Reshaping Enterprise Storage with Dell

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Event Overview

Join us for a dynamic Partner Spotlight event as we unveil Dell PowerFlex 5.0 Ultra—a breakthrough in software-defined infrastructure. Discover how this release redefines scalability, performance, and resilience with innovations like erasure coding, enhanced snapshot capabilities and simplified migrations. Storage experts will explore how PowerFlex addresses today’s IT pain points, from legacy storage limitations to modern workload demands like AI/ML and VDI. This session offers deep technical insights, real-world use cases and strategic guidance for enterprises navigating digital transformation. Whether you're in finance, healthcare or another sector, learn how PowerFlex delivers faster time-to-value and sets the stage for future-ready infrastructure.

Featured Speakers

Brian Bartell

World Wide Technology

Practice Manager - Storage

Brian Bartell is a Practice Manager for World Wide Technology whose team covers Primary Storage. Before joining World Wide Technology, Brian had sp...

John Lochausen

World Wide Technology

Technical Solution Architect

John Lochausen is a technical solutions architect for World Wide Technology and is the primary SME for Dell storage (PowerStore, PowerMax, PowerFle...

Brian Dean

Dell Technologies

Engineering Technologist

Brian is a member of PowerFlex Technical Marketing. During his 9+ years at Dell, he has been a Solutions Architect and TME focusing on software-def...

What to expect

This session goes beyond product features to explore how Dell PowerFlex 5.0 Ultra is reshaping enterprise storage strategies. Attendees will hear directly from Dell and WWT experts about the architectural shifts, performance gains and real-world implications of this release. Whether you're evaluating infrastructure upgrades or planning for AI/ML workloads, this event offers practical insights and strategic guidance tailored to today’s IT challenges.

• Transition from mirrored storage to distributed erasure coding and its impact on capacity, resilience, and cost
• How PowerFlex 5.0 Ultra supports more than 1,000 snapshots per volume for enhanced data protection Migration considerations for existing PowerFlex customers and strategies for adoption
• Use cases across industries like finance, healthcare and VDI environments
• Behind-the-scenes insights from Dell and WWT’s beta testing and engineering collaboration

Goals and Objectives

This event is designed to equip IT leaders, architects and practitioners with a clear understanding of how Dell PowerFlex 5.0 Ultra transforms enterprise infrastructure. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights into the platform’s new capabilities, deployment strategies and real-world impact. Whether you're modernizing legacy systems or scaling for AI/ML workloads, this session will help you evaluate how PowerFlex fits into your roadmap. Viewers will gain: • A technical breakdown of PowerFlex’s enhancements • Guidance on migration paths and deployment best practices • Lessons learned from Dell and WWT’s engineering collaboration • Use cases across industries like healthcare, finance, and VDI • Strategic takeaways to accelerate infrastructure modernization

Who should attend?

• IT architects and infrastructure engineers evaluating software-defined storage • Technical decision-makers seeking performance and efficiency gains • Storage and data center managers planning modernization initiatives • Anyone interested in real-world use cases for AI/ML, VDI and hybrid cloud environments