Overview
In Q1 2026, SmartX advanced enterprise IT with the launch of SmartX ECP 6.3 and the SMTX AI Platform Enterprise Edition, while reinforcing its market leadership by topping China’s HCI software market for the 11th consecutive quarter. We continued to drive digital transformation across high-demand sectors—including FSI and semiconductors—by delivering high-performance solutions for mission-critical workloads and VMware replacement.
Product Releases
SmartX ECP 6.3 Released: Leading the New Standard for Critical Business Support in HCI
We officially released SmartX ECP 6.3 with the latest HCI core SMTX OS v6.3. With elite performance (11M+ IOPS & 130+ GiB/s bandwidth), VM-granular synchronous replication (RPO=0), and more security and O&M enhancements, SmartX ECP 6.3 aims to power enterprises’ mission-critical workloads from all angles. >>Learn more
SMTX AI Platform Enterprise Edition Officially Launched: Building Simple, Flexible, and Open AI Infrastructure for Enterprises
We also released the SMTX AI Platform Enterprise Edition. By optimizing heterogeneous computing power management, high availability for inference services, and multi-tenant governance, the platform enables unified management of computing resources and models. >>Learn more
In addition, we provide tech blogs on concepts and challenges mostly encountered in AI deployment, and dive into core capabilities for VMware vSAN replacement and hardware investment savings. Learn more:
Mastering Ten Essential Concepts for AI Deployment
AI Models from PoC to Production: Overcoming 5 Key Challenges to Double Your Efficiency
CPU Resource Partitioning in SmartX ECP: Balancing Between Stability, Performance, and Cost
Recognitions
SmartX Leads China’s Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Software Market for 11 Consecutive Quarters
According to the “IDC China HCI Market Overview, 2025 Q3” report, SmartX ranked first in the HCI software market for the first three quarters of 2025 with a 33.1% market share. This marks the 11th consecutive quarter that SmartX has led the Chinese HCI software market (from Q1 2023 to Q3 2025). >>Learn more
Case Studies
Explorations in FSI: Accelerating Low-Latency Trading and Driving Cost-Efficiency in Banking Databases
Top financial institutions have validated SmartX ECP in mission-critical scenarios, running low-latency trading systems and achieving bare-metal comparable performance, and driving cost-efficiency in banking databases by running Oracle ADG on SmartX ECP. Learn more:
SmartX ECP Supports Low-Latency Securities Trading: Achieving Bare-Metal-Level Latency
Driving Cost-Efficiency in Banking: Running Oracle ADG on SmartX ECP
SmartX ECP in Semiconductor: Accelerating R&D, Core Production, and VMware Replacement for the Entire Industry Chain
More than 50 semiconductor companies have adopted SmartX ECP to build their own cloud platforms, supporting mission-critical systems and advancing VMware alternatives, driving rapid industry development with modernized IT infrastructure. >>Learn more
