- One-click hypervisor and firmware upgrade
- Snapshots and clones
- Compression and deduplication
- Backup and disaster recovery
Product Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It has features that help us to manage it, such as one-click hypervisor and firmware upgrade, and we can store data efficiently with compression and deduplication.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
It's easy to manage with the one-click hypervisor and firmware upgrade.
We can also store data more efficiently with compression and deduplication.
What needs improvement?
I have nothing to suggest.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it for two and a half years.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and support?
Customer Service:
It's good.
Technical Support:It's good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did, and we switched because Nutanix is easier to manage and configure.
How was the initial setup?
It's simple, just a few clicks are needed to configure it.
What about the implementation team?
We used a mixed team.
What other advice do I have?
You should look into this product if you are looking for a good piece of technology.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Enterprise Account Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The best solution for infrastructure on cloud, hybrid, or on-premise
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are easy cloud administration and management."
- "An area for improvement would be the cyber security features."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are easy cloud administration and management. Acropolis also has a very good response time with our database applications.
What needs improvement?
An area for improvement would be the cyber security features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Acropolis' stability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support responds to issues in a short time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy, and deployment takes around a week.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We renew our license on a yearly basis and have no costs in addition to the standard fee.
What other advice do I have?
Nutanix is the best solution for infrastructure on cloud, hybrid, or on-premise. I would rate this solution as ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Associate Vice President at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Extremely scalable solution with a user-friendly dashboard
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are the user-friendly dashboard and that we don't need to move resources manually when adding new nodes into running clusters."
- "In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage."
What is our primary use case?
My major use case is the Nutanix distributed file system based on the NDFS file system, which allows customers to consolidate and reposition.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are the user-friendly dashboard and that we don't need to move resources manually when adding new nodes into running clusters.
What needs improvement?
In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Acropolis is pretty stable - it works perfectly within the production environment.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable - I can go up to a 64 node cluster from a 3 node cluster. In one organization, I configured around 316 nodes, distributed across file locations, the biggest implementation even in Asia-Pacific.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was straightforward, taking between 15 days and a month.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Sr. Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Takes up less space, easy to use
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is infrastructure consolidation and it has performed fine.
How has it helped my organization?
The benefits are consolidation. That's always a benefit. I wouldn't say it has necessarily improved the way that the organization functions. It just takes up less space.
What is most valuable?
- Price
- Ease of use
What needs improvement?
I don't have any requests for features. It does everything that I need it to do, and then some.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I switched because I got tired of paying support renewals for three different companies.
My most important criteria when selecting a vendor are ease of use and price.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very straightforward.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated EMC as well. I went with Nutanix because of the price.
What other advice do I have?
I rate it a nine out of 10 because I think there is still room for improvement on the price.
My advice is to take your time and evaluate everything.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
IT Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Hyper-convergence makes the whole datacenter simpler
What is most valuable?
Hypervisor-agnostic: I can use a VMware or Hyper-V license, if I already have one. But if I use a similar solution as Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) that comes embedded in a Nutanix solution, I can manage all my virtual environments with everything that I need without spend more money on licenses.
How has it helped my organization?
Hyper-convergence makes the whole datacenter simpler. I don’t need to manage servers, SAN, and storage as I used to, but instead, manage everything from one simple and complete dashboard. I can manage my resources to get any information I need to monitor and scale.
For how long have I used the solution?
For the past three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Sometimes, I had to install it twice to place the solution. Errors in the middle of installation require you retry, then it goes well. Other than that, it is very simple and does not requires deep knowledge.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
An eight out of 10.
Technical Support:We had very good technical support from Nutanix during the implementation and post implementation.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I worked with Dell EMC VxRail, but this product is tied with VMware ESXi which requires expensive licenses. It is also a great solution if you have already those licenses. VxRail has a limit in scalability (64) in the 3.5 version.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I know Nutanix and VxRail have similar prices and licenses. Nutanix is a go ahead if AHV is used as the hypervisor because it is already embedded in the price.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have some customers who tried Cisco HyperFlex and HPE HC380 instead of VMware vSAN. None of these were so attractive as Nutanix when they compared hypervisor flexibility, scalability, and support.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
It is easy to manage, is based on HTML5, and all CVMs are able to assume the management role.
What is most valuable?
The Prism interface is valuable. It is very easy to manage, is based on HTML5, and all CVMs are able to assume the management role. They are not the SPOF.
How has it helped my organization?
Nutanix makes it easier for us to grow as the organization needs more resources. We can add more blocks and nodes in a granular way. This is unlike a traditional infrastructure that is initially invested in for four or five years.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see asynchronous replication in less than 60 minutes, or even in 15 minutes. I understand that they are working to lower replication times to one minute or less.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There have been no stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There have been no scalability issues. On the contrary, it is easy to scale and approve new resources.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is fast, in our language, very efficient, and they have a great level of technical knowledge.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used VMware vSAN. I did not change solutions for anything in particular. It was a decision of the organization, based on a corporate strategy.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was very simple. It was simpler than any other solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If we compare prices with a three-tier environment, servers, and storage plus virtualization and licenses of VMware or Hyper-V, Nutanix has its own free hypervisor. It also natively incorporates backup and disaster recovery solution for free.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated VMware vSAN and HPE VSA.
What other advice do I have?
Nutanix is a converged system with web-scale technology. The technology is invisible to the IT department. You can focus on your business, instead of making IT a problem in your organization.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are partners and we sell and implement this solution to our customers.
Presales Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Stable, supports multi-cloud integration, quick to deploy, and the support is responsive
Pros and Cons
- "It supports multi-cloud integration that includes AWS, Google, and Azure."
- "In the future, I would like to see integration with external storage using the fiber channel"
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and my role is in pre-sales. Nutanix Acropolis AOS is one of the products that I have experience with, and we propose to customers. It is part of the hyper-converged infrastructure.
Use cases include VDI, critical applications, and containerization.
What is most valuable?
Nutanix has many features.
It supports multi-cloud integration that includes AWS, Google, and Azure.
What needs improvement?
In the future, I would like to see integration with external storage using the fiber channel. As it is now, Nutanix can only integrate with external storage using the SCSI protocol.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been selling Nutanix Acropolis AOS for almost four years, since 2016.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In Indonesia, Nutanix is used by smaller companies.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support from Nutanix is quite good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have experience with similar products from different vendors. This one is similar to the Cisco HyperFlex, but with different hardware. The Nutanix product is cheaper, more popular in Indonesia, and is used by smaller organizations. The customer support for Nutanix is better in terms of responsiveness and problem-solving.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and it takes about 45 minutes to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Nutanix is cheaper than Cisco HyperFlex, although it depends on the configuration because Nutanix can also be expensive.
What other advice do I have?
In summary, this product is very mature, stable, and easy to use. It is a platform that I can recommend, although it is based on the requirements and needs of the customer.
Nutanix is a popular solution in Indonesia because it can only be used by SMB customers. Ultimately, after I look at the requirements, I decide what technology will best suit the customer.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Sales Engineer at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Prism and Clustering are valuable features. I would like to see more development on DRC solutions embedded in Acropolis.
What is most valuable?
Prism and Clustering.
How has it helped my organization?
It can help my customers achieve their business goals in the simplest way. It’s simple and reliable.
What needs improvement?
Nutanix needs more development on DRC solutions embedded in Acropolis.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for five or six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
For now, it is stable enough.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is great and simple.
How is customer service and technical support?
Technical support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing and licensing are good.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We have tried VMware solutions: vSphere, vCenter, vSOM, and SRM.
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