Server Brand Leaders – 2021

In each of these independent, non-sponsored surveys, global IT Pros voted for Market, Price, Performance, Reliability, Service & Support, and Innovation leaders from a randomized field of provided vendors (and the opportunity to write in an answer choice).

2021 Server Leaders: Rackmount Servers

2021 Server Leaders: Rackmount Servers

With very high levels of redundancy, reliability, compute power, performance and cost.Dell Voted Leader in 5 of 6 Brand Leader Categories for Rackmount Servers In one of the most competitive segments of data center infrastructure, Dell and HPE battle for market share...

2021 Server Leaders: Blade Servers

2021 Server Leaders: Blade Servers

Stripped-down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Servers are added by inserting blades into a server blade enclosure.HPE Continues Brand Leadership for Blade Servers IT pro perceptions of leadership...

2021 Server Leaders: White Box Servers

2021 Server Leaders: White Box Servers

Unbranded or branded, i.e., HP, servers which can be purchased directly from the original equipment manufacturer (ODM), typically without the service and support available with traditional enterprise servers.Supermicro Sweeps Brand Leader Votes for White Box Server...

2021 Server Leaders: Hyper Converged Systems

2021 Server Leaders: Hyper Converged Systems

Combinations of server, storage and networking and management software that facilitates the provisioning and management of the combined unitNutanix and Dell Share Brand Leadership for Hyper Converged Systems Nutanix was chosen as the Market, Performance, and...

2021 Server Leaders: Server OS

2021 Server Leaders: Server OS

Multi-user operating systems used to host tier-1 business applications.Red Hat (Linux) Now Wins More Categories than Microsoft (Windows) in Server OS Voting Windows has overshadowed Linux in terms of market share and brand leadership. In the 2021 IT brand leader...

2021 Server Leaders: Server Hypervisor

2021 Server Leaders: Server Hypervisor

Software that virtualizes physical server hardware, with each virtual server capable of supporting a separate guest operating system and applications.VMware is the Gorilla in the Server Hypervisor Brand Room No surprise here. VMware was chosen by IT pros as the leader...

2021 Server Leaders: Server CPUs

2021 Server Leaders: Server CPUs

Multi-core processors used in enterprise servers.Perennial Brand Leader Intel Does it Again for Server CPUs IT pros repeated the voting they have delivered in every server CPU brand leader survey since 2009. Intel was selected as the brand leader in every category...

2021 Server Leaders: ARM-Based Server CPUs

2021 Server Leaders: ARM-Based Server CPUs

Server CPUs incorporating ARM cores and used in enterprise servers.AWS Establishing Brand Leader Incumbency for Arm-Based Server CPUs For years, ARM-based server vendors have tried to gain a foothold in the market and establish a brand. Graviton server processors have...

2021 Server Leaders: Server GPUs

2021 Server Leaders: Server GPUs

Graphic processing cards used for applications such as deep learning and visual computing such as graphic design and video editing.Who Else But NVIDIA Can IT Pros Vote for in Server GPUs Like server hypervisors and CPUs, NVIDIA was chosen as the Server GPU leader in...

2021 Server Leaders: SmartNICs

2021 Server Leaders: SmartNICs

SmartNICs are software-defined, ASIC or FPGA-based, NICs that offloaded services such as virtual switching (OVS), storage, data and network encryption (IPSEC/SSL), and more.Intel Recognized by IT Pros as the Overall Brand Leader in SmartNICs The halo of the Intel...

2021 Server Leaders: Kubernetes Management Platform

2021 Server Leaders: Kubernetes Management Platform

Supports a large number of container images, applications, frameworks, middleware, and database, so you can run cloud-native or traditional applications on a single platform.IT Pros Spread Votes Among AWS, Azure, Red Hat, and VMware for Kubernetes Management Platform...

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