Babson College Cost-Effectively Migrates to Virtual Infrastructure with EqualLogic.EqualLogic's PS Series SAN Provides Dynamic Storage Platform for VMware Virtual Infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure 3, a suite of virtualization products from VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation, includes VMware ESX Server version 3, VMware Virtual Center version 2, Virtual SMP (which allows a guest operating system to "see" up to 4 CPUs in the virtual machine). and Disaster Recovery NASHUA, N.H. -- EqualLogic[R] today announced that its dynamic virtual storage solution forms the foundation of Babson College's new, more efficient and flexible data center operations. EqualLogic's high-performance iSCSI-based PS Series SAN and VMware's Virtual Infrastructure 3 work together to consolidate server and storage resources to streamline and protect Babson's campus-wide information technology (IT) infrastructure. Babson College Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as "Babson Park," ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school that grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The F. W. , located in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally for its educational approach focusing on entrepreneurial leadership in a changing global environment. More than 3,300 students attend Babson to pursue a variety of undergraduate and graduate business degrees. In the last year, Babson's IT organization has undertaken a transition to a virtual server and storage environment, relying on EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays and VMware ESX Server VMware ESX Server is an enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation. ESX Server is a component of VMware's larger offering, Virtual Infrastructure, which adds management and reliability services to the core server product. 3.0, which is part of the VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 suite. Together, the PS Series SAN and ESX See VMware. Server improved the flexibility of Babson's IT infrastructure, enabling lower operational costs, more reliable data and greater application availability. After approximately six months of deploying the combined VMware/EqualLogic solution, resource utilization rates have grown 30-fold, and IT staff have gained better control over data growth and management. So far, Babson has reduced its server deployments by 30 percent and has eliminated direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. by consolidating all of its data on the PS Series SAN. Prior to partnering with EqualLogic, Babson relied on a legacy Fibre Channel system, which cost Babson thousands of additional dollars in software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. , host-attachment fees and specialized host bus adapters for every server - resulting in very slow deployment of servers onto the SAN. The EqualLogic ISCSI SAN deployment streamlined the process, saving time and money. "I needed two of everything to accomplish our goal of being prepared for efficient disaster recovery, and with my former vendor this was not affordable," said Kuljit Dharni, director of infrastructure at Babson College. "Working with EqualLogic, I could buy two storage arrays with replication software included for the same price of an equivalent single unit from a Fibre Channel vendor, with the added ability to enable full redundancy and fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. ." "EqualLogic developed the PS Series to provide organizations with an affordable, enterprise-class storage platform that is effective, manageable and dependable," said John Joseph, vice president of marketing at EqualLogic. "The key ingredient of EqualLogic's storage solution is our unique virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. architecture. Built into each array's operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , PS Series virtualization allows IT managers to grow, segment and optimize a single SAN to fit the changing needs of their applications on the fly, without disruption. This is what makes the PS Series an ideal storage platform for virtual servers, and why we work so well coupled with VMware's virtual infrastructure." EqualLogic delivers a dynamic virtual storage solution to companies of all sizes, offering a reliable, self-managing, scalable pool of storage that responds automatically to users' demands. The award-winning and data-center-proven PS Series is the only native iSCSI SAN solution to offer a comprehensive and fully integrated standard feature set at no additional cost. Each PS Series storage array comes with fully redundant, fault-tolerant hardware and includes automatic storage management software. Multiple arrays combine to form a scalable storage grid that expands in capacity as needed as needed prn. See prn order. without disruption. About EqualLogic EqualLogic([R]), Inc., is the leading provider of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions that enable businesses - from Fortune 100 to small and mid-size organizations in more than 30 countries worldwide - to realize the economic benefits of consolidated, self-managing storage. The EqualLogic PS Series of storage arrays, based on the company's patented peer storage architecture, is the industry's first automatic storage platform that delivers operational simplicity, comprehensive data management services and high data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. in a single, scalable pool of storage. EqualLogic's headquarters are located in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . For more information, please visit http://www.equallogic.com. EqualLogic is a registered trademark of EqualLogic, Inc. 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