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 enable supply chain resilience with flexible hybrid cloud agility and multiple hardware options. Bypass hardware lead times, extend infrastructure lifecycles, and preserve agility amid ongoing market volatility.
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Build a Supply Chain Resilient Infrastructure
Access 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 virtualized and containerized 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.
Access Flexible Storage and Compute
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, which can be optimized with Nutanix solutions.
Navigating Supply Chain Constraints with Architectural Flexibility
Moor Insights analyzes today’s supply chain challenges and outlines how Nutanix enables architectural flexibility. Learn how enterprises can pause refresh cycles, extend asset lifespans, and leverage the public cloud to navigate shortages while staying in control of modernization plans.
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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.
Deployment Freedom Without Strict HCLs
Leverage existing bare-metal servers and virtualized infrastructure with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform—without requirements from strict hardware compatibility lists. This enables organizations to bypass long hardware lead times by repurposing available assets for modern, containerized workloads.
Consistent Operations
Leverage consistent management, security, and governance across all environments, allowing you to freely shift resources based on hardware availability without creating operational silos.
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
Help reduce supply chain shocks by repurposing existing assets in vSAN HCI, or leverage Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with an expanding selection of supported IP-based storage arrays. Certification across leading server vendors and an open platform architecture allow you to switch vendors or source hardware from the most readily available and cost-effective partners.
Cloud Storage Capacity
Keep your business moving forward. Instead of waiting weeks or months for new on-premises storage to arrive, Nutanix Unified Storage unlocks the elasticity of the public cloud while maximizing the value of your existing infrastructure. Smart Tiering capabilities make it easy to automatically and transparently tier cold or inactive data directly to lower-cost public cloud repositories like AWS S3 or Azure Blob—freeing up high-performance, on-prem storage for the most mission-critical, active workloads.
Efficiency Assessment
Gain visibility into your existing environments (including NetApp, DELL PowerScale/Isilon, and Windows FS) with the File System Scanner. This standalone assessment quickly uncovers data distribution, duplicate files, and inactive storage, showing you exactly how much capacity you can reclaim today without waiting on hardware shipments.
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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 (not within the same cluster). 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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