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Gartner re-affirms Nutanix leadership in HCI category

By Paul Updike

August 27, 2021 | min

[G1] Gartner scores Nutanix Enterprise Cloud on the solution criteria for HCI

Gartner, Inc., one of the world’s most respected research and advisory firms, released its 2021 Gartner® Solution Scorecard for Nutanix® Enterprise Cloud[2] [3] [G4] . This report scores Nutanix based on criteria for HCI solutions. Nutanix continues to build its HCI stack, extend capabilities to Hybrid Multi-cloud, and grow and extend its partnerships in enterprise data centers with HPE Greenlake® and in Cloud Native and container capabilities with Red Hat OpenShift®, Google Anthos™, and Microsoft ARC™ solutions. Through this growth and extension we are reminded that the core HCI capabilities of the Nutanix solution remains a strong and evolving foundation.

One of the main values of HCI is the abstraction of hardware and the resulting simplification in daily use. This has been a strength since Nutanix first shipped a product in 2012. [G5] This continues to be a design goal at Nutanix that is consistent across the product portfolio.

At the core of Nutanix’s operations model is the user interface, Prism™. Prism manages resources within a cluster as well as cross-cluster capabilities. From a single UI, a user can create VMs, manage networking, set DR policies, automate tasks, perform AI driven capacity planning, and many other tasks. [G6]

The Nutanix attention to detail and user experience continues to drive the product ahead. Prism remains a focus and one of the first things a customer will notice that sets Nutanix apart.

If you wish to read the report, it is available from Gartner. To see how Nutanix compares with other HCI vendors you can review the Dec 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant [G7] [G8] for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software. Finally, to see first-hand why Nutanix continues to be a Leader in HCI, you can take a Nutanix Test Drive for free.

¹Gartner, Inc, Solution Scorecard for Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, published 27 May 2021, Paul Delory, Simon RichardGartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Gartner and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. (this will be soon updated in our Policy as well).

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