Dell ObjectScale Cloud-Native Object Storage Solution

Dell ObjectScale is a cloud-native object storage solution built for Kubernetes and modern data workloads, delivering high performance, scalability, and S3 compatibility.
Dell ObjectScale

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Why Dell ObjectScale is ideal for modern workloads

Dell ObjectScale offers a future-proof, S3-compatible, cloud-native storage platform for demanding data applications across scales.

Key Strengths:

  • Kubernetes-native architecture: integrates with container orchestrators
  • Exabyte scalability: grow storage without disruption
  • High performance & low latency: optimized for AI / analytics
  • Data protection & resilience: erasure coding, replication
  • Cost efficiency: lower TCO than cloud storage

Core capabilities of Dell ObjectScale

Dell ObjectScale is built for the demands of modern data, AI, and distributed applications.

What it can do:

  • Unified global namespace across sites
  • Support for billions of small objects via chunking
  • Microservices and container architecture for flexibility
  • Seamless upgrade from existing Dell ECS environment
  • Advanced performance for AI with S3 over RDMA support in upcoming versions
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Feature Details & Use Cases

Scalability & Growth

Dell ObjectScale scales from terabytes to exabytes transparently, enabling your storage to grow as your data demands increase.

ObjectScale is designed to run inside Kubernetes, with containerized microservices, self-healing, and orchestration capabilities.

With support for S3 over RDMA and optimized data paths, ObjectScale ensures low latency and high throughput for AI models and analytics.

Security & Data Protection

Supports encryption, zero trust access, and protects data with erasure coding and replication strategies.

Uses 128 MB chunking to group many small files, reducing overhead and improving rebuild times.

Dell ObjectScale Use Cases & Benefits

Compare enterprise object storage solutions

ModelsBest UseStorageRaw Node CapacityNodes Per RackRaw Rack CapacityCashe SSDMore Details
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ObjectScale X560
Traditional and modern workloads, AI data lakeUp to 24 drives,
 2 TB to 24 TB12 TB to 576 TBUp to 16 60 TB to 9.2 PBIncludedDatasheet
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ObjectScale XF960
AI training and checkpointing, analytics and fast backupUp to 24, 7.68 TB to 61.44 TB46 TB to 14.7 PBUp to 16 230 TB to 23.6 PBN/ADatasheet
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ECS EX5000
Extreme-density active and deep archiveUp to 100 drives, 24 TB SATA400 TB to 2 PBUp to 142.0 PB to 16.8 PBOptionalDatasheet
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Deployment Options & Integration

Software Bundle Deployment

Run Dell ObjectScale as a software bundle where Dell manages the Kubernetes stack. Enables fast deployment on your infrastructure.

As-an-Application on OpenShift

Deploy ObjectScale inside Red Hat OpenShift or other Kubernetes distributions via Helm charts to suit your preferred stack.

Hybrid & Multi-site Distribution

Spread storage across multiple locations with geo-distribution and support for active-active clusters and replication.

Key Advantages at a Glance

Cloud-Native Integration

Designed to run natively with Kubernetes and microservices architecture.

High-Performance Access

Optimized for low latency and throughput for AI, analytics, and streaming.

Data Protection & Security

Built-in encryption, erasure coding, and zero trust models ensure data safety.

Massive Scalability

Scale effortlessly from terabytes to exabytes without redesign.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Dell ObjectScale?

Dell ObjectScale is a cloud-native object storage platform built on Kubernetes to support modern workloads, AI, analytics, and large-scale data environments.

ObjectScale is a rearchitected, containerized version built for cloud-native ecosystems, with deeper integration into Kubernetes.

Yes. It supports S3 APIs and advanced features like bucket replication, event notifications, and compatibility with existing S3 tools.

Yes via chunk storage (128 MB chunks) it aggregates small objects to reduce overhead and improve efficiency.

You can deploy via Dell’s software bundle model (Dell manages Kubernetes) or run ObjectScale as an application on OpenShift/Kubernetes.