Converged systems revenue rose 10.8 percent to $2.99 billion in the third quarter of 2017. The converged systems market consumed 1.96 exabytes (+30 percent) of new storage capacity.
The certified reference systems and integrated infrastructure segment revenue rose 1.5 percent to $1.44 billion, representing 48.3 percent of the total converged systems market.
Dell was the largest supplier in certified reference systems and integrated infrastructure segment market, with $697.2 million in sales and 48.3 percent share.
Cisco/NetApp generated $485.5 million in sales, up 56.4 percent and representing 33.6 percent in Q3.
IDC said hyperconverged systems sales grew 68 percent to $1 billion, representing 33.5 percent of the total converged systems revenue.
Dell was the largest supplier in hyperconverged systems market with $306.8 million in revenue and 30.6 percent share.
Nutanix generated $207.4 million in revenue with the second largest share of 20.7 percent.
Integrated platforms sales fell 19.8 percent to $542.7 million, representing 18.2 percent of the total converged systems market value.
Oracle was the top-ranked supplier of integrated platforms during the quarter, generating revenues of $240.4 million and 45.8 percent share of the market.
