The undisputed advantage of 7080 is its size Micro Form Factor. Computer can be easily mounted anywhere for example under your desk and together with docking solution from Dell can be connected to all other devices and internet just by one cable. This solution will create an ideal, beautiful and efficient workplace. Smaller models of Pc´s are rapidly becoming the number one on the market together with light notebooks. It is no longer true that you need a big and heavy pc to achieve the best result. Technologies are rapidly developing not only in the area of performance but also in compactivity and in overall better design of devices with the goal of improving user´s comfort and productivity. Computer also contains revolutionary cooling technology and support easy maintenance.

The most important stat of a computer is of course its performance. Dell has managed to put incredible power into such a small device to support you on your everyday workload. The computer uses new tool from Dell Optimizer Express Response – system which uses AI to make it capable of never ending machine learning and to being accustomed to your way of working. The device is therefore able to optimize up to five of your most used application to give you the best comfort, efficiency and reliability which you expect from a modern device.

The computer is equipped with the newest Intel processors – Intel i9 10 generation with 10 cores, 64 GB RAM DDR4 memory with 2 933 MHz frequency and with up to 65W power. These and other technological systems ensure the best possible performance and reliability inside company and cost efficient solution.

The best quality of display is ensured by standalone AMD graphical card offering up to 4K resolution and 3D imagining. Attributes absolutely vital for prolonged computer work.

The intel Optane memory or the optional two SSD M.2 discs ensure rapid start and almost immediate access to your data. The technology Intel Unit is focused on making your online communication easy and fluent and the device also support revolutionary system Dell Technologies Unified Workspace.

OptiPlex 7080 in numbers:

• Weight: 1.3 Kg
• Height: 183 mm
• Width: 36 mm
• Depth: 178 mm
• Operational system: Windows 10 home/pro
• Processor: From Intel Core i3-10100T up to i9-10900
• Memory: 4GB, 1 x 4 Gb up to 64GB, 2x 32 GB, DDR4
• Hard disc: : 2.5´, 500 GB hard disc SATA, 5 400 ot./min up to 1TB self inscribing SSD disk M.2 2280 Opal 3. generation PCLe x4 NVMe, class 40

OptiPlex 7080 Micro is amazing, efficient, highly customable and scalable work computer which will surprise you with a variety of functions which will make your workflow much more simple and enjoyable.

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PowerMax is the first hardware-based device from Dell, which is fully using NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification) for communication between flash memory and its core. Due to that the device can reach incredibly low latency and high data throughput. NVMe is a set of standards, which define PCI Express system which is used for immediate data accessibility. Data are actively stored on NVMe memory and modern NAND flash system is also included in the device (modern parts for keeping incredible amount of data + they are non-volatile – can keep data even if the device loses power). PowerMax was built on NVMe in order to create a perfect storage, which is going to help you achieve an excellent bandwidth (transfer of data), IOPS (operations per second) and low latency. These benefits are going to make your application run smoother and more efficiently than on any other all-flash device of previous product generation. 

Benefits of PowerMax

PowerMax offers unprecedented performance and scalability thanks to the usage of next generation memory (SCM) and high-speed SAN infrastructure. These technologies not only make the storage powerful and fast but also easy to implement and use. The main reason for using such a technology is the ability to run the most performance heavy application on the market today and in the future. The device is not only using NVMe and SCM but also highly advanced technology of machine learning with direct data deduplication and compression so it can reach a nonproblematic, highly secure and efficient state of your data centre and support your business in the best way possible.

Main advantages of PowerMax

1) Incredibly powerful NVMe architecture of storage which offers:

• Up to 15M IOPS and 350 GBps data throughput (187 K IOPS on one rack unit!)
• NVMe Flash and SCM controllers on a standardized company level
• Native case of discs NVMe
• High consolidation of workload which enables open system and the main storage to work simultaneously on one platform.

2) Fully integrated and every time functional machine learning makes automatic organization of data possible thanks to:

• Automatic I/O and organization of data on Flash memory with SCM maximizing performance without requiring additional maintenance of this process.
• Standalone consolidation of all important processes and task with the goal of improving overall effectivity of the workload.

3) business level of storage security

• End-to-End data encryption
• FIPS 140-2 approved encryption of data even when outside of the workload (D@RE)
• Regular backups, confirmation of company access roles and regular analysis and audits about state of security.

4) Reliability of the system is guaranteed thanks to 99,9999% accessibility of every disk (the shutdown necessary in only 31,56 seconds per year).

5) Your investment is protected by the excellent Future Proof program from Dell (guarantee of perfect function towards future)

6) Global deduplication and compression of data is not influencing the overall performance of the system.

• Fully compatible with all data services
• Offers and guarantees 3,5:1 data reduction – by the Dell Future Proof program (we will discuss this in more detail in following articles)

7) Support of data services witch help with security, control and with the management of data inside the storage. These services include separate replication with SRDF, high availability of data with SRDF/Metro, local replication with TimeDinder SnaVX and Cloud mobility services.

8) Complex and intuitive API allows for easy management of the storage, data services and allows easy setting for each disk. The system also gives you the power to control the performance and notifies you if they are any issues with your infrastructure.

In this article we have presented PowerMax from Dell as one of the best storage solutions and discussed its main benefits. The main advantage is without any doubt all flash approach which is running on a stable NVMe core. Thanks to supporting many additional services, easy management and maintenance of the entire structure the PowerMax is going to save you work and money which are needed for maintain any classical data centre. The future proofness and scalability which is guaranteed by Dell will also save you a lot of money in a long run.

In the following articles we are going to focus on explaining the most important terminology connected to PowerMax, concrete products in PowerMax family and further elaborate on benefits of this amazing storage.

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Dell EMC PowerMax 2000

Revolutionary storage which requires incredibly small space for its effective function, offers incredibly speeds thanks to NVMe and SCM and comes with rich supply of additive services in the field of data management. This storage offers never ending support for your applications, consolidates blocks of data, manages open systems, IBM and other essential processes.

PowerMax modern infrastructure guarantees future upgradability of your storage from the starting capacity of 13TB up to 1.2 PBe in 13TB clusters. Therefore, it is always on the same level as your company and keeps up with your growth.

The storage is a perfect fit for mid-sized companies which need the perfect data transfer and consolidation, and it is an amazing entry point into the PowerMax family.

Dell EMC PowerMax 8000

Latest and most demanding applications are putting more and more pressure on the classical all-flash storage, Dell comes with a revolutionary solution by introducing Dell EMC PowerMax 8000 with future proof guarantee of ongoing development and scalability thanks to incredible flexibility of the new storage. Due to perfect integration of NVMe and SCM into its structure the storage provides unmatched performance and support for the most demanding and critical workloads.

The system has moved the line on the storage market due to the revolutionary levels of performance and effectivity. At the same time the solution meets the highest standards in security, data protection, availability, scalability and is truly massive data consolidation.

PowerMax 8000 is best suited for big-sized companies which demand the highest levels of data consolidation, performance, security and support for the most demanding applications.  

Both products in the family are delivered with one of two possible software packages. Essential and Pro software package. Furthermore, PowerMax is included in the amazing Dell EMC Future-proof Program (Guarantee of future happiness and satisfaction), which guarantees future upgradability and scalability according to the latest technology trends and inventions.

In the series of PowerMax articles we have discussed the main points about PowerMax from Dell EMC. Dell guarantees future scalability, adaptability and flexibility in the Future-proof program and never-ending improvements of hardware and software. To conclude, PowerMax is not only the best performing storage on the market but also offers one of the kind qualities of life and user’s comfort. It is a vital part of every modern data centre, with the goal of simplifying your everyday workload. This system also saves you money by simplifying the everyday cost of management of your data centre by saving space and human resources needed to maintain its function thanks to integrated automatization and machine learning.

For more information please contact us.

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Nowadays, during the crisis of the traditional workplace (office), people tend to work either from home or on the way. This trend has a major influence on the IT security. 59% of experts agree that the biggest problem Is a weak authentication and according to 45% of experts the major security risks are caused by the usage of public wi-fi sites which often lack any form of authentication.

This sad reality is being made even worse by the fact that the number of attacks is significantly rising from the beginning of 2020. 52% of organizations experienced some form of IT attacks in 2020 compared to 37% in 2019. Most of these attacks had been caused by malware. Almost 40% of home workers had also accessed company sources even after their device was attacked – they were mainly using e-mail and company application in the spite of possible security breach. About 11% of workers were also accessing company cloud services.

The awareness of such a problem between affected workers is not reflected in statistics as this is almost impossible to find out. The same applies to their reaction as we cannot know if they have done anything to protect their devices in a better way after being attacked. However, we know for sure that the prevention is the key. Employers should pay more attention to set up the devices their employees use and make proper actions to secure their site in a suitable way. Now let us have a look on some concrete examples of simple solutions that literary anyone can do.

Encrypt the end points.

Encryption of data which are saved on the end device (notebooks, PCs and so on) is one of the best ways of protecting your company. It is also especially important to know that not every platform is able to support data encryption and it is therefore necessary to think about either changing from the current security or involving other methods of protection.

Use strong passwords.

Make it a company policy that your users will use strong passwords not only on their working PCs but also on every other device they use for connecting to company site. Strong password is the simplest and sometimes amazingly effective and cheap way of protecting your data.

Install obligatory security software.

Antivirus programs, firewalls and other such tolls are on majority of work devices. This however is not the case of clever mobile phones, tablets and IoT. These are the easiest and most common entry points for malicious activity such as a cybernetic attack. It is also incredibly important to always keep your security software up to date, as they are regularly updated to the latest security trends.

Educate end game users.

Much has been written about the importance of IT education, but it is still not enough. Increase your cybernetic hygiene, spread the core points of security through the company, explain to your employees what a phishing e-mail is and make them part of security system. It has been proven that informed and properly aware end-point user is the best defence against any threat.

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Adoption of this model is particularly important and efficient for healthcare and education organizations. Benefits of this however apply to any organization. It is a well-known fact that every company had to make some security improvements during the workplace changes in the last year. One of the most important aspect of security is to know what is happening on the endpoint, therefore zero trust policy is the best way of approaching this issue as it gives you the perfect insight into the everyday situations a possible security risks at every endpoint connecting to your site and gives you the power to control and lead your employees to the goal of creating a secure and efficient workplace.

What is the way in which you can adopt this policy as fast as possible?

Separate critically important data from common ones.

It is vital to know which data are the most valuable as it gives you the possibility of limiting the access to them and by that making them much more secure. In this way you can easily setup different entry points with varying degrees of security checks for your employees according to their position in the company.

Set proper accessibility points

Give your employees access only to the data they need for their work. The most critical data should not be accessible at all from public wi-fi or unprotected smart devices. Be precise about giving the access only to people who really need it and be extra sure that the devices of those people have the best security available. Also, pay proper attention to the usage of commonly known problematic tools which are often used especially when using remote connection.

Control and watch everyday function of your site

It is especially important to closely watch and analyse everyday function in normal workload. This will give you a concrete idea about where data is going, who is accessing it, who needs them and will empower you to make some changes as discussed earlier. This process will not only increase the overall security but also effectivity in which your company is handling everyday workload.

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Products are created to be easily manageable, upgradable and easily controllable. They include modern technological trends such as flash, NVMe and SCM to increase the overall productivity and performance.

Intelligent software PowerMax OS is a vital part of PowerMax systems

PowerMax OS is an automatized self-sustaining system with integrated machine learning which can create analysis which can predict future problems which might appear. Thanks to this technology the best configurations can analyse more than 425 billion of data in a real time.

Unmatched performance

PowerMax is incredibly fast. It can reach over 15 million of IOPS and 350GB per second with the support of reading data under 100 microseconds to satisfy all your needs in the fields of OLTP, fast decision making, analysing a real time and in virtualized applications. PowerMax guarantees reliable performance with the lowest possible latency levels.

Optimized storage effectivity

Dell guarantees data deduplication in the 3.5:1 ration. Deduplication and compression of data has no real impact on the workload and effectiveness of the storage. Its also possible to turn it of if needed either manually or by giving the right to do so to the application which require this setting for their best function according to current workload needs.

Critical availability and mission critical settings

In the area of workload availability, the PowerMax has no match. Data replication uses SRDF/Metro Smart DR technologies. Actualizations and software improvements can be applied on the go without the need of shutdown of your data centre. The devices is also very well protected against failure thanks to modern and resilient architecture. Thanks to these advantages PowerMax offers up to 99,9999% availability of the system. The required shutdown is estimated around 30 seconds per year.

Incredible security for your sensitive data

PowerMax keeps you and your data safe thanks to the broad and effective data encryption. Data travel from the source to every PowerMax disc. The device is still capable of reaching incredible 3,5:1 data reduction. Furthermore, the management and accessibility to the storage is under strict security rules. For example, you can setup different authorization levels for accessing the data on storage. One of the best features is end-to-end snapshotting of your data and protection against attacks thanks to the usage of SnapVX technology.

VMware is fully integrated into the device

PowerMax fully support MVMe vSphere, VAAi (the core of Vmware API), puts an ease on workload which is happening of the storage and further improves the performance of vSphere cluster unit. Thanks to supporting technologies such as VMware Virtual volumes (vVols) 2.0, VASA V3.0 and renw site system (SRM 8.3) is the management of the storage highly simplified. These systems also allow scalability of these systems up to 64 000 vVols!

Massive scalability and consolidation

PowerMax can be scaled up to 4.5 PB of effective capacity to consolidate blocks, data, open system, main array and IBM into one disc array. This allows for the save in the overall expenses which you must put into the maintenance of data centra – such a save in space needs, electricity expenses, cooling and human resources. Truly robust scalability option guarantees you almost unlimited growth possibilities even in cases of rapid and unexpected company expansion.

Reality proven data services

If you decide to include PowerMax into your data centre, you will not only receive the best storage for your data but also many other advantages. The solution allows you to use trustworthy data services such as SnapVX snapshots, SRDF active data replication for modern data centres, on-the-go data encryption and cloud mobility for Dell EMC PowerMax (allows easy access and transfer of data snipes between the storage and cloud). All PowerMax solutions come with of the two possible software packages – Essential package offers you local data replication, data transferring tools (NDM), data compression and deduplication and Cloud Mobility. The second professional package further includes distant data replication, better renewal from failure, improved data replication, advanced SRM technolofy and AppSync iCDM. On top of the services, you can also opt for technologies such as recoverPoint and PowerProtect for the improved data protection.

Dell EMC Future-proof programe

By purchasing Dell PowerMax, you are automatically included into Dell EMC Future-Proof Program for 3 years! This guarantees your satisfaction of happiness with the new product, 3,5:1 data reduction, carefree transfer of data files, investment protection into hardware and other major advantages. This program has no match inside of the current IT market and fully proves reliability and trustworthiness of Dell PowerMax products.

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Dell tried to make a research about the change towards new style of working. The biggest emphasis was on the effectivity of work and comparison to the situation before. The effectivity suffered the most during the switch as workers were getting used to new routines at their homes. The most interesting results lie in the relationship between productivity and usage of additional products to empower the workplace at home.

The method of research was rather simple. Group of users consisting of multiple age groups was given multiple tasks on their pc specifically designed to force them into using multiple commands, applications and keyboard commands. The tasks included rather simple computing operations such as editing photos, finding content on the internet and basic usage of word and excel.

Everyone knows that these tasks are exceedingly difficult and time consuming on a touchpad, so there is no surprise that by connecting mouse and keyboard the effectivity of work has been increased by 25,8%. More interesting results were shown after connecting external monitor to the test workplace.

Usage of an external monitor, which was bigger than the original by 10 inches than the original display, increased the productivity by additional 7 % to 32 % total (with keyboard and mouse). As the external monitor got bigger the overall productivity also increased. While using 27 inch monitor the overall productivity number peaked to 37,7 % and in the case of using two 24 inches monitors at once the number broke 40 % productivity checkpoint.

The productivity is increased by bigger and more comfortable workspace. The possibility to set up your workspace in a way which suits you the best is on the same level of importance as using additional peripherals (monitors, keyboards, docks…).  The suitable desk and chair improve ergonomics and good feeling about the workspace and improve health and satisfaction of the user. The workplace is the same as your own flat. If you can set it up according to your preference, it is a joy to spend time in it.

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Edge computing as the base

According to the American research company Gartner the majority of company decisions are going to be driven by data. Those data will change the way in which companies operate and approach problems. This concerns all companies no matter their size. Data are going to influence their whole philosophy, the way they operate and the entire workflow. According to the study more than half of these data will be located on edge.

The reason for this is to minimalize latency, maximalise protection of your own data and at the same time their maintenance. It is expected, that the amount of applications which are running on the edge will increase more than eight times until 2024.

Increasing role of automatization

Major source of data, which will be located in your company, are going to be IoT devices and their usage will become standard for every company. Their maintenance will become more and more complicated and expensive. Experts identify two reasons for such a phenomenon.

The first is the character of hybrid solutions, which are going through renaissance. Hybrid sites are generally more complicated, and it is therefore more difficult to create unified, scalable and effective infrastructure on the hybrid basis.

The second reason is the amount of data and the fact that not everything is of the same importance and value. To separate data by the importance is going to be incredibly tricky and challenging task. Companies will have to use some tools in order to classify them accordingly.

Both problems may be solved by automatization of repeated processes. It is expected that even though this level of automatization is currently used by only 20% of companies it is going to increase to 90% in next five years.

Security and maintenance by experts

It is clear, that company infrastructure is going through highly dynamic development. Digitalization of companies, raise of distance work, migration to and from cloud influence how companies work. The security of sites is closely linked to these changes and can be compromised by them.

It seems that majority of companies go through these changes so quickly that they cannot find their own resources to protect themselves properly. The best help in the future are going to be external experts.

Concept of so called SaaS (security as a service) gains its importance even today, but more than 35% companies are still afraid to use such a solution for their security.

With the ending year one more trend is becoming more and more relevant – nonstop control over the site becomes necessary. The usage of security services will become absolutely vital and mandatory in the future.

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Digital working space represents everything what the worker needs so he can efficiently work even when outside of his official office. It is the compilation of tools which should be supplied by the company to their workers.

These tools of course vary according to one’s profession, but we can find some common points. Digital space includes everything from internet to specialized platforms, email, means of communication, software and operational systems as far some cloud solution. 

We can say that we all have two hugely different digital workspaces. The first is our own and we can create and change it according to our preferences. We can use any browser or email which we like. With the working digital workspace, the situation is however much different. Platforms, which users use must be unified, trustworthy, controlled and secured by the company itself and at the same time companies should not be scared to use such technologies. Let’s discuss some benefits of digital workspace.

Flexibility

Digital workspace allows workers to use their time more efficiently and maximize the flexibility of their private and work time. They can work from their favourite place and on their preferred devices. With works that do not have a stable schedule they can work when they want and will have more control over their work and private life.

Cooperation

The sad fact s that in the past when this trend was slowly starting, some of the employees felt alone and isolated from the rest of the team, which had negative effect on their overall mental health and consequently productivity at work. One of the reasons for this situation was the overall inexperience of team leaders which were supposed to coordinate the whole team, new tools and generally communication between them. When they learnt how to manage such a challenging working environment there has already been some losses in working effectivity.

With digital workspace the communication between employees has never been easier thanks to the possibility of face to face communication through video calls and conferences. This allows them to share files, graphs, pictures and data. They can work together no matter where they are. Nowadays, it is quite easy to stay in touch when everyone has smart device for communication. 

Productivity

Productivity in unified and effectively working digital space is very productive due to tools, platforms and supportive environment designed to help them as much as possible. 

The perfect example of such workspace with huge emphasis productivity and security is Unified Workspace from Dell Technologies. Its main goal is to unify and simplify workspace by using software and hardware from Dell and WMware. Thanks to perfectly incorporated cloud solution anyone with permission can access the important data from any given location.

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The passive protection is a vital part of every online security, includes firewall, anti-malware and antivirus protection and detects attempts of breaching. That is however not enough. The passive structure must be enhanced by active approach which predicts more complicated attacks.

Active approach enhances the usual protection. Its core is a group of professional security analytics, who offer extra layer of defence, react to alerts and analyse threats. They also collect information’s on the go and prevent future attacks thanks to their experience with real time threats and external and internal company environment. 

To follow this approach is exceedingly difficult for most companies and the investment needed to create such a team can be substantial. Furthermore, according to our experience even well-functioning company security team can fail to detect some problems which would be spotted by an external professional. 

Active protection allows you to react before the problem begins

Active approach allows you the detect problems and threats even those which are hidden and not possible to be spotted by classical protection means. Active approach makes the elimination, analyzation, reaction easier and by this protects your data, money and other resources. It also helps in a case that attacks goes through your security by making the situation for the attacker more difficult and raises the chance of them making mistakes, which help in resolving the attack without losing data or money. 

Activity helps you to find and solve vulnerabilities in your security

One of the tools which are used in active protection is so called penetration testing. During the test workers can find imperfections in your company site and correct them before the attackers can find them and use them as an access point into your company system. They are also able to make your network more efficient which saves you money in a long run. 

Collecting valuable data to prevent risks in the future

Knowledge is power and data from successfully prevented attacks are the most valuable source for protecting you and your clients in the future. It allows you to get some information’s about the attacker and gives you the power to use adequate means of defence against such attacks.

Active defence makes your more flexible and reactive

Active defence will not replace your classical protection but will enhance them. Thanks to never ending analysing and control empowers your initiative and makes your decisions easier and faster thanks to experts which may advise you when you need them the most. It also helps you with future innovation and adaptation to the most current threats and technologies. 

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