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Simplify your cloud management with Nutanix Cloud Clusters NC2

Nutanix Cloud Clusters delivers a cloud platform with the flexibility, simplicity, and cost efficiency needed to manage applications and infrastructure in private and multiple public clouds, operated as a single cloud.

Hybrid cloud management can be an ever-increasing complexity as an organisation scales up, whether that be with public cloud or on-premises infrastructure. The solution to this complexity is Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) a hybrid multi-cloud platform. NC2 unifies your private and public clouds under one roof, offering increased efficiencies for managing your networks, and providing greater transparency to help with planning for future growth. Discover benefits such as automated cloud management, application mobility, secure business continuity and more.  

Overview of NC2 (Nutanix Cloud Cluster)

What is NC2?

Nutanix NC2, or Nutanix Cloud Clusters, is a hybrid and multi-cloud platform designed to simplify and streamline IT operations. Adopting a single software-defined cloud platform, Nutanix NC2 allows organisations to run their applications seamlessly across both private and public clouds, providing flexibility and scalability.

So, why do many organisations use the hybrid and multi-cloud approach? Let’s dive into the benefits and the problems Nutanix NC2 addresses.

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Simplified management

One of the standout benefits of Nutanix NC2 is its ability to simplify IT management. Within a single platform, administrators can manage their entire infrastructure, whether it’s on-premises or in the cloud. This unified management reduces complexity and allows IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than routine maintenance.

Enhanced flexibility and scalability

Nutanix NC2 offers unparalleled flexibility and scalability. Easily scale your resources up or down based on demand, ensuring you only pay for what you use. This elasticity is particularly beneficial for organisations with fluctuating workloads or those experiencing rapid growth.

Cost efficiency

Optimise your costs by choosing the most cost-effective cloud provider for your specific needs and avoid vendor lock-in. The flexibility of choosing providers can lead to significant cost savings over time.

Improved disaster recovery

Nutanix NC2 enhances disaster recovery capabilities by enabling seamless data replication and failover between on-premises and cloud environments. This ensures business continuity and minimises downtime in the event of a disaster.

Problems Nutanix NC2 solves

Managing multiple cloud environments can be a daunting task. Nutanix NC2 addresses this challenge by providing a unified platform that simplifies multi-cloud management. This means IT teams will manage their resources more efficiently and reduce the risk of errors.

Vendor lock-in is a significant concern for many organisations. NC2 mitigates this issue by offering a flexible platform that supports multiple cloud providers. This allows organisation to switch providers or use a combination of providers without being tied to a single vendor.

Performance consistency is crucial for business operations. Nutanix NC2 ensures consistent performance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, providing a reliable and predictable experience for users.

Security and compliance are top priorities for any organisation. Nutanix NC2 offers robust security features and compliance certifications, ensuring that data is protected and regulatory requirements are met.

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NC2 on Azure

NC2 enables seamless deployment of applications and data into Microsoft Azure. With NC2, there is no code changes needed when migrating apps to Azure, allowing for a quick and simple process, eliminating the upfront development times needed to refactor applications.

Burst to Azure with Azure bare-metal nodes on-demand. With the ability to quickly up-scale applications and environments when required then shrink down when they’re not eliminates wasteful on-premises resource requirements for development and test environments.

Azure regions can provide a secondary site to ensure your business continuity and a secure disaster recovery response. Azure enables a rapid recovery within minutes in the event of a disaster failover event. It also supports global availability and geographical expansion without the need for a secondary datacentre.

NC2 on AWS

Run NC2 within your existing AWS cloud accounts and VPCs, allowing you to spend the time and costs previously spent on the complex task of managing network integration elsewhere.

AWS also provides global region availability. With AWS GovCloud, local NC2 are on AWS regions near where your application needs to be.

Similar to Azure, flexible bare-metal configurations are available, this means that there is a variety of hardware setups you can choose from.

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Compute-heavy nodes

for applications that require high CPU resources

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Storage-heavy nodes

are optimised for storage capacity, for applications that require a lot of data storage

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GPU support nodes

include graphics processing units for applications that require high-performance graphics. This node is also ideal for AI and machine learning tasks

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All-flash or NVMe Storage

nodes are high speed storage technologies (all-flash or NVMe) to provide rapid data access and high performance.

Nutanix and Phoenix partnership 

Nutanix and Phoenix work together to deliver advanced IT solutions that enhance flexibility, reduce complexity, and improve scalability for all organisations. 

This partnership between Phoenix Software and Nutanix empowers customers to optimise their IT environments, enhance operational resilience, and drive innovation. 

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Talk to us about Nutanix NC2

The specialists at Nutanix and Phoenix work closely together to provide innovations that simplify IT management. Get in touch with our team of specialists today to find out more about IT and cloud management solutions and what they can do for your organisation.

Alternatively, call us on 01904 562200 or email [email protected].