Nutanix Cloud Platform — Latin America

Nutanix AHV, Prism, Calm, Objects and Database Service for enterprise private cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure and multicloud management across Latin American organizations

Nutanix has changed how Latin American enterprises build and operate their private cloud infrastructure. Where traditional VMware deployments required separate licensing for the hypervisor, management platform, vSAN storage, NSX networking and automation tools — each with its own licensing complexity and renewal cycle — Nutanix delivers compute, storage, networking and cloud management in a single integrated software stack on commodity hardware.

The timing is particularly relevant for Latin American organizations. VMware by Broadcom’s post-acquisition licensing changes have significantly increased costs for many existing VMware customers across the region, creating urgency around evaluating alternatives. Nutanix has positioned itself as the primary VMware alternative, with aggressive migration programs and an active competitive transition offering for VMware customers. Many Latin American organizations that GLADiiUM works with are actively evaluating or executing migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV.

GLADiiUM Technology Partners is the authorized Nutanix partner in Latin America, deploying Nutanix on Lenovo ThinkAgile HX hardware and providing the full Nutanix Cloud Platform implementation, migration and managed services for organizations across Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Miami and Puerto Rico.

Nutanix Cloud Platform Components

Nutanix AHV — Enterprise Hypervisor

Nutanix AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) is included with Nutanix software at no additional licensing cost, eliminating the VMware vSphere license that represents a significant portion of traditional virtualization TCO. AHV provides:

KVM-based hypervisor with enterprise reliability and security
Native micro-segmentation with Flow Networking for network security without NSX
Integrated live migration (equivalent to vMotion) and high availability
Native GPU passthrough for AI and graphics workloads
Direct integration with Prism Central for unified management

Nutanix Prism — Unified Management

Prism Element manages individual Nutanix clusters. Prism Central provides a single management plane for multiple clusters across sites and cloud environments. Key capabilities:

Prism Central AI Ops: Machine learning-driven capacity planning, anomaly detection and automated remediation recommendations
Cost governance: Chargeback and showback for private cloud workload cost visibility
Multi-cluster management: Single console for all Nutanix clusters across the Latin American environment
Integrated security: Microsegmentation policy management and security compliance scoring

Nutanix Calm — Application Automation

Nutanix Calm provides infrastructure-as-code automation for deploying and managing complex multi-tier applications. Blueprints define the full application stack — VMs, networks, storage, scripts — and Calm deploys them repeatably with one click or via API. For Latin American organizations moving toward DevOps and infrastructure automation, Calm provides the application lifecycle management platform without requiring separate tools like Terraform (though Calm also integrates with Terraform).

Nutanix Objects — S3 Object Storage

Nutanix Objects provides S3-compatible object storage running on the Nutanix cluster, enabling on-premise object storage without separate hardware. Key use cases:

Veeam backup repository with S3 Object Lock immutability for ransomware-resilient backup
Unstructured data storage for file archives and media
Application data storage for S3-native applications
Data lake foundation for analytics workloads

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) — DBaaS

Nutanix Database Service (formerly Era) provides database-as-a-service management for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB running on Nutanix. Key capabilities:

One-click database provisioning from pre-validated profiles
Time Machine: continuous copy data management for database cloning and point-in-time recovery
Database patching and upgrades with automated rollback
Self-service database access for developers without requiring DBA involvement for routine operations

Nutanix Files — Enterprise NAS

Nutanix Files provides enterprise NAS (SMB and NFS) running natively on the Nutanix cluster, eliminating separate NAS hardware for file serving workloads. Integrated with Prism Central for unified management and with Nutanix Data Lens for file analytics and ransomware protection.

Lower TCO than VMware

AHV hypervisor included at no additional cost. No separate vSphere, vSAN or NSX licensing. For Latin American organizations migrating from VMware, typical TCO reduction of 30-50% on infrastructure software licensing.

Linear Scale-Out

Start with 3 nodes, scale linearly by adding nodes. Each node adds compute, storage and network capacity simultaneously without disruption to running workloads.

Built-in Security

Native AHV micro-segmentation (Flow Networking), ransomware protection for Nutanix Files with Data Lens anomaly detection, and Nutanix Objects with S3 Object Lock for immutable backup.

Hybrid and Multicloud

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) extends AHV workloads to AWS and Azure with consistent management from Prism Central. True cloud mobility without re-platforming.

VMware Migration Tools

Nutanix has comprehensive VMware migration tooling: Move for VM migration without agent installation, and an active VMware competitive migration program. GLADiiUM has executed VMware to Nutanix migrations across Latin America.

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Partnership

Nutanix on Lenovo ThinkAgile HX: factory-certified integration with optimal performance validation. GLADiiUM deploys Nutanix exclusively on Lenovo hardware for unified support and optimal pricing.

Frequently Asked Questions — Nutanix Latin America

Should we migrate from VMware to Nutanix after the Broadcom acquisition?

This is the most common infrastructure question GLADiiUM receives in 2025. The answer depends on your current VMware contract situation and workload profile. Organizations whose VMware contracts have renewed under Broadcom’s new licensing model (VCF bundles) should evaluate whether the value they receive justifies the cost increase. Many Latin American organizations find that Nutanix AHV provides equivalent functionality for their workload mix at significantly lower total cost. GLADiiUM provides a structured VMware-to-Nutanix migration assessment: current VMware license cost analysis, Nutanix equivalent sizing and pricing, migration complexity evaluation, and a recommendation with financial justification. This assessment is provided at no charge for qualified organizations.

How long does a VMware to Nutanix migration take?

Migration timeline depends on environment size and complexity. A 3-5 node VMware cluster with 30-80 VMs can typically be migrated to Nutanix AHV in 2-4 weeks using Nutanix Move. Larger environments with 100+ VMs, custom VM hardware configurations or application dependencies that require careful sequencing may take 6-12 weeks. Nutanix Move performs agentless migration with minimal downtime: VMs run on VMware until the final cutover, which typically requires less than 15 minutes of downtime per VM. GLADiiUM provides migration project management and execution, including the rollback plan in case any workload has unexpected compatibility issues.

Does Nutanix run on Lenovo hardware?

Yes. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX is the factory-certified Nutanix platform from Lenovo, shipping pre-configured for Nutanix AOS and AHV. ThinkAgile HX nodes arrive ready to form a Nutanix cluster without hardware configuration steps. GLADiiUM deploys Nutanix on Lenovo ThinkAgile HX as the preferred hardware platform, providing unified Lenovo + Nutanix support under a single vendor relationship and the purchasing advantages of Lenovo’s Latin American distribution network.

Modernize Your Infrastructure with Nutanix

GLADiiUM will assess your current virtualization environment, evaluate VMware migration economics, and design a Nutanix Cloud Platform implementation on Lenovo ThinkAgile HX sized for your workloads.

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