Everything here is virtual. We have virtual desktops, virtual servers, and two Nutanix clusters. We also use Nutanix files, so we don't have any Windows files here anymore.
ICT System Administrator at College of Europe
Stable solution that improved the performance issues with our virtual desktop environment
Pros and Cons
- "The interface is very good. Before we used this solution, we had separate storage and switches, but with the hyper convert, it's all in one."
- "The price could be lower."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The interface is very good. Before we used this solution, we had separate storage and switches, but with the hyper convert, it's all in one. I'm very happy with Nutanix.
What needs improvement?
The price could be lower.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Nutanix for eight years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's very easy to add additional hosts, so scaling out is very easy with Nutanix.
How are customer service and support?
Customer service and support is very good. We don't need it that much because usually everything works fine, but if there is something, they react very quickly. We also have post enabled, which means that if there is a hardware issue or some other issue, there is a case automatically created and they contact us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is quite expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would give this solution 10 out of 10.
I would use Nutanix, especially if you have a virtual desktop infrastructure and you want good, stable performance. Before using this solution, we had performance issues with our virtual desktop environment and now our virtual desktops work very well, as if we were working on laptops or desktops.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Expert System Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Flexible, good documentation makes it easy to deploy, and it supports the entire ecosystem
Pros and Cons
- "The stability is good. This is the number-one product in that regard."
- "With some projects that we are deploying, there are errors that arise when adding nodes."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and Nutanix is one of the platforms that we implement for our clients.
This operating system includes support for a complete ecosystem.
What is most valuable?
The ability to integrate with other products is fine.
This is a flexible solution.
The interface is okay.
What needs improvement?
With some projects that we are deploying, there are errors that arise when adding nodes.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Nutanix Acropolis AOS for perhaps four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good. This is the number-one product in that regard.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, it is okay.
How was the initial setup?
It is straightforward to deploy. The documentation available online makes it very clear.
What was our ROI?
We do see ROI but also experience problems with some deployments.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The local Nutanix representative in our region is not very good, so we are stopping our work with Nutanix products for the moment. We have worked on nice projects together in the past but for now, we are stopping our work with them.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Fast, easy to use, and offers good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "It's much easier and faster even when you want to create a server from a template or clone."
- "The licenses for Nutanix are very complicated."
What is our primary use case?
I use it to host all the servers and the storage. It's a replacement for the Vblock.
How has it helped my organization?
The customer is happier now with the services. It's much faster for storage with the server connection.
What is most valuable?
The solution is much faster. The performance is very good - much better than VMware. It's much easier and faster even when you want to create a server from a template or clone.
What needs improvement?
The licensing gave us trouble. The licenses for Nutanix are very complicated. Everything had a separate license, and we are having some trouble with that. Some of the licenses are expiring, and when we purchased the solution, we didn't know everything would be all over the place. It's not like there's one server license. Every node has a license, and a person has a license of their own too. They should just group everything together instead of forcing users to worry about separate licenses and various renewal dates. We actually have had some meetings about this and have tickets open about the licensing.
I don't have a full picture of all the features just yet.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for seven or eight months. it hasn't been a long period of time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The performance, the stability, are good. My only concern is about the licensing process and the difficulties involved with licensing. It's much too complicated. That said, overall, we have not worried about bugs, glitches, or freezing.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
We have roughly 2,000 users on the solution. We use it quite extensively.
How are customer service and support?
Support is great. We contacted them to help us with the initial implementation.
They are, in general, very helpful and supportive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
It was migrated from Vblock.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. It's not overly complex.
The migration from Vblock to Nutanix took two days. I remember that didn't take a long time in regards to setting up the hardware or changing the configuration from Vblock to Nutanix. The migration is easy. There is a tool from Nutanix to migrate the servers from Vblock to Nutanix which simplified everything.
We have three people that handled the deployment and maintenance tasks.
What about the implementation team?
We couldn't do it by ourselves. The implementation was with the help of Nutanix support. They did the job for us.
What was our ROI?
We have not noted an ROI.
What other advice do I have?
We are a customer and an end-user.
We are using the latest version of the solution.
It's not a very common solution in Saudi Arabia. Not all companies use it. My advice is to, even for the large organizations, is it's better for them to move to Nutanix solution, even though they may not recognize it as a brand in this region.
I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Stable solution with the best virtual desktop infrastructure, but wee would like to see improvements in regards to deduplication and integrations.
Pros and Cons
- "Nutanix has the best virtual desktop infrastructure."
- "I believe that improvements could be made in regards to the DR in addition to deduplication and integration with others platforms. They also do not offer opportunities for network virtualization so it would be nice to see that in the future."
What is our primary use case?
We provide server consultations and help customers reduce their footprint and begin their FTDC journeys with this solution.
What is most valuable?
Nutanix has the best virtual desktop infrastructure.
What needs improvement?
I believe that improvements could be made in regards to the DR in addition to deduplication and integration with others platforms. They also do not offer opportunities for network virtualization so it would be nice to see that in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Nutanix for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think this solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability opportunities are great with this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not yet required technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I do not have experience with the installation process with Nutanix, but I believe that it would be pretty easy - similar to VMware or SimpliVity.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Nutanix price is high because it bundles all the components into single deals rather than allowing you to select the features that you want/will use.
What other advice do I have?
I live in Sri Lanka, which is a developing country, so the cost is especially high for us.
I would rate this a five out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Business Development Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Offers great scalability and flexibility in adding cluster nodes
Pros and Cons
- "Great flexibility and scalability."
- "Lacks sufficient integration with other vendors and public clouds."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case of Acropolis was for pre-sales on architecting the solution. The company was partners with Nutanix and I'm a business development consultant.
What is most valuable?
I found the most important feature to be the flexibility that the solution offers in adding nodes to the clusters. Nutanix provides a level of scalability and flexibility that you don't get with any other solution on the market.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see more integration with other vendors and integration with public clouds. The feature is there but it could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I worked with this solution up until a couple of months ago and I used it for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable, it's a key feature.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is not great, but it's good. The main problem is the time it takes to connect with the person you need to speak to.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is quite easy.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Manager at BEST VALUE CHEM PVT LTD
Extremely user-friendly, a complete package
Pros and Cons
- "This is a complete, very user-friendly product."
- "Notifications could be improved as they're not currently very useful."
What is our primary use case?
I'm an IT manager
What is most valuable?
The product provides a complete and wonderful package. The best feature is the level of user-friendliness the solution offers, it's a class apart.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see an improvement in the notifications because it's not very useful as it is now and it's quite difficult to find out what the problem is when something goes wrong.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is highly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. We have over 100 users and their roles are in sales, operations, supply chain and production.
What was our ROI?
We haven't yet had a return on our investment, we're expecting that sometime this year.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing is on an annual basis.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely advise all my peers and anyone working in the same field to at least have a look at this product.
I rate the solution nine out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Civil Engineer at gieco
Data service tool used effectively for SAP S/4HANA
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use SAP S/4HANA as well as the domain controller and file servers.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a very stable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The support for this solution is really good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward and we completed it with a Nutanix partner. The installation took four hours.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The standard version of this solution is free but we are using a paid version which is billed annually. Previously with another soltion, we needed to purchase SAN storage to accommodate the storage needs which was expensive. With Nutanix, we saved a lot of money due to that new technology.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Coordinador Data Center at INFRAESTRUCTURA UNIFICADA SA DE CV
Great for data protection with good reliability and infrastructure support
Pros and Cons
- "It offers very useful data protection."
- "When we have issues with the solution, they tend to be around networking."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for our clients.
What is most valuable?
The solution has a strong foundation.
The support of the infrastructure is very good.
It offers very useful data protection. It's one of the best features.
We've had very few problems converting this solution with the iOS or virtual iOS.
The stability is pretty good.
What needs improvement?
When we have issues with the solution, they tend to be around networking.
When we tried to upgrade the LCM, we had issues around the process. When we refreshed the CVM of VM and restart the upgrade, the CVM would not start again. We needed to see the logs to see if we could figure out what happened and if there was something we could do.
We'd like to see a bit more integration with certain products, for example, Qlik, among others.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for five years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I like the level of stability we get. It's a good product in that sense.
How was the initial setup?
In some cases, the setup could be more simple. However, it's important to view the network process surrounding the customers as this is the first problem we face when we try to implement for the first time. Once you've gotten past the initial process, the other processes are simpler.
We have two to four people that can implement the solution.
What other advice do I have?
While all versions start as on-premises, and we mostly use on=premises, we do have one deployment on the cloud.
I'd advise potential new users to get a little bit of training before starting.
I would rate the solution at a ten out of ten. It's been very good so far in terms of the level of capabilities on offer.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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