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.

Vertiv

Top Executive: Rob Johnson, CEO

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio

The fast-growing data center power specialist offers a variety of monitoring and management software platforms to optimize data centers. Vertiv last month launched it pre-assembled micro data center, the VRC-S, designed for edge or small IT sites. It includes software, monitoring sensors, a UPS and a rack power distribution system.

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