Dell Technologies unveils PowerMaxOS 10.4 to boost performance, cyber resilience and enterprise modernisation

Dell Technologies has announced the launch of PowerMaxOS 10.4, the latest update to its flagship enterprise storage platform, designed to help organisations accelerate performance, strengthen cyber resilience and modernise mission-critical infrastructure.

The new release delivers up to 25% faster read response times for SRDF-protected workloads, alongside improved efficiency and lower total cost of ownership for PowerMax 2500 and 8500 arrays. It is engineered to support high-demand enterprise environments, including large-scale Oracle, SAP, Salesforce and Epic deployments.

Brian Henderson, Director of Primary Storage and ISG Portfolio Messaging at Dell Technologies, said: “The pace of innovation in the enterprise world never slows down. Organisations today face a dual challenge: maintaining the stability and performance of mission-critical workloads while modernising infrastructure to seize new opportunities.

“At Dell Technologies, we believe that technology should empower teams to move faster, work smarter, and achieve more.”

PowerMaxOS 10.4 introduces Advanced Ransomware Detection to proactively identify threats, alongside enhanced Zero Trust security capabilities, including single sign-on (SSO) integration with Okta, PingFederate and Microsoft Entra ID. The platform also strengthens resilience through a four-site SRDF replication architecture, enabling continuous availability, automated failover and data consistency across regions.

To support application modernisation, the platform offers deep integration with VMware and Red Hat OpenShift, enabling up to 10x faster virtual machine migration using array-based XCOPY and the Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualisation. Enhanced REST API capabilities also deliver up to 7x faster storage provisioning for containerised environments.

Henderson added: “This latest release introduces faster performance, enhanced cyber resilience and deeper ecosystem integration, ensuring your business stays ahead of the curve.”

PowerMaxOS 10.4 is also designed with future scalability in mind, supporting next-generation 128Gb Fibre Channel connectivity and built-in AES-256 encryption, alongside compliance with FIPS 140-3 Level 2 standards, making it suitable for highly regulated industries including finance, healthcare and government.

The new release is available globally from today. Dell Technologies will showcase PowerMaxOS 10.4 at Dell Technologies World (May 18–21), highlighting innovations in cybersecurity, AI-driven automation and high-performance infrastructure.