5 Best Performing Data Center Stocks So Far in 2026

3. Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

On May 19, 2026, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) unveiled a new suite of storage, compute, cyber resilience, and automation offerings aimed at modern data center infrastructure. The company introduced Dell PowerStore Elite, an AI-enabled storage platform combining updated hardware, software, and modular upgrade capabilities. Dell said the platform delivers three times the performance and density of prior generations, supports up to 5.8 petabytes of effective capacity within a single 3U appliance, and includes a 6:1 data reduction guarantee. The system is built on industry-standard E3 flash architecture and is designed to allow infrastructure upgrades without downtime or data migration. Dell also announced its 18th generation PowerEdge servers, which the company said can deliver up to 70% higher performance and support 13-to-1 consolidation through advanced air and liquid cooling systems. Dell PowerStore Elite is expected to become available in July, while the Dell PowerEdge M9825, R9825, and R9815 servers are scheduled for release in the second half of 2026.

On May 18, 2026, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) also introduced Dell Deskside Agentic AI as part of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. The offering is designed to help workgroups deploy and scale agentic AI workflows locally while reducing reliance on cloud-only infrastructure. Dell added that NVIDIA OpenShell runtime support has now been extended across the Dell AI Factory platform, spanning deskside workstations and Dell PowerEdge XE servers under a unified security and policy layer.

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) develops and sells enterprise infrastructure, computing, storage, and IT solutions globally.

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