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"It has been extremely stable for the three years we've been running it."
"The product has improved the ability to mimic physical SAN environments to demo scenarios and troubleshoot problems."
"I save both physical and virtual space."
"The customer support provided by StarWind is excellent."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN management console is intuitive and easy to use."
"I like StarWind's high availability. The failover is almost immediate, so the end users have no idea the guest VM moved at all. We can failover all guest VMs onto a single hypervisor, place it into maintenance mode, install updates, and reboot a hypervisor all during the daytime and remotely, with confidence the process will be successful."
"Immediately we noticed huge performance gains, even on older hardware and once we implemented a 10GB link between both servers, the sync was near-instant after the initial sync was complete."
"StarWind Virtual SAN offers high availability and data resilience features to prevent data loss if hardware fails."
"Its most valuable feature is simplicity. It is so easy to use. Upgrades are easy. It is easy in terms of disaster recovery, failover, database provisioning, and reporting. Everything about it is just simple."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"You can be sure that whatever you patch is already compatible with the current firmware and the current version of the Acropolis that you're using."
"One of the main features of the solution is that it works on many hypervisors. It is a big advantage. Additionally, the solution is compatible with VMware and Hyper-V, and the management interface, which is called Prism, is very intuitive and user-friendly."
"The solution is very stable. We haven't had any issues."
"I like NCI's dashboard. If there are any infrastructure issues, we'll get alerts inside the dashboard. NCI provides a single platform for managing all of our databases. We are running SQL and Linux databases."
"One of the most valuable features is the One-Click Upgrade. When I need to update the system, I do it with one click. This product is amazing because everything is easy to manage, from network management to snapshots."
"One-click setup is a valuable feature because it allows us to set up a server automatically with a single click."
"Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."
"When you will cease your contract with StarWind (for support) your product won't be updated and that is a big selling point, especially for us, as we have loads of products from StarWind."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"Having more support plan options would be nice."
"Proper training sessions should be included with the licensing."
"Our company was hoping for deduplication and encryption across HCI. That is currently not supported."
"It would be good to have a little more access to control certain aspects within the UI."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"Updates seem to be non-existent."
"We would like to see a cloud version of Acropolis AOS. Currently, we're trying to implement an AWS environment for some solutions, but we would like to use another technology also to enhance our organization, so we are looking for another technology for this, especially a cloud solution."
"Nutanix has a complex infrastructure, we have customers that consider VMware instead. Additionally, the performance could be better."
"Nutanix now supports four hypervisors but they are not all at feature parity."
"The one note of improvement I have for Nutanix is that the installation should be easier."
"Regarding third-party backup solutions, the only agentless option is Commvault, which is expensive, complex, and requires intensive vendor training."
"In the future, I would like to see multi-tenancy in Nutanix Acropolis AOS."
"It already has the capability to integrate with the major cloud providers but, in an upcoming release, if there is a possibility to have it integrate with other cloud providers like IBM, Alibaba, and other moderate-level cloud providers, that would be good."
"It's lacking in some features but overcompensating in others."
"Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 194 reviews while Springpath [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Software Defined Storage (SDS). Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while Springpath [EOL] is rated 4.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Springpath [EOL] writes "This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, whereas Springpath [EOL] is most compared with .
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