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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
Incentivized
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 02, 2021

Easy to use

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's easy to use and easy to learn. You don't need a lot of knowledge in different segments (san\network\storage)
November 01, 2021

Nutanix AOS Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have some training mostly online and free access to Nutanix university as well. The Nutanix community is another place we can exchange ideas and learn experience from other Nutanix users and Nutanix employees. We also have good relationships with our account manager and engineer, they are very reachable and eager to help out and answer questions. Xtribe is very good place too.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We did receive training from Nutanix AOS. I would not say it was simple to learn because it was much different from our previous product. Nutanix has been great in providing all the education we have needed and have supported us as we got up to speed. Nutanix also has InServices weekly to provide education for all levels.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
You can learn almost everything you need to know for daily management from the implementation. For medium/large sites it is always good to have Professional Services ensure you are following all the best practices. If you follow all the implementation steps closely and have a hands-on session at the end of the implementation, you will be probably good to go.
July 09, 2020

Nutanix Fan

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Nutanix was easy from day one. It was easy to set up, easy to learn. We received the initial setup from support. Since the initial setup, any additional hardware/services we have set up on our own in multiple environments. This was fun and easy and very rewarding.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our overall experience learning how to use Nutanix AOS has been quite good; the product overall is pretty intuitive to learn and use. I would not say that training is necessary to use the product but we did receive vendor training and it was very helpful to understand all the capabilities and features available to us to utilize the product.
June 22, 2020

Nutanix AOS Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Learning the product is simple. The interface could be cleaned up a bit and made to have more logical sense, but all in all, it's an easy product to manage and learn. Online resources are abundant and the Nutanix education portal does a fantastic job explaining the product.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We did receive training from Nutanix and whilst the certification is a useful benchmark for staff, in reality we use about 10% of what we covered in the course on our day to day management. It's quite easy to pick up the basics. Once you're in Prism you can click and learn!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The interface is pretty user-friendly. We are a VMware shop, so to integrate the new interface from Nutanix AOS was very easy for our teams. Nutanix offer the Nutanix University so our system administrator can deep dive for certain function or to better understand the under layer infrastructure.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Nutanix is certainly a change from what was the industry standard. Nutanix did a good job of offering hands-on and virtual training to get users to use to the interface and a new way of doing things. Much like any platform, the best training is using it. Nutanix did a nice job of giving us ample time with Proof of Concept hardware to get us acclimated.
March 25, 2020

My Nutanix AOS Review

Ronaldi Santosa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Nutanix AOS is an easy and simple to manage infrastructure, backed up by good documentation and study guide. Nutanix university provides a lot of clear guidance and materials are easy to follow. Your IT Admin will love it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Yes, I received a 1-week training and felt confident with managing it by myself. Big kudos to the Nutanix community. I was able to find help thru Xtribe, Nutanix Education & Forum, their documentation and twitter whenever I needed help. Plus their phone support team was always willing to help...even before our account was active. Try that with Citrix...
Ryan Arnold | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Nutanix is very easy to use through the Prism HTML5 UI. Just about everything can be done from Prism and they are constantly improving and adding features. We did not receive any official training from Nutanix, rather from our implementation vendor.
Tim Enders | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We were somewhat challenged with learning for Nutanix. However, the company does provide a pretty good set of self-learning tools, many of which are in the form of a video series and a "Nutanix Bible." Later, when we connected with a reseller for the purchase, they were able to provide us with on-site training and assistance.
March 13, 2020

The future of IT

Nathan Basson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Dashboard is very easy to use and user friendly, you can do anything from server health check, it gives you errors and you get the pop up errors everyday. The Dashboard also lets you know when there are new updates to be installed.
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