IDC's Worldwide Converged Systems Tracker Taxonomy

Figure: Converged Systems Tracker Primary Segments

Converged Systems Tracker Taxonomy Changes for 2021

Taxonomy Overview

Definitions

Converged Systems

Certified Reference Systems

Integrated Platforms

Integrated Infrastructure

Criteria to Meet to Be Considered Integrated Systems or Certified Reference Systems

Hyperconverged Systems

Maturing Market Drives Diversity of HCI Architectures

Background: Getting to Disaggregated Hyperconverged Systems

Route to Market: Single Vendor Versus Partnerships

Software Included Within Converged Systems Market Sizing

IDC Market Definitions

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

Enterprise Storage System, Server, Networking, and Software Taxonomies

Enterprise Storage System Definitions

Important Enterprise Storage System Metrics

Enterprise Server Definitions

Enterprise Network Infrastructure Definitions

Ethernet Switches

Fibre Channel Switches

InfiniBand Switches

Software Definitions

Applications Market Definition

Application Development and Deployment Software Market Definition

System Infrastructure Software Market Definition

Software-Defined Storage Controller Software

Hyperconverged Software-Defined Storage Controller Software

Network Infrastructure Software

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Methodology

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