Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters (GC2) on AWS
Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters (GC2) on AWS
Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters (GC2) delivers the full Nutanix Cloud Platform directly into AWS GovCloud(US)—enabling qualified US federal, state, and private entities, to extend on-premises workloads to a compliant public cloud without refactoring or lengthy hardware delays. GC2 provides a secure option for public cloud adoption benefiting US public entities and their contractors that are required to manage controlled and classified data. IT teams maintain consistent operations, security policies, and processes whether workloads run on-premises, at the edge, or in AWS GovCloud (US), and soon in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC).
GC2 accelerates hybrid cloud adoption while solving three critical challenges: cost-effective cloud migration and modernization, disaster recovery for business and mission continuity, and on-demand capacity expansion. Organizations gain cloud agility and scalability while continuing to benefit from the hardened security posture, and operational control that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) provides. GC2 allows you to take advantage of AWS GovCloud and European Sovereign Cloud compliance.
Mitigate the Risk of Hardware Delay
The global supply chain for IT infrastructure is currently under severe strain, which is leading to downstream price pressure and long lead times, restricting access to critical components. For organizations navigating the delay of hardware, this moment requires a deliberate strategy. Nutanix offers a comprehensive platform that delivers resilience through hybrid cloud agility. With Nutanix GC2, you get immediate capacity in AWS, your missions stay on track, and your IT strategy maintains flexibility.
Product Use Cases
| Cloud Migration & Modernization | Cloud Disaster Recovery | Datacenter Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Move workloads to AWS bare metal as-is, while modernizing at your pace with Nutanix Kubernetes, AI, and database services, and native AWS services. | Cut the cost and complexity of maintaining on-premises disaster recovery infrastructure by using AWS for DR to maintain operational continuity. | Expand capacity quickly in AWS to support business or mission surges, contractor onboarding, dev/test workloads, and VDI—then scale back when demand subsides. |
Features/Capabilities
Hybrid Cloud Management
- Simplify app, data, and security management with a single operating model across clouds.
- Maintain the security advantages of on-premises deployments while providing cloud agility and scalability needed for mission critical applications.
- Move workloads across your on-premises locations and AWS seamlessly without refactoring.
- Utilize AWS accounts for streamlined migration and integration between existing apps and AWS GovCloud services without complex setups.
- Create multi-tiered disaster recovery (DR) between on-premises and AWS GovCloud regions with options for shorter Recovery Point Objectives and fast Recovery Time Objectives.
Infrastructure Intelligence
- Simplify cloud operations and lifecycle management across on-premises, edge and public cloud.
- Build clusters in AWS without requiring external connectivity.
- Bolster infrastructure resilience against unplanned outages.
- Achieve mission-ready application performance, resilience, and data retention with AWS bare-metal.
Flexibility and Efficiency
- Move applications between on-premises and GC2 on AWS for flexible workload placement.
- Take advantage of an AWS compliant environment with the ability to easily shift Nutanix licenses from on-premises nodes to AWS instances.
- Choose from various AWS bare-metal instance types offering varied CPUs, memory, and storage.
| AWS Bare-Metal | Configuration Options |
|---|---|
.metal Compute Instances | i4i, m6id, m5d, i3en, i7ie |
Processor Cores | 48-96 physical cores |
Memory Configurations | 384-1,536 GB |
Local Storage | 3.6-120 TB NVMe SSD |
Seamless Procurement and Support
GC2 is available across AWS US regions with joint Nutanix and AWS customer support.
Simplify procurement by purchasing Nutanix software through the AWS Marketplace and applying your AWS spend commitments to both software and bare-metal instances. Existing Nutanix customers can transfer on-premises licenses to GC2 for maximum flexibility.
Figure 1: Choice of available GC2 on AWS GovCloud US regions
Resources and Getting Started
Ready to Accelerate Your Cloud Migration?
Nutanix GC2 delivers the security and control your mission demands with AWS agility. Nutanix GC2 places the workload, data and control of all orchestration intelligence inside your AWS environment, with no external connectivity requirements. You retain ownership of your infrastructure, data and compliance boundaries, as well as the optionality to rebalance across environments as desired.
Contact your Nutanix or AWS account manager to learn more.
Learn More:
www.nutanix.com/federal
www.nutanix.com/gc2
aws.amazon.com/govcloud-us
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