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Nutanix’s Support for External Storage Systems Comes with Qualifications

April 23, 2026

Finding and adopting an alternative to VMware represents a top priority for many enterprises, regardless of their size. So, it was no surprise this topic was top of mind for many attendees at the recent Nutanix .NEXT conference. However, up to 80 percent of enterprises utilize external storage in conjunction with some of their VMware deployments. That helps explain why Nutanix continues to prioritize supporting more external storage systems. That said, Nutanix’s existing and announced support for external storage systems comes with specific qualifications for which enterprises must account.

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Hypervisor Decision Becoming a Hardware Lifecycle Decision

March 25, 2026

Any organization that received a quote for server hardware in Q4 2025 probably experienced a bit of sticker shock. Then, if it did not act and requested a second server hardware quote in Q1 2026, it received another shock. The quote likely increased by 15 percent, and perhaps more, depending on the server hardware configuration.
Broadcom already had organizations evaluating alternative hypervisors (and perhaps reeling) after again updating its VMware software licensing. Now enterprises must deal with yet another component of their core IT infrastructure increasing in cost. These increased server hardware costs have reframed the hypervisor conversation into one that also becomes a hardware lifecycle decision.

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5 Key Topics to Consider If Choosing a VMware vSphere Alternative

June 13, 2024

All size organizations appear to share one objective for 2024: identifying an alternative solution to VMware vSphere. The significant software licensing changes announced by Broadcom in November 2023 have prompted many organizations to consider alternatives to vSphere. While the most appropriate VMware vSphere alternative for each organization will vary, questions they will need to ask will look similar. Here are five (5) key questions on topics that organizations should ask if they choose a VMware vSphere alternative.

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Huawei Positions Enterprises to Adopt Data Center as a Computer Model

July 12, 2023

Deploying technologies in today’s data centers generally requires enterprises to first buy, lease, or subscribe to the ones they need. Once acquired, the responsibility to effectively manage and utilize them falls to the enterprise. However, Huawei no longer views this model as the future of data center management. Rather, its growing technology portfolio combines to facilitate a data center as a computer model. This model changes how enterprises perform data center management and often better positions them to meet future challenges.

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