What is our primary use case?
My main use cases for Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) involve managing infrastructure and looking at dashboarding performances.
I am currently using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) to manage my infrastructure.
The specific functionalities I am utilizing with Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) include offsite replications, between site replication, load balancing, and regular management creations.
We haven't started with self-service, Intelligent Operations, or cost governance yet; we haven't looked at that too much.
What is most valuable?
What I find most valuable about Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is the single pane of glass.
A single pane of glass means one place to go look at everything.
The biggest benefit Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) has provided my company is a more overall encompassing area where I can go look at and review workloads and get an early jump on any indications of problems.
The biggest case and need regarding full stack visibility for operations to create a single pane for the entire virtual infrastructure, including both Nutanix and non-Nutanix environments, is monitoring, alerts, and reporting.
It makes it easier than having to find the individual servers, and I can have an executive summary for myself.
It cuts down the number of tools that we have to use or go to, allowing us to see anything else that's going on while we're managing our infrastructure, providing a single place where we could start consolidating.
What needs improvement?
I don't know yet how Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) can be improved; I'm still new enough into it and still reviewing it.
For the use case that I use Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for, it works fine and great; I don't have a specific improvement aside from general feedback.
Better AI would be a feature I would want to see in the next update.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability and reliability of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) have been excellent; we've never had a problem, and we were pleasantly surprised with how well the image upgrades went.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) has not had any issues scaling with the growing needs of my company; it's been fine.
I don't know that we're big enough to see that kind of scalability or improvement with self-service because we're such a small shop, but it is nice not having to call an engineer.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and technical support I've received have been phenomenal.
I would rate the customer service a 10, absolutely.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Having come from a VMware shop straight over to pure Nutanix, I find Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) to be more intuitive.
The biggest differences between VMware, Cisco, and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is the UI; I feel the UI is more intuitive across the board with Nutanix, and that is the biggest difference.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) was seamless and perfect.
What about the implementation team?
Nutanix sent their partner to help cut us over and assist with the transition, which was flawless.
What was our ROI?
We actually saw a decrease in our budgeting and cost management coming from VMware over to Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), with a year-over-year decrease of about 10% to 15%.
For me, the biggest return on investment when using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is product stability, having everything in an all-in-one package with cloud availability there and not having to manage multiple tools.
I've seen more efficient IT management from using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), with efficiency improvements increased by about 10 to 15%.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Better pricing would help improve Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM).
Having come from a competitor, I appreciate the pricing model of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM); it's very easy to understand, so I wouldn't change anything.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I didn't consider another solution before adopting Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM).
What other advice do I have?
NCM Security Central has helped my team have visibility into our security posture across our infrastructure.
We're just now exploring low-code automation driving remediations, such as Xplay or Crossplay, since we've only had Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for about a year.
The cost governance feature gives me a projected path, allowing me to get ahead of potential cost escalations and understand why they may be happening. I can better manage my budgeting standpoint for the next year and stay on top of those costs.
It's another tool for managing multi-cloud costs; I use it in the same aspect as everything else, as a report I can review to future plan my organization's costs.
Overall, I would rate Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) a nine.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partnership
