Escalating cyber threats have made building a resilient organization a top priority beyond mere IT concerns, transforming it into a core business strategy.
Protecting critical data and ensuring rapid recovery post-attack are vital for business continuity. With 79% of organizations fearing a disruptive event within the next year, the pressure to enhance cyber resilience is palpable.
Committed to fortifying this resilience, Dell Technologies offers the PowerProtect portfolio, a robust solution that aids users in securing their operations, recovering swiftly, and doing so with assured confidence.
The latest developments in this portfolio include smart protection, simplified processes through intelligent automation, and adaptable security for safeguarding data, ultimately enabling users to achieve essential cyber resilience.
Comprehensive Approach to Cyber Resilience
This suite spans from edge to core to cloud, accommodating organizational growth and evolving cyber environments
The Dell PowerProtect suite underscores the necessity of a comprehensive suite rather than isolated tools for defense. It provides a multi-layered strategy utilizing pioneering software designed to seamlessly secure, detect, and recover from attacks.
This suite spans from edge to core to cloud, accommodating organizational growth and evolving cyber environments.
Recognized for their market-preeminence, PowerProtect Data Manager ranks first in both cost-efficiency and performance at scale, while Data Domain leads in total cost efficiency, security, and support. These accolades signify Dell's focus on delivering tangible value and a solid return on investment for its users.
Delivering the Next Wave of Innovation
Dell continues to push boundaries with recent upgrades across the PowerProtect lineup, aiming to bolster security postures and enhance organizational resilience. These innovations strategically position businesses to navigate and thrive amid cyber adversities.
PowerProtect Data Manager
Serving as a cornerstone of modern cyber resilience, PowerProtect Data Manager has received key updates to enhance its ecosystem, security, and scalability. Notable advancements include:
- Dell NativeEdge Integration: This industry-first co-engineered solution for edge computing offers image-level backup and recovery for virtual infrastructures, addressing crucial protection gaps for edge operations.
- Nutanix AHV Protection: Enterprise-grade resilience is extended to Nutanix hyperconverged setups through native Prism Central integration, simplifying management across diverse virtualization platforms.
- Anomaly Detection Review Interface: A new security analysis interface that converts backup operations into actionable security insights, streamlining ransomware investigations and responses.
- Archive to Object Enhancements: Introduces long-term data retention support with Microsoft Azure for various platforms, ensuring efficient lifecycle management across multiple infrastructures.
Additionally, the new PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance has been launched, offering a unified protection experience. It simplifies management processes by consolidating operations, potentially reducing management efforts by 50%, providing a seamless integration of the PowerProtect Data Manager and Data Domain.
PowerProtect Backup Services
PowerProtect's cloud-native Software as a Service (SaaS) solution has become even more adaptable, enhancing protection for hybrid and cloud workloads. Key updates include:
- Azure Blob Storage Support: Agentless SaaS protection for Microsoft Azure workloads, giving organizations expanded storage options and operation ease.
- Advanced Ransomware Add-on for GovCloud: Augments their offerings for government entities by providing enhanced ransomware defense for hybrid workloads in secure cloud environments.
PowerProtect Data Domain Operating System
The Data Domain appliances' operating system now boasts several improvements:
- Secure Snapshot for VTL: Enables immutability for Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs) utilizing both HDD and all-flash storage's speed and efficiency to shield backups against threats without affecting backup applications.
- Expanded Cloud Support: Enhanced Data Domain Virtual Edition capacity supports up to 384TB on Azure, facilitating efficient backup consolidation while lowering computational expenses.
PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and CyberSense
A crucial element in resilience strategies is the ability to recover post-cyberattack. PowerProtect Cyber Recovery ensures critical data is securely vaulted in an isolated environment. Recent updates enhance data security and operations:
- Enhanced Data Security: Continual updates ensure that cyber resilience measures and data vaulting remain robust, particularly for HYCU-backed environments, ensuring recoverable backups post-incident.
- Operational Efficiency: Improved management of CyberSense server functions across multiple Cyber Recovery servers optimizes resource use and operational efficiency.
In a world increasingly fraught with cyber threats, progress cannot stall. The latest advancements within the Dell PowerProtect platform empower organizations to craft comprehensive cyber resilience strategies, facilitating innovation and growth while safeguarding critical data.
These enhancements signify more than mere feature upgrades—they underscore Dell's dedication to providing the tools needed for users to stay secure amidst the rapid changes of the digital age. By leveraging Dell PowerProtect solutions, businesses can forge forward into a future that champions both innovation and security.
In the face of escalating cyber threats, building a resilient organization is no longer just an IT issue—it's a core business strategy. The ability to protect critical data and recover quickly after an attack is what defines success and ensures business continuity. This is particularly important as 79% of organizations are concerned that they will experience a disruptive event in the next twelve months.
Dell Technologies is committed to helping users build that resilience. With the PowerProtect portfolio, they provide the trusted foundation users need to stay protected, recover faster, and operate with confidence.
Their latest innovations deliver smarter, faster protection, simplified operations through intelligent automation, and the flexibility the business needs to safeguard its data. This is how users achieve mission-critical cyber resilience.
Comprehensive approach to cyber resilience
A strong defense requires more than just a single tool; it demands a comprehensive portfolio designed to work together seamlessly. The Dell PowerProtect portfolio, powered by industry-pioneering software, provides a multi-layered defense to secure, detect, and recover from cyber threats. It’s built for growth and designed to protect the operations from edge to core to cloud.
The PowerProtect portfolio is a market pioneer, with PowerProtect Data Manager ranking #1 in total cost of ownership and performance at scale. Meanwhile, Data Domain is also #1 in total cost of ownership, as well as security and support. This recognition reflects their commitment to providing solutions that deliver real-world value and a strong return on investment (ROI).
Delivering the next wave of innovation
Dell are raising the bar again with new enhancements across the PowerProtect portfolio. These innovations are designed to give an organization a competitive advantage by strengthening the security posture and streamlining cyber resilience.
PowerProtect Data Manager
PowerProtect Data Manager is a cornerstone of modern cyber resilience. The latest release introduces key enhancements to expand its ecosystem, security, and scalability.
- Dell NativeEdge integration: They are delivering the industry's first co-engineered cyber resilience solution for edge computing. This provides image-level backup and recovery for virtual machines (VMs) on Dell NativeEdge infrastructure, closing a critical protection gap for edge workloads.
- Nutanix AHV protection: We're extending enterprise-grade cyber resilience to Nutanix hyperconverged environments through native Prism Central integration . This unified multi-hypervisor approach simplifies management by eliminating the need for separate backup solutions, enabling organizations to maintain consistent protection capabilities across diverse virtualization platforms.
- Anomaly Detection review analysis page: This new security analysis interface transforms backup operations into security intelligence. It streamlines ransomware investigation with centralized anomaly management and actionable workflows, accelerating the incident response.
- Archive to Object enhancements: Extend long-term retention with Microsoft Azure support for VMs, file systems and SQL Server workloads, as well as AIX platform support, enabling cost-efficient, consistent data lifecycle management across diverse infrastructures.
In addition to these software updates, they are announcing the availability of the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance, which represents the best way to achieve cyber resilience with Dell PowerProtect via an integrated appliance offer.
Designed for scalability, flexibility, and performance, the Data Manager Appliance unifies protection and management in a single, streamlined experience, reducing management overhead by 50%. With centralized control of PowerProtect Data Manager and Data Domain, organizations gain consistent operations through an easy-to-manage interface.
PowerProtect backup services
Their cloud-native SaaS solution is now even more flexible, with enhancements designed to protect the hybrid and cloud workloads.
- Support for Azure Blob Storage: They now offer agentless, cloud-native SaaS protection for workloads in Microsoft Azure, giving organizations more storage options and operational simplicity.
- Advanced Ransomware Add-on for GovCloud and hybrid workloads: This new add-on broadens their offering for government agencies, providing robust ransomware protection for hybrid workloads in specialized, highly secure cloud environments.
PowerProtect Data Domain operating system
The software that powers the market-pioneering Data Domain appliances is now even better with several new capabilities.
- Secure Snapshot for VTL: This feature enables immutability for Virtual Tape Libraries. It leverages the speed and efficiency of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and all-flash storage to protect backups against threats or human error without impacting backup applications.
- Expanded cloud support: Data Domain Virtual Edition capacity has increased to 384TB on Azure for consolidating backups. This, along with AWS M7i instance support, helps users leverage the cloud for larger workloads while reducing compute costs.
PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and CyberSense
A critical component of any resilience strategy is the ability to recover from a destructive cyberattack. PowerProtect Cyber Recovery enables users to secure critical data in an isolated, air-gapped vault. The latest updates to Cyber Recovery and CyberSense deliver enhanced security and operational efficiency.
- Enhanced data security: They remain committed to strengthening the cyber resilience and security measures, enabling organizations to securely vault and restore HYCU-created backups, ensuring the recoverability of critical workloads across diverse environments in the event of a cyberattack or data loss.
- Operational efficiency: Support vaulting to 384TB of Data Domain Virtual Edition in Azure and enabling the management of a single CyberSense server across multiple Cyber Recovery servers, help to optimize resource allocation and improve operations.
Build the more resilient future
In a world of escalating cyber threats, standing still is not an option. The latest innovations across the Dell PowerProtect portfolio empower the organization to build a robust cyber resilience strategy that drives the business forward.
By providing smarter, faster, and more efficient cyber resilience, they help users safeguard the most valuable asset—the data—so users can focus on what matters most: innovation and growth.
These enhancements are more than just new features; they represent the commitment to providing the tools users need to stay secure in an ever-changing digital landscape. Dell believes in the power of technology to help the organization achieve its goals, and with Dell PowerProtect, users can build a future that is both innovative and secure.
