According to zdnet. Most cloud services now are running in hyperconverged data center appliances, mainly because they are more than fast enough to satisfy overwhelming 24/7 demand by billions of users.
According to zdnet. Most cloud services now are running in hyperconverged data center appliances, mainly because they are more than fast enough to satisfy overwhelming 24/7 demand by billions of users.
We've come to expect cloud services such as messaging, Instagram or Yelp to just be available when you need them. These apps don't follow us around, awaiting a call. Every app has to be somewhere, and those cloud services are all housed in a server/storage installation in a physical data center somewhere in the world. Most of those services now are running in hyperconverged appliances -- powerful next-generation machines that combine computing, storage and networking into intensely busy pieces of IT ware.
Hyperconverged infrastructure systems, including hardware and software, have been the hottest data center trend in all of IT in the last half-dozen years. HCI offers a non-trivial upfront investment but, over time, a cost-effective data center alternative for complex IT environments; enterprises that were early adopters of the technology have taken its business value to the bank, big time.
Top companies in this space
VMware, Nutanix, Dell EMC, HPE, Cisco Systems, and Huawei dominate the space, with more than 20 key players in the market.