Following is a brief list of benefits or advantages of using hyperconverged infrastructure for data workloads, according to generally accepted standards:Data center consolidation: Replaces hardware servers, storage arrays and network switches with a single easy-to-manage, highly scalable package.Flexibility: Keeps up with the dynamic digital world by scaling and evolving along with demanding applications and complicated use cases.Simplicity: Simplifies virtual NAS, SAN and S3 object storage provisioning and usage and effectively controls storage infrastructure. Cost-effectiveness: Reduces data center footprint and the cost implications of acquiring and maintaining traditional hardware infrastructure.Agility: Quickly provisions storage, spins up workloads and accelerates the performance of mission-critical applications such as MySQL, NoSQL and other relational databases. Cloud-friendly: Integrates the cloud of your choice (Azure, Amazon, other clouds).