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Nutanix, VMware Battle For HCI Software Market Share Lead
Mark Haranas
The worldwide hyperconverged infrastructure software market was a two-way race between VMware and Nutanix in the first quarter of 2020. Here’s who took home the gold.
3 (tied). Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Market Share: 5.1%
HCI systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software represented $102 million in the quarter, up 21 percent year over year compared to $84 million in first quarter 2019. HPE was able to capture 5.1 percent share of the worldwide hyperconverged software market, up from 4.6 percent share year over year.
HPE upped the price/performance ante in the hyperconverged market by outfitting both SimpliVity and its Nimble Storage dHCI platforms with AMD’s EPYC Rome processors. The updates are targeted at the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) markets including work-at-home and medical and emergency services, which have experienced a significant increase in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
