Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Extend and optimize Azure experience everywhere
Businesses today rely on their IT organizations to support
their increasingly complex operations and remain competitivein the market. To stay competitive and succeed, thesebusinesses seek to build innovative applications and services
at unprecedented speed. Many organizations are adopting a
multicloud strategy to power their innovations and accelerateapplication roll-out. However, if not done right, multicloudcomputing can lead to more complexity, spiraling costs
and suboptimal business outcomes.

The longstanding partnership between Dell Technologies andMicrosoft is designed to help organizations unlock innovation
across their IT footprints by simplifying operations while boosting
IT responsiveness and DevOps productivity. We are combining
Microsoft’s leadership in cloud services and enterprise applications
with Dell’s expertise in delivering Dell’s enterprise software-definedstorage and software-driven management and orchestration (M&O)
automation as we deliver the Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft
Azure, the first Premier Solution for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI tosupport Azure Stack HCI 23H2.

Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Collaboratively engineered with Microsoft to optimize Azure hybrid cloud.

CONTROL
Enforce centralized Azure management
and governance from cloud to edge while
optimizing workload placement to meet
performance, cost and compliance goals.

CHOICECONSISTENCY

Choose the right location for your workloads,
whether on-premises cloud, edge deployments orAzure public cloud. Personalize payments with
options for CAPEX or OPEX, featuring monthly
payments based on usage.

Accelerate productivity with consistent
operational and developer experiences
regardless of location. Simplify app
environments with consistent deliveryof AKS and Arc-enabled services.

APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
APEX Cloud Platform for Azure is engineered collaboratively
with Microsoft to optimize Azure hybrid cloud operations.
It empowers organizations to unlock innovation with aconsistent Azure experience across their IT environments.
Through extensive integrations and numerous automations,
the APEX Cloud Platform empowers IT organizations to simplify
app modernization and accelerate DevOps.
The platform enhances Azure operations by providing
consistent management and operations with centralizedAzure tools, while mitigating security and compliance risks
with an intrinsic approach to security that extends Azure
governance across all deployment environments.

Integrated & AutomatedAccelerate productivity with familiar
developer experiences

Common Building Blocks

AutomatedM&O

ComputeOn-premises cloud

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Enterprise SDS

Edge

Simplify hybrid cloud
The Dell APEX Cloud Platform Foundation Software, an integral part of the platform, provides deep,
cross-layer integrations and intelligent automation that simplify initial deployments and cluster creation,in addition to ongoing operations across the complete technology stack. IT admins can use familiar tools,
such as Windows Admin Center and the Azure Portal, for a simple, consistent and centralized way of operating
dispersed Azure deployments.

Accelerate time to value with88%

APEX Cloud Platform for Azure is purpose-built in collaboration with Microsoft to optimize Azure hybrid
cloud experiences. Microsoft engineers use a robust CI/CD pipeline to comprehensively test and certify
monthly updates and patches for the complete APEX Cloud Platform stack on Dell hardware and software
running in Microsoft labs, ensuring that users can access updates within just four hours. Testing includes
the entire stack from the Azure Resource Bridge to the hardware. Thorough testing of baseline upgrades byboth Microsoft and Dell engineers instills customers with confidence in the reliability of their upgrade
experience. Collaborative engineering means Dell and Microsoft engineers partner to proactively remediatebugs before each release, securing the reliability of every upgrade.

fewer deployment steps

Accelerate application delivery
Compared to manual deployment. Based on internal
analysis. Results may vary. September 2023.

Stay current with4 houravailability of updates

The platform empowers organizations to innovate faster by boosting DevOps productivity and IT agility
with a responsive cloud operational model that’s delivered on-premises. Designed to support both
virtualized and modern, containerized apps, the platform accelerates app modernization and DevOps
initiatives by optimizing delivery of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on-premises. In addition, Azure Arc–
enabled on-demand application and data services simplify application environments and accelerate app
modernization. API-driven programmability also enables simpler DevOps and app workflows. Extend
Azure on-premises to private cloud and edge deployments with flexible compute, storage, and GPU
resources to help you address a broad set of workloads, helping you drive innovation everywhere.

Optimize workload placement

Based on continuous joint CI/CD testing with Microsoft.
Results may vary. September 2023.

The platform uniquely offers flexibility to utilize Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) as well as Dell’senterprise block software-defined storage (SDS). With a shared, universal storage layer based on Dell’s SDS
across on-premises and public cloud locations, the APEX Cloud Platform for Azure simplifies workload
mobility, giving you control over where your applications and data reside. The platform is the only offer in theMicrosoft Premier Solutions for Azure Stack HCI category that supports linear scaling of storage resources
independently from compute.
Additionally, the platform mitigates potential security and compliance risks effortlessly by integratingwith Azure management and governance services. IT can use the centralized Azure portal to enforce
consistent full-stack security and governance policies across locations. The APEX Cloud Platform forAzure takes a full-stack approach to security with sophisticated controls and multilayered protection
from security threats. Advanced lifecycle-management capabilities help ensure that the full technology
stack always remains in compliance and up to date. Furthermore, by delivering developer-friendly appand data services on-premises, application teams can avoid data and application sprawl across insecureor noncompliant locations.

Dell Services: Expertise you need anywhere along your cloud journey
Dell provides an extensive, flexible portfolio of services designed specifically for APEX Cloud Platform for Azure.
From solutions that are fully managed, deployed and supported by Dell, to individual services you need to deploy,support, optimize and maintain your systems, or to help train your staff, Dell Services can help you make multicloudby design a reality.

Optimize hybrid cloud with flexible deployment models
APEX Cloud Platform for Azure is the result of extensive engineering collaboration between Dell and Microsoft. The turnkey platform
provides deep integrations and intelligent automation between layers of the Dell Technologies and Microsoft technology stack,accelerating time-to-value while eliminating complexity and boosting IT agility and productivity. Centralized app, data, management
and governance services delivered via Azure Portal simplify app environments while delivering consistent management and governanceacross locations. APEX Cloud Platform for Azure provides flexible deployment options including hyperconverged infrastructure nodes
and Dell software-defined storage. Dell APEX Subscriptions enable customers to acquire the technology they need with usage-based
monthly payments to support changing business requirements. With the Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure, organizations
can efficiently drive innovation everywhere.

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