The PowerVault NX1950 integrated solution expand seamlessly to support up to 45 drives using PowerVault MD1000 expansion modules or leverage your existing SAN arrays with the NAS gateway option. With support for both SAS and SATA in a single enclosure, organizations can optimising there IT environment by storing data on different drive technologies without adding unnecessary hardware. They can choose to store application data on SAS drives delivering the performance needed and store snapshots on SATA drives where capacity is the key criteria. Deploying a highly available storage architecture is a easy as clustering two NX1950 heads. The PowerVault NX1950 grows with you and supports growing data availability requirements.

As a midrange NAS solution, the PowerVault NX1950 has been optimised to deliver outstanding performance. In Linux®, UNIX™, and Mac™ environments, the PowerVault NX1950 integrates seamlessly with key NFS capabilities, including identity management, file permission mapping and symbolic links. In Windows environments, Dell’s PowerVault NAS solution offers exceptional integration with Active Directory, NTFS permissions, and other core functions familiar to administrators. The PowerVault NX1950 is fully compatible with a third-party Windows-based anti-virus and backup applications that can be installed directly on the system. And now with optional 10GB Ethernet organizations can support a greater number of users accessing larger files (link videos) without impacting the user experience.

With Dell, you can feel sure that your IT budgets are being protected in the way that’s right for your business. Choose the level of service and support that suits your needs and take advantage of Dell’s On-Site Service1 and Software Support for up to three years. You can also benefit from Dell’s comprehensive IT service offerings like storage training, server consolidation and backup and recovery.