Nutanix AHV Virtualization Valuable Features

Lipaz Hessel - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration Manager at Gilat Satellite Networks

The solution's up time is always up. The solution is easy to troubleshoot and easy to operate. The most valuable feature of the solution is the built-in data protection, that helps with backup in a matter of minutes.

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PM
EUT Analyst at Absa Group Ltd

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that I have never had to face any security issues from the use of the solution. I haven't faced any issues like ransomware when using Nutanix AHV Virtualization.

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SM
Evangelist / CTO at FGNext / FGN GmbH

The features I find valuable depending on the client's use cases. If the clients need high-performance storage, we can bypass some layers and be faster. With AHV, you can run micro-segmentation, which is, on the network security level, to have network virtualization across clouds. It's on a cloud data center. Most customers are interested in one aspect. Smaller customers are looking more at the price. Bigger customers are looking at network virtualization or micro-segmentation types of things. They're more attracted to functionalities.

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Buyer's Guide
Nutanix AHV Virtualization
March 2024
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Mizanur-Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Nutanix AHV virtualization requires little disk size for a huge number of servers. We can do everything from a single dashboard, monitoring performance, and single-task boxes. It is a very good and excellent product in terms of manageability. We can replicate it to multiple devices at times.

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Maneet Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager IT Infrastructure at Global Health Pvt Ltd.

The hypervisor AHV itself is the most valuable because it is almost invisible, from an administrative point of view. There's nothing to maintain or learn about the hypervisor technology Nutanix has used.

The feature that has had the most impact is data locality. That is a feature that makes Nutanix different from other hypervisors. It helps us to get application performance that is probably double what we got with the legacy, three-tier architecture.

It also supports all platforms, like Microsoft, Linux, and other OVF templates. It is kike other hypervisors in that it is equally capable and enterprise-class. And another very helpful aspect, from a cost point of view, is that it's free.

And when it comes to application visibility and performance, we can see it all in a single window. We get a realistic view of our application performance and security.

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Irshad Kazi - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Technical Consultant at ITC Infotech

The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything. You have the storage pool, network pool, storage controller, and processes running inside the Nutanix ZooKeeper, Stargate, and Medusa services. These processes are not inside ESXi, so they must be managed separately.

There is no issue in Nutanix. If one node goes down with any hardware failure, it has a hardware and software host.

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Emmanuel Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Anetys

The main benefits are that it is easy to use, automation, VM-centric view, is low cost, secure, and provides high performance. 

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Imam Zaenuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at PT.Password Solusi Sistem

Nutanix AHV Virtualization has good performance and can be used for backup and disaster.

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Yaw Ofori-Adjei - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at Fairgreen Limited

This product stands out for its user-friendly interface, intuitive design, and responsive UI. It offers AVH features comparable to Nutanix but at a more cost-effective price point.

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Kaleemullah Bhat - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Manager - Commercial at Redington (India) Ltd

The solution provides us with a platform to integrate all the hardware products. We can integrate the tool with VMware. Integration is the most valuable feature of the product.

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MM
IT infrastructure at Halcon

Most of the features provided by the solution are good, but in general, all of the product's features are identical. The performance and stability of the solution are good.

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Steffen Hornung - PeerSpot reviewer
Administrator at Neuberger Gebäudeautomation GmbH

There are no specific features we would consider special. It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works. You can just do all the other things you are wrapped up with, so you can focus on anything but AHV. It is a hypervisor, not some exciting application server you have to tend to regularly. Therefore, the most valuable feature of AHV is "having time for other things".

As stated above, the lack of a need for something like vCenter has its perks, too. It is rather cool to have and underscores Nutanix's approach of "invisible infrastructure".

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MB
Aria Manager at Saudi Automotive Services Company (SASCO)

There are many features we can leverage. 

The hyper-converged infrastructure concept is great. This is the best feature. I also like the high availability. This protects our workload against any failures, like a failure for load, or failure of a rack, drive, or network. It helps us create business continuity.

It's easy to set up.

The solution is stable.

It can scale well. 

Technical support has been helpful. 

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Evans Choge - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Administrator at Jambopay

We have found the replication, analysis, and analytics tools valuable. It usually prompts when there is an impending issue that might occur. For example, if the failover is failing, or the remote site is down, it will alert you. The solution is very proactive and can even anticipate an issue that might occur. You can know in advance and be able to fix it.

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Luis Alonso - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Operations Manager at Einzelnet

Nutanix is well implemented for business continuity and disaster recovery plans as it's a technology with full tolerance and is good for these cases.

AHV is free. When you implement Nutanix, when you buy a Nutanix appliance, AHV is free. It is inside of the appliance. You can decide if use it or choose another hypervisor such as VMware.

The user interface is fine.

It integrates well with other Nutanix solutions. 

The initial setup is very fast.

It offers very good stability.

We find it to be highly scalable.  

It's user-friendly.

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Teferi Demissie - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at CBO

The redundancy factor features are valuable. Additionally, the storage features and volume system are great.

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MA
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Nutanix AHV Virtualization is a private cloud platform offering integration with various public cloud providers. This integration allows for a multi-cloud approach. In my opinion, Nutanix AHV Virtualization's strength is its storage. It innovates and excels in the hyper-converged storage segment, making it the number one choice in this area. 

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VS
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide.

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LO
Senior System Engineer at Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

The performance is the most valuable feature. 

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CR
IT Infrastracture Manager at International College

We used to have a traditional data center. When we changed to hyper-converged, it was simplified, more robust, and faster.

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it_user1227537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Lead Consultant - Infrastructure | Virtualization & Cloud Computing | SDN |NFV at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature is the integration between storage and compute services. You can use these two resources together as one unit.

The monitoring and reports for all activities are integrated on one dashboard.

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Nick - PeerSpot reviewer
Field Specialist at Fujitsu

Nutanix AHV's most valuable feature is NetFlow. Its performance and speed are also very good. 

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AE
System & Infrastructure Consultant at CBI

The one-click upgrade is the solution's most valuable feature. It allows you to perform upgrades even when you are in production. Without having to wait for a maintenance window, you can perform your upgrade. It is a non-disruptive operation.

The initial setup is simple.

The solution scales very well. 

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Jason Lau - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager ITS at Ricoh HK

The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV is the prism, it is a beneficial central management console.

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SU
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The interface is very good, and quite user-friendly. You can learn how to use this solution in three to five days.

They have lots of easy ways to provision VMs with just two clicks, which is something you cannot easily do with VMware. It is possible but quite lengthy and complex.

The automation functionality is strong.

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KV
Vice President of Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

The entirety of the infrastructure resides in the same product, which makes it easy to troubleshoot and investigate problems. In a traditional infrastructure, it is separated according to hardware such as storage. When we have issues, we spend a lot of time investigating. With Nutanix, it helps reduce the time required to resolve problems.

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PB
Service Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Nutanix is minimizing downtime and operating costs.

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Siddhesh Sawant - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Customer Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd.

The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV is that it can be managed through Hyper-V, which is Microsoft's hypervisor, VMware, and Citrix XenServer.

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NareshKumar5 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at Savex Technologies Pvt Ltd

The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is the user-friendly environment. The integration, implementation, and training for the solution are good.

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IZ
Lead Engineer at IBS Platformix

It is very convenient.

Our customers like that it is license-free.

You don't need any other instruments for control, AHV. You only need to look at the prism to control all infrastructure.

AHV is a very powerful solution that is on par with VMware.

Nutanix has all of the features that customers require.

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RA
Data Center and Cloud Manager at MTDS

For our markets here in Morocco, we are mainly working with server virtualization, and the most valuable feature is the software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure.

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HA
Senior IT Consultant

The most valuable feature is that it is open-source. Also, the customization for Linux VMs is good. 

It has a vs switch for the people who know Linux, in case it's easier for them to use AHV than it is to use VMware.

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HA
Senior IT Consultant

The features that I've found most valuable are that it is customized like Linux KVM and it is open-source for people who know Linux. It's easier for them to use AHV than MWeb. Plus, AHV is free. For Linux people it's easy and also it's free.

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it_user1083924 - PeerSpot reviewer
PaaS Engineer at JSE Limited

The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it. It's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license. 

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AG
Manager Business Development. at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The dashboard of the solution is one of its strongest points.

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MR
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Using AHV, we have a built-in VR solution. It operates using a reduplication-based unique package transfer process. 

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RA
Founder at Scaleup

The most valuable features are that AHV is highly secured, simple to set up, and easy and flexible to use.

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KT
i-Security Engineer at M.Tech

Simplicity is the most valuable feature. With the management capabilities and monitoring tools, clients can do everything they need to do in their day to day operations.

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SK
Tech Head at Micropoint Computers Pvt Ltd

The solution is user-friendly and provides good virtual machine backups. The user interface gets updated when there is a new release.

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HJ
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is manageability. From one control, I can manage and monitor my entire cluster.

Also, I like the Prism console of Nutanix.

There are two features, one is data protection that is in-built with Nutanix, and the other is that I can schedule my VM backups. I don't need to buy any third-party software for that. If I have the ESXi to Hyper-V, I need to have third-party software. But in Nutanix, I don't have to buy any third-party software, because I have the data protection feature.

The third and most important feature is LCM, Life Cycle Management. With one click, I can upgrade my firmware as well as my software version, and there will be no downtime required for that. It is seamless.

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MM
System IT Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The price of the solution is its most valuable feature. 

Nutanix is good for new implementations on the VM side. It's very good for disaster recovery and final storage.

The solution offers good integration with the cloud.

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Buyer's Guide
Nutanix AHV Virtualization
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Nutanix AHV Virtualization. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.