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The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Data Center Vendors Of 2021
Mark Haranas
From Citrix and HPE to IP Infusion and Lightbits Labs, here are the 50 hottest IT companies leading the software-defined data center market in 2021.

Datacore
Top Executive: Dave Zabrowski, CEO
Headquarters: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Datacore provides intelligent virtualization and software-defined storage offerings aimed at modernizing how businesses store, protect and access their data. This year, Datacore acquired object storage specialist Caringo to offer best-of-breed software storage products for block, file and object from a single vendor.