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My focus has primarily been on publishing virtual applications.
Pricing and technical support need improvement.
I have been using Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) for fifteen years.
The scalability of Citrix matches with almost all devices.
The technical support was challenging in the beginning but now it seems to improve.
The initial setup is straightforward.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Nutanix Frame can be used to transition hardware and replace traditional hardware architecture like physical servers, storage, and SAN switches.
Nutanix Frame is easy to install, manage, and upgrade. The most valuable feature of Nutanix Frame is its life cycle upgrade. When you upgrade a traditional architecture consisting of servers, storage, and switches, you need to see the compatibility for each component. When you click the upgrade on a single firmware in Nutanix, you can upgrade everything, including your software, hardware, and firmware.
The solution’s pricing could be improved.
I have been using Nutanix Frame for four years.
Nutanix Frame is a stable solution.
It's very easy to scale up Nutanix Frame. You can get the two boxes based on your requirements. Once you add the new boxes, it will discover automatically, and you can upgrade it from Prisma Central. I have around 40 to 50 customers currently using Nutanix Frame.
The solution’s technical support is very good.
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The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.
You need to install Nutanix Foundation on your laptop. From the laptop, you have to connect directly to the boxes. It will be discovered automatically. From there, you have to assign the IP address of your CVM. There's something called control of VM in Nutanix. Once you assign the IP address, it will automatically discover and clear the cluster. It is time-consuming and takes four to five hours.
It takes a minimum of three hours to deploy Nutanix Frame. Only one person is sufficient for the solution’s deployment. It is not difficult to maintain Nutanix Frame.
We have seen a return on investment with Nutanix Frame because it makes life easy. You don't require many resources for management purposes. Traditional architecture requires separate resources for the hardware, storage, and SAN switches. With Nutanix Frame, you require just one resource that will manage everything for you.
Nutanix Frame is a very expensive solution.
Nutanix Frame has significantly improved our desktop deployment cycles. There is a box specifically for desktop and VDI purposes, and its performance is really amazing. The most important thing is that the solution's implementation is very easy. Nutanix Frame is amazing for IOPS, and you cannot compare it with traditional architecture.
Initially, we found some compatibility issues because Nutanix has its own hypervisor, which was incompatible with many backup software. Now, all the software and backup software support Nutanix, and there's no issue in the market.
Nutanix Frame is a highly secured solution because, by default, the box comes with encryption. Whatever hard drives you have is already encrypted. I had cases with some customers where the environment was compromised, but nothing happened to the solution.
The solution's deployment model is based on the requirement and compliance issues. Nutanix Frame can be deployed on-premises or on the cloud based on the customer's requirement. You can also have the solution in the cloud with a single license. You don't need a separate license to deploy it on the cloud.
We have implemented the solution in the government, private, and banking sectors.
Choosing Nutanix Frame depends on your business priority, customer requirement, size of the environment, and current investment. They can go with additional architecture if they have invested enough with the current storage. If they plan to do the tech refresh for the storage in the future, I suggest going with Nutanix Frame. It will make their life easy in terms of management and compliance.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
