These storage-focused enhancements build on the recent launch of Nutanix Clusters , which supports Nutanix ’ s hyperconverged infrastructure software running in AWS and , in the future , Microsoft Azure . The company continues to enable its technology to run in any cloud , while embracing a common operating model to streamline IT management and provide organisations the flexibility to run every application in the cloud of their choice .

“ IT teams around the world are quickly moving to hybrid environments and they ’ re looking for technology solutions to help them facilitate this transition , to help them manage disparate technologies and simplify operations ,” said Rajiv Mirani , CTO at Nutanix . “ We recently extended our hyperconverged infrastructure software to public cloud with the launch of Nutanix Clusters to help companies do just that . Now the focus is on strengthening the overall platform , including delivering an easy-to-use , scale-out storage fabric across their different cloud environments .”

The new features offer customers the following :

• Cloud tiering for objects storage : Nutanix Objects can now deliver tiering of object data to an S3- compatible object store , including cloud storage such as AWS S3 . This helps enable customers to lower the

cost of long-term storage and archival by taking advantage of public cloud infrastructure . This new intelligent tiering capability will also significantly improve data life cycle management across different clouds , while still maintaining visibility and control , as metadata is retained on-premises for easier search and retrieval . Customers can use any S3-compatible target as a tier to Nutanix Objects .

• Hybrid cloud file storage : Nutanix Files is now generally available to run in public clouds through Nutanix Clusters . A true hybrid cloud file storage solution , Nutanix Files now delivers a unified experience along with simplified singlepane management across cloud deployment modes , spanning the Edge , remote offices and core data centres , and public cloud . This provides customers with the flexibility to choose the right cloud , offer easy scalability and deliver more control over hybrid cloud file storage .

• Simplified Disaster Recovery : Nutanix Objects and Files now deliver improved recovery point objective ( RPO ) ensuring data is

always available across data centres and clouds in the event of a disaster . Objects now provide streaming replication , with an RPO of just a few seconds , particularly helpful for containerised workloads that can use S3 endpoints for primary storage . This allows enterprises to containerise their mission-critical stateful applications and ensure Business Continuity even in the most strenuous of circumstances . Additionally , Nutanix Files now provides support for RPO of up to one minute , compared to one hour previously , which is particularly useful when running enterprise applications using NFS & SMB endpoints .

“ As organisations grapple with Digital Transformation and the move to a true hybrid cloud , they are looking for solutions to help them on this journey . The key capabilities needed to address their challenges are simplicity and uniformity across all deployment locations and across multiple clouds ,” said Eric Burgener , Research Vice President , Infrastructure Systems , Platforms and Technologies Group , IDC . ◊

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