Nutanix Expands Partnership with AWS
Nutanix , a leader in hybrid
multicloud computing, announced an expanded strategic collaboration with
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to accelerate cloud migration and provide
options for customers managing workloads across on-premises and cloud
environments. This aims to reduce the friction required for IT modernization,
making it easier for customers to leverage AWS services to drive innovation.
Through
this collaboration, customers can leverage Nutanix Cloud
Clusters (NC2) on AWS, which will enable them to seamlessly extend
their on-premises Nutanix environment to AWS. This integration allows
organizations to run their applications on a consistent environment across both
on-premises and AWS, and benefit from access to AWS services, including AWS
Databases, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and advanced artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services, as well as the security,
resiliency, and scalability AWS offers.
“90% of organizations are
taking a ‘cloud smart’ approach to their infrastructure strategy – leveraging
the best environment for each of their applications,” said Tarkan
Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix. “Our expanded strategic
partnership with AWS is a win-win-win for both companies and our customers, as
it will help simplify their cloud migration journeys, accelerate their adoption
of AWS using NC2, and open the door to hybrid cloud and on-prem Nutanix
opportunities.”
"Our
expanded collaboration with Nutanix represents a significant step forward in
simplifying cloud migration, and helping customers innovate,” said Chris
Sullivan, Vice President, Americas Channels & Alliances at AWS. “This
partnership will empower more customers to accelerate their digital
transformation journey, allowing them to leverage the scalability, security,
resiliency, and innovation of AWS and its services."
NC2 on
AWS delivers a cost-effective solution with disaster recovery, data center
extension, and application migration and modernization. This enables
intelligent workload placement of applications and data with zero code changes,
and helps break down silos within the IT organization. Additional customer
benefits include:
- Faster,
low-risk app migrations. Move workloads quickly and predictably
with the Nutanix Move migration tool, without costly application
refactoring and, at the same time, minimize migration risks with
bi-directional portability.
- Effortless
scale and flexibility. Drive IT automation across the entire hybrid cloud stack,
on-premises and in the cloud leveraging the elasticity of AWS to manage
expected and unexpected capacity demands.
- Increase
cloud efficiency. Increase cloud resource efficiency to reduce cloud costs
through use of bare-metal platforms in AWS with a unified control plane,
consistent automation mechanisms and lifecycle management for virtual
machines. Simplify procurement by using AWS
Marketplace for all your Nutanix software licensing needs.
As part
of the collaboration, AWS will also make available promotional credits to
support customer migrations and proof of concepts. Leveraging the AWS VMware
Migration Accelerator, customers can gain access to promotional
credits for migrating VMWare on AWS workloads to NC2 on AWS. Additionally,
customers migrating workloads from other clouds or on-premises will also have
access to the AWS Migration
Acceleration Program benefits, including a free
proof-of-concept trials, migration assessment and support with AWS credits, as
well as Nutanix licensing pricing promotions.
"The
collaboration between Nutanix and AWS to offer NC2 on AWS represents a
significant leap forward for Accenture to help clients manage diverse
workloads, bridging on-premises and cloud environments,” said Andy Tay,
Cloud First Global Lead at Accenture. “By combining the strengths of Nutanix
and AWS, with our industry knowledge and cloud expertise, we're setting a new
standard for clients to be ready for business reinvention through a strong,
integrated digital core, enabling businesses to be more agile and innovative.”
"Today’s
enterprises face growing uncertainty in their IT landscapes, but the
partnership between Nutanix and AWS emerges as a strategic solution to enable
more seamless migrations to Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS. This collaboration
aims to provide customers with the speed and agility needed to navigate today’s
dynamic business environment," Dave Pearson, Research Vice
President, IDC.
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