In this month’s edition of Meet the Expert, Rob Marshall, Sales Engineer for Nutanix, shares how Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is helping partners simplify IT environments while reducing costs. From hyper-converged architecture to built-in data protection and performance optimisation, Rob breaks down how Nutanix delivers a smarter, more scalable approach to infrastructure.
A: Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) uses Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) to combine a modern hypervisor (AHV) with Software Defined Storage (Distributed Storage Fabric) on certified x86 server hardware of your choice. This removes the need for shared storage appliances and their lifecycle management challenges. NCI is also easy to manage, freeing up IT teams to focus on improving user experience and driving innovation. For partners, this means faster deployment cycles and reduced support overhead. For customers, it translates to lower infrastructure costs and more agile operations.
A: Nutanix’s Distributed Storage Fabric ensures data reads are local to each compute node—this is called data locality. Every node contributes to performance, meaning even a 3-node Nutanix cluster has 50% more storage controllers than a traditional 3-tier SAN setup. Performance scales naturally as more compute nodes are added. Partners can confidently deliver high-performance solutions without complex SAN configurations, while customers enjoy faster application responsiveness and scalability without bottlenecks.
A: Every block of data in a Nutanix cluster is written twice across different nodes, ensuring resilience against hardware failure. If a node fails, affected VMs are automatically restarted on another node. For even greater protection, triple replication is available. Nutanix also supports scheduled snapshots, asynchronous replication to a second cluster, and built-in disaster recovery. It integrates with leading third-party backup solutions for added peace of mind. This means partners can offer robust, enterprise-grade data protection with minimal complexity.
In today’s hybrid multicloud era, partnerships are essential, and Rob is here to make that easy. As a distributor of leading vendors including Nutanix, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Citrix, Commvault and more, Dicker Data empowers partners to deliver complete, integrated solutions, all through one trusted team.
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