Dell Technologies Private Cloud Solutions Deliver Up to 64% Cost Savings Compared to AWS
A new study
conducted by Prowess Consulting and commissioned by Dell Technologies found
that deploying enterprise workloads on Dell Technologies private cloud
infrastructure can result in substantial cost savings compared to using Amazon
Web Services® (AWS®) instances. The research analyzed five common workload
types—virtual machines (VMs), AI, containers, high-throughput storage, and
balanced-performance storage, and it found that Dell Technologies private cloud
solutions can reduce costs by 26% to 64%, depending on the workload.
The study highlights growing concerns about the rising and
unpredictable costs of public cloud services. While the public cloud offers
flexibility and scalability, it can often lack cost transparency and control
over infrastructure. Private cloud solutions, by contrast, can provide a more
predictable and efficient alternative, especially for organizations with
sustained or high-performance workload demands.
For AI workloads, the study found that Dell Technologies
infrastructure (and specifically Dell™ AI Factory) offers up to 64% cost
savings compared to AWS. This model supports the full AI lifecycle, from model
training to inferencing, and it provides organizations with full control over
GPU access, data locality, and infrastructure provisioning. Similarly, VM
workloads were found to cost up to 26% less on Dell Technologies
infrastructure, with added benefits such as improved governance, data residency
control, and performance tuning.
The research also demonstrated that containerized workloads
could be run at 40% lower cost on Dell PowerFlex™ infrastructure compared to
AWS. High-throughput storage and balanced-performance storage workloads showed
37% and 58% cost savings, respectively, when deployed on Dell PowerMax™ and
Dell PowerStore™ platforms.
The study concluded that while some workloads might still be
better suited for the public cloud, many enterprise use cases can be better
served by private cloud solutions. This is particularly true for those use
cases that require consistent performance, data control, and cost
predictability. Dell Technologies offerings provide a compelling alternative
that balances performance, security, and financial efficiency.
These findings support a “cloud-smart” strategy, encouraging
organizations to evaluate each workload individually rather than defaulting to
a single deployment model. By leveraging Dell Technologies private cloud
infrastructure, businesses can modernize IT operations while maintaining
control over cost, performance, and compliance
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