A month after the debut of NetApp’s EF550 all-flash array, Dell is introducing a hybrid system that can be configured with solid-state memory as the only type of data storage.

The EqualLogic PS6210 is available in six different models with up to three times higher performance and four times the memory of prior generation solutions, Dell said in a release. For customers, that means being able to run 2.4 times as many virtual desktops or provide doubled OLTP performance with greatly reduced latency.

The arrays ship with a new 64-bit storage-area network platform that includes additional policy-based access controls and an improved user interface. The software is complemented by EqualLogic SAN Headquarters 3.0, the latest release of Dell’s SAN monitoring solution, and an enhanced file system that “decreases the capacity needed to store common enterprise file data by up to 48 percent” using built-in dedupe and compression capabilities. FluidFS v3 also comes with expanded protocol support and more third-party certifications, which should prove valuable for practitioners in regulated industries such as healthcare.

“Dell continues to be an increasingly important partner for enterprises of all sizes as we deliver innovative products to help customers solve problems in new ways,” said Marius Haas the head of Dell’s Enterprise Solutions business. “Today’s announcements further redefine data center economics with technology that provides unsurpassed product functionality and lower total cost of ownership to power modern workloads.”

Like EMC, Dell is trying to move beyond the increasingly commoditized disk market with flash storage. The newly private company is also working to cut costs via a “voluntary separation program” that gives employees until December 20 to file their resignations and claim a severance package. It’s technically not a layoff, but the end goal is the same.