Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is a hybrid multi-cloud management platform that offers Intelligent Operations, Self-Service, Cost Governance, and Security, natively with the Nutanix Platform and also through a SaaS subscription. Key features include:
- Self-service VMs and apps defined via simple blueprints, easily created and managed through GUI/CLI.
- IT lifecycle management, providing visibility, optimization, and financial control over multi-cloud deployments.
- Near real-time detection, monitoring, and remediation of security vulnerabilities and compliance issues across multiple cloud environments.
Nutanix Cloud Manager – Edge (NCM-Edge) provides the same capabilities as NCM, enabling intelligent operations, self-service, cost governance, and security for small edge and End-User-Computing (EUC) deployments. NCM-Edge is limited to a maximum of 25 VMs in a cluster, with each VM being limited to a maximum of 96GB of memory. NCM-Edge provides centralized visibility and control to seamlessly manage and connect infrastructure across edge locations, data centers, and public clouds through a single pane of glass, enabling consistent operations and governance.
Key Benefits
- Multi Site, Multi Cloud Coverage
With support for Nutanix and VMware on-premises, AWS, Azure, and GCP clouds. - Broad Coverage and Ecosystem Support
Out-of-box integration with various ITSM, IT-Sec, and automation platforms. - Simplicity and Ease of Use
A 2024 IDC survey of Nutanix customers found that with NCM, customers were 52% faster in deploying new storage and 48% faster in deploying new computer, leading to an overall 26% lower cost of operations over 3 years.
Inclusion
Intelligent Operations
NCM Intelligent Operations enables customers to optimize virtualization and infrastructure management, forecast capacity needs, proactively detect performance anomalies, and automate operational tasks with ease.
Self-Service
NCM Self-Service empowers organizations to streamline the provisioning, scaling, and management of new or existing applications across hybrid cloud environments while maintaining control over consumption and governance.
Cost Governance
NCM Cost Governance is a multicloud cost management service that provides visibility, optimization, and control over multicloud deployments for efficient cloud consumption. It offers essential showback and chargeback capabilities for IT teams.
Security Central
- NCM Security Central offers a single dashboard to plan, manage, and govern workload security across all cloud types without requiring deep cybersecurity expertise or additional personnel. The solution uses intelligent analysis to automate incident response and support regulatory compliance for strategic initiatives such as zero trust.
NCM-Edge Editions
| STARTER | PRO | ULTIMATE | |
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Nutanix Cloud Manager – Edge (NCM-Edge) Starter Easily and quickly gain back the control and visibility of AHV and ESXi virtual environments across the organization by implementing Infrastructure AIOps. |
Nutanix Cloud Manager – Edge (NCM-Edge) Pro Empower user innovation by providing self-service automation and advance service monitoring for on-premises and public cloud from the same console, but without losing control of the infrastructure resources and their cost. Includes all features in NCM Starter, and |
Nutanix Cloud Manager – Edge (NCM-Edge) Ultimate Unlock the possibility of providing tailored and advanced platform services from the marketplace console, and apply additional control mechanisms for ensuring a better utilization of the resources and their security at cloud scale. Includes all features in NCM Pro, and |
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| What you get | Intelligent Ops
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Intelligent Ops
Self-Service
Cost Governance
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Self-Service
Security Compliance
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Available SKUs
| Type | SKU Format | Example SKU(s) |
|---|---|---|
| New NCM-Edge Licensing | SW-NCM-E-[EDITION]-[SUPPORTLEVEL] | SW-NCM-E-PRO-PR |
| NCM-Edge Renewals | RSW-NCM-E-[EDITION]-[SUPPORTLEVEL] |
RSW-NCM-E-PRO-PR |
| NCM-Edge Upgrades | USW-NCM-E-[FROM:EDITION]-[FROM:SUPPORTLEVEL]-2-[TO:EDITION]-[TO:SUPPORTLEVEL] |
USW-NCM-E-STR-PR-2-PRO-PR |
Note: Currently there are no add-on NCM SKUs for Edge or EUC
| Editions |
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| STR - Starter |
| PRO - Pro |
| ULT - Ultimate |
| Support Levels |
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| PR - Production Support |
| MC - Mission Critical Support |
| FP - Federal Production Support |
| FM - Federal Mission Critical Support |
| AP - Authorized Partner, Production Support |
| AM – Authorized Partner, Mission Critical Support |
Pricing, Deployment, and Licensing Terms
Pricing
The NCM-Edge SKUs are for deployment on the Edge or for End-User-Computing (EUC) and are priced on a per VM basis as measured by the maximum number of concurrently powered-on VMs.
- Per User (only to be used with EUC licenses): This is based on concurrent VDI users. Pricing is no longer basing NCM on the COREs of the VDI nodes but now on the concurrent users.
- Per VM (only to be used with NCI-Edge licenses): As measured by the maximum number of concurrently powered-on VMs.
Constraints and Capabilities
- Just like NCI-Edge, NCM-Edge/EUC SKU’s are restricted to small clusters running up to 25 concurrently powered-on VMs, with each VM limited to 96GB memory allocation.
- NCM-Edge should be used with NCI-Edge SKUs only and the NCM-Edge quantity should be the same as NCI-Edge quantity.
- NCM-Edge has the same features and functions as the Core Data center version, only the meter is different.
Licensing Terms
- All SKUs deliver term licenses, and are configurable for any duration between 6-60 months. Licenses must be renewed for continued access to software and support.
- Nutanix system VMs (CVMs, PCVMs, FSVMs) do not require NCI-Edge licenses. However, non-Nutanix system VMs (e.g., vSphere vCLS) must be licensed.
- The Nutanix End-User Licensing Agreement is applicable for all NCI-Edge software.
Related Offerings
NCI-Edge is a product that provides the same capabilities as NCI but extends the Nutanix Platform to edge use cases. NCI-Edge is also limited to a maximum of 25 VMs in a cluster.