Dell Technologies rolled out PowerStore Elite, a new generation of enterprise storage that blends AI‑infused software with a refreshed hardware stack. The platform supports block, file, VM and container workloads and lets customers cluster new nodes with existing PowerStore arrays without downtime. Three models—1500, 5500 and 9500—fit up to 40 drives and 5.8 PB in a 3U chassis.

Performance claims center on a software layer that delivers up to three times the throughput of prior generations, even on QLC flash. Autonomous Data Path uses per‑I/O machine learning to optimize latency, while Metadata Acceleration speeds reads by roughly 70 %. Unaligned deduplication and enhanced compression lift usable capacity without penalizing workloads.

Hardware upgrades include Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs with up to 50 % more cores, DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen 5 and a 200 Gb RDMA interconnect. Dell backs the system with an industry‑best 6:1 data‑reduction guarantee and AI‑driven AIOps that can cut manual effort by up to 95 %. Global availability begins July 2026, positioning PowerStore Elite as a ready‑made answer to AI‑heavy, ransomware‑threatened environments.