Nutanix Flow Network Security Reviews

Nutanix Flow is a solution to build or provide micro-segmentation. 

Micro-segmentation is a zero-trust environment where no VM communicates to another VM, even if they are on the same network. There are situations when you don't want to allow them to communicate for a specific reason.

Most companies have networks, but there are VMS on those networks and they can communicate with each other. The only option for the customer not to them communicate is for them to have different networks and have them pass through a firewall, which is highly expensive and difficult to manage.

For customers who are running Nutanix Flow and AHV, the largest area for improvement is in the disaster recovery environments. To automate the populate of rules from one side to the other side in case of disaster you report everything on the disaster recovery site, and you have all the rules automatically applied. This was something that was being built when I left Nutanix. It might already be available. Additionally, the usability of the rules editor could improve.

I have been using Nutanix Flow for approximately three years.

I rate the stability of Nutanix Flow a five out of five.

I rate the scalability of Nutanix Flow a four out of five.

Nutanix Flow is straightforward to install. You only need to select a checkmark that you want to enable Nutanix Flow.

I would rate the initial setup of Nutanix Flow a five out of five.

I have seen a return on investment using Nutanix Flow. When comparing the costs of Nutanix Flow versus managing multiple VLANs and many other firewalls, it is far less expensive.

There is an annual subscription to use this solution. There is a 60-day trial to use the solution, it gives you time to decide if you want to continue using the solution.

I rate the price of Nutanix Flow a five out of five. 

My advice to others is to try the solution.

I rate Nutanix Flow a ten out of ten.

The solution is used for micro-segmentation and to control all the traffic east to west in the applications. It allows for policies that enable complete visibility and traffic control.

Flow is great to control East to West traffic

The solution has a very powerful fiber link. For me, it is one of the most important parts. Another valuable feature is the VPC.

Flow is very new in the market. I have two or three years of experience with the solution.

You can increase the nodes and scale the application as needed quite easily.

Nutanix has many call centers worldwide, and you can get an answer on any question quickly. 

The solution is very easy to deploy. Usually, you don't need to make any configuration at all in your hypervisor. It is configured in the micro-segmentation session.

Nutanix Flow is not very expensive. Primary is license by Host

There are no hidden fees. You only pay for how many nodes you'd like to implement in your clusters, and the plans are subscription-based. So you pay for three years at a time, and it's not expensive.

My advice is the network needs to be set up properly, and you need to diagram all of your traffic before implementing to make your troubleshooting easier.

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.