451 research reveals results of its inaugural Voice of the Enterprise: Converged Infrastructure survey
NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2015 – Just 17% of enterprise IT users will increase spending on traditional servers, while 40% of end users plan to increase spending over the next 90 days on converged infrastructure, according to the results of a new survey launched by 451 Research. The inaugural Voice of the Enterprise: Converged Infrastructure survey also shows that nearly 17% of survey respondents are ‘very likely’ to switch vendors over the next 90 days.
“Commoditization of x86 systems is catalyzing competition as decision-makers increasingly consider alternatives, including white-box (unbranded) servers. A growing opportunity exists for those vendors that can position their offerings to address key customer needs,” said Nikolay Yamakawa, Senior Analyst at 451 Research.
HP Proliant, Dell PowerEdge lead in standard servers; HP ConvergedSystem, Dell Converged Solutions, NetApp and VCE lead in Converged Infrastructure
The study reveals that HP Proliant and Dell PowerEdge stand out with customers as the leaders in the standard server market. Fifty-two percent (52%) of standard server customers are using HP Proliant, while Dell PowerEdge is used by 50% and captured the highest customer ratings. Dell PowerEdge stood out for its product competitiveness and roadmap, ease of management, total cost of ownership (TCO), and sales force quality. HP Proliant gained favorable ratings in performance optimization, ease of deployment/integration, company brand and reputation.
Vendors that rate most favorably among customers in the Converged Infrastructure space include HP ConvergedSystem, Dell Converged Solutions and NetApp FlexPod. VCE Vblock (owned by EMC) leads in adoption among converged infrastructure vendors.
451 Research: 40% of Senior IT professionals plan to increase spending on converged infrastructure in Q4 2015; 17% very likely to switch vendors
451 research reveals results of its inaugural Voice of the Enterprise: Converged Infrastructure survey
NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2015 – Just 17% of enterprise IT users will increase spending on traditional servers, while 40% of end users plan to increase spending over the next 90 days on converged infrastructure, according to the results of a new survey launched by 451 Research. The inaugural Voice of the Enterprise: Converged Infrastructure survey also shows that nearly 17% of survey respondents are ‘very likely’ to switch vendors over the next 90 days.
“Commoditization of x86 systems is catalyzing competition as decision-makers increasingly consider alternatives, including white-box (unbranded) servers. A growing opportunity exists for those vendors that can position their offerings to address key customer needs,” said Nikolay Yamakawa, Senior Analyst at 451 Research.
HP Proliant, Dell PowerEdge lead in standard servers; HP ConvergedSystem, Dell Converged Solutions, NetApp and VCE lead in Converged Infrastructure
The study reveals that HP Proliant and Dell PowerEdge stand out with customers as the leaders in the standard server market. Fifty-two percent (52%) of standard server customers are using HP Proliant, while Dell PowerEdge is used by 50% and captured the highest customer ratings. Dell PowerEdge stood out for its product competitiveness and roadmap, ease of management, total cost of ownership (TCO), and sales force quality. HP Proliant gained favorable ratings in performance optimization, ease of deployment/integration, company brand and reputation.
Vendors that rate most favorably among customers in the Converged Infrastructure space include HP ConvergedSystem, Dell Converged Solutions and NetApp FlexPod. VCE Vblock (owned by EMC) leads in adoption among converged infrastructure vendors.