The world of data infrastructure is going through a change and at the epicenter of this revolution lies the Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) market. HCI has become a game changer, for businesses aiming to update their data centers, improve efficiency and adapt to the fast paced digital environment of today.
HCI is an approach to managing data center resources that is based on software. It brings together computing, storage and networking into a system. This system can be controlled through an interface typically using x86 hardware. To effectively. Make use of multiple layers of hardware, hyper converged systems utilize virtualization with hypervisors like VMware, Hyper V, KVM and Citrix (formerly XenServer) as well, as SAN management controllers or SAN controllers. This differs from IT infrastructure where hardware and software are often separated into distinct silos that require independent management.