Microsoft Ignite 2015 – Week in Review Well, it was a great show and finally recovering with some sleep under my belt. Here we go… Microsoft Ignite 2015 is where I had a chance to meet and talk with the industry leaders … Continue reading
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Nutanix Community Edition – Deploying and Configuring – Part 1
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Another very exciting announcement was Nutanix Community Edition (CE) on June 9th, 2015 at our Inaugural .NEXT conference. So, what is it?…..Our website describes it the best “Community Edition is a 100% software solution enabling technology enthusiasts to easily evaluate the latest Hyperconvergence technology at zero cost.”
In other words, you can use your own hardware to test out Nutanix. Very cool. This is great for building a lab and just gaining understanding of Hyperconvergence hands on.
Nutanix is offering a hardware compatibility list (HCL) to users that includes the minimum requirements to run the software; essentially, any standard x86 server can be used….
And to quote our CEO and co-founder Dheeraj Pandey:
“From our very first software release in 2012, Nutanix has been dedicated to open architectures and technologies, offering unprecedented customer choice and flexibility,” “Community Edition is the next step in democratizing HyperConverged infrastructure technology, enabling anyone to experience the transformative benefits of our software. Only by eliminating the requirement for proprietary hardware and embracing off-the-shelf platforms can the next revolution of datacenter technologies be fully realized.”
As the name implies, the support for the CE will come from the community through Nutanix’s NEXT online portal. Users will be able to log in, ask questions and get answers from the community.
CE also allow you to also check our new Acropolis hypervisor based on KVM. Check out Josh Odger’s Blog to learn more about Acropolis.
Join the beta…And don’t forget my NPP training series that helps you with all the concepts around Hyperconvergence.
Currently, I am getting started with Nutanix CE installation and will be posting my experiences in a later blog post with how I build my Nutanix Lab @ Home. 🙂
Until next time….Rob
NPP Training series – Nutanix Terminology – Part 2
I was asked “What does Web-Scale Mean?” at the end of my last post.
If you missed part 1, check link below:
Part 1 – NPP Training series – Nutanix Terminology
NPP Training Series – Nutanix Terminology – Part 1
I started with Nutanix about 1 month ago and concurrently began my Nutanix training which entails going through the NPP (Nutanix Platform Professional) training course. I will be posting a series of blog posts on my learning track with Nutanix and will eventually tie it all together with the Microsoft Stack. My track commenced about 2 weeks ago and I have keep detailed notes on my learning progress. My plan is to post every few days in a multi-part series.
My First Blog Post
This is my first blog post….Some of you make think this a little odd, but I have been in technology my entire life living it, but not telling my story….Well, that is going to change now going forward.