The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Data Center Vendors Of 2021

June 07, 2021, 09:00 AM EDT

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.

Broadcom

Top Executive: Hock Tan, President, CEO

Headquarters: San Jose, Calif.

Broadcom has a massive software infrastructure portfolio of monitoring, management, automation and open-source networking offerings as well as PCIe, storage and mainframe products. In May, the company launched its Expert Advantage partner program aimed at accelerating the adoption of Broadcom software and channel partner skill sets to drive growth.

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Mark Haranas

Mark Haranas is an assistant news editor and longtime journalist now covering cloud, multicloud, software, SaaS and channel partners at CRN. He speaks with world-renown CEOs and IT experts as well as covering breaking news and live events while also managing several CRN reporters. He can be reached at mharanas@thechannelcompany.com.