An Overview of Enterprise Hardware Industry

Enterprise Hardware Industry Primer

In the early days of computers, few businesses saw many worthwhile use cases for these novel, monstrous machines. But that changed fast. By the 1980s, much smaller computers were viable: ‘personal computers,’ or PCs, which businesses soon began buying for select employees. Before long, all these computers could be connected together in a sort of web - both via a local web within the company and via the public worldwide web, the internet. These webs made something else possible: splitting up various computing and storage tasks across different, connected devices.

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In this primer, we focus on all the key hardware in the enterprise IT ecosystem. We'll explore the various types of hardware products, how they get made and sold, and the latest trends.

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Course: 4 Chapters

Est. time: 45 mins

What's Covered In This Primer?

Introduction

Products

Value Chain

Product Trends

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Chapter 1 Breakdown

Overview of enterprise hardware

Chapter 2 Breakdown

Data center equipment - Servers
Data center equipment - Storage devices
Data center equipment - Networking devices
Data center equipment - Ancillary equipment
End-user equipment

Chapter 3 Breakdown

Production
Distribution

Chapter 4 Breakdown

What trends will impact the types of products available in the coming 3-5 years?

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Enterprise Hardware Industry Trends

Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI)

Devices that integrate the functions of servers, storage, and networking into one unit are cost-effective and simpler for IT management, particularly popular among smaller businesses.

GPU adoption

GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) are increasingly used for parallel processing, making them ideal for AI applications.

Green computing elements

Focus on power management devices that reduce energy consumption, such as servers that enter low-power modes when idle.

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It was presented well and provided expected information.

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A good high level overview of IT infrastructure that was thorough enough to be useful, but not bogged down in technical detail so much that it was easy to understand.

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