KIOXIA America, Inc. announced that Dell Technologies OEM Solutions will provide a platform with configurations optimized for KIOXIA
KumoScale storage software. Based on the Dell PowerEdge R6525 rack server utilizing KIOXIA
CM6 Series enterprise
NVM Express (NVMe) SSDs, the systems will be available in
configurations well-matched to the requirements of high-performance
networked storage.
"We
are delighted to collaborate with Dell OEM Solutions to certify
PowerEdge R6525 rack servers for use with KumoScale software," said Joel
Dedrick, vice president and general manager, networked storage
solutions at KIOXIA America, Inc. "Customers now have the option to
purchase a variety of preconfigured and certified systems for
high-performance, on-premises cloud infrastructure."
The
certified KumoScale software-ready system configurations are available
through Dell's distributor, Arrow Electronics. Configurations offered
include single and dual AMD EPYC processors, they feature KIOXIA CM6
enterprise-grade NVMe SSDs and deliver capacities of up to 153TB per
node.
"Our
collaboration with Dell and KIOXIA allows us to serve as a key
integrator of this exciting and powerful solution combining the Dell
platform and KIOXIA KumoScale software," said James Stannard, vice
president of sales for Arrow's intelligent solutions business in EMEA.
"Customers and end users can rely on Arrow's broad geographic presence
and technical know-how for the selection of the appropriate system
meeting their specific requirements. Arrow Electronics is providing
customers with a selection of Dell PowerEdge rack servers for customers
who install KumoScale storage software. More information regarding
platform details, pricing, warranty and ordering can be obtained by
emailing us at privatecloudstorage@arrow.com."
KumoScale Software Delivers Performant, Networked Storage for On-Prem Data Centers
Designed
for deployment at data center scale, the KumoScale storage system
delivers high performance NVMe flash storage as a disaggregated network
service, at cloud-native scale and cost. In addition to the Dell
PowerEdge R6525, KumoScale software is designed to run on other
x86-based (Intel and AMD) servers.
KumoScale software integrates tightly with Kubernetes and OpenStack platforms,
as well as with popular automation, telemetry and logging frameworks.
KumoScale software lightens IT workloads via highly automated
provisioning, management and optimization of storage resources at scale.