Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Reviews

We use the solution to provide security and access control for files.

The solution has the best features to restore the files. If the users delete the files accidentally, they can restore all the versions of the same file. 

It is challenging to set up group policies regarding user access to the solution. We have to log on to the system for it. Instead, setting them up directly through the system would be easier.

We have been using the solution for nearly two years.

I rate the solution's stability a ten.

We have around 80 solution users in our organization. It is highly scalable. I rate its scalability a nine out of ten.

The solution's technical support team works excellently to address the queries regarding the settings. It resolves them within a few hours.

Positive

The solution's initial setup process is simple. Although, it is complicated in terms of access control settings.

The solution is highly-priced.

The solution is straightforward to use and set up. I rate it an eight 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 file share infrastructure was all messed up with several different solutions in place such as; Windows file servers, Hitachi NAS devices, Linux NFS repositories, and DFS. We were looking for a solution to replace and consolidate all our file share repositories in one single place and the Nutanix Files was the chosen solution.

We are very happy with it, as we were able to migrate hundreds of Windows file shares, Linux NFS, and the files seating on the Hitachi NAS to Nutanix with almost zero impact.

It is very fast, reliable, scalable, stable and It comes with very nice features, such as; built-in HA, analysis reporting, audit reports, DR replication, one-click upgrade, and some other cool features.

Now, we have much more control over our File Share environment. It is much easier to manage, and we've reduced the IT infrastructure footprint by 70%.

The built-in file analysis feature is also helping us a lot on the audit requests, as we can generate several different reports right away.

We were able to increase the file share environment's overall performance and availability. 

The HA feature (minimum of three instances), as well as the replication to another site using Nutanix Protection Domain (LEAP), is also a great addition to it.

The management interface is great and you have handy access to several details about your file shares. We didn't have any of that in our old file share environment.

The only thing I would say is missing for us it is FTP protocol compatibility. We still have some systems that use FTP to send and receive files, and we are missing that feature. The solution would be perfect for us with the FTP support, as we also have a lot of legacy FTP solutions in place spread across several different servers and platforms.

We have been using Nutanix Files for more than one year.

The migration process was really smooth with minimal outage and disruption.

In summary, we have been using Nutanix Files for more than one year and we are very happy with it.

We hope Nutanix can add the FTP protocol to the Nutanix Files so we can also leverage all of the great AOS capabilities in the FTP environment, as well.

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 use Nutanix Unified Storage to manage a Central Prism environment and 50 nodes.

Nutanix Unified Storage is a simple, user-friendly, and stable solution. The solution also manages the virtual machine CPU and load balancing.

We have some problems with Nutanix Unified Storage's support because they asked us to change our hardware.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage for five to six years.

It is a stable solution.

Nutanix Unified Storage is a scalable solution.

Customer support is not bad.

Positive

Before Nutanix Unified Storage, we used Lenovo DM storage. We switched to Nutanix Unified Storage because Lenovo DM storage had become old.

The initial setup was complex as we had 12 nodes, and every storage was between one cluster.

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

The most valuable feature is the easy interface.

Lowering the price would improve this product.

I've been using this product for five years.

Nutanix is totally reliable and very stable, it operates 24/7.

The initial setup was straightforward.

Licenses are available on a yearly or three-yearly basis.

I would give this solution a score of nine out of ten.

This solution is used when the customer has a traditional server but does not have storage. You can use Nutanix Volumes to add traditional storage.

The solution is easy to use, share, and manage.

I have been using Nutanix Volumes for approximately two years.

I have found Nutanix Volumes highly stable with good performance.

The solution can scale in one click of the mouse, it is very easy.

The technical support is good.

The installation is easy.

The price of the license is expensive when comparing it to traditional storage.

I would recommend this solution because it can give the other Nutanix solutions a block storage service and supports other applications, such as Red Hat and Oracle Database.

I rate Nutanix Volumes a nine out of ten.

We are a distributor of Nutanix Files. 

Nutanix Files is a complete solution in the Telco Machine and offers a host of benefits. These include easy management, upgrading and analytics of new data. 

The solution should increase its storage capabilities, as it has been required to make use of local data storage and local pockets and magnets. 

Also, I have had difficulty with Nutanix Files and with understanding Nutanix AOS. 

I have been dealing with Nutanix Files since it was made available to new customers, for around two years. 

The solution is stable and extremely easy to calibrate. 

The solution is scalable. 

While Nutanix Files are good when it comes to providing support, it could be faster. 

I am a distributor and can manage the solution directly with the customer, who is usually a partner. Should the need arise, I can provide advice. 

Nutanix Files is a free solution. I believe we have five customers making use of it. 

I would recommend the solution to customers who don't have great storage needs. 

I rate Nutanix Files as an eight out of ten.