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Anonymous User
There is an automated built-in failover mechanism, but you must build it yourself if you have no support contract in...
We have been running LizardFS for a while now, but only inside a testing environment. It will be deployed to production soon and it will help to... Read more →
Juan-Contreras
Ensures streamlined management, simplified infrastructure, and efficient data handling
It has effectively managed our unstructured data, including audio and video files. We've experienced smooth operations without any complaints... Read more →
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  • "The price of the license is expensive when comparing it to traditional storage."
  • "I find Nutanix Files Storage competitively priced, even its feature set. Its price is seven out of ten."
  • "If we compare the cost of Nutanix Objects Storage to other solutions such as VMware licenses, our current choice is Nutanix Objects Storage. This solution is more cost-effective. However, adding VMware to Nutanix would not be a cost-efficient decision, which is why we do not use it anymore."
  • "It is quite expensive otherwise as it comes with three-tier peer underlying hardware."
  • "For clients running Nutanix, the licensing cost for Files is a small add-on cost."
  • "With all of the Nutanix equipment, the licensing is expensive. We operate in the enterprise space, but we're a midsized company. At times, the price tag is a little bit shocking for a company with only 35 employees. We're not a Fortune 500 company, but we deal with Fortune 500 drug and energy companies. We have to play in that enterprise space if we're going to have enterprise customers. I'm very price-conscious, but I understand that if I want the best, I've got to pay the price."
  • "It's not the cheapest solution. It's in line with other solutions, but it offers features that the competitors don't have at any price point, especially with regard to analytics and ransomware prevention. No one else has any sort of object-based storage available. Nutanix Unified Storage is a lot more feature-rich. This is a situation where you get what you pay for."
  • "The product is pricey."

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    What do you like most about Nutanix Unified Storage?
    Top Answer:Nutanix has excellent product documentation available on their portals, written in simple, easy-to-understand language.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Unified S...
    Top Answer:The pricing is a bit too high. I would like more flexibility.
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    What needs improvement with Nutanix Unified Storage?
    Top Answer:From a management side, the one thing I would prefer is if it were a bit less expensive for smaller enterprises. It's a bit costly. If they provided flexible modules where you could pick and choose… more »
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    Ranking
    19th
    out of 37 in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
    Views
    487
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    355
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    6th
    out of 37 in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
    Views
    788
    Comparisons
    290
    Reviews
    30
    Average Words per Review
    783
    Rating
    9.1
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    Also Known As
    Nutanix Files Storage, Nutanix Volumes Block Storage, Nutanix Objects Storage
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    LizardFS
    Nutanix
    Overview

    Software Defined Storage LizardFS is a distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant and highly available file system. It allows users to combine disk space located on many servers into a single name space which is visible on Unix-like and Windows systems in the same way as other file systems. SDS LizardFS makes files secure by keeping all the data in many replicas spread over available servers. It can also be used to build space-efficient storage, because it is designed to run on commodity hardware. Disk and server failures are handled transparently without any downtime or loss of data. If storage requirements grow, it's possible to scale an existing SDS LizardFS installation just by adding new servers _ at any time, without any downtime. The system will automatically move some data to newly added servers, because it continuously takes care of balancing disk usage across all connected nodes. Removing servers is just as easy as adding a new one.

    Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is a software-defined storage solution that consolidates seamless access and management of siloed block, file, and object storage into a single platform. Leveraging the Nutanix Cloud Platform, NUS is built for scale, performance, and integrated data security requirements of modern applications deployed on core, cloud, or edge.

    Sample Customers
    Orange Polska, Platige Image, United State Department of Agriculture, Virtu Financial
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, Volkswagen SAIC, Brighton and Hove City Council, Foresters Financial, Janus International Group, Cloud Comrade, Serco
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider25%
    University12%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Healthcare Company16%
    Construction Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization32%
    Computer Software Company28%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Healthcare Company4%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise54%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    LizardFS is ranked 19th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) while Nutanix Unified Storage is ranked 6th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 39 reviews. LizardFS is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Unified Storage is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of LizardFS writes "There is an automated built-in failover mechanism, but you must build it yourself if you have no support contract in place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Unified Storage writes "Provides good performance, longer uptime, and an easy way to manage our data". LizardFS is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage and Red Hat Gluster Storage, whereas Nutanix Unified Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Red Hat Ceph Storage, MinIO, Dell ECS and VAST Data.

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