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Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions combine compute, storage, and networking into a single software-defined system, streamlining management and scalability. They leverage virtualization to consolidate resources, enabling efficient workload deployment and optimized performance. HCI solutions also provide centralized control, automation, and enhanced resource utilization across the infrastructure, reducing operational complexity, lowering costs, and improving overall system reliability and scalability.
The key components of hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions are software, hardware, and services. Software in HCI solutions unifies compute, storage, and networking, allowing seamless resource management, virtualization, and scalability. They are deployed through various models such as on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid deployment, and are used by organizations of different sizes, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises. They are applied for applications including data center consolidation, virtualization, backup and recovery, cloud computing, and others, and are utilized by end-users including banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), healthcare, information technology (IT) and telecommunications, government, education, manufacturing, and other organizations.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The rapid escalation of U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly impacting the information technology sector, particularly in hardware manufacturing, data infrastructure, and software deployment. Higher duties on imported semiconductors, circuit boards, and networking equipment have raised production and operational costs for tech firms, cloud service providers, and data centers. Companies relying on globally sourced components for laptops, servers, and consumer electronics are facing longer lead times and increased pricing pressures. In parallel, tariffs on specialized software tools and retaliatory measures from key international markets have disrupted global IT supply chains and reduced overseas demand for U.S.-developed technologies. To navigate these challenges, the sector is accelerating investments in domestic chip fabrication, diversifying supplier bases, and adopting AI-driven automation to enhance operational resilience and cost efficiency.
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The hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $12.70 billion in 2024 to $14.90 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising cloud adoption across enterprises, increasing demand for data center consolidation, growing need for virtual desktop infrastructure, expansion of enterprise digitalization initiatives, and heightened compliance and regulatory requirements.
The hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $27.84 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, increasing demand for business continuity and disaster recovery, growing pressure to reduce operational costs, expansion of remote work and distributed workforce models, and surge in demand from small and medium-sized enterprises. Key trends in the forecast period include advancements in software-defined storage, innovations in disaggregated compute and storage scaling, developments in edge computing solutions, integration of zero-trust security frameworks, and improvements in real-time monitoring and analytics.
The increasing adoption of cloud computing is expected to drive the growth of the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market in the coming years. Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services, including servers, storage, databases, networking, and software, over the internet to provide faster innovation and flexible resources. Its adoption is rising due to digital transformation initiatives, as organizations migrate workloads to the cloud to achieve greater scalability, cost efficiency, and operational agility in managing IT infrastructure. Cloud computing supports hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions by offering scalable, on-demand resources, seamless virtualization, centralized management, and flexible deployment models that enhance HCI's integrated compute, storage, and networking capabilities, enabling organizations to optimize performance, reduce operational complexity, and accelerate infrastructure provisioning. For instance, in December 2023, according to Eurostat, a Luxembourg-based government agency, 45.2 percent of EU enterprises used cloud computing services such as internet-based software, computing power, or storage, representing a 4.2 percentage point increase from 2021. Therefore, the increasing adoption of cloud computing is driving the growth of the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market.
Key companies operating in the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market are focusing on leveraging innovative technologies such as virtual storage technology to enhance efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Virtual storage technology abstracts physical storage into a centralized virtual pool, simplifying management, improving resource utilization, enhancing data protection, enabling high availability, and supporting seamless scalability across multiple servers and locations. For example, in June 2024, StorMagic Ltd., a UK-based software company, launched SvHCI, a full-stack hyper-converged infrastructure solution designed for edge and small to medium-sized business (SMB) environments. The platform integrates a KVM-based hypervisor, advanced virtual networking, and StorMagic's SvSAN virtual storage technology to deliver high availability, simplified management, and cost savings of up to 62 percent compared to traditional VMware solutions. Organizations can run reliable applications with just two servers, achieving a scalable, efficient, and cost-effective alternative to conventional HCI systems without sacrificing enterprise-class features. SvHCI also supports seamless deployment on new or existing hardware, allowing businesses to maximize the value of their current infrastructure while reducing complexity from multiple software layers. With continuous 24x7x365 customer support and a focus on minimizing downtime, the solution ensures critical operations remain uninterrupted, making it particularly suitable for remote or distributed locations.
In November 2023, Broadcom Inc., a US-based manufacturing company, acquired VMware Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Broadcom aims to strengthen its position as a leading infrastructure technology company by investing in VMware Cloud Foundation, enabling enterprises to build, modernize, and secure private and hybrid cloud environments, while also expanding its portfolio with VMware Tanzu, advanced security and load balancing services, and software-defined edge solutions. VMware Inc. was a US-based cloud computing and virtualization technology company specializing in hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions.
Major players in the hyper-converged infrastructure (hci) solutions market are Microsoft Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Hitachi Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Cisco Systems Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, Oracle Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, Rakuten Group Inc., NetApp Inc., Nutanix Inc., Sangfor Technologies Inc., Quantum Corporation, DataCore Software Corporation, Diamanti Inc., Virtuozzo International GmbH, StorMagic Limited
North America was the largest region in the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as integration services, deployment services, support and maintenance, workload optimization, migration services, managed security services, and disaster recovery services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions market also includes sales of hypervisors, storage nodes, compute nodes, network switches, data deduplication tools, orchestration tools, and replication software. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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