LATEST INTELLIGENCE
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE
TO HYPERCONVERGED
INFRASTRUCTURE:
HOW NUTANIX WORKS
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iIT at a crossroads
IT is increasingly being asked to spend less time
on infrastructure and more time (and budget)
on application services that add business value.
Despite a continuous stream of IT hardware
and software enhancements, the infrastructure
challenges faced by IT teams continue to rise.
The IT infrastructure and virtualization software
required to meet the needs of business is complex
and expensive, and datacenter management has
become painful. Far too much time and effort are
focused on just keeping the lights on.
Legacy infrastructure – with separate storage,
storage networks, and servers – is not well suited to
meet the growing demands of enterprise applications
or the fast pace of modern business. The silos
created by traditional infrastructure have become a
barrier to change and progress, adding complexity
to every step, from ordering to deployment to
management. New business initiatives require buy-in
from multiple teams, and IT needs must be predicted
3-to-5 years in advance. As most IT teams know, this
involves a substantial amount of guesswork and is
almost impossible to get right. In addition, vendor
lock-in and increasing licensing costs are stretching
budgets to the breaking point.
Time for a Different Approach?
Enterprise IT teams today are looking for ways to
deliver on-premises IT services with the speed and
operational efficiency of public cloud services such
as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure,
and Google Cloud. ◊
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