrent access from hundreds of compute nodes
• Media and entertainment post-production environments demanding high-bandwidth NFS/SMB access for 4K and 8K video editing and rendering
• Seismic data processing and high-performance computing clusters in energy sector requiring low-latency access to multi-terabyte datasets
• Enterprise backup and long-term retention target leveraging S3-compatible object access with inline data reduction for maximum storage efficiency

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.