
	DataGravity is an emerging startup being led by one of the founders of EqualLogic, Paula Long. Paula, along with John Joseph, her co-founder and former VP of Marketing and Product Management at EqualLogic are out to change the status quo, again. EqualLogic changed the dynamics of how storage was managed, scaled and sold. With unique automation technology, the IT Generalist could become an A+ Storage Administrator.

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	They designed modular scale out expansion capability into the product that made growth seamless. No more fork lift upgrades. They replaced the a-la-cart software add-ons that were confusing, expensive and required a license with an all-inclusive software model that included all of the software features ever needed to run the product in a single package. Even firmware upgrades were free with a valid support contract. The company was acquired by Dell in 2008, for $1.4B. According to a recent article, Dell grew the customer base from a little more than 3,700 when they acquired EqualLogic to over 50,000 today. Unparalleled customer growth for this industry.
