The global supply chain for IT infrastructure is facing severe pressure. Procurement cycles for standard enterprise hardware have stretched from weeks to several months or even a year. This is largely due to a massive buildout of AI capacity by hyperscalers, which is consuming component supply. Additionally, geopolitical factors, trade restrictions, and export controls are further restricting access to critical components, leading to elongated lead times and price volatility.
Secure Your IT Future Against Supply Chain Disruption
Nutanix helps future‑proof IT with hardware choice and hybrid cloud agility. Bypass hardware lead times, extend infrastructure lifecycles, and preserve flexibility amid market volatility.
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Build a Supply Chain Resilient Infrastructure
Access Instant Capacity in the Public Cloud
Reduce wait times by tapping into public cloud platforms for immediate capacity. Accelerate your migration with a consistent operating model that grants you true modernization freedom, while also retaining the flexibility to move workloads back from the cloud with ease.
Extend Capacity through Nutanix Partners
Leverage “Powered by Nutanix” service provider offerings to sidestep hardware shortages and price hikes. Access supply chain resilient infrastructure on demand to maintain predictable costs and agility.
Scale Compute Without Replacing Storage
Decouple compute growth from storage to preserve capital and extend hardware lifecycles. Maintain vendor negotiating power by scaling resources independently without impacting your existing storage investments.
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Seamless Hybrid Cloud Agility
Accelerated Time to Value
Get capacity in the cloud without delay or refactoring for a low-risk, faster move to the cloud. Utilize public cloud bare metal (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) to help bypass hardware lead times by delivering an immediate source of capacity that acts as a rapid bridge for server delays or a permanent hybrid extension for mission-critical workloads.
Consistent Operations
Leverage a unified platform, tooling, and governance and security for consistency across your on-premises, edge locations, and public cloud to reduce complexity and remove operating silos.
Future-Ready IT Infrastructure
Retain flexibility to burst for peak demand, build new services anywhere, and maintain a fully portable hybrid cloud. Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) allows your IT estate to remain future-ready, mitigating both hardware lead times and long-term cloud vendor lock-in.
Strategic Service Provider Partnerships
Immediate Capacity
Leverage service provider-hosted Nutanix hybrid cloud services to access on-demand capacity without waiting for new servers. With immediate access to over 300+ Managed Service Providers globally, you gain a rapid, supply-chain-resilient extension of your environment, keeping projects on schedule even when new hardware lead times spike.
Optimized Spend and Flexibility
Service providers deliver infrastructure-as-a-service “Powered by Nutanix” with predictable OPEX, enabling you to avoid inflated hardware costs while maintaining portability and consistent operations across on-prem and cloud environments.
Flexible Storage Integration
Extend Hardware Lifecycle
Reduce dependence on fixed infrastructure decisions by extending existing storage systems or adopting new hardware/cloud options as availability tightens and costs rise. This can allow you to add GPU-enabled servers to accelerate AI initiatives while utilizing existing storage assets, effectively bypassing SSD supply chain bottlenecks by decoupling compute growth from storage requirements.
Multi-Vendor Agility
Nutanix can help to insulate you from supply chain shocks by supporting mixed hardware generations, CPUs (AMD and Intel), and deployment models (HCI and three-tier). You can repurpose existing assets like vSAN ReadyNodes™ and VxRail™, or leverage Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with supported IP-based storage arrays. Our open ecosystem and expanding partner network provide flexibility for you to easily switch vendors to source the most available and cost-effective hardware.
Avoid Lock-In
Full portability of licenses, applications, and data preserves your flexibility and lets you retain maximum negotiating leverage with hardware vendors as conditions change.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) enables you to bypass hardware delays by accessing immediate capacity on public cloud bare metal infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). This serves as a rapid bridge for server delays or a permanent hybrid extension, allowing you to deploy workloads without waiting for physical delivery.
Yes. Nutanix supports mixed hardware generations and diverse CPU architectures (including AMD and Intel) within the same environment. This multi-vendor agility provides opportunities for customers to repurpose existing hardware (such as vSAN ReadyNodes) or source new servers from whichever vendor offers the best availability and price, insulating you from single-vendor hardware lock-in.
Yes. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure supports a wide selection of IP-based storage arrays. This may allow you to scale compute resources—such as adding GPU-enabled servers for AI—without being forced to purchase unnecessary storage capacity. You can extend the lifecycle of your existing storage investments while modernizing your compute layer.
By decoupling software from hardware, Nutanix allows you to negotiate hardware purchases from a position of strength, allowing you to choose the most cost-effective vendor options available. Additionally, moving workloads to NC2 allows you to leverage stable cloud pricing models, avoiding spikes in on-premises hardware costs during periods of scarcity.
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