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IDC's Worldwide Converged Systems Taxonomy, 2022

Publisher IDC
Published Mar 21, 2022
Length 21 Pages
SKU # IDC17050644

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IDC's Worldwide Converged Systems Taxonomy, 2022

This IDC study provides an overview of how IDC defines and measures the converged systems market. Technology definitions that directly relate to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker are provided as the descriptions of IDC's approach to segmenting this market."IT organizations are increasingly using converged and hyperconverged systems to improve agility, speed deployment of new applications, ease infrastructure management, and potentially reduce costs," said Carol Sliwa, research director, IDC's Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group. "The benefits are helping drive interest in converged and hyperconverged systems and increase rates of adoption."

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Table of Contents

21 Pages
IDC's Worldwide Converged Systems Taxonomy
Converged Systems Taxonomy Changes for 2022
Taxonomy Overview
Definitions
Converged Systems
Converged Systems Primary Segments
Converged Systems Hardware and Software Segments
Integrated Infrastructure (Systems and Platforms)
Integrated Infrastructure Systems
Certified Reference Systems
Converged Infrastructure Stacks
Criteria to Meet to Be Considered Integrated Systems or Certified Reference Systems
Integrated Infrastructure Platforms
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (Systems and Platforms)
Hyperconverged Infrastructure Systems
Hyperconverged Software and COTS Platforms
Composable Infrastructure (Systems and Platforms)
Composable/Disaggregated Infrastructure Systems
Composable Software and COTS Platforms
Converged Systems Additional Attributes
Deployment Location
Self-Owned and/or Operated Facilities (Local)
Service Provider Facilities (Hosted)
Consumption Model (for Infrastructure)
Capital Expenses
Operational Expenses
Deployment Model
Traditional IT
Dedicated Cloud Infrastructure
Public Cloud Infrastructure
Deployment Type
Bespoke (Custom)
Turnkey (Off the Shelf)
Management/Control Planes
Premises-Based Control Plane (Installed or as a Service)
Cloud-Based Control Plane (as a Service)
Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Control Planes
Stack Provider (Infrastructure Software Stack)
OEM Vendor (Self or Branded)
Independent Software Vendor
Public Cloud Service Provider
Managed Service Provider (Self or Branded)
Workload Support (and Optimization)
General Purpose — Mixed
General Purpose — Current Generation
General Purpose — Cloud Native
Special Purpose — Fixed
Special Purpose — Extensible
Management Type
Self-Managed (Operated)
OEM Vendor
Independent Software Vendor
Cloud Service Provider
Managed Service Provider
IDC Market Sizing Criteria
Branded Market View
System Vendor and Hyperconverged Software Vendor Revenue Attribution Differences
Metrics Used to Measure the Integrated Infrastructure and Platform Market
Exchange Rates
Vendor Recognition
Route to Market: Single Vendor Versus Partnerships
Related Markets
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Methodology
Related Research
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