VMware HCS is a single HCI software stack that seamlessly integrates management, compute, storage and networking capabilities onto industry-standard x86 hardware to deliver high performance and low cost. HCI revolutionizes the data centre, bringing all the benefits of server virtualization to storage. It is composed of two essential elements: hyper-converged software and industry-standard hardware. Together they provide the performance, flexibility, and efficiency that budget-conscious, resource-starved IT departments crave.