Converged infrastructure (CI) and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) are distinct approaches to IT infrastructure. Converged infrastructure solutions involve pre-integrated components but relies on traditional hardware-centric architecture and doesn't eliminate silos.  On the other hand, HCI is designed for agility, automation, and insight, deployed on commodity hardware with intelligence in software. HCI fundamentally transforms IT by automating tasks, providing control, and enhancing business agility, application performance, security, and cost efficiency, setting it apart from CI.