Dell EMC Announced Strategic Partnership with Pi Datacentres

Pi Datacentres to use software defined storage in collaborations with Dell EMC to provide IT storage solutions 

India: Dell EMC, a leading provider of IT storage solutions entered into strategic partnership with Pi Datacentres to strengthen each other Software Defined Storage technology to Enterprises in the Indian market.

IT storage solutions provider, at times, faces disruption and flexibility issue. The partnership will enable both storage providers to deliver high quality solutions to customers with lower cost of ownership which in turn would emulate a win-win proposition for both the companies.

Dell EMC uses Software Defined Storage(SDS) technology to provide effective storage solutions to enterprises, Pi datacentres will incorporate the same technology in their storage devices to provide high flexibility and cost effective solutions to enterprises.

TechSci Research depicts that the high usage of internet over smartphones and other devices is creating large volume of data which requires huge storage capacity to store these data. Among many storage technologies, Software Defined Storage and All-Flash Array technology will drive growth for IT storage solution and would be highly adopted due to scalability and cost effective solutions in coming years.

According to TechSci Research report “India Data Storage Market By Type, By Application, By End Use, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011 - 2021”, data storage market in the country is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during 2016-2021. South India dominated India data storage market in 2015, and is anticipated to continue its dominance during the forecast period, owing to rising number of IT companies in various cities in the region. Furthermore, BFSI sector was the highest demand generator for data storage in India in 2015, owing to large volumes of data being generated, coupled with growing security concerns in banks and other financial institutions.