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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure

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What is Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?

Nutanix in San Jose, California offers their software-defined Enterprise Cloud as a hyper-converged infrastructure solution. The Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure solution combines the Nutanix Acropolis virtualization solution, Nutanix AHV hypervisor (though Acropolis works with other hypervisors), Prism cluster manager, Nutanix Calm…

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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure has proven to be a valuable solution for organizations in various use cases. Users have experienced …
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Scalable and Reliable

9 out of 10
February 03, 2023
Incentivized
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure is used to host Virtual machines (VMs) in our organization. The business problem it addresses is we don't…
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Competitive HCI Vendor

8 out of 10
November 05, 2021
We've been using Nutanix AOS to consolidate our converged infrastructure (CI) to hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) across our entire …
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Easy to use

10 out of 10
November 02, 2021
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Nutanix AOS used across the whole organization. We are using it to solve a lot of different business problems from VDI to database.
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Nutanix Review

10 out of 10
October 28, 2021
We use Nutanix to consolidate all the various hypervisors and non-standard setups we have around the globe. Implementing Nutanix …
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What is Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?

Nutanix in San Jose, California offers their software-defined Enterprise Cloud as a hyper-converged infrastructure solution. The Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure solution combines the Nutanix Acropolis virtualization solution, Nutanix AHV hypervisor (though Acropolis works with other hypervisors),…

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Product Details

What is Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is a distributed infrastructure platform for enterprise IT applications. NCI software combines compute, storage, and networking resources from a cluster of servers into a single logical pool with integrated resiliency, security, performance, and administration.

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Nutanix in San Jose, California offers their software-defined Enterprise Cloud as a hyper-converged infrastructure solution. The Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure solution combines the Nutanix Acropolis virtualization solution, Nutanix AHV hypervisor (though Acropolis works with other hypervisors), Prism cluster manager, Nutanix Calm and Nutanix Flow server management, and is available on the Nutanix NX series of server hardware appliances, as well as third-party OEM appliances.

VMware vSAN and Cisco HyperFlex are common alternatives for Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.7.

The most common users of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure has proven to be a valuable solution for organizations in various use cases. Users have experienced significant cost savings and reduced administrative burden by leveraging Nutanix's automatic and streamlined operations. By serving as the core infrastructure platform for both virtualization and storage needs, Nutanix eliminates the need for managing separate server fabric and storage silos. This web-scale technology has successfully hosted and improved the performance of legacy servers and databases. Additionally, Nutanix AOS provides flexibility, scalability, and remote capability, accommodating increasing demand and streamlining day-to-day routines. It simplifies operations by allowing single-point management and migration between clusters, supporting development and production environments alike. With its Prism interface, Nutanix centralizes infrastructure resources and simplifies management, troubleshooting, and visibility. The product also powers VDI, file shares, web applications, and acts as the backbone of enterprise virtualization, delivering stability, scalability, seamless patching, and upgrades. It is chosen to consolidate storage and compute in the same host, eliminating the need for SAN switches and improving performance. Nutanix is implemented company-wide to impact all users in every department and consolidate storage data centers more efficiently. It provides native integration for all hypervisors running in Nutanix environments while ensuring data protection and application recovery. Nutanix clusters are deployed across multiple sites with minimal overhead, offering control over remote offices without the need for middleware software. The simplicity of implementation and management makes it an ideal choice for different use cases. Nutanix offers great performance, storage optimization, deduplication features as well as seamless upgrades without interruption. Users have reported greater visibility with reduced power consumption thanks to Nutanix powering their entire business. The product continuously improves based on user feedback while providing exceptional support from the Nutanix team. It also integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure to improve efficiency and encrypt data at rest. Whether it is hosting websites or providing a platform for virtualized server infrastructure, Nutanix meets high availability requirements while offering operational simplicity and scalability.

Hassle-free setup process: Multiple users have found the setup process of Nutanix AHV to be hassle-free. They appreciate the assistance provided by Nutanix representatives during installation, which allows them to start building virtual machines immediately.

Seamless software updates: Several reviewers highly appreciate Nutanix AHV's automatic management of moving VMs between clusters during software updates without any downtime. This feature ensures uninterrupted operation and minimizes disruptions, contributing to a smooth and seamless experience.

Intuitive interface and management: Many users praise the ease of system management from a web browser with Nutanix. They find the interface well-outlined and intuitive, making it easy to navigate and perform tasks quickly. Additionally, the interface provides good historical data, allowing for better insights and decision-making.

Steep Learning Curve: Several users have mentioned that Nutanix has a steep learning curve, with the online training course being extensive and difficult to complete before taking the test. Users have found it challenging to get up to speed with the platform, potentially due to limited documentation and a lack of robust support resources.

Issues with Software Updates: Some users have experienced issues with software updates in Nutanix, stating that updates are sometimes rushed to release and result in significant problems with buggy software. As a solution, users recommend purchasing tech support to mitigate these issues.

Complexity in Management and Integration: Multiple reviewers have expressed frustration with various aspects of management and integration within Nutanix. Users find the interface for managing VMs on AHV unfamiliar compared to VMware's folder structure. There is also a lack of certain functionalities like the ability to disable a NIC card or add existing disks from other VMs. Additionally, there is complexity involved in integrating third-party tools, limitations in Prism interface functionality, and challenges with network segmentation and backup utility integration.

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November 01, 2021

Nutanix AOS Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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  • Product Usability
We focus on the product's features and how easy to setup/configure, use the feature, support and train the users to use the new feature. Usability is big because the user's experience is the key. How users can grasp the new features, easy to use it is the key. Which in turn can easy the support as well.
Score 10 out of 10
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The ability to purchase only what is needed, and to reduce the number of nodes required as the project expands, leaves customers with more savings to use for transforming their businesses. The ability to deploy and configure your cluster without any third party managing it keeps you in control of the most critical infrastructure powering your applications and data. The self-service nature of Nutanix Clusters allows for just-in-time deployment, which aligns well with most cloud consumption models.
October 28, 2021

Nutanix Review

Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
  • Product Features
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  • Prior Experience with the Product
The single most important factor has been the feature set of the Nutanix AOS providing ease of management and valuable insight into the performance of the platform. The Prism element views straight out of the box provide easy-to-consume statistics with intuitive self-explanatory settings. Added bonus is the ever improving one-click upgrades which supports ESXi and AHV hypervisor patching and upgrades. New Lifecycle management feature also provides easy to use firmware upgrades for the entire platform.
George Pickersgill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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Product usability - we changed from being entirely VMware centric with a support team all well versed in that technology over the using Nutanix. Something we were all new to at the time.

The product is very easy to get to grips with and allows a gentle learning curve.

Nutanix provides a very in-depth KB and lots of training materials on Nutanix University to ease that process through.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
In the beginning it was not cost as our former system was reaching capacity. We expected to pay more for a superior product and were quite shocked at the low price. I actually did not believe the quote at first. Nutanix AOS has more features and is much easier to operate.
Score 10 out of 10
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Most important factors were the product features that were presented to us. Its VM-level replication (using Protection Domains) and usage reports (oversized/struggled/bully VMs reports) completely replace a competitor's tool that is sold separately and is also very expensive.
Score 9 out of 10
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we continue to expand our nutanix AOS footprint due to our proven track record with the product and the people of nutanix
June 22, 2020

Nutanix AOS Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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  • Product Features
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  • Prior Experience with the Product
I was not part of the initial discussions at my current job as to why they went and used Nutanix. For my previous job, we were looking for something that would eventually replace VMWare. At first, Nutanix was not a good replacement. But over the past three years, they have developed a product that is a legit competitor with VMWare in terms of performance, price, and simplicity.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Being in local government price is a major factor, however with the due diligence and ensuring we had independent 3rd party reviews we were very aware of what we were getting.
Score 10 out of 10
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We needed a solution to replace an 8-year-old SAN paired with 6-year-old servers. This not only gave us a single solution to both problems, but we were able to institute HA and DR features we had never had the resources to do before.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
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The price point is good. We have the ability to bring our own hardware, but we decided to go all-in with the Nutanix hardware. Our local vendor is very knowledgeable and can help us scale our next purchase.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
  • Price
  • Product Usability
  • Analyst Reports
  • Third-party Reviews
The product needs to be ready for production environments. Being able to deploy it knowing it is going to be usable and dependable is a critical factor when making the purchase. There is a learning curve when learning a new platform, Nutanix does a good job of offering support to help make that curve more manageable and helps the customer with deployment plans.
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