Optimized platform for high speed, low TCO
With next-generation Dell Fluid File System version 5 (FluidFS v5), the enterprise-class FS8600 is one of the most competitive price-per-performance scale-out NAS solutions available, cost-effectively delivering high file operations per second (OPS). This efficient combination works together to scale performance and capacity, achieving: •Linear performance expansion reaching 494,000 file opens with SPEC SFS 2008 and 11.9 GB/sec max throughput1
•Improved performance through mirrored cache and automated load balancing, even as you add more data
•Up to four FS8600 NAS appliances and eight SC series storage arrays in a single scale-out storage solution

High rack density and low cost per GB

Dell Storage Center with FS8600 and SCv2080 storage arrays offer ideal rack density for storage-intensive workloads, providing:

•Best storage density compared to the top five storage vendors, storing 1PB of raw capacity in 14U rack space2
•Low cost per GB of USD $0.18/GB for 1PB of raw capacity3
•Increased efficiency with scale-out architecture, flash optimization, automated tiering and built-in policy-driven, block-level deduplication and compression
•Unencumbered capacity with NAS thin provisioning and space reclamation

Dell Compellent FS8600 - High rack density and low cost per GB

Dell Compellent FS8600 - Scale-out performance and capacity on the fly
 
Scale-out performance and capacity on the fly
Expand file storage performance and capacity within your existing infrastructure, transparently adding and managing drives, storage enclosures or NAS appliances as needed:

•Scale easily to 4PB in a single file system and over 20PB in a single namespace
•Enhance flexibility with multiple protocol support, including SMB, NFS and FTP
•Protect data locally using snapshots, NDMP backup, remote replication and snapshot archiving
•Simplify data management with Dell Storage Manager for managing SAN and NAS; file system quotas; file extension filtering; and CLI, Powershell and REST management APIs
•Improve data security and governance with rich integration via Active Directory/LDAP, network isolation and support for file-system auditing like Change Auditor

Dell Compellent FS8600 - Global services and support
 
Global services and support
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including Copilot support for FS8600 with SC4020, SC8000 and SC9000, and ProSupport for FS8600 for SCv2080, as well as optimization and full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives while using established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.

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