Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS
A Simpler, Faster and More Cost-Effective Hybrid Cloud with AWS
Organizations can accelerate the adoption of hybrid cloud on AWS and deliver a more cost-effective solution for cloud migration and modernization, cloud disaster recovery for business continuity, and extend to the cloud to augment on-premises capacity with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS.
NC2 is the public cloud deployment model for Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), and it enables the seamless deployment of Nutanix software on AWS. It offers a straightforward path to migrate existing applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. With consistent IT management, processes and procedures across hybrid cloud environments, NC2 enables customers to accelerate their cloud adoption, simplify cloud operations, and increase cloud efficiency.
Nutanix Cloud Clusters has been a real game changer, allowing us to move crucial services needed on AWS in just a few hours rather than having to re-architect or replace them. At the same time, it has also enabled us to strengthen disaster recovery protection for all of our business-critical applications while simplifying management operations and, by leveraging existing skill sets, saving both time and money.
Product Use Cases
| Cloud Migration & Modernization | Cloud Disaster Recovery | Datacenter Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Seamlessly migrate apps and data to AWS quickly and eliminate app refactoring or rearchitecting. Then, Modernize with Nutanix Kubernetes, database services, and AI, and integrate with AWS cloud services. | Use AWS regions as a secondary site to recover on-premises apps and data in minutes if a disaster failover event occurs. Store data in a small ‘pilot-light’ cluster or in remote EBS or S3 storage, automatically bursting the cluster size required for workload recovery. | Utilize NC2 to rapidly expand on-demand capacity for seasonal or temporary on-demand bursting when additional resources are required for geographic expansion, dev/test, M&A, and VDI workloads. |
Features/Capabilities
Hybrid Cloud Management
- Simplify app, data, and security management across clouds with a unified management control plane.
- Move workloads within your hybrid cloud seamlessly without code changes.
- Utilize AWS accounts for streamlined migration and integration between existing apps and AWS services without complex setups.
- Create multi-tiered disaster recovery (DR) between on-premises and AWS with options for short Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) and fast Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), or leverage AWS S3 storage for apps with longer RTOs.
- Scale cluster storage on-demand with AWS EBS integration.
Infrastructure Intelligence
- Simplify cloud operations and lifecycle management across on-premises, edge and public cloud.
- Eliminate manual cluster builds in AWS and deliver time-to-value with API-driven NC2 automation.
- Ensure infrastructure resilience against unplanned outages with intelligent rack awareness and auto host remediation with automatic node recovery during failures.
- Procure clusters in minutes, with build times under an hour.
- Achieve enterprise-level application performance, resilience, and data retention with AWS bare-metal.
- Networking options provide low-latency access to AWS services, while Nutanix Flow Virtual Networking (FVN) enhances seamless cloud-to-cloud migrations, offering integration and flexibility.
Flexibility and Efficiency
- Port flexible Nutanix licenses to the public cloud as needed for evolving business needs.
- Move applications between on-premises and NC2 on AWS for flexible workload placement.
- Use Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for cost visibility and governance across on-premises, native cloud and NC2 on AWS.
- Minimize cloud silos with large cluster sizes of up to 28 nodes.
- Choose from nine bare-metal instance types offering varied CPUs, memory, storage, and GPU availability.
| AWS Bare-Metal | Configuration Options |
|---|---|
.metal Compute Instances | i4i, m6id, m5d, i3en, z1d, g4dn, i7i, i7ie |
Processor Cores | 24-64 physical cores |
Memory Configurations | 384-1,536 GB |
Local Storage | 1.8-120 TB NVMe SSD |
Optional EBS Storage | 15-150 TB (up to 4x local storage) |
Seamless Procurement and Support
NC2 is widely available across global AWS regions with joint Nutanix and AWS customer support.
Transact on Nutanix software via the AWS marketplace and together with AWS bare-metal, leverage AWS spend commitments for a more seamless procurement process. Nutanix customers can also seamlessly transfer on-premises edge licenses to NC2 on AWS environments.
Figure 1: Choice of available NC2 on AWS regions1
Resources and Getting Started
Additional NC2 on AWS resources, education and more can be found at the following links:
- Learn more about NC2 on AWS at www.nutanix.com/nc2onaws
- Learn more about Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters on AWS
- Experience NC2 on AWS with a complimentary test drive at www.nutanix.com/awstd
- Start a 30-day free trial of NC2 with AWS at https://www.nutanix.com/products/nutanix-cloud-clusters/aws/free-trial
- Optimize your cloud migration strategy with a Migration Optimization Assessment (Evolve Services)
- Learn more about Nutanix at www.nutanix.com
1 View the NC2 on AWS Deployment and User Guide for specific node configuration limits and supported AWS regions.
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