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Nutanix announces remote IT solutions for cloud infrastructure management
N utanix , a leader in enterprise cloud computing , has announced new solutions that will allow IT teams to deploy , upgrade and troubleshoot their cloud infrastructure while working from anywhere – whether at home or from a central office location . These solutions will be delivered via Nutanix Foundation Central , Insights and Lifecycle Manager – all of which will be available as part of Nutanix HCI software at no additional cost to customers .
While IT teams have been working overtime to deliver remote work solutions for businesses worldwide in light of the COVID-19 pandemic , they ’ re not always able to do so themselves . Managing IT infrastructure , troubleshooting issues and updating software often requires IT teams to be onsite at their data centre , something even more challenging with social distancing requirements .
“ Nutanix was founded with a vision – to make IT infrastructure management so simple , that it essentially becomes invisible ,” said Greg Smith , VP of Technical and Product Marketing at Nutanix . “ These new capabilities will offer an even more seamless experience from day one and beyond – from anywhere . Nutanix ’ s simplified management as well as a more secure and resilient IT infrastructure , whether from home or a remote location , is something that is now more important than ever .”
These Nutanix solutions will allow IT teams to remotely manage cloud infrastructure throughout the entire software lifecycle .
New or expanded cloud infrastructure deployments
Managed through the Prism interface , Nutanix Foundation Central allows IT teams to deploy private cloud infrastructure on a global scale from a single interface and from any location . After quickly installing non-configured appliances or servers on site , Foundation Central then takes over to image and configure Nutanix nodes and install any Nutanix software solution .
In addition to automating and centralising infrastructure software deployment , Foundation Central enables organisations to simply scale existing infrastructure capacity to keep pace with business growth .
Predictive health and intelligent support
Nutanix Insights will provide predictive health and automated support services to streamline IT operations globally . The new service will analyse telemetry from customers ’ cloud deployments , including all clusters , sites and geographies , to identify ongoing and potential issues that could impact application and data availability . Once identified , the Insights service can provide customised recommendations to optimise the health and performance of the infrastructure . These recommendations are based on established IT best practices , as well as a deep knowledge accumulated by Nutanix in supporting more than 16,000 enterprises around the world .
Additionally , the Insights service can automatically open a support ticket with Nutanix , have a Site Reliability Engineer ( SRE ) assigned and optionally collect and upload all relevant customer log files for analysis – all without any manual interaction . Preliminary internal data reveals that Insights will enable customers to resolve about 30 % of issues without opening a support ticket , resulting in fewer support cases for a healthier IT and cloud infrastructure .
One-Click , non-disruptive infrastructure upgrades
Nutanix Lifecycle Manager ( LCM ) will deliver seamless , one-click upgrades to the Nutanix software stack , as well as to appliance firmware – without any application or infrastructure downtime . LCM can automatically determine any software and firmware dependencies , intelligently prioritise updates and orchestrate the entire upgrade process removing guesswork and resulting in a more secure and resilient infrastructure . •
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