In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global software defined data center (SDDC) market for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size, the report considers revenue generated from:Implementation of SDDC solutions in data centers worldwide.It also includes the implementation of software-defined networking (SDN),software-defined storage (SDS), or software-defined computing (SDC) solutions.The report presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the top vendors operating in the market. In addition, the report discusses the major drivers influencing market growth and the challenges faced by the vendors and the

market as a whole. It also examines the key trends emerging in the market.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 19

Market overview 19

Top-vendor offerings 20

PART 03: Market research methodology 22

Research methodology 22

Economic indicators 22

PART 04: Introduction 23

Key market highlights 23

PART 05: Market landscape 25

Market overview 25

Market size and forecast 28

Five forces analysis 31

PART 06: Market segmentation by components 32

Software-defined computing (SDC) 33

Software-defined networking (SDN) 34

Software-defined storage (SDS) 38

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 41

Americas 42

EMEA 43

APAC 44

PART 08: Market drivers 45

Growing business demands 45

Need for automation 45

Simplified data center management 46

Increased adoption of NFV 46

Growing deployment of VDI solutions 47

Elimination of vendor lock-in issues 47

PART 09: Impact of drivers 48

PART 10: Market challenges 49

Lack of expertise 49

Migration challenges 49

Configuring legacy infrastructure 49

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 50

PART 12: Market trends 51

Emergence of software-defined security 51

Emergence of software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) 51

OpenStack and OpenFlow gaining momentum 52

Reduction in data center infrastructure cost 52

Increase in data center construction 53

PART 13: Vendor landscape 54

Competitive scenario 54

Cisco Systems 54

Citrix Systems 59

Dell Technologies 62

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 66

Other prominent vendors 70

PART 14: Appendix 75

List of abbreviations 75

PART 15: Explore Technavio 77