Chief Solutions Architect at a tech services company
Consultant
2017-04-11T02:12:40Z
11 April 17
Nutanix provides the most efficient VDI solution, for all types of uses, and yes, in this specific case, for graphic intense usage.
I was first introduced to Nutanix at a 'Lunch & Learn' in Miami in 2013, and after a brief 15 minutes I challenged the Nutanix team for a proof of concept, as I needed an affordable but efficient solution to a project, and what I was hearing seemed impossible and improbable.
I became a convert after Nutanix passed all my evaluations, and came in below budget. Within 2 years I consolidated 3 Data Centers to 2, moved all my systems to Nutanix (VDI, DB, ERP, etc).
The Nutanix management interface had all the info in a single-HTML5 display. Today, that interface is incredibly packed with all you need to manage any environment.
Need to immediately see your VDI thresholds, or run simulations on upcoming projects, implement updates during production, see your network connections, manage change control....its all there.
I would advise, as I did, you implement a 'bake-off' as some of my clients do, get a Proof-Of-Concept' (POC) of any system you are considering, or as in this case, Nutanix & Simplivity. Evaluate the installation and the system management, review the support, and their installed base across all various types of use cases globally.
If required, please contact me at fidel@alturna-tech.com, and I can provide much more detail.
Technology today should not be an area that challenges your resources, it needs to work, pure and simple. Nutanix does just that, you install it, and you move on, its as easy as breathing.
We are currently using SimpliVity in our environment. It works well with AutoCAD as well as ESRI. We have been using it for close to two years and have not had any issues with it. SimpliVity has supported the NVidia GRID cards since deployment. We originally looked at Nutanix but they did not support it a couple of years ago.
SimpliVity has numerous advantages with its deduplication as well as its compression ratios. We are saving a huge amount of disk space for our backups and we are also able to replicate all of our VMs to another off site SimpliVity cluster so that we have a true DR that we can spin up if anything bad happens.
Lead Consultant ( Pre-sale) at Wipro Arabia Limited
Consultant
2017-04-11T08:35:20Z
11 April 17
Both Can support however will advise to go with Nutanix considering features like - multi hypervisor support, Data locality , nVidia M6, M60 for intensive use Simplivity reserving good amount of Memory for Write cache .. I would advise to check latest Simplivity white paper for more information .. Assuming post Simplivity acquisition by HPE lot of new changes being introduced ..
Technical Director - IT Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
2017-04-10T17:31:21Z
10 April 17
Nutanix really works with nVidia M6, M60 for intensive use, Nutanix born in VDI and has some features really great to do this. Shadow clones, locality...
Hi community members,
Can you share 2-3 main pain points you've been experiencing during the Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solution buying process?
Also, how have you been able to overcome them?
Thanks for sharing your experience.
IT-Teamhead Infrastructure EEMEA at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
23 August 22
Hello all,
This is my point of view/feedback about an HCI buying process experience.
- Selected an IT-Business Partner which can cover your region/country for the rollout (if you don't buy it locally).
- Collected an order (it can help to receive a bigger discount).
- Plan for 3/5 year Care Packs for NBD Service and Warranty.
- Keep an eye on the local country tax/customs/transport insurance/import regulations for HCI Hardware (like battery, vendor patents, ...).
- Build with IT-Business Partner a Service/Health/Check Service on a yearly basis (if you do not want to make it on your own).
- Full pre-, post-, and installation tasks included with technical documentation.
That was a quick overview.
Greets,
Hannes
IT Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
24 August 22
Our biggest pain point during the buying process was trying to sort through all of the vendor's proposal documentation to determine which solution was best for us.
Every vendor claims their solution is the best and trying to determine which best served our needs was challenging.
Our solution was to create a checklist of the critical features and capabilities that were essential to us as well as a list of desired capabilities.
We then called in each vendor and went through our list of critical and desired features. Any vendors not able to meet all of our critical requirements were eliminated.
We then compared the remaining vendors on the number of desired features they could provide versus the pricing.
This process greatly facilitated the vendor selection process. It goes without saying that factors like vendor reputation, local support, warranty, etc. were considered before even getting to the checklist.
Doug
Hi community,
Can you share a list of problems that Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) helps resolve for an enterprise? If applicable, please provide some concrete examples.
Thanks.
Director Of Information Technology at Cass County Government
29 June 22
HCI's big sell is the single pane of glass management. No longer do you need to understand how to manage a separate storage environment and its firmware/software updates, worry about compatibility with new servers coming in, etc. It's all in one spot. I wouldn't go so far to say that you will need less IT staff to run the solution, but I would state you could get by with less 'specialized skillsets' within those staffers, as now it's all in the same place.
From a scaling side, it's easier to scale horizontally and has begun to be easier to scale vertically. If your storage/compute needs tend to be coupled together, an HCI option makes a lot of sense as when you add a node, you get both by default. If you, however, have more CPU-dependent workloads or need for high-density storage with low compute requirements, HCI tends to have some issues. However, every vendor seems to have recognized this, and now sell 'storage heavy' or 'compute heavy' nodes to help with these situations.
As for concrete examples, look no further than tools like Nimble DHCI. This is a fully integrated system, from networking to compute to storage, all supported by a single vendor. You no longer have to call Vmware, then storage, then network to troubleshoot an issue. All of your metrics and reports come from one spot. You can automate against a single API to configure and control the entire stack. If you need more resources, it's easy to add to a basic setup. HCI is not for everyone. There are still plenty of places where a standard storage network, or a more highly advanced replicated storage/compute environment, or a cloud-focused/hybrid system make a lot more sense. It is, however, a great option for those that are looking for an easy-to-manage solution that is designed to scale with them when the time comes.
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Nutanix provides the most efficient VDI solution, for all types of uses, and yes, in this specific case, for graphic intense usage.
I was first introduced to Nutanix at a 'Lunch & Learn' in Miami in 2013, and after a brief 15 minutes I challenged the Nutanix team for a proof of concept, as I needed an affordable but efficient solution to a project, and what I was hearing seemed impossible and improbable.
I became a convert after Nutanix passed all my evaluations, and came in below budget. Within 2 years I consolidated 3 Data Centers to 2, moved all my systems to Nutanix (VDI, DB, ERP, etc).
The Nutanix management interface had all the info in a single-HTML5 display. Today, that interface is incredibly packed with all you need to manage any environment.
Need to immediately see your VDI thresholds, or run simulations on upcoming projects, implement updates during production, see your network connections, manage change control....its all there.
I would advise, as I did, you implement a 'bake-off' as some of my clients do, get a Proof-Of-Concept' (POC) of any system you are considering, or as in this case, Nutanix & Simplivity. Evaluate the installation and the system management, review the support, and their installed base across all various types of use cases globally.
If required, please contact me at fidel@alturna-tech.com, and I can provide much more detail.
Technology today should not be an area that challenges your resources, it needs to work, pure and simple. Nutanix does just that, you install it, and you move on, its as easy as breathing.
Cheers
We are currently using SimpliVity in our environment. It works well with AutoCAD as well as ESRI. We have been using it for close to two years and have not had any issues with it. SimpliVity has supported the NVidia GRID cards since deployment. We originally looked at Nutanix but they did not support it a couple of years ago.
SimpliVity has numerous advantages with its deduplication as well as its compression ratios. We are saving a huge amount of disk space for our backups and we are also able to replicate all of our VMs to another off site SimpliVity cluster so that we have a true DR that we can spin up if anything bad happens.
Both Can support however will advise to go with Nutanix considering features like - multi hypervisor support, Data locality , nVidia M6, M60 for intensive use Simplivity reserving good amount of Memory for Write cache .. I would advise to check latest Simplivity white paper for more information .. Assuming post Simplivity acquisition by HPE lot of new changes being introduced ..
Nutanix really works with nVidia M6, M60 for intensive use, Nutanix born in VDI and has some features really great to do this. Shadow clones, locality...
Hitachi CB2500, plus Hitachi G1000 FMD full
https://www.hds.com/en-us/pdf/white-paper/hitachi-white-paper-compute-blade-2500.pdf
Neither. You should give open source a serious try and should not get in to vendor lock-in.
oh, okay.
Yes - but would have to talk with Nutanix to disclose those client references. One of them is a major auto manufacturer.
I know they both have it, but I was wondering if anyone was currently using them for Autodesk/Adobe.
Yes - Nutanix has Invidia Nodes which can handle graphic intensive VDI usage. If I can be of any other help please let me know.