Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Reviews

The main use case for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is for storage.

The features I appreciate the most about Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are the compatibility with the market. My clients express satisfaction with the environment and the product. 

The efficiency and the product are very good. It's a fast product with no latency. The facility to use Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) benefits our company greatly, as both ourselves and the end client find it to be a wonderful product.

My experience with using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for data-intensive workloads in a hybrid cloud environment is limited as I don't have a hybrid environment. For massive storage, this process is normal. All storage has some latency; when changing from old storage to new storage, you have this little latency, however, it's fast, though I really can't compare with another product.

My impression of the cybersecurity features of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) when dealing with unstructured data such as ransomware threats is good. I normally use additional prevention software and backup services to protect data from loss or ransomware threats to avoid any future problems.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) helps my clients reduce their total cost of ownership as it's a good product for this; the zero-cost licensing is a great part. The customer appreciates that it's zero cost, and in reality, it's really good.

I do not know if Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) can potentially reduce in costs. Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) itself is satisfactory; I don't have any comments about improvements. 

There is potential to push this product more since it's not common in the market. They could increase their marketing efforts. 

I have been using or have experience with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for maybe a half year or one year ago.

The stability and reliability of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are very good. We do not have the necessity to increase the product, but I see the performance is satisfactory.

I do not know at the moment how Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) scales with the growing needs of a company. All my clients have this product just for file server or similar purposes, and we do not need to scale this part.

Customer service and technical support are great. We work with the partnership here with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). We always have good attention, and when I raise a ticket or just a question, I get a quick answer. I would give the customer service and technical support a ten out of ten.

Positive

I work with other solutions such as the Acropolis or the hypervisor, and this part is more for trying to migrate to VMware Nutanix and trying to improve the Supermicro servers.

I can't fully assess the return on investment when using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) from a technician perspective. I can confirm there is a good impact for the investment and total cost.

The pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are amazing, in my view.

There are some differences between VMware and Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS); the principal idea of the VMs or stretches is similar, but we can do other things. We can examine the different principles for licensing, and the prices are interesting; the compatibility with the hosts or devices is also interesting.

I am not using the Data Lens high-cost feature of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS).

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) a nine out of ten.

My main use case for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is for files, specifically file analytics. We're looking to do file stores, either SMB or NFS shares.

We don't run any AI or ML workloads.

With File analytics, we have granular visibility. We are able to keep an eye and see the usage of users using File services. We can use File analytics to see which files are accessed more frequently, or if we have someone who's potentially exfiltrating files. We can see which files are being accessed, and if we did have some sort of data exfiltration going on, we would have the introspection to see that.

We transitioned from a three-tier architecture to Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). With the Files offering out of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), we were able to migrate those shares with a smaller footprint. We didn't have to create a bunch of Windows file servers and reset everything. We could just migrate our current environment, and that migration has been very nice for us. If we were doing it currently with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Files, the Move functionality is built in. Five years ago, I had to do scripting. There are certainly time savings with the Move feature. Using the scripting method that I worked on required finding the right times for particular groups and all the coordination. I needed to make sure everything was right.

Five years ago, the integration and the provisioning setup for NFS were not automatic. That has been improved greatly in the latest release or the 5.x releases. There have been many great improvements. 

Pain points are just in the management and understanding of how the functions work. As far as updating and day-to-day operations, if my staff is properly trained and we have those proper training sessions, we don't have that many issues. There can be more educational resources from their side.

I have been using or working with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for five years now.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is very stable and very reliable, running multiple virtual machines or virtual appliances with unstructured files. It's very reliable.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) scales effectively with our growing needs. We just add to the cluster.

Customer support for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is top-notch. They're very knowledgeable.

Positive

Prior to adopting Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), we were using another solution, specifically NetApp and a three-tier architecture.

It's an easy, quick process.

We had some training. Through Nutanix University, I have attended good learning sessions. We have partnered with Nutanix to have some education sessions, and Nutanix also throws great events.

For new users, the ROI would be in terms of time savings through the File analytics of how the data is being used, as well as with the migration aspect. If we were using a more current version of Move, those migration aspects would have taken less time. So, there could have been potential time savings for current users. 

I assume Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) has helped reduce our total cost of ownership.

We considered other solutions, such as using Windows distributed file systems and file shares, and maybe looking into some other sort of NFS or SMB sharing.

The negative aspect of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) at the time of implementation was provisioning. That's something that's been greatly improved in the last five years. A positive aspect of comparing Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to Microsoft would be that it has lower licensing costs.

The advice I would give to other companies considering Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is to make a good implementation plan and also ensure good communication with users, including file users and accounting users. 

My overall rating for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is a nine out of ten. Five years ago, it would have been at an eight, but today, I would rate it a nine since we don't use it for anything other than file shares.

The purpose of using the solution is for objects and object storage.

What I appreciate about Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is that we have faced several issues in the Unified Storage. The compression and deduplication features have worked exceptionally well in the Unified Storage.

It has helped my business as it operates seamlessly without any interruption. The infrastructure is performing well, and we have not encountered any major issues. We have only faced bucket-related issues once or twice, which were resolvable. Apart from that, the infrastructure continues to perform effectively.

Improvement is needed regarding clarification to customers about storage capacity. While 100% storage is allocated, customers can only access 70 to 80% when examining deeply. There are some features that consume storage space, which should be addressed and avoided.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for around four years.

My experience with technical support has been challenging at times. It can be very difficult to connect with technical support. This might be due to resource constraints, though I am not certain about their internal operations at Nutanix.

Positive

I am not using the Data Lens high-cost feature. I think it is cheaper compared to VMware.

When comparing Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to other solutions in the market, it is superior to other products. Being software-defined makes it better for reliability and seamless operation. It is also easy to use.

I assess the performance of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) with high throughput and low latency requirements as perfect. There is no production environment impact, and it works effectively.

I own a company and work as a reseller with a partner. My clients are small and medium enterprises. I am interested in being a reference for the vendor.

I serve as a technical consultant at Bank of India.

On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.

Our use case for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is basically for virtual machines, so all of the users' virtual machines are hosted on our Nutanix currently.

The best features of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) include redundancy, and there are many more features, with NetApp being one of the best. What makes Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) stand out are the support and customization capabilities.

Areas for improvement in Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) include more redundancy to ensure no data loss, and balancing the workloads is very important to maintain managed workloads throughout the year.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for around two point five, almost two point seven years now.

I rate the stability of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) between nine to ten, as it remains stable throughout the year.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is scalable.

The technical support for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) deserves a rating of ten.

Positive

Currently, since it's on-prem right now, we have twenty plus users working with the solution.

In terms of time and resources savings with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), it saves about 50% for the cloud environment and 70 to 80% for on-prem since everything is manual.

The pricing of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) can be quite high for higher utilization scenarios, but it may become cost-efficient if we can bring more on-prem data into the cloud. Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is cost-efficient when moving to the cloud, as it's in the hybrid model that it can either be cost-effective or not optimal as on-prem.

The performance of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is pretty much satisfactory, but I do not have much visibility on it since it is not just the storage that I've worked in. I am not using the Data Lens high-cost feature. There are a few technologies that we can incorporate with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to maintain high-quality data for storage, but I'm currently unable to recall them.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) requires maintenance, including scheduled hardware replacements in case of outages or drive failures. The system requires regular maintenance just any other system to ensure security and performance. The duration of maintenance depends on the data that the storage has.

I would recommend Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) because of its data redundancy and security features. I rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) nine point five to ten, as it's easy to manage, scalable, has great performance, and includes advanced features.

My use cases for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are storage, Hypervisor, and critical applications.

The feature I like most about Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is the ability to optimize storage spaces.

This capability has helped my company achieve cost reductions and price improvements.

I have reduced costs by approximately between 20 and 30 percent.

Regarding Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for low-latency or heavy workloads, it helps significantly in optimizing quantities and achieving better performance with lower response times.

The biggest return on investment when using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) has been better response times for applications, which applies to latencies.

I think Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) can be improved with integration with vendors other than VMware or Dell, seeking more integrations with other storage vendors.

For Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to be a ten, I would want more interoperability with other platforms.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for about one year.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is a stable platform and is top of the market.

Regarding scalability, Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) can reach many petabytes of storage.

The technical and customer support service is good, as we haven't had many problems. I would give their technical service a nine.

Positive

I considered VMware before choosing Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS).

The installation experience of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) has been easy, performed by technicians. I don't know how to do it myself, but I understand it has been a straightforward integration.

I have been able to lower prices using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), with cost optimization of nearly 30 percent compared to what we had before.

Regarding prices, installation, and licenses, I believe they are within market range, so it is not concerning. It is necessary for them to manage these costs.

We ultimately chose Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) because integrability with other platforms was key in our decision.

The integrability extends to platforms such as Dell and VMware to make it more open.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) has connections with other platforms, but not with all, though it is more open and has many more use cases.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) eight out of ten.

We use Nutanix Unified Storage for file storage and SMB sharing. My company has around 2,000 to 3,000 users on the platform.

We have massive storage needs and currently have 20 terabytes of storage Nutanix. We are storing around 10 or 11 terabytes of data on NUS. The cost would be huge if we wanted to add another NAS. 

A separate NAS would require us to buy more hardware and add switches. Nutanix allows us to add more storage inside the same cluster. It has significantly reduced our storage nodes by about 50 percent. It has been effective for us in terms of operations, management, and control. 

Nutanix Unified Storage is easy for end users to access. They can use it like any other drive on their systems.  We have mapped it in the user system so they can scan files and store them. They can use it just like an Android drive.

The dashboard could be more customizable

We have had Nutanix Unified Storage for four years.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage nine out of 10 for stability. 

Nutanix Unified Storage is scalable. 

I rate Nutanix support nine out of 10. If you face any problems, support checks and resolves them immediately. 

Positive

We were using a VMware solution, but it required us to purchase separate storage and integrate it with the hardware. Nutanix is more convenient. 

We have Nutanix Unified Storage deployed on-prem in our data center. The deployment wasn't complex, and it only took two days. After deployment, NUS only requires periodic software updates but no patches. 

We see a 35 to 40 percent ROI on our investment. 

Nutanix Unified Storage isn't expensive. 

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage nine out of 10. I would recommend it to others.

Our main use cases with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are specifically for unified storage and file shares.

We are not doing any AI or ML workloads at this time.

It removes a layer of aggregation to present storage to end users, so we do not have Windows file servers. This benefits our company by reducing one of our attack planes from a cybersecurity perspective, so we do not have to worry about the OS. 

It also simplifies the storage to ensure we are not allowing anyone to get a file share wherever they want it.

They can include some playbooks for storage deployment. There should be more automation. Going deeper, I would appreciate seeing out-of-the-box automation for storage provisioning and maybe some more customer-facing, web portal-type or API functionality to Jira or ServiceNow.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) in this organization for about four months. Prior to that, I have used Nutanix Prism, not Unified Storage but the Prism series of products, for the past seven years or so.

We have had no issues whatsoever, and we have not had it go down.

From my understanding, Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) scales fine with the growing needs of my company, which is theoretical because we have not had to scale up yet. We buy hardware and add it to the stack and keep going.

We have never had issues with technical support from Nutanix. Nutanix has the best customer support in town.

Positive

We were using Windows VMs. It was still Nutanix, but it was not Nutanix storage. 

From my point of view, the biggest return on investment when using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is probably the lack of downtime associated with Windows file servers.

We are going through that right now. It is competitive with other vendors, but you get more for your dollars. It is fairly priced, but not cheap. 

I have not analyzed the total cost of ownership reduction until now, as I have only been here for four months.

We did not consider any other solution before choosing Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), as we were already a Nutanix customer on our compute storage, and it was a natural progression.

I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) an eight out of ten. More automation could make it a ten, specifically out-of-the-box automation.

I'm using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for hybrid cloud storage, specifically for backup and cyber storage, video surveillance, and other purposes related to this software-defined platform.

The best features of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) are its simplified management, scale, and performance. Data services can be easily consolidated, which help in disaster recovery services, replication, and reducing complexity and costs associated with this architecture. 

High throughput and low latency are of high significance for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) in AI/ML and data analytics, providing exceptional interference batch files that meet the high performance computing storage requirements.

Areas for improvement in Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) include enhancing AI features, providing certifications for Nutanix AI, and improving weekend support responsiveness.

They can update their platform by integrating more AI and machine learning capabilities.

They can also improve their training and certification programs. These programs should not only be for their employees but also for the vendors they support or the individuals working with their technologies. By enhancing their offerings, they could provide even greater benefits. Additionally, there should be certifications for Nutanix AI. 

Furthermore, their support on weekends should be improved. For tickets submitted during the week, their response times could be better. It would be beneficial if they could enhance their support services to provide assistance over the weekends as well.

I have been using Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) for more than a year.

I would rate the stability of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) at a nine, as it's very stable, although manual interventions are sometimes necessary if a host or data store goes down. While the stability of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is good, the need for manual intervention can be a drawback. The system does provide alerts, which allows us to respond and address the issues. Overall, it works well, but this manual aspect is something to consider.

With VMware, when a virtual machine (VM) experiences an issue, all the servers and other components typically migrate to another host. However, if any storage goes down, we must handle the situation manually.

I find the scalability of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to be excellent, and I would rate it a ten based on my clients' requirements. We have multiple clients using Nutanix. Our clients are enterprise businesses.

We have about 2,000 Nutanix experts in our organization. There are many people with good hands-on experience in it. I've been using Nutanix for over five years myself. In my previous company, I used it for migration and server management, as well as for unified storage management.

They offer quick and effective support without prioritizing ticket severity, focusing on providing solutions as fast as possible. 

I would rate the technical support for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) an eight out of ten, as they are quick and responsive during weekdays, but weekend support may require manual outreach. The support availability can be improved on weekends.

Positive

It's relatively easy to deploy in the environment. It's not as complex as VMware, but it still requires some effort. 

The deployment time depends on the architecture of the client's environment. We typically work with different architectures for QA, development, and production environments. The time frame largely depends on the client's approval process. While it doesn't take much time to complete the deployment and migration, the complexity of the client's infrastructure can add to the duration. For example, in my last company, we did a complete migration from VMware to Nutanix which took approximately three to four months because it was a large environment. We had multiple projects, which added complexity regarding applications and business dependencies, so we needed to handle things one step at a time for all the storage systems.

If it's a smaller environment, then it can usually be completed in a month. We can efficiently migrate everything, but larger environments definitely take more time as we need to manage business and client approvals and determine acceptable downtime.

In terms of maintenance, Nutanix regularly releases patches and updates. They provide support for these as well. We have team members experienced in patching and updating. Whenever a new version is released, they inform us about supported versions and any changes. Nutanix consistently updates their environment, which is very helpful.

I estimate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) has saved us 30% to 35% in total cost of ownership. I believe Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) results in a budget-wise cost efficiency of about 25% to 30%, although I'm not directly involved in the financial aspects.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) helps reduce the total cost of ownership by efficiently managing data and snapshots, allowing for continuous monthly cleanups, generating capacity reports, and helping identify unused resources, leading to approximately 15% to 20% reduction in data price consumption. Additionally, we are able to identify unused services, especially when we restore them, which enables us to clear out unnecessary data. Overall, this approach is very effective for us in terms of cost management.

Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is cost-efficient, providing multiple features in a single purchase, unlike VMware, which requires multiple licenses and charges for different components.

I would recommend Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) due to its user-friendly environment and cost-effectiveness, as it provides a comprehensive solution for networking, storage, and compute on a single platform with timely upgrades and useful KB articles.

Overall, I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) at a ten due to its effectiveness and ease of implementation, achieving results that are effective 99% of the time.