What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Unified Storage?

I am familiar with the Data Lens: High Cost feature of Nutanix Unified Storage. It has a price barrier. It's not for everyone. It's costly, but it's very powerful. This is a step further than the traditional data analytics that is built-in with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). Data Lens takes it to the next level. We have deeper insights and deeper management of the profiles of data use. For companies where data is a resource and asset, Data Lens is a must-have product. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) a ten out of ten.

DataLens uses SaaS (software as a service) and is one of the best features of the Nutanix Cloud platform. It is used for file analytics and governance, particularly for unstructured data stored in Nutanix files or objects. Hyperconvergence plays a role in assessing whether the solution has reduced total cost of ownership. In TCO, Nutanix could reduce costs by 30 to 60 percent, depending on the use cases and scale. I find it to be cost-effective. I am a Senior Engineer at Ericsson, and my email is nadeem.iqbal2563@gmail.com.

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

From a security point of view, my impression of the cybersecurity features in Nutanix when dealing with unstructured data like ransomware threats is positive; we are using the snapshots feature to ensure protection from ransomware and Flow for micro-segmentation as part of data security and segregation. I have not had any issues with the security aspect or any challenges so far. My advice to other organizations considering Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is that if they are looking for consolidation and better TCO, or they want to run applications in their systems, Nutanix will be the right choice for them. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution an eight.

In six months, I completed all my training for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). I moved to another team, and I will start working on other projects also. I still don't have higher-level access. We receive the first-phase user request and discuss it with our internal team. Then they make a decision and provide the details on how to provide access to users or how to connect the servers and shared disk. I'm still reviewing the solution. I've only been using the storage for one and a half years and am still in the learning phase. When I open a support ticket with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), it is very easy, and documents are readily available. The only concern is that we don't have videos available on YouTube or anywhere else. We need to learn exclusively from the Nutanix sites and Nutanix University. I will suggest Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to my friends because it is very easy to understand. Out-of-the-box, all features are available, including storage, networking, and other capabilities. I'm still in the learning phase and have to go through all the points, which is why I'm giving it a rating of 9 out of 10. So far, it has been very good.

Regarding the cybersecurity feature for dealing with unstructured data like ransomware threats, I haven't encountered any ransomware issues on the Nutanix side, but I can say it offers strong data protection and centralized management via Prism Central, which is a beautiful architecture to protect the private cloud from hacking techniques. Its inbuilt data protection features, such as password management, key pass, and the ability to fix vulnerabilities with auto patch schedules, are noteworthy. Overall, my organization has experienced feedback that is somewhat negative from clients regarding Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS), primarily because it is high-cost in terms of storage and cloud management compared to competitors like VMware, which offers similar features at almost one-third of the price. I have not seen anything related to AI in the storage side, but regarding workloads, Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is very fast in terms of migration and data access with respect to VM, OS, and storage. I experienced a scenario where we migrated a customer from Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to VMware, and after the migration, there were significant performance issues related to storage in VMware. We understood that there was a 30% lack of performance with SAP applications in VMware, which ran 30% faster on the Nutanix side, leading us to remigrate back to Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). I would not recommend Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) to other users or developers because it does not support fiber channel (FC) or NVMe storage, and only supports iSCSI, which I believe is outdated technology in today's market. The primary drawback of Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is its pricing, which is quite high. Another point is the lack of a practice lab for training users before they start using the platform; without an accessible practice lab, it's difficult for engineers and developers to understand how to work with Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS). Additionally, Nutanix lacks partnerships with other cloud vendors like SUSE KVM, which hinders migration opportunities between platforms and could limit its adoption among potential clients. Overall, I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) a six out of ten.

I highly recommend Nutanix Unified Storage for any organization looking to build or modernize their storage infrastructure, especially within a hyperconverged environment. The combination of security, performance, simplicity, and integrated features makes it a compelling choice. Nutanix continues to innovate with every release, and their ongoing support is commendable.If I were to rate the solution, I would give it a solid 10 out of 10 for overall value.

I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) a perfect ten out of ten. You don’t have to do much; you just have to purchase the required hardware, rack it, power it on, connect the network cables, and add it to the cluster. That's it. Nutanix technical support is impressive, as they resolve issues immediately without unnecessary delays. My overall product rating is ten.

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

We haven't seen a reduction in nodes or servers, but there’s greater ease in maintaining the infrastructure and managing it. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a nine out of ten. I wouldn't give it a perfect ten out of ten because of the complexity it has when it comes to integrating it with Active Directory.

The tool has been good so far. Our company has thousands of clusters installed, which we're using for virtualization and VMware. I want to explore whether there's a way to eliminate VMware. We want to try using AHV together with storage as a complete solution. Over the last five years, we don't have any other use cases with Nutanix Unified Storage. We're new to NetApp. We use NetApp extensively, and everything is connected to our NetApp ecosystem. We'll try the solution, but there are special use cases where we use some specific NetApp features that aren't available in Nutanix Unified Storage. One limitation we faced was the inability to use external storage, but I've heard that it's on the roadmap and should be delivered soon, which is awesome. Another important feature I learned about is the ability to scale up storage and compute independently. This is crucial for us because we've struggled with this in the past. It's good to see that you're listening to your customers. We haven't been able to reduce the number of storage nodes so far because our systems are distributed worldwide. We need capacity everywhere, so it's hard to consolidate. However, we have been increasing the storage capacity in our storage nodes. I'm happy the tool allows us to think about storage and computing separately. We can grow each independently, which is good for our needs. We initially used VMware virtualization, but we adopted a dual strategy by introducing Nutanix Unified Storage about five years ago. We saw great potential in it from the start. While there were some aspects we weren't fully satisfied with, we actively engaged with the tool, providing feedback. Our goal was to help make Nutanix our primary infrastructure solution. The key factors driving us to adopt Nutanix Unified Storage fully are simplification and end-to-end coverage. We don't have to worry about building the solution or dealing with integrations. I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.

The throughput or latency of Nutanix Unified Storage for data-intensive workloads, such as AI or data analytics, is not an area my company considers a use case in our infrastructure. In our company, we are exploring and migrating some AI and LLM models while also testing them on an on-premises model in order to have a little more control of the data that we are training and so that we can reduce some costs associated with the public cloud, but in general, it is a medium-term project we have in our operations. The product is also capable of working with big projects. My company has not faced any use cases where we had to use the product to detect and block ransomware threats. Implementing the tool has certainly resulted in a reduction in the number of storage nodes due to an increase in storage capacity per node. I don't have the specific number because storage is not my main area, but I say from the top of my head that it could be at 3:1 or 4:1 consolidation. You should not take my word for granted because it is not my main area. The aforementioned area has affected my company's operations and business, especially in terms of simplification, by allowing us to save hours for our providers in the storage area for our administrators while also covering a reduction in incidents. I don't have any idea about Nutanix Data Lens, but in the future, I am interested in working with the cybersecurity team to have a look at the tool's PoC phase, if possible. I think it could be a good use case for us. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

We do not use the solution for AI and data analytics or for preventing and blocking ransomware. We have not tried to integrate it with other products. However, I have tried to integrate it with a backup solution, and I didn't have any issues. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. With the migration from Prism Element to Prism Central, some things don't really work, but they are always trying to modify it and make changes.

I rate Nutanix nine out of 10. It is extraordinary, and the price is okay.

The throughput or latency of Nutanix Unified Storage for data-intensive workloads works well because we have good infrastructure and networking. Since the networking is recent, we have good bandwidth. We're using little volume, but we don't have a lot of traffic. I have never had issues or struggles. I have 15 clusters, and I'm using only one terabyte free. I can't see the efficiency of data reduction because I don't have big volumes. Since I don't have a great volume, I can't say that I have ten terabytes, and deduplication has helped me to reduce one node. I'm the infrastructure manager of our data center. We propose Nutanix Unified Storage. We deliver our volumes, and then the integration team consumes them. I don't know which kind of data is structured or unstructured. We use Cassandra databases for some purposes and Oracle for other use cases. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

I don't use it for AI purposes. I use it as a backup and storage system. The performance is for a backup. It's much better than compared to other appliances. I would rate it a nine out of ten. Everything has been okay until now. The integrations are very good. Nutanix works well with Commvault. The customer is now finishing their POC.

We looked at the Data Lens in our POC but we didn't end up putting it into production. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a seven out of ten. They could simplify the user experience. Technically it's a ten, but there's still some work we have to do for it.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

We do not use it for any AI or data analytics - yet. That said, we've seen a lot of focus on this area for Nutanix. Likely, we will make use of it more in the future. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. We don't use all of the functionality.

We do not have any data-intensive workloads. Our use case is mainly for the corporate file system. When I start using volumes, I expect the same performance as standard VMs. I will be happy to see a very high performance like everything else so far. Implementing Nutanix Unified Storage has not resulted in a reduction in the number of storage nodes due to increased storage capacity per node. We implemented Nutanix after purchasing storage-heavy nodes. We are not using Nutanix Data Lens. We have Files Analytics. I was looking into Data Lens. Unfortunately, it did not fall within the budget for this year. Perhaps next year, we will be able to give it a go. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a nine out of ten. It is not yet perfect. They are going to implement a more consolidated interface. There are basically three products that fall under the storage piece. They are not in the same pane of glass, but it is a very solid product, so I can give it a nine. It meets my needs and resolves all my problems so far. I am sure that when we start implementing volumes, it will prove to be a good solution for that. It is in our roadmap to start using volumes to solve a couple of issues that we have at the moment. I am already confident that it will do so.

We already have Nutanix, and then we use OpenShift together with CSI for block and volume service. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a ten out of ten.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage nine out of 10. The platform sells itself without forcing you to like it.

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

We are currently utilizing some tools to protect unstructured data in our organization. These tools are very important because we are a regulated company and a bank. I cannot assess Nutanix Unified Storage for detecting and blocking ransomware threats. It is only for the user profile. We are not using it as a fully blown NAS solution. We have other solutions for that. Overall, I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage an eight out of ten.

Most of our data analytics and AI functions are running on a separate system. I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a ten out of ten.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

I have never used anything in the tool associated with AI, so I don't know about Nutanix Unified Storage's throughput or latency for data-intensive workloads, such as AI or data analytics. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage a ten out of ten. We are very satisfied with all the solutions that Nutanix provides us.

I don't see any issues with the solution's latency for data analytics. Implementing Nutanix Unified Storage has not reduced the number of storage nodes. The solution's implementation removes the legacy file servers we're using. It doesn't matter if we have Nutanix Unified Storage or traditional file servers. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We don't face latency issues because the solution provides fast access. Implementing Nutanix Unified Storage has reduced the number of storage nodes due to increased storage capacity per node. We have a six-node cluster, which was double that size earlier. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

I'd definitely say go for it. It's a great product. My main advice is to negotiate the pricing with the vendor. Beyond that, it integrates well with your current network environment and should work without needing major changes or disrupting your existing setup. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. It is a great solution for small enterprises looking for storage options. While it is a bit expensive, the value provided by Nutanix justifies the investment. Your investment will be in safe hands.

For new users considering Nutanix, my advice would be to first assess your specific goals and needs within your environment. Determine what you're aiming to achieve—is it more efficient virtual machines, a smaller footprint in your data center, or reduced energy consumption. In our case, transitioning from VMware to Nutanix significantly reduced our footprint from a full six-foot rack to just three small servers. This not only reduced space requirements but also improved energy efficiency. Additionally, if you're dealing with outdated hardware, Nutanix could be a viable option to explore. Considering recent changes, such as VMware's shift towards more subscription-based models and potentially less customer-oriented programs, evaluating Nutanix's offerings in alignment with your organization's mission and views may be worthwhile. Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage 10 out of 10. I would recommend Unified Storage if you're looking for more security. It's a feature-rich platform that gives you a high degree of granular control over security.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage nine out of 10.

I would rate Nutanix Unified Storage ten out of ten. The security of Unified Storage is comparable to that of other SDS solutions, and we have not encountered any security concerns. Our positive experience with Unified Storage has prompted us to further invest in Nutanix products to establish our private cloud with on-premises data centers. I would recommend Nutanix Unified Storage for anyone researching enterprise data storage solutions.

I rate Nutanix Unified Storage 10 out of 10. The file server analytics are great.

The solution is straightforward to use and set up. I rate it an eight out of ten.

I am using the version that was released before the latest version. People planning to buy the solution must make sure that whatever software they put on it is licensed in a way that is friendly for moving block storage in Nutanix. Some products like Oracle Database are not licensed in a way that is friendly for Nutanix products. It is very expensive to license these products. Technically, it is a very good product with good support, but it is very expensive. Other alternatives might require a little bit more technical support, but their prices are very friendly. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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

I would recommend trying Nutanix Unified Storage. I rate it a nine out of ten.

I would recommend Nutanix for people that can manage their computing infrastructure. Because when you have Nutanix, you need some expertise in computing science, because it's not very easy to use and administrate. We only have about three clients on Nutanix.