Dell White Paper Sample

Clusters have become one of the most popular architectures for High Performance Computing (HPC) today. Along with the increasing popularity in HPC architectures, the HPC storage market has witnessed an explosion in data growth, presenting an increasing concern for data management. Enterprise IT departments are searching for solutions to address the data growth and regulatory/compliance requirements, while limiting the effect on IT budgets and resources. Data archiving and management are key emergent areas to address the rising data storage needs effectively.

Customers are seeking effective solutions to: • Organize data storage and retrieval into separate tiers for cost management and storage space efficiency. • Simplify data storage processes. • Focus on shrinking expensive primary storage requirements and migrating data to cheaper secondary storage tiers.