Nutanix Adds Support for Hyper-V Server 2012

Nutanix
Inc. introduced a technology preview of its support for Hyper-V
Server 2012 in conjunction with the latest release of Nutanix
OS (NOS) 3.5.

Building on its support for vSphere and
KVM, it supports a range of hypervisor platforms in the converged
infrastructure market.

Since inception, the company has taken
a hypervisor-agnostic approach to its software architecture strategy
with the goal of creating a common data fabric that powers a hybrid
enterprise datacenter comprised of different workloads running on
multiple hypervisors. Extending the company’s promise to deliver
maximum flexibility and choice at the lowest TCO for its virtual
computing platform customers, this release enables the most
deployment scenarios to power a variety of virtualized private cloud
workloads under a single, unified data fabric.

"By delivering our support for
Hyper-V, we have extended the benefits of our ground-breaking
converged compute and storage platform to nearly all corners of the
enterprise market," said Howard Ting, VP marketing, Nutanix.
"Companies of all sizes, regardless of budgetary constraints,
will now benefit from the unprecedented scalability, performance and
simplicity of our solution."

The technology preview for Hyper-V
Server 2012 includes support for the SMB Protocol 3.0 used for
providing shared access to files between nodes on a Windows-based
network. A cluster, regardless of the underlying hypervisor, can be
managed using Prism – a redesigned UI – so there is never a need to
learn additional management tools for multi-hypervisor environments.

With a singular focus on customer
success, it also continues to add value and functionality for VMware
customers. Already viewed by VMware and its channel partners as one
of the best infrastructure platforms for high-performance virtualized
applications like demanding end-user computing, server workloads and
big data initiatives, the NOS 3.5 release introduces a validated SRA
for vCenter Site Recovery Manager as well as a certified vSphere VAAI
integration.

"Nutanix continues to lead the
industry in re-inventing the datacenter," said Amir
Omerbegovic, manager of IT systems architecture, O’Melveny
and Myers LLP, a law firm based in Los Angeles, CA, with 800 lawyers
in 16 offices worldwide. "Their support of Hyper-V enables
users to deploy the same infrastructure for more workloads and
scenarios, providing unprecedented flexibility, TCO and management
consistency."