IBM tackles HCI again with container-native platform Events About If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. The use of containers and open source virtualisation without relying on VMware could disrupt the HCI market IBM attempts HCI again with container-native platform IBM has announced plans to launch a new container-native hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform in the second half of 2021 - an addition to the existing HCI solutions it sells with Nutanix. A software-defined storage (SDS) version will follow in early 2022.