Dell Unveils AI and Cybersecurity Advancements for Microsoft Environments

During Microsoft Ignite, Dell introduced a robust suite of enhancements to simplify AI adoption, accelerate deployment, and improve performance in multicloud environments.

Dell Technologies has announced a comprehensive suite of innovations that simplify AI adoption, accelerate deployment, and enhance performance in multicloud environments. The announcement came during the Microsoft Ignite event. These advancements strengthen data protection, cyber resiliency, and security, ensuring Dell and Microsoft customers can modernize their IT strategies efficiently and securely.

Arthur Lewis, president of Dell Technologies’ Infrastructure Solutions Group, emphasized the significance of these updates, highlighting how organizations increasingly rely on solutions that support emerging workloads like AI. Dell’s latest advancements help enterprises innovate faster, control costs, and protect critical data across hybrid and multicloud infrastructures.

Accelerating AI Adoption and Performance

As organizations increasingly leverage AI to drive insights and innovation, Dell Technologies has expanded its Dell AI Factory offerings in collaboration with Microsoft. These solutions aim to simplify the adoption of AI technologies, reduce complexity, and enable businesses to deploy high-performance AI workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments.

Dell APEX File Storage for Microsoft Azure

Dell APEX File Storage for Azure is a Dell-managed service that provides organizations with a streamlined deployment and management experience for performance-intensive AI workloads. Built on Dell’s PowerScale technology, services include:

Burst Capacity for AI Workloads: The architecture supports performance-intensive workloads by offering exceptional performance density and scalability. This capability allows organizations to manage demanding AI applications more efficiently while meeting the growing need for large-scale data processing.
Seamless Integration Across Environments: Customers benefit from operational consistency and data mobility between on-premises and cloud environments, which provide a unified approach to managing workloads.
Accelerated Insights: The service’s native integration with Microsoft AI tools, such as Azure AI Studio, speeds up the generation of actionable insights, empowering businesses to make data-driven decisions faster.

Organizations operating in multicloud environments will benefit from the simplified, scalable, high-performing infrastructure to support AI-driven innovation.

New Services for AI Adoption

Dell introduced a range of services designed to help customers adopt and customize AI technologies, ensuring businesses can fully leverage AI to achieve their goals. These services include:

Accelerator Services for Copilot+ PCs: These services guide customers in optimizing the use of Copilot+ PCs. They include expert consultations, tailored implementation plans, and workflow optimization strategies, ensuring a seamless transition to advanced systems while maximizing operational efficiency.
Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio Services: These offerings support developing and implementing custom Copilot agents and AI solutions that address specific business needs. They enable businesses to integrate advanced AI capabilities into their operations and enhance productivity.
Implementation Services for Microsoft Azure AI: These services provide end-to-end support for deploying AI applications. Organizations can integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities into their infrastructure by leveraging Dell’s hybrid cloud solutions alongside Azure AI, fostering innovation and streamlining operations.

Businesses can benefit from the advancements, as they will make it easier to harness AI’s transformative potential, enabling them to address complex challenges and capitalize on new opportunities.

Comprehensive Data Protection and Security

With the increasing complexity of multicloud environments, Dell Technologies has introduced robust solutions to ensure data protection, strengthen cyber resiliency, and enhance security for Microsoft customers. These offerings address the critical need to safeguard data while maintaining operational efficiency.

Dell APEX Protection Services for Microsoft Azure

This Dell-managed service provides AI-powered data protection and cyber resiliency across edge locations, remote offices, and data centers. Key features include:

Zero Trust Security Framework: This framework incorporates immutability, encryption, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access controls to ensure robust protection against unauthorized access.
Ransomware and Cyber Threat Protection: This product offers efficient recovery options for both traditional and modern workloads, minimizing downtime and mitigating the impact of attacks.
AI-Powered Cyber Recovery: With CyberSense threat detection technology, organizations can reduce recovery time by up to 80%. This advanced intelligence system ensures faster identification and resolution of cyber threats, enhancing overall resilience.

This is a comprehensive solution for organizations to secure data and maintain operational continuity in an increasingly complex threat landscape.

Security Services for Microsoft Environments

Dell also introduced two essential security services tailored to Microsoft environments:

Advisory Services for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): These services guide organizations in aligning their cybersecurity practices with CMMC standards. They provide specific recommendations to help customers meet compliance requirements within their Microsoft-centric environments.
Managed Detection and Response with Microsoft: Dell experts offer 24/7 monitoring, detection, investigation, and response services, enabling organizations to focus on core business activities while ensuring their IT environments are protected from evolving threats.

Organizations seeking to modernize IT infrastructure while maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture can utilize these security advancements.

Collaboration with Microsoft

Dell’s expanded partnership with Microsoft reflects a shared commitment to empowering customers with innovative, secure, and scalable solutions. As Aung Oo, VP of Azure Storage at Microsoft, highlighted, Dell’s solutions allow customers to seamlessly integrate existing knowledge, trusted platforms, and enterprise data into Azure. This approach accelerates the adoption of critical technologies, such as Azure AI Services, while maintaining security and compliance.

Availability

Dell Technologies’ new solutions and services are available on the following timeline:

Dell APEX File Storage for Microsoft Azure: Public preview in the first half of 2025.
Accelerator Services for Copilot+ PCs: Available now.
Services for Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio: Available now.
Implementation Services for Microsoft Azure AI: Available now.
Dell APEX Protection Services for Microsoft Azure: Available in the first half of 2025.
Advisory Services for CMMC for Microsoft: Available now.
Managed Detection and Response with Microsoft: Available now.

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