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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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Top Executive: Antonio Neri, President, CEO
Headquarters: Houston
The infrastructure giant is a leader in data center storage, server and hyperconverged offerings as well as a pioneer in offering data center products as a service with HPE GreenLake. HPE’s vast software portfolio includes OneView for intelligent infrastructure management, Insight Control for automation server deployment and life-cycle management, as well as its large Aruba portfolio of software networking innovation.