Oracle, NetApp and EMC dominate convergent systems

According to IDC, the field of convergent systems grew 50% compared to last year. If Oracle continues to dominate this market, Cisco / NetApp and EMC / VMware / Cisco alliances to strengthen their position.

The market for converged systems that combine servers, storage systems and network infrastructure, achieved a turnover of 1.3 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2013. This is 50% more than the same period last year, according to an IDC study, which were taken into account only solutions that integrate servers, disk storage, network equipment and components basic software management. Like last year, Oracle dominates the industry [Exa with his family], with a market share of 23.3% (down by 1, 8%), representing revenues of 305.9 million dollars. Behind the Flexpod Netapp s'adjugent 15.4% of the cake, an increase of 47.2% compared to last year. Finally, Vblock EMC ranked third with a market share of just less than the second.

DC distinguishes two segments: Integrated Infrastructure and integrated infrastructure systems solutions. The first includes hardware and software pre-installed package, a market dominated by Oracle. It represents more than half a billion in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 21%. While the latter is built for loads of universal work and 775.7 million dollars worth ... 80% increase! The Flexpod represent a quarter of the market.

The surprise comes from the challengers, whose revenues rose 62.6%. Their market share also climbs and close to 50%.