Dell EqualLogic announced the next generation of its 10Gbps Ethernet storage arrays, the PS6110 and PS4110 Series, which are tailored for using the iSCSI protocol to take advantage of traditional LANs for storage traffic.

The equation according to Dell bosses, Tim Griffin and Jay Turner, is simple: keep acquiring and keep changing the big picture of what Dell is. The once hardware provider now wants to be seen as a solutions company.

Dell today announced a new appliance that allows its block-based storage area network (SAN) to store file-based data under one unified management interface.

Storage products from Dell's Compellent unit will integrate technologies from Dell's earlier acquisitions to better enable these products to target large enterprise customers, an executive of the unit said.

Over the last year, Dell acquired clustered storage vendor Exanet, data compression vendor Ocarina and SAN vendor Compellent .

Dell’s channel can look forward to another 12 months of aggressive acquisitions and new opportunities, according to the vendor’s A/NZ managing director, Joe Kremer.

The vendor maintains it is on an agressive acquisition path, particularly in companies that can provide additional services capacity in regions where its lacking

Dell is set to roll out significant enhancements to its EqualLogic storage line on Wednesday, along with its first rebadged Juniper Networks products and other updates to its storage and networking lines, all part of a mission to carve out a place in the rapidly evolving world of enterprise data centers.