The market for enterprise server hardware has experienced a pretty boring run, ­as the basic server building block has not changed significantly in the last 20 years. However, the software that runs on top of servers is in the midst of major transition based on a new set of applications driven by Big Data, the Internet of Things, mobility and cloud-based services. The servers of yesteryear are no longer able to keep pace with the demands of this new generation of workloads where IT is now a focal point for competitive differentiation. As one approach to address this major shift in application requirements, companies like Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Intel are bringing to market a new category of products called composable infrastructure.

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