We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft and others in Server Virtualization Software."It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"The valuable feature of the solution is the technical aspects, focusing on elements like processor infinity."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"It is a complete solution."
"The tool's performance is top-notch."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"Single click actions is definitely the most important. They were not even aware that they wanted this."
"Ease of deployment"
"Some of the most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis are that it's free from Nutanix and it's very stable."
"The solution is well integrated with other vendors."
"It is 100% stable. It's the most stable infrastructure that we have."
"The fact that there is only one interface to deploy a complete solution for maximum storage is fantastic."
"The most valuable feature I have found to be the Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)."
"The solution remains stable across versions."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"I would like for IBM to be more focuses on the cloud."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"The licensing could be better."
"The solution is quite pricey."
"A GUI version of VIOS would be a great plus for people moving from Intel-based hypervisors."
"IBM PowerVM could improve the price because it is expensive."
"As of now, Acropolis and VMware cannot talk to each other. Until we have some kind of interface, it would be much better for Nutanix if they built an interface which can talk. Otherwise, if I have a VMware stack and I already have a Nutanix stack, I create containers, I create clusters on VMware, I create clusters on Nutanix. All of these clusters cannot talk to each other. Then it has to be then subverted as a parallel execution. What happens then is that I have to work in two different environments within my data center. Practically, they are two different data centers but physically and logically, they are one. If they cannot talk to each other that creates a lot of issues. That is something which Nutanix has to develop because for Nutanix it is very simple. For example, Oracle is using a function called GoldenGate. They have a feature called GoldenGate which allows them to talk to various different environments which must really help."
"The documentation could be improved."
"Nutanix could streamline Acropolis' advanced management to keep pace with its competitors. For example, in VMware vSphere ESXi Hypervisor, you can directly put a host into maintenance mode via the GUI. However, it takes several steps to do this with Nutanix Acropolis, and you need to use the command-line interface for most of the steps."
"In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage."
"In the licensing, it needs to be clear about features because it is not clear whether Flow is integrated or not."
"I would enjoy an advanced mode where experienced users can leverage their knowledge to do advanced things currently only allowed using the command line tools on the CVM."
"Some clients find the solution's cost to be too high."
"I believe that improvements could be made in regards to the DR in addition to deduplication and integration with others platforms. They also do not offer opportunities for network virtualization so it would be nice to see that in the future."
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IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 3rd in HCI with 194 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Proxmox VE, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, VMware vSphere, HPE SimpliVity and Dell PowerFlex.
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