Users Guide

Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to the Dell Technologies APEX Console, including how to get access.
Topics:
• Introduction to APEX Data Storage Services
• Introduction to the Dell Technologies APEX Console
• APEX Data Storage Services components
• Onboarding communications
• Getting access
Introduction to APEX Data Storage Services
Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage Services is an on-premises, as-a-Service portfolio of scalable and elastic storage
resources delivered on a you-pay-for-what-you-use
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basis. It features the ability to scale capacity up and down, delivered to the
service levels you need with on-premises infrastructure that is owned and maintained by Dell. APEX Data Storage Services can
be procured and managed from the APEX Console.
For more information about getting started with APEX Data Storage Services, including site requirements and preparation, refer
to the APEX Data Storage Services Onboarding Guide for On-premises Offers.
Introduction to the Dell Technologies APEX Console
The APEX Console is a modern web-based experience that provides an online portal for managing APEX as-a-Service
subscriptions that enables you to browse, order, manage, and renew APEX as-a-Service offers. You can use the APEX Console
to learn about other APEX offerings, view subscriptions, and to monitor capacity, performance, and usage costs in real time.
This guide covers all of the tasks you can do from the APEX Console. For more information on what tasks you can do from
the other APEX Data Storage Services interfaces, refer to the APEX Data Storage Services Onboarding Guide for On-premises
Offers. For detailed information about how to complete these tasks, refer to the Knowledge tab in the Dell Technologies
Managed Services (DTMS) Portal.
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Billing consists of a monthly base capacity charge and on-demand usage charge. Customer is billed for the entire base
capacity whether that entire base capacity is used or not. Customer is only billed for the average TBs used over each
hour over the month. The bill rate in $/TB/Hr is the same for the base capacity and on-demand usage, but varies by
configuration.
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