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Nutanix AHV Virtualization pros and cons

Vendor: Nutanix
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Nutanix AHV Virtualization offers robust disaster recovery and storage capabilities, making it ideal for both new implementations and established infrastructures.
The integration between storage and compute services is highly valued, providing excellent performance and efficiency.
Prism Central is a key feature, allowing centralized management of clusters with ease and efficiency.
The scalability of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is impressive, supporting an unlimited number of nodes.
One-click upgrade capability and open-source nature are significant advantages, ensuring flexibility and ease of use.

CONS

Technical support for Nutanix AHV Virtualization needs improvement in response time and efficiency.
There are limitations with compatibility, especially concerning special hardware like Fibre Channel cards.
Nutanix AHV Virtualization lacks support for certain features like containerization and advanced analytics within Prism Element.
Nutanix AHV Virtualization's pricing is considered high compared to competitors.
The ecosystem and community support for Nutanix AHV Virtualization are limited compared to established hypervisors like VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V.
 

Nutanix AHV Virtualization Pros review quotes

SU
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 16, 2019
The interface is very good, and quite user-friendly.
MM
System IT Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Oct 22, 2019
Nutanix is good for new implementations on the VM side. It's very good for disaster recovery and final storage.
it_user1083924 - PeerSpot reviewer
PaaS Engineer at JSE Limited
Mar 23, 2020
The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license.
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VS
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 16, 2019
In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide.
it_user1227537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Lead Consultant - Infrastructure | Virtualization & Cloud Computing | SDN |NFV at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 22, 2020
The most valuable feature is the integration between storage and compute services.
reviewer824031 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant
Jan 29, 2020
Nutanix AHV is very scalable. It can go to unlimited nodes.
reviewer824031 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant
Jan 29, 2020
It has a vs switch for the people who know Linux, in case it's easier for them to use AHV than it is to use VMware.
CR
IT Infrastracture Manager at International College
Feb 16, 2020
This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues.
KT
i-Security Engineer at M.Tech
Feb 24, 2020
Simplicity is the most valuable feature.
it_user1329306 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 30, 2020
The entirety of the infrastructure resides in the same product, which makes it easy to troubleshoot and investigate problems.
 

Nutanix AHV Virtualization Cons review quotes

SU
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 16, 2019
The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time.
MM
System IT Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Oct 22, 2019
The solution should work to improve its stability.
it_user1083924 - PeerSpot reviewer
PaaS Engineer at JSE Limited
Mar 23, 2020
They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines.
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VS
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 16, 2019
Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions.
it_user1227537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Lead Consultant - Infrastructure | Virtualization & Cloud Computing | SDN |NFV at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 22, 2020
In the next release of this solution, I would like to see support for containerization.
reviewer824031 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant
Jan 29, 2020
There is no web interface for AHV.
reviewer824031 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant
Jan 29, 2020
There is no web interface with AHV.
CR
IT Infrastracture Manager at International College
Feb 16, 2020
In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers.
KT
i-Security Engineer at M.Tech
Feb 24, 2020
When we need to share, publish, or encrypt something, we still need to perform it using the command line.
it_user1329306 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 30, 2020
It worked well in the beginning but after using it for some time, we found some limitations in terms of compatibility with other software.