Nutanix Cloud Platform
Nutanix Cloud Platform delivers an integrated, software-defined infrastructure that consolidates compute, distributed storage, and networking into a resilient enterprise cloud. MRIT architects and deploys Nutanix environments to modernize legacy footprints, accelerate cross-hypervisor migrations, and streamline multi-site operations under single-pane governance.
What we do
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Cluster design
AOS and AHV cluster sizing, failure domains and storage containers aligned to your workloads.
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Prism Central at scale
Multi-site Prism Central design with consistent policy, RBAC and monitoring.
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Disaster recovery
Protection policies and recovery plans, including designs that avoid re-IP on failover.
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VMware to Nutanix migration
Dependency mapping, wave planning and cutover with Nutanix Move.
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Self-service automation
Blueprints and catalogs in Nutanix Self-Service, integrated with your existing tools.
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Lifecycle Management & Health Remediation
Non-disruptive LifeCycle Manager (LCM) firmware and AOS upgrades, Nutanix Cluster Check (NCC) automation, and expert escalation for cluster degradation.
Nutanix Cloud Architecture
Nutanix Migration & Modernization Review
A structured analysis of workload dependencies, sizing, and licensing to de-risk your transition to Nutanix before you commit.
Request a review- Nutanix migration wave & risk matrix
- Nutanix Sizer cluster modeling & core-count calculation
- Storage performance & replication factor validation
- AHV network fabric & top-of-rack prerequisite check
- Nutanix Move compatibility & guest OS audit
- Flow microsegmentation policy mapping
- Disaster recovery RPO/RTO validation plan
Common questions
How does Nutanix AHV compare to VMware ESXi for enterprise production workloads?
AHV is an enterprise-grade, hardened type-1 hypervisor built on KVM, eliminating hypervisor licensing costs and third-party management layers. It integrates natively with AOS distributed storage, offering automated VM high availability, dynamic resource scheduling, and native microsegmentation through Prism Central without requiring external management appliances.
How do we migrate live production workloads to Nutanix?
We utilize Nutanix Move to orchestrate block-level data replication to AHV. Migration waves are seeded in the background while applications run uninterrupted, followed by a scheduled cutover window typically requiring only a brief reboot to install VirtIO drivers and transition network attachments.
Can Nutanix handle non-disruptive firmware and hypervisor updates across heterogeneous nodes?
Yes. Nutanix LifeCycle Manager (LCM) decouples software updates from hardware vendor schedules. LCM automates dependency checks and orchestrates sequential node evacuations, firmware updates (BIOS, BMC, NICs, drive controllers), and hypervisor/AOS upgrades across clusters with zero workload downtime
What network prerequisites are needed to integrate a Nutanix cluster into existing data centers?
Nutanix clusters require redundant 10GbE, 25GbE, or 100GbE top-of-rack switches configured with standard LACP or active-backup uplinks. While Nutanix does not require complex proprietary fabric overlays, MTU consistency (supporting jumbo frames where applicable) and low-latency, non-blocking interconnects between all cluster nodes are essential for distributed storage performance.
How does Nutanix storage handle data resiliency without traditional SAN/NAS arrays?
Nutanix Distributed Storage eliminates physical SAN fabrics by pooling local NVMe, SSD, and HDD drives across nodes into a distributed storage fabric. Resiliency is maintained via software-defined Replication Factor (RF2 or RF3), ensuring data and metadata are synchronously mirrored across distinct failure domains and nodes.
How does Prism Central manage multi-cluster and edge footprints?
Prism Central acts as a centralized multi-cluster management plane, providing single-pane governance across distributed datacenters, edge sites, and hybrid cloud nodes. It enforces role-based access control (RBAC), aggregates capacity forecasting via machine learning, and standardizes security categories across all managed clusters.