Optimized platform for high speed, low TCO

With the Dell Fluid File System version 6 (FluidFS v6), the enterprise-class Dell Compellent FS8600 is one of the most competitive price-per-performance scale-out NAS solutions available, cost-effectively delivering high file operations per second (OPS). This efficient combination works together to scale performance and capacity, achieving:

• Linear performance expansion reaching 494,000 file opens with SPEC SFS 2008 and 11.9 GB/sec max throughput*
• Improved performance through mirrored cache and automated load balancing, even as you add more data
• Up to four FS8600 NAS appliances and eight SC series storage arrays in a single scale-out storage solution
  

  Flexible architecture for multiple workloads

  Dell Compellent FS8600 Scale up or scale out to accommodate a variety of use cases, whether high-performance, high-capacity or both:

  • Enterprise file sharing: Consolidate shares on a single unified storage solution with data protection and governance features.
  • Video surveillance: Combine scale-out architecture with high-density Dell storage arrays for a cost-effective, density-optimized Fluid File Video solution.
  • Online archival storage: Economize storage costs by moving old files to lower-cost archive storage with Fluid File Archive solution.
  • Media and entertainment: Enable post-production and visual effects rendering workflows with high-performance scale-out NAS storage.
  • Healthcare and life sciences: Provide medical imaging and life sciences with PACS-application-certified unified NAS storage.