Commvault and Dell Technologies have partnered to provide customers with enhanced, API level integration between Commvault's Backup & Recovery software and Dell's data protection storage hardware products. Commvault is integrating Dell DD Boost backup protocol into their software stack, allowing Commvault users to write directly to Dell PowerProtect DD (PPDD) series appliances using the appliances' native protocol.

As AI workloads transition from experimental lab environments to production settings, ensuring the safety and security of data becomes paramount. This blog post explores Dell's comprehensive solution, which includes PowerProtect Data Manager software and PowerProtect DD appliances, designed to safeguard AI workloads effectively. Read on to learn about the critical need for robust data protection in the dynamic world of AI.

The new Dell PowerScale F910 storage platform offers improved hardware and features compared to its predecessor, the F900. The F910 utilizes Dell PowerEdge 16G hardware platform, with advancements in CPU, memory and PCI Express generation. It also requires OneFS 9.8 for operation, which includes improvements in streaming write performance, multipath client driver, and RDMA for NFS 4.1. The F910 demonstrates a 40% write performance improvement over the F900. Learn more about this new platform below.