“Ruggedized” Edge Server Uses Solidigm™ SSDs to Handle Extreme Conditions

Summary of Storage Review Article by Jordan Ranous

As edge storage becomes more vital in a variety of industries and use cases, data generated in the field needs ever more rugged means of collection and tougher storage containers. All that data collected at the edge must be safely stored while, at the same time, it is accessible as it is needed for its designed use case. But what if the data you want to collect is generated in the harshest of conditions? Dell PowerEdge XR7620 and Solidigm SSDs may be your answer. 

Dell PowerEdge XR7620 with Solidigm SSDs for extreme condition data collection at the edge.
Dell PowerEdge XR7620 with Solidigm SSDs for extreme condition data collection at the edge.

Storage Review author Jordan Ranous recently reviewed the Dell PowerEdge XR7620 edge server, built for data collection in extreme conditions using Solidigm D5-P5336 SSDs, housed in a solid shipping container. These SSDs are currently available in U.2 and E1.L, with E3.S available soon. Capacity for the D5-P5336 includes 7.68TB used for this test, as well as 15.36TB, 30.72TB, and 61.44TB SSD capacities.

The Dell PowerEdge is built to withstand harsh environmental conditions without sacrificing reliably and, in keeping with their focus on reliability in harsh edge climates, Storage Review chose to use four Solidigm PCIe SSDs for its test.

Workloads targeted in this review include those industries needing edge nodes in the harshest environments. For example:

  • Digital manufacturing for machine aggregation
  • Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) inferencing,
  • Operational technology and information technology (OT/IT) translation
  • Industrial automation
  • Remote Office, Branch Office (ROBO) edge
  • Warehouse operations
  • Point of Sale (POS) aggregation
  • Inventory management
  • Robotics
  • Energy exploration and extraction companies, 
  • Telecom

For more information read the full Dell PowerEdge review by Justin Ranous from Storage Review.

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