Despite being utilized by thousands of IT professionals, several persistent myths surround hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) that cause confusion and misconceptions among those who have an HCI solution deployed. These are five of the most prevalent myths debunked.
Myth #1 — HCI Is Too Expensive
The acquisition price of an HCI solution varies by vendor and often by the brand of hypervisor used in the solution, and while it can often be the case that purchasing the individual components needed to create a virtualization infrastructure, it may be less expensive than purchasing an HCI solution. That is only part of the cost of the solution. The true and total cost of infrastructure goes far beyond the initial purchase.