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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure refers to a system where numerous integrated technologies can be managed within a single system, through one main channel. Typically software-centric, the architecture tightly integrates storage, networking, and virtual machines.

To learn more, read our HCI Buyer's Guide (Updated: July 2022).

A Hyper-Converged solution enables the system administrator to manage all the systems contained in it through a common set of management tools. This approach allows for the use of commodity hardware. With most designs, it is possible to easily add hyper-converged nodes to expand the infrastructure as needed.

Since virtualized workloads are becoming more prevalent, PeerSpot experts have found that a Hyper-Converged storage infrastructure offers organizations the benefit of removing previously necessary, separate storage networks. Hyper-converged systems are not limited and can be expanded by adding nodes to the base unit.

Hyper-Converged solutions reduce the number of devices in the data center. With its ability to cut down on the need for legacy storage, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is becoming a more prevalent solution for system availability, complexity and reducing costs. IT departments are focused on continually improving data efficiency with storage capabilities and purpose-built data management. This leads to increased employee productivity, a decrease in TCO and a reduced data center footprint.

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure optimizes efficiency, ease of use and system simplicity for PeerSpot key opinion leaders tasked with the responsibility of optimization, scale, and economics. IT managers are constantly looking to upgrade systems for agile enterprise-grade performance. By combining IT infrastructure, including data services, a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure can increase data efficiency, reduce costs for older systems, and optimize virtualization across a traditional or public cloud platform.

HCI solutions helps organizations stay competitive. Data virtualization will live on one dashboard as VM-centric management makes development more productive. Applications can easily be moved to modern virtual workload environments from siloed, physical environments to VMware infrastructures within a scalable system.

Leaderboard for HCI

Check out the members with the highest scores who have reviewed HCI.

#1. Darshil Sanghvi

2565

Points

Consultant at a tech services company

Reviewed VMware vSAN:

Deploys on any server or hardware, reliable, and good overall support

#2. Abbasi Poonawala

1615

Points

User at a financial services firm

Reviewed VMware vSAN:

Functional dashboard, scalable, but more volume views needed

#3. Steffen Hornung

1005

Points

Administrator at Neuberger Gebäudeautomation GmbH

Reviewed Nutanix Acropolis AOS:

Easy to manage in an integrated environment using a single pane of glass

#4. reviewer1362099

990

Points

Software Engineer at a comms service provider

Reviewed VMware vSAN:

Easy to install, scalable, and stable

#5. Maan Othman

885

Points

Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider

Reviewed VMware vSAN:

Scalable, good performance, and easy to deploy

#6. reviewer1381863

830

Points

CEO at a tech services company

Reviewed VMware vSAN:

Very stable, easy to set up, and easy to use

#7. reviewer940044

700

Points

Senior Manager -Datacenter Planning and Operations at a comms service provider

Reviewed Nutanix Acropolis AOS:

The maintenance software is straightforward but there are performance concerns

#8. YogendraSingh

670

Points

Head-IT/SAP at Barista Coffee Company Ltd.

Reviewed HPE SimpliVity:

Good performance, availability, and support

#9. reviewer1390341

660

Points

IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government

Reviewed Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series:

Usable, scalable, and easy to set up

#10. reviewer1524594

640

Points

Senior Solutions Architect at a manufacturing company

Reviewed HPE SimpliVity:

The flexibility needs improvement and it needs an alerting system, yet it is stable and easy to…

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