Converged infrastructure is big business

Worried about the health of convergence infrastructure? Don’t be. According to the “Converged Infrastructure Landscape Report” by Technology Business Research, the average budget for a converged infrastructure solution is $900,000. The 400 IT leaders surveyed estimate that infrastructure spending will top $3.8 billion in the next 12 months.

“Adoption of converged systems is gaining momentum across a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, government and health care, with financial institutions and banks leading adoption rates.”

What is driving this demand? Big data and cloud computing are the key drivers.

To learn more about this emerging trend, see the article by eWeek, below.

http://www.eweek.com/servers/converged-infrastructure-spending-to-hit-3.8b-by-2014-survey.html

Are your students ready for jobs in this field? Are your business partners talking about upgrading their convergence infrastructure solutions?