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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) pros and cons

Vendor: Nutanix
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure offers linear scalability and ease of deployment, making it simpler for businesses to expand their infrastructure without limitations.
The hyper-convergence feature allows for optimal hardware scaling according to project needs without additional expenditure on licenses.
Nutanix provides reliable data locality, ensuring fast data access and low latency, enhancing performance and efficiency.
The centralized management capability reduces complexity and offers a single platform for control, improving operational efficiency.
One-click upgrades and simplified cluster modifications further enhance user experience by minimizing downtime and effort.

CONS

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) needs better integration with external storage systems and cloud providers, as current support is limited.
Existing pricing is considered too high and lacks competitive options, particularly in regions like Latin America.
The migration process from other systems, including physical machines, to Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) requires third-party tools, complicating transitions for users.
Improvement is needed in Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) regarding resource utilization and optimization, especially for high-capacity workloads.
Third-party compatibility and integration options are limited, affecting usability with older systems and various hypervisors.
 

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Pros review quotes

it_user232989 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer II at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 29, 2015
I valued the high performance I/O and the high availability (HA).
it_user290346 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Executive with 51-200 employees
Aug 13, 2015
If you are looking for a computer, power, networking and storage solution, this is a great option.
it_user292980 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 19, 2015
The beauty of this product is that it is very intelligent in controlling the data set and metadata.
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it_user298428 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 26, 2015
I’m confident that there is no infrastructure on the market now that is as simple to implement and configure as Nutanix.
it_user302127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 31, 2015
If you want to build a hybrid cloud, and have a good balance between cost and performance, then Nutanix is good option.
it_user323556 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 7, 2015
Our whole infrastructure is maintained by two people.
it_user327513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 13, 2015
I have an immediately gain, as it has lower hardware maintenance costs, and lower electricity consumption.
it_user199092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 18, 2016
The simplification, cost-savings, and across the board performance increase made the Nutanix a great decision.
Samuel Rothenbuehler - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Axians Amanox
Dec 30, 2024
Nutanix has several unique capabilities to ensure linear scalability.
systemen519357 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator for virtual platforms at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 28, 2017
Technical support is very good, and good with responsive time.
 

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Cons review quotes

it_user232989 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer II at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 29, 2015
This was a POC and due to the high cost of the solution we did not end up deploying the technology.
it_user290346 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Executive with 51-200 employees
Aug 13, 2015
Customer Service: It's excellent, but expensive. Technical Support: It's excellent, but expensive.
it_user292980 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 19, 2015
When operating a system which has a large capacity and large block sizes in random write, the performance will slow down a little bit.
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it_user298428 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 26, 2015
It would be nice to be able to converge the network switch required to connect the Nutanix nodes together.
it_user302127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 31, 2015
The processing power is OK, but for the future it needs to be better.
it_user323556 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 7, 2015
One thing I would like to eventually see from Nutanix is the ability to install the Nutanix OS on any hardware, making it hardware agnostic instead of depending on their expensive servers.
it_user327513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 13, 2015
It is small but complex.
it_user199092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 18, 2016
This is a pricey solution considering it's essentially a fork lift upgrade but the features, redundancy, and performance made it the most attractive solution for us.
Samuel Rothenbuehler - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Axians Amanox
Dec 30, 2024
There is a need is to be able to consume Nutanix storage from outside the cluster for other, non-Nutanix workloads.
systemen519357 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator for virtual platforms at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 28, 2017
The improvement needed is for elastic clusters, meaning the ability to depart and join nodes in an automatic way.