KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – March 19, 2021 - Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) ushers in the next generation of computing with its most powerful and secure Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio. With the new servers, Dell Technologies is charting the path toward autonomous infrastructure to offer greater IT efficiency, embrace AI and address the demands of IT at the edge.
The world’s best-selling server portfolio2 provides the power needed to gain and act on real-time insights from data wherever it may reside—from core data centers to public clouds and edge locations. Reimagined with 17 new PowerEdge servers and bolstered by 1,100 Dell-owned or filed U.S. patents, the new servers deliver their highest performance to date.
“Data is being created and used in more places than ever before, and organisations are challenged to act on it as quickly as possible,” said Jeff Boudreau, president and general manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies. “As we innovate for the future of IT, advanced automation is a must, no matter where infrastructure resides. Our new PowerEdge servers offer next-level performance to help customers accelerate data insights and the move toward autonomous compute.”
“As both the volume and velocity of data continues to accelerate and businesses try to gain actionable insights from multiple sources of data, they are faced with fresh IT challenges. Now more than ever, organisations need a compute capability that meets their unique requirements. Our next-generation PowerEdge portfolio is designed specifically to meet these changing customer needs,” said Chris Kelly, Vice President, Data Center & Compute, Asia Pacific & Japan, Dell Technologies. “This is the broadest PowerEdge portfolio ever announced. Our new platforms have been engineered to deliver truly adaptive compute capabilities and enable intelligent systems that will create an autonomous compute infrastructure optimised for modern applications – however demanding or complex those may be. These advancements will enable our customers to maximise productivity, become more agile, and accelerate innovation within their organisations.”
Ng Tian Beng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Channel, Asia Pacific and Japan, Dell Technologies said, “Our channel partners are integral to our overall success in leading digital transformation journeys. The new Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio allows our partners to drive profitable growth in their business by delivering an end-to-end, flexible technology for customers looking to innovate and grow in the era of disruption.
Autonomous compute helps customers fully realise self-deployed, self-provisioned and self-managed infrastructure in the future. Today, through Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise, PowerEdge servers and systems management can deliver up to 85% time savings on average and eliminate dozens of steps with automation.3
Highest performance to date helps businesses reach goals faster
Optimising the latest technologies from AMD and Intel, new PowerEdge servers deliver the compute power needed for customers’ most critical workloads and applications. Example advancements include:
- PowerEdge R6515, featuring 3rd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors, accelerates data processing capabilities by up to 60% in big data Hadoop databases4, speeding time to insights.
- PowerEdge R750, with the upcoming 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, deliver up to 43% greater performance in solving massively parallel linear equations5, supporting most computational-heavy workloads.
“With the virtualised environment we’ve deployed on PowerEdge servers, we have the agility to shift workloads as needed,” said Joel Weight, chief technology officer at Overstock.com. “Whether it’s an email, an increase in customer traffic or a machine learning workload that needs to be completed quickly, we’re able to adjust with the business’ needs with PowerEdge’s flexibility and performance.”
AI-optimised to tackle the most data-intensive workloads
PowerEdge servers now feature PCIe Gen 4.0 – doubling throughput performance over the previous generation – and up to six accelerators per server to support the most challenging, data-intensive workloads. These technologies, coupled with PowerEdge’s autonomous intelligence, make this the most AI-enabled PowerEdge portfolio to date, enabling organisations to anticipate and more quickly respond to their needs.
This latest portfolio features two all-new, accelerator-optimised servers:
- PowerEdge XE8545, a powerhouse for AI workloads, powers the latest HPC Ready Solution for AI and Data Analytics, making it easier to run AI, analytics and advanced computing workloads on one system. The PowerEdge XE8545 combines up to 128 cores of 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors, four NVIDIA A100 GPUs, and optimised performance of NVIDIA’s vGPU software in a dual socket, 4U rack server.
- PowerEdge R750xa, purpose-built to boost acceleration performance, delivers GPU-dense performance for machine learning training, inferencing and AI with support for the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite exclusively available for VMware vSphere 7 Update 2. The dual socket, 2U server is powered by the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and supports up to four double-wide GPUs and six single-wide GPUs.
Ruggedised and short-depth servers take IT to the edge
Built to thrive in remote and harsh environments, the portfolio now includes the new PowerEdge XR11 and XR12 ruggedised servers that bring enterprise performance and security to a durable form factor. With a hardened chassis, minimal footprint and support for multiple accelerators, the Intel-based XR11 and XR12 short-depth servers are built for the growing demands of edge-based workloads.
“Infrastructure has long been evolving beyond the data center, and workloads at the edge are only becoming more complex,” said Patrick Moorhead, founder and president, Moor Insights & Strategy. “Dell’s servers and intelligent management solutions give organisations the compute options and tools to run even the most complex workloads from the data center to the edge or wherever they need to be.”
Security that’s built-in, not bolted on, for end-to-end protection
Organisations around the world report their top concern on the path to digital transformation is data privacy and cybersecurity.6 Built with cyber-resilient architecture and a well-established silicon Root of Trust, the new portfolio’s comprehensive approach ensures PowerEdge servers are secure at throughout their lifecycle, from manufacturing, deployment and beyond.
Security starts before deployment with Dell Technologies Secured Component Verification, a first-of-its-kind offering for servers7 and an extension to Dell’s Secure Supply Chain assurance process. With unique features, such as PowerEdge UEFI Secure Boot Customization,8 boot security can be more closely managed to better thwart attacks.
Energy-efficient cooling, designed with sustainability in mind
Energy-efficient products are important to the environment and to our customers and our commitment to sustainability is embedded into everything we do. With a uniquely designed chassis, the new servers feature ducted fans and adaptive cooling for more efficient power consumption that improves energy efficiency by up to 60% over previous server generation.1 Coupled with multi-vector cooling, PowerEdge automatically directs airflow to the hottest part of the server for optimised cooling. Direct Liquid Cooling, available on select servers, features a proprietary leak-sensing technology to find and resolve issues faster.
Availability
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6525, R7525, R6525, R7515 and R6515 servers with 3rd Generation AMD EPYCTM processors are available globally now.
- Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 servers with 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processors and NVIDIA A100 GPUs have planned global availability on March 29.
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520, MX750c, R750, R750xa, R650 servers with 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors have planned global availability in May 2021.
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xs, R650xs, R550, R450, and the ruggedised PowerEdge XR11 and XR12 have planned availability in the second quarter of 2021.
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Supporting Quotes
Peter Chambers, APAC Managing Director, AMD “The relationship with AMD and Dell Technologies in the data center keeps getting stronger with the launch of the 3rd Gen AMD EPYC server CPUs, available today in the latest lineup of the Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio. Together, we are helping not only to deliver some of the world’s highest performing servers for enterprise customers but are also pushing the boundaries on AI with the PowerEdge XE8545.”
Lisa Spelman, vice president and general manager, Intel Xeon Products
"Dell Technologies and Intel are committed to solving customers’ greatest challenges, and we believe that Dell’s new PowerEdge servers, powered by Intel’s upcoming 3rd Generation Xeon scalable platform, will provide the foundation for customers to achieve leaps in data center performance, scalability, security, and AI."
Phil Dickman, Chief Revenue Officer, Intuit Technologies
“We have achieved new breakthroughs and enabled innovation for our customers in partnership with Dell Technologies. We have always seen great value from Dell’s robust and flexible compute solutions. This next-generation Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio takes this to a whole new level. With PCIe Gen 4.0 and AI-enabled capabilities, these new solutions will help us all embrace the digital era powered by artificial intelligence and edge computing technologies.”
Matt Huff, president, Redapt
“Workloads are becoming more complex and critical to businesses, and customers need advanced, secure solutions to tackle them. With Dell Technologies’ new PowerEdge servers, we can empower customers to take advantage of a full portfolio of optimised server and systems management technologies to drive innovation, no matter their needs.
