Modernize Your Infrastructure with VMware to Nutanix Migration
Is your organization navigating uncertainty in the VMware ecosystem post-Broadcom acquisition? Migrating to Nutanix offers a strategic path away from licensing complexity, rising costs, and operational rigidity. Persistent Systems empowers enterprises to make this transition seamless, efficient, and future-ready with proprietary IPs, accelerators, and deep engineering expertise.
Why Nutanix?
Nutanix is a leading hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform that simplifies datacenter operations and accelerates cloud adoption.
Key Advantages:
- Cost Efficiency: Eliminate separate hypervisor licensing and reduce hardware costs by up to 80%.
- Simplified Management: Nutanix Prism provides a single-pane-of-glass for managing compute, storage, and networking.
- Built-in Security: Nutanix Flow offers micro segmentation and policy-based controls.
- Cloud Extension: Nutanix Clusters enable hybrid cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Database Services: Nutanix NDB supports one-click provisioning, patching, and DR for databases.
- Desktop-as-a-Service: Nutanix Frame delivers secure, scalable virtual desktops for remote workforces.
Why Enterprises Are Moving Away from VMware
- Licensing Disruption: Broadcom’s shift to subscription models and bundled offerings has triggered 3–10X price hikes and reduced support quality.
- Cost Pressures: Increased minimum purchase thresholds and penalties for late renewals.
- Operational Complexity: Legacy 3-tier infrastructure lacks agility and automation.
Persistent’s Migration Strategy: VMware to Nutanix
Assessment & Discovery
- Use Nutanix Collector and Sizer to analyze infrastructure utilization and generate optimal sizing.
- Map VMware products to Nutanix equivalents.
- Validate hardware and partner software compatibility.
Planning
- Develop detailed migration runbooks.
- Align with business and application owners on cutover plans and downtime windows.
- Conduct workshops and finalize migration strategy documents.
Execution
- Leverage Nutanix Move for cross-hypervisor mobility.
- Perform dry runs, rollback tests, and full migration execution.
- Validate backups, complete UAT, and obtain stakeholder sign-off.
Why Persistent?
Persistent Systems is a trusted partner for infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation.
Differentiators:
- Engineering Heritage: 30+ years of product development experience across hyperscalers.
- Cloud & Infra Expertise: 12,500+ professionals with 8,500+ certifications in Nutanix, AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Proven IPs & Accelerators:
- PiOps 3.0: GenAI-driven intelligent operations.
- PMA Accelerator: Rapid migration assessment.
- ExtenSURE: Real-time migration readiness tool.
- PiCAS, PiPOD, PiCloud: Deployment, automation, and optimization accelerators.
- Global Delivery Excellence: 200+ clients across industries.
- Recognized Leadership: Featured in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services.
Benefits of Migrating VMware to Nutanix
Migrating to Nutanix delivers tangible business and technical benefits across cost, performance, and agility:
| Benefit Category | Key Advantages | Supporting Details |
| Cost Efficiency | Lower licensing costs Reduced operational expenses | More predictable, subscription-based pricing vs. VMware’s bundled model Savings from eliminating separate storage arrays Rightsizing during migration cuts waste |
| Operational Simplicity | Unified management Easier migration process | Single console (Prism) for compute, storage, networking Nutanix Move tool automates VM migration User-friendly interface reduces admin time |
| Performance & Reliability | Improved application performance Built-in resiliency | Hyper-converged architecture with data locality reduces latency Self-healing capabilities and integrated disaster recovery |
| Strategic Flexibility | Future-proof platform Avoids vendor lock-in | Runs in data centers, public clouds, edge locations Supports both traditional VMs and modern containerized apps |
Persistent Impact Metrics
- 30% ROI: Minimized unexpected costs and maximized returns.
- 40% Faster GTM: Accelerated provisioning and deployment timelines.
- 20% Ticket Reduction: Automation-led operations reduce manual workload.
- 90% Security Posture Improvement: Achieved via Nutanix Flow and integrated security.
Choosing the Right Nutanix Path for VMware Workloads
| Feature | VMware | Nutanix AHV | Nutanix NDB |
| Hypervisor | ESXi | AHV | AHV |
| Storage | vSAN | DSF | DSF + Nutanix Files |
| Security | NSX-T | Nutanix Flow | Flow + Palo Alto Integration |
| Cloud Extension | VMware Cloud | Nutanix Clusters | Hybrid with AWS, Azure, GCP |
| Database Ops | Manual | Automated | One-click provisioning, patching, DR |
Beyond VMware: Nutanix Desktop & Database Services
- Nutanix Frame (DaaS): Cloud-native desktops for remote workforce.
- Nutanix Calm: Automated desktop provisioning and scaling.
- Nutanix NDB: One-click DB provisioning, cloning, patching, and DR.
TCO Comparison: Nutanix vs AWS vs Azure
| Cost Category | Nutanix (On-Prem) | AWS | Azure |
| 3-Year TCO | $550K–$1.6M | $1M–$2.2M | $900K–$2.7M |
| Ideal Use Case | Predictable workloads, data residency | Elastic scale, cloud-native apps | Hybrid workloads, Microsoft stack |
Conclusion
Persistent Systems delivers a proven, structured, and outcome-driven approach to VMware to Nutanix migration. Whether you are modernizing your datacenter, optimizing costs, or building a hybrid cloud foundation, our engineering-led transformation ensures agility, security, and innovation at scale.
Author’s Profile
Krishnan Vijayarangan
Sr. Practitioner, Cloud & Infrastructure
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Inbarasan Kalaivanan
Principal Practitioner, Cloud & Infrastructure
