Consolidation of data center assets has become a trend in many IT environments, providing benefits such as improved hardware resource utilization, easier management, and lower costs. For storage, consolidation is accomplished by moving data off of direct attached storage (DAS) inside the server onto a shared pool of storage in a storage area network (SAN). Recently, server consolidation has become popular thanks to technologies like VMware ESX Server™ and GSX Server™. These "virtual machine" products consolidate server data images onto fewer hardware platforms which improves IT efficiency.

EqualLogic provides storage virtualization features with its award-winning PS Series arrays, offering higher storage utilization rates than alternative solutions. By combining PS Series arrays with VMware, IT administrators achieve virtualized environments with fewer servers and less wasted space.