Dell Technologies is a well-known leader in Enterprise storage technology with a wide range of array platforms to support any type of workload.

As Dell's first ever Titanium Black partner, we have over 25 years of partnership expertise to design, test and deliver best-in-class, integrated solutions that accelerate IT optimization and drive business forward for our customers.

WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) supports the latest in Dell Technologies storage platforms. Within the ATC, you can get hands-on access to the following:

PowerMax

PowerMax 2000 – Single engine configuration with SCM drives
PowerMax 2000 – Dual engine configuration

PowerFlex

PowerFlex Appliance - 4 Storage Node configuration with Dell switches
PowerFlex Rack - 8 Storage Nodes designed with two protection domains and two storage pools showcasing a high performance medium granularity storage pool and a compression enabled fine granularity pool. Bundled with 4 Dell compute nodes running VMware ESXi.

PowerStore

PowerStore 1000T
PowerStore 5000X
PowerStore 5000T
PowerStore 9000T

*Note that all systems are currently configured as a single appliance cluster but can be reconfigured to showcase PowerStore's clustering capabilities with multiple appliances accessible within a single cluster.

Unity XT

Unity XT 880F

PowerVault

PowerVault ME4024

PowerScale

PowerScale F600 (3 node)

Isilon

Isilon F800 (4 node)

To get access to their technologies through our Advanced Technology Center, connect with our experts.

Contact our experts

John Lochausen

WWT

Technical Solution Architect

Bryan Peroutka

WWT

Technical Solutions Arch II

Bruce Harris

WWT

CSA

Pete Richardson

WWT

Consulting Solutions Architect

Donny Bolton

WWT

Consulting Solutions Architect

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Public Sector Tech Talk E06: Cyber Resiliency: How to Effectively Recover from a Cyber or Ransomware Attack

Cyber attacks against government agency and critical infrastructure networks are at an all-time high. Whether conducted by large-scale nation-state actors or "lone wolf" hackers, the data and information that resides in these networks is mission-critical and must be protected. With the release of the Cyber Executive Order (EO) in May and the $9.8 billion FY22 budget request for cybersecurity funding – just for federal civilian agencies – the Biden Administration is taking cybersecurity seriously. But what can agencies do when the inevitable happens? How can they most efficiently and effectively recover after a breach or attack? This episode focuses on cyber resiliency and the actions agencies can take to recover quickly.

Jun 29, 2021 • 1 pm (CDT)

Event webinar

Cybersecurity, Resilience & Recovery

Ransomware attacks have risen dramatically in recent years, and organizations across every industry are feeling the pain. The global cost of attacks has now reached $20 billion, with full recovery averaging 287 days. Many leaders believe that a cyber program, business continuity plan, or backup strategy is enough to keep them safe. Unfortunately, it's not. To anticipate, adapt and recover from ransomware and other adverse cyber events, organizations must adopt a cyber resilience strategy that includes a strong cyber recovery solution. Join us for a webinar to learn how your organization can deliver intended business outcomes, even when a worst-case scenario strikes. You'll hear from leading security and data center experts from World Wide Technology and Dell Technologies. The first 50 people to register can opt-in to receive a $100 gift card to Adidas.com. Post-event, we will be offering one-on-one meetings and provide an additional $100 gift card to Adidas.com for attendees.

Jun 24, 2021 • 12 pm (CDT)

Event webinar

Cyber Vault: A Component of a Cyber Resilience Strategy

Cyber attacks threaten every market, and the impact of being unable to recover critical data and resume business operations after an attack can be devastating. Threats are causing trillions of dollars worth of damage. Protecting your business starts with protecting your data. In this discussion, we highlight our approach to Cyber Resilience and its ability to recover the most advanced workloads from ransomware attacks.

May 11, 2021 • 12 pm (CDT)

Article Dell Primary Storage

Ransomware Protection With PowerMax

Ransomware is a threat to customers of all sizes, from coffee shops' point-of-sale systems to large multinationals. The best solution is multifaceted, but is it possible to get started today with what you have? Read on to find out how PowerMax can protect your data with tools included in the basic array software suite.

Mar 2, 2022

6 min read

Video ATC

PowerStore Intra-Cluster Migration

A powerful feature of Dell Technologies' PowerStore array is the ability to non-disruptively move data from one appliance to another within a cluster. The primary volumes as well as any snapshots will move as part of the migration. This video demonstrates the intra-cluster migration functionality and a snapshot restore once on the target system.

Feb 15, 2022

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Lab Development Platforms

Dell EMC PowerFlex: Container Storage Lab

Welcome to WWT's Container Storage Lab utilizing Dell EMC's software-defined storage platform, PowerFlex. In this lab you will work with Kubernetes, utilizing persistent storage from the PowerFlex platform to explore the CSI Driver capabilities. This lab is estimated to take under 1 hour to complete. The intended lab audience is a systems engineer with a basic understanding of PowerFlex and Kubernetes components.

Feb 13, 2022

1 min read

Lab Dell Data Protection

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Essentials Lab

Dell PowerProtect is an enterprise data management solution that streamlines the process of monitoring, managing, and analyzing copies of data while also addressing copy sprawl. PowerProtect software is designed for self-service copy orchestration, automated Service Level Objective (SLO) compliance, and actionable insight that optimizes efficiency. This lab was designed to provide a foundational overview of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. The following capabilities will be explored in this lab: - Data Protection and Recovery - VMware Integration and Protection - Microsoft SQL Server Protection - Simplified Management using the Graphical User Interface

Nov 16, 2021

2 min read

Lab ATC

Dell EMC PowerFlex: Operations Management Foundations Lab

Welcome to WWT's introduction to PowerFlex Operations Foundations Lab. This lab is designed to provide an introduction to the PowerFlex software-defined storage platform with a brief history, review of the components of PowerFlex, overview of the dashboard interface, provisioning, and local data protection.

Sep 1, 2021

2 min read

Article ATC

Dell PowerMax Performance During Upgrade

In the WWT Advanced Technology Center (ATC), we needed to do a code upgrade on a Dell PowerMax 2000 All-Flash Array. We decided to do some performance tests against the array during this code upgrade. Dell Support performed the upgrade while an ATC Lab Services storage architect checked the performance of the array during the upgrade process. We wanted to determine if any impact occurred to the array during a routine code upgrade. We had several customers who were interested in the outcome of this test for their own upgrade processes in their production environments.

Feb 17, 2021

3 min read

Lab ATC

Dell EMC PowerStore Ansible Lab: Managing Your Array With Ansible Playbooks

Welcome to WWT's introduction to Ansible automation for the Dell PowerStore storage platform. In this lab, you will learn the basics of how to automate fundamental Dell EMC PowerStore storage array administrative tasks utilizing Ansible. This lab is estimated to take under 1 hour to complete. The intended lab audience is a systems engineer with a basic understanding of PowerStore and Ansible components.

Sep 15, 2020

1 min read

Lab ATC

Dell EMC PowerStore: PowerStore Manager Lab

In this self-paced lab you will be introduced to the all new PowerStore Management UI. In this lab we will walk through at a high level the Dashboard, Monitoring, Compute, Storage, Protection, Migration, Hardware and Settings views.

May 5, 2020

1 min read

Lab ATC

Dell EMC PowerMax: Unisphere Management Lab

In this self-paced lab you will be introduced to the Unisphere UI for PowerMax. Topics covered include system settings, home page, performance reporting and provisioning.

Apr 20, 2020

1 min read

Lab ATC

Dell EMC Unity XT: Unisphere Management Lab

In this self-paced lab you will be introduced to the Unisphere UI for Unity XT. Topics covered include Settings, Dashboard and System categories.

Apr 7, 2020

1 min read

Article Dell Primary Storage

Experience Next-level Storage Performance in WWT's Advanced Technology Center

The addition of nine Storage Class Memory (SCM) drives within our ATC provides customers hands-on access to even faster storage speeds through end-to-end NVMe architecture.

Mar 26, 2020

3 min read