Ease of Management
With AHV, virtualization management is combined with the simplicity of HCI - Easily manage storage and virtualization all from Nutanix Prism
Native Security
Take the burden off your teams with factory-applied security best practices, network microsegmentation, and built-in configuration audit and remediation
Low Operational Costs
Customers and Studies show that using Nutanix with AHV provides better TCO than other virtualization solutions
Exceptional Performance
AHV not only streamlines operations but is tuned to deliver optimal application performance on Nutanix HCI for the most demanding enterprise applications
As of Q2 FY’20 47%* of the Nutanix nodes sold had customers choose AHV for their virtualization needs
*Calculated on a rolling four-quarter average
Are you Still Paying for Virtualization?
Ask yourself if you’re getting value from your virtualization spend. Nutanix AHV is enterprise-grade, built-in, and license-free.
AHV “Invisible” Virtualization
Based on proven open-source Linux virtualization, AHV delivers everything you would expect from a virtualization solution - without the cost and complexity.
Tested and ready for the enterprise: high performance, flexible migrations, self-healing security configuration, automated data protection with disaster recovery, and rich analytics.
With robust, integrated management features, AHV is a lean virtualization solution with no software bloat, no costly shelfware, and no hidden extra costs.
AHV has a robust and ever-growing ecosystem of technology partners and validated software solutions that offer enhanced solutions and features for every business need.
“It took us less than a week to become comfortable with AHV. AHV is a simple solution with everything we need displayed in one console, and we love the one-click non-disruptive upgrades."
““AHV is one of the main distinguishing factors for Nutanix, when compared to other hyperconverged platforms..The out-of-the-box experience is fantastic, and AHV has all of the features we need.”
“Moving to AHV gave us a one-stop-shop to manage the entire environment using a single management console, Nutanix Prism Central.”
How AHV stacks up to your current virtualization solution
Read about best practices for creating new VMs, utilizing clones and snapshots, performing live migrations, and using disaster recovery with AHV.
Nutanix University
Nutanix University offers a comprehensive course on AHV management, data protection, high availability, networking, and performance.
AHV Tech Note
A technical overview of AHV and its place within the Nutanix architecture
AHV Networking
Networking is critical to any infrastructure. Learn how to deploy and manage networks for HCI and AHV
Security at the Virtualization Layer
AHV is built for the hybrid cloud, HCI, and security
