Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Reviews

The solution helps our organization to store very critical data.

Implementing Nutanix Unified Storage has resulted in a reduction in the number of storage nodes by 13%.

Nutanix Unified Storage is a stable solution that provides good storage and efficiency.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage for three years.

Nutanix Unified Storage is a very stable solution.

The solution's technical support is good. We opened some cases on the website, and the support team responded very quickly.

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The solution’s initial setup is easy.

We implemented the solution through an integrator company, named Microdata.

The solution's pricing is better compared to other products.

Before choosing Nutanix Unified Storage, we evaluated other solutions. We chose Nutanix Unified Storage because of its quality.

Overall, I rate Nutanix Unified Storage a nine out of ten.

Nutanix should improve the one-click upgrade. There are a lot of dependencies on third-party licenses and HP hardware we use internally. The one-click upgrade fails sometimes. 

We have been using the Nutanix HCI model for four or five years. 

Nutanix Volumes is a perfectly stable product. 

We have VxRail, but we are more comfortable with Nutanix.

I rate Nutanix Volumes eight out of 10. If Nutanix is the primary solution with the web app and BP, you should use a single HCI model to reduce the complexity in the primary application.

Our primary use case is for Nutanix Files and Nutanix Objects. The product has worked well, it has worked as indicated. We are also in the certification process for Nutanix Files.

We have been testing it the most for data availability and integration with backup tools such as Veeam.

I find that Nutanix’s resilience is the most valuable because it is a feature that is not found in other technologies. 

The throughput and latency of Nutanix Unified Storage for data-intensive workloads, such as AI or data analytics are excellent since we have tested it and it has worked correctly as indicated for Objects. It has worked well with Veeam backups. It has been integrated without problems. The API has worked correctly and there were no problems when it came to integration. I think it is one of the features that we liked the most.

It detects and blocks ransomware threats well. The data lens themes where we have the detection of unwanted files and the exclusion policies for files that we do not want in our data work well. Perhaps it could be improved by integrating other security solutions that can improve the detection of those files.

We haven’t used Nutanix Data Lens that much but I believe the organization started using it because of the issue of counter-threats and the intention with endpoint protection solutions. As far as I have tried it, it seems to work well. The extension exclusion policies feature seems to be very valuable and the “WORM” function that keeps the data consistent as is. It seems to me that it is one of the most interesting functions it has.

I believe that one of the most complicated parts of Nutanix Unified Storage is the configuration of the DNS issue in Active Directory. Sometimes it is a bit complicated to troubleshoot or detect an error when integrating it with Active Directory.

I've been using Nutanix Unified Storage for about a year or so.

It is very stable.

It seems to me that scalability is one of its stronger points. We do have plans to extend its use in the future.

Support is very good since Nutanix has a support presence in Mexico and for this reason, it is easier to communicate with Nutanix.

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The setup was a little complicated when it came to integrating it with Active Directory, but later it was easy to integrate it into backup tools. We didn't have any specific strategy, we just followed the official guidance forms.

The data security, data intelligence, and above all availability with the resilience of Nutanix itself is the ROI that we see.

It seems to me that the price difference from a traditional infrastructure is a little high, but I do believe that it is totally worth the investment.

I’m pretty sure that this was the first solution we evaluated and it has worked well.

We haven't seen a reduction in nodes or servers, but there’s greater ease in maintaining the infrastructure and managing it.

I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a nine out of ten. I wouldn't give it a perfect ten out of ten because of the complexity it has when it comes to integrating it with Active Directory.

Nutanix Objects is reliable.

The management is pretty clunky, in my opinion. It could be a little bit better.

I've been working with Nutanix Objects for a couple of years.

It was unstable when we first started because we didn't have the correct firmware versions, but support updated all the necessary components. After that, it worked fine.

Our configuration is already using three nodes, and I don't think the customer has tried to implement beyond that. I can't tell you if it scales well beyond three nodes.

Nutanix has great tech support, but sometimes you have to get to tier 2 or tier 3 for help with newer products. When we were implementing Objects, we were among the first users. The first-line support couldn't help us. 

They had to escalate it to a person who was a consultant or someone who uses it all the time before we got the answers we needed. We had to send engineering logs, so the technicians could tell us to update the firmware and stuff. They couldn't fix it in a couple of days. It was more like a week or two.

Objects was a fairly new solution when we got it. Not everybody was trained on it. You can't throw everybody into a scene and expect them to know everything about all the real-world situations.

Nutanix Objects is difficult to set up, but it's easy to use once deployed. It's not something you implement on a whim. You have to put some thought into it. 

I don't like that I have to pay for Objects. It's an add-on that doesn't come with the OS. 

I rate Nutanix Objects eight out of 10. You have to find a need for it. If it's right for you, go ahead and do it. After working with other Nutanix solutions, I can say that everything has a purpose, and it is pretty bulletproof. 

Our customer is in a POC for NUS for three nodes. They're using it as a backup target for Commvault. They have 120 TBs. This is what makes NUS very special. You can use it as a storage for backup or for any production storage. You can also use it for file sharing. These were our customer's needs and instead of giving them multiple products, we recommended NUS.

They will use it on Airgap with Commvault. 

Nutanix was fast and good. They have Commvault as a backup target, you can scale it as much as you want. You can add disks. Later on, you can reuse it as a production environment. So the customer was very happy with that. With Commvault, the restore and backup operations are really good.

You can also separate the networks. You can use it for production from the same appliances and another network for the DMZ. It's better than buying two storage systems or two backup targets for each one.

The capacity is very good. They use fewer nodes than before. Each node is isolated with the CPU with the performance. It is a cluster node but works separately, so the performance will be tripled.

We haven't gotten any bad feedback. 

I have been using NUS for three to four months. 

It's very good, it's very stable. The high availability feature works so that even if one node is down, you still can survive. 

Scalability is based on the nodes. You can scale as much as you want.

The support team is amazing. Our customer had one failure where it was not powering on at all. I opened the case and within two weeks, they replaced it with a new one. The customer is very happy with the help. They are wonderful.

Positive

My client was using Data Domain by Dell. Nutanix has better pricing, features, and cloud, and they're agnostic to any hardware.

The POC was very good. The implementation went smoothly. The customer still has a Dell environment so we gave him NUS to POC.

The pricing is very good. Compared to Dell and VMware, it's very good. VMware cost has doubled. 

I don't use it for AI purposes. I use it as a backup and storage system. The performance is for a backup. It's much better than compared to other appliances.

I would rate it a nine out of ten. Everything has been okay until now. The integrations are very good. Nutanix works well with Commvault. The customer is now finishing their POC.

We use Nutanix Unified Storage and Nutanix Data Lens for optimization. We move files to the cloud, run analytics, and upload about 18 GB to the cloud.

We have been able to save local disk space by using Data Lens. We upload 18 GB to the cloud and are able to save 20% to 25%. We don't need to buy new nodes, so we are able to save money as well.

Nutanix Unified Storage gives us greater visibility into what is in our storage, and we have been able to clean it up.

The interface is not logical. It should be a little simpler.

We've been working with Nutanix for eight years, and we implemented Nutanix Data Lens six months ago.

I expect the stability to be good.

The scalability should be good as well. We should be able to extend storage as needed. Locally, our environment is 150 TB.

I have experienced the best technical support from Nutanix. I can reach an engineer immediately and get full support. I get responses immediately to tickets, unlike with other services where it can take forever. Therefore, I would rate the technical support a ten out of ten.

Positive

The reseller helped us with the deployment, and it went smoothly.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a ten out of ten.

We mainly use the solution for consolidated file servers.

The solution's valuable features include reporting, a management dashboard and file analytics. Through the file analytics feature, we can detect any file anomaly.

They should integrate additional security with Multi-Factor Authentication. Also, if they can add an integrated DLP feature, it would be great.

We have been using the solution for four years.

It is a very stable solution as it has already inherited the HCI hardware resiliency and high availability of the HCI infrastructure. 

The solution's scalability is a ten as there's no limitation yet regarding its capacity. It automatically expands another VM node if you want to increase capacity. Presently, our organization has around 100-150 users of the solution.

The solution's tech support is very good. The customer service executives of all Nutanix products are active and responsive. It is easy to open a case.

The solution's setup is straightforward. You need to upgrade the installer, and then it follows the wizard. Next, you have to integrate an active directory service, and it's good to go.

If you already have a Nutanix HCI environment, add per-terabyte licensing. That would be cheaper than acquiring new Nutanix files. It is expensive otherwise, as it comes with three-tier underlying hardware. I rate the solution's pricing as a seven.

We have compared the solution with LenevoNetApp. They have a unified storage that supports file services and block services. But we found Nutanix's features availing richness of reports and dashboard more promising. We are able to get  dashboard and granular reports on how our data is accessed and used with Nutanix Files Storage compared to traditional unified solutions. Also, in terms of hardware redundancy during deployment, Nutanix Files is much better. In addition, Nutanix Files Storage is deployed on top of the HCI service. That makes the software-defined in terms of protection resiliency. In the case of traditional file storage, if we want to have redundancy and resiliency, we need to buy two appliances and enable them to get that resiliency.

I rate the solution as an eight, with room for improvement.

Our organization is utilizing Nutanix Objects Storage for backup purposes, but it has a variety of applications, such as video recordings, database systems, and other backup needs.

The inclusion of it in the Nutanix Objects Storage platform simplifies my process as I am no longer required to acquire a separate platform. Instead, I can simply purchase additional licenses as needed. All management can be performed from a single unified interface, making it a convenient and streamlined experience.

Nutanix Objects Storage added the cluster on Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure recently, which was a large improvement. The fact that we're constantly making enhancements and improvements is a large benefit.

The solution should keep adding new features to be competitive in the market.

I used Nutanix Objects Storage within the last 12 months.

The stability of the system is remarkable. No disruptions have occurred and the upgrades are carried out smoothly. The process is automated, allowing us to initiate the upgrade and let it proceed on its own, one note at a time.

The ability to easily add another node as your business grows is a major advantage. Nutanix Objects Storage allows for flexibility in the type of nodes added, whether it be for more object storage or increased compute power for databases. This mix-and-match capability, combined with the ease of scaling, makes the solution highly scalable solution.

I rate the scalability of Nutanix Objects Storage a ten out of ten.

I have not personally dealt with Nutanix technical support, but from what I have heard, it is highly rated. The support team is said to be efficient and knowledgeable, allowing for quick resolution of issues. The process of reaching the right person is reportedly smooth and avoids the need for multiple escalations. Nutanix Objects Storage tech support is said to be good and effective in resolving problems.

The initial setup was extremely straightforward. The process involved simply activating the license and enabling the feature, and it took mere minutes to complete. Hence, it was a hassle-free deployment and easy to manage.

If we compare the cost of Nutanix Objects Storage to other solutions, such as VMware licenses, our current choice is Nutanix Objects Storage. This solution is more cost-effective. However, adding VMware to Nutanix would not be a cost-efficient decision, which is why we do not use it anymore.

Nutanix Objects Storage is fantastic. It offers excellent value for money and has the ability to scale up seamlessly. Nutanix is a top-notch company to work with. Their platform is highly scalable, and stable, and offers greater flexibility than any of its competitors.

I rate Nutanix Objects Storage a ten out of ten.

I rate the solution a ten out of ten because of the versatility it offers. The ability to choose from a range of nodes with varying CPU and storage capabilities allows me to have flexibility in my operations. Additionally, the expandability is great as I can grow according to my needs without having to waste resources.