Unlocking Business Value with Nutanix Cloud Platform: 391% ROI and a Seven-Month Payback
In today’s digital-first economy, infrastructure decisions are no longer just IT concerns – they’re strategic business imperatives. A recent IDC white paper sponsored by Nutanix reveals how organizations that leverage the Nutanix Cloud Platform solution (NCP) are achieving transformative outcomes across cost, agility, performance, and productivity.
The Numbers Tell a Powerful Story
Based on in-depth interviews with six (6) global Nutanix customers, IDC calculated impressive results:
- 391% average three-year ROI
- Seven-month average payback period
- 41% lower infrastructure costs
- 42% lower three-year operational costs
- 88% faster storage deployment
- 90% more VMs managed per IT team member
- 77% less unplanned downtime
- 98% improvement in timely data backups
These aren’t just incremental gains – they’re game-changing outcomes that redefine what’s possible for enterprise IT.
Why Nutanix Cloud Platform?
NCP extends hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) into a unified hybrid multicloud solution that simplifies operations across on-premises, edge and public cloud environments. Key capabilities include:
- Unified management via Nutanix Central and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)
- Software-defined infrastructure that scales compute and storage independently
- Seamless workload mobility across clouds
- Integrated services for databases management, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), Kubernetes® management, and unstructured data storage
- Built-in automation, resilience and security
Designed for modern workloads – from enterprise apps to AI and GenAI – NCP supports rapid innovation without the complexity of traditional three-tier architectures.
Real-World Impact
IDC estimates that the interviewed Nutanix customers will realize:
- $10.6 million in average annual benefits per organization $575,600 in value per 100 VMs)
- $5.88 million (average) in new business revenue annually due to improved business productivity
- 16% (average) increase in user productivity, equating to 292 hours per employee per year
What’s Driving the Business Value?
The study highlights five key benefit areas:
- IT cost optimization – Reduced spend on compute, storage and licensing
- IT staff efficiency – Unified management and automation reduce manual tasks
- Agility and flexibility – Automation and self-service capabilities
- Performance and risk reduction – Fewer outages, faster recovery, well-orchestrated disaster recovery
- Business enablement – Faster time to market, improved user experience and increased revenue
Built for the Future of Enterprise IT
As organizations accelerate the adoption of AI, edge computing and hybrid multicloud strategies, Nutanix stands out as a trusted partner for digital transformation. With a proven track record of innovation and tightly-coupled integrations with industry leaders, Nutanix delivers a platform built for simplicity, scalability and speed.
Whether you're deploying GenAI workloads, modernizing legacy applications or scaling across distributed environments, NCP empowers IT teams to move faster, reduce complexity and unlock new business value – without compromise.
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