Rapidly growing demand for iSCSI storage systems and increased use of virtualization technologies that's accelerating sales of SAN systems were the main reasons Dell acquired EqualLogic, said Brad Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of Dell's business product group.
EqualLogic had used a channel-only model to sell its products. where all the company signs were already changed to "Dell," said the new PS5000 Series would be sold through EqualLogic and Dell channel partners and through Dell's direct sales force. For Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, EqualLogic is an opportunity to grab one of the top vendors in the red-hot iSCSI market while laying the groundwork for a channel based on EqualLogic's channel-only sales model.ĭell executives, speaking in a press conference at EqualLogic's headquarters in Nashua, N.H.
ISCSI storage area network virtualization storageĭell early November said it plans to acquire EqualLogic in a deal worth $1.4 billion.
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