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This post was authored by Michael Haigh, Technical Marketing Engineer NutanixIn our previous post, we deployed Jenkins onto a Nutanix Karbon Kubernetes cluster with Helm, configured a GitHub repository to store our application code, and configured a DockerHub repository to store our application containers.  In this blog post, we’ll be configuring Jenkins, and creating our Jenkins Pipeline.Jenkins Credential CreationThe first step of our Jenkins Setup is to add our various credentials to Jenkins’ credential store, which gives Jenkins the ability to authenticate to other pieces of our pipeline.  We’ll first add our DockerHub credentials, which allows Jenkins to push images.  Depending on your GitHub settings, you may also need to add GitHub credentials, so we’ll walk through that.  And finally, we’ll add our Karbon kubeconfig file to allow Jenkins to deploy our application directly onto our Kubernetes cluster.In the Jenkins UI, select Credentials along the left, and then the global domai

This post was authored by Sachin Chheda, Senior Director, Customer AdvocacyThank you, Copenhagen for playing host to our 2019 .NEXT Europe user conference in October. I know a few weeks have passed since the conference, but I had this feeling that I had to put in words--how fantastic it is to see the Nutanix community, the .NEXT conference (and our install base) grow. We have come a long way from the humble beginnings of several hundred attendees the inaugural .NEXT Europe in Vienna just a few years ago. The AC Bella Center in Copenhagen welcomed over 4,100 attendees—making it one of the largest gatherings of professionals focused on IT infrastructure and hybrid clouds in Europe.What struck me about this year’s conference was the fact that Nutanix has a lot in common with Copenhagen and Denmark. This became crystal clear on my ride to the airport. As I got talking with the taxi driver, he shared a surprisingly simple reason as to why his fellow Danes were so happy and satisfied. Denmar

This post was authored by Michael Haigh and Rahul Dabke, and co-hosted on D2IQ’s blog.Traditionally, deployment of stateful data services on Kubernetes was not easily managed and required manual intervention. Operators are powerful design patterns that help deploy stateful data services on Kubernetes and help developers with application lifecycle management, taking Kubernetes to the next level of orchestration. In order to create a production level operator, it is not uncommon to write tens of thousands of lines of code in the process. Writing, managing and implementing gobs of code has been cumbersome and often unforgiving.Writing an operator requires deep understanding of the underlying service in addition to a deep understanding of Kubernetes. Although there is commonality between two different data service operators, the need for managing different orchestration concerns commonly requires significant implementation differences. What is needed is a set of operators that are packaged

This post was authored by Gabe Contreras, Enterprise Architect NutanixWith many big data applications like Elasticsearch, one question that invariably comes up is “Why have RF2 at the Elasticsearch layer and still have to do RF2 at the Nutanix layer?”.There are many reasons operationally why you would want Elasticsearch on Nutanix, especially with AHV, rather than on bare metal.  Those operational reasons such as not having application silos, leveraging spare compute and storage, having a single pane for all your workloads and supporting a single platform all lead to operational efficiencies, especially at scale. These help you turn your big data deployments into a private cloud for all applications and lets you use spare capacity for workloads such as extra compute to run kafka consumers and producers.There are also space saving features such as compression and EC-X on Nutanix.  While Elasticsearch does have compression since it is contained per data node, Nutanix gets even more compr

This post was authored by Sarah Hernandez Member of Technical Staff - Prism UI It is no secret that automation has become a necessary part of IT Operations to ensure the success of your business. With automation comes with the benefits of reducing manual, repetitive tasks, minimizing human errors, and enabling IT teams to scale operations without needing to increase headcount. However, automation also introduces a new level of complexity with larger unknowns and risks. When you start letting the machine take actions without the proper intelligence, things can quickly spiral out of control. Teams are often reluctant to start automating tasks, due to the risk that they could spend more time debugging issues in the automation, than if they just did the tasks manually in the first place. Today there are many tools that offer ways to automate operations in the data center, but none of them are able to remove the complexity that can help alleviate the fears and risks of automating tasks

This post was authored by Tanuja Ingale, Sr. Product Manager for AHVOver the last few years, the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS platform has evolved by leaps and bounds in terms of platform robustness, simplicity in management and continuous innovation from storage and infrastructure level all the way up to multi-cloud multi-application management framework.Key features such as data resiliency, performance, scalability, and product maturity make Nutanix HCI a truly compelling and complete platform for running a wide-range of workloads. It simplifies deployment of enterprise-class applications and services running in bare-metal, virtualized or cloud-computing environments.Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Platform ScalabilityNutanix Enterprise Cloud is an integrated system that natively converges Compute, Storage, Networking and Virtualization, and is managed through a unified management interface of Prism. This hyperconvergence results in significant TCO savings, pay-as-you-grow scale-out

This post was authored by our friends at HYCUIt is amazing how fast the last year has gone by. Looks like we just were at London for .Next, but it’s now time for .Next in Copenhagen. All of us at HYCU are thrilled to see the amount of amazing innovation we have been able to deliver as part of our tightly-aligned partnership with Nutanix, and the strides we have been able to make in the multi-cloud journey.While we started with AHV in June 2017, we introduced ESX on Nutanix support at .Next in Nice. Since that time, we have added support for Nutanix Files, Nutanix CALM, non-Nutanix VMware, Nutanix Objects, Physical Servers, and P2V to just name a few. Since our journey began with AHV, many customers remember us as the best AHV backup solution. However, we have evolved into a full-fledged Enterprise Backup solution for Nutanix-led datacenters. The customers who continue to choose HYCU, have seen the simplicity with intelligence that we deliver, and fully experience the power of HYCU for

This post was authored by Lakshmi Kanthan, Fujitsu, Specialist Marketing ManagerFor customers who found the silos created by traditional infrastructure a barrier to change and progress, Fujitsu became a pioneer by introducing the first ever integrated system way back in 2002.Ever since, over the years, Fujitsu has built a reputation for excellence and reliability by implementing innumerous projects across different technologies including hyper-converged and cloud infrastructures.The building blocks from Fujitsu, which include PRIMERGY servers, are designed to offer maximum performance, energy efficiency, scalability and flexibility to meet various needs in this space.We introduced Nutanix Enterprise Cloud on PRIMERGY, an integrated system based on Nutanix software that we think is a huge boost to our hyper-converged and cloud capabilities. Nutanix is a pioneering, visionary organization in the hyper-converged infrastructure world. Even today, with the vast range of solutions in the mar

This post was authored by Russell Cozart, Senior Director, Product Management – CXD, CyxteraHyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) saves time and money as it rationalizes compute, storage and management costs, automates lifecycle management, enables nodes to be repurposed for new workloads. But with enterprises mandating cloud-first, justifying the upfront CapEx outlay and time to provision HCI and bare metal against the agility and OpEx model of public cloud can prove difficult.With public cloud, businesses avoid capital outlays and can rapidly deploy and scale as needed. There is no need for onsite data center staff and often there are no long-term contracts. But there are issues here. There is risk associated with lack of control of shared multi-tenant IT infrastructure. Some applications are just not ready or architected properly for the cloud and costs come into play too.While cloud may seem cost-effective at first, cloud bursting capabilities come at a premium, particularly for stea

This post was authored by Michael Cade, Senior Technologist in Veeam Nutanix Mine with Veeam was announced in Anaheim at the Americas version of Nutanix .NEXT. This integrated solution brings the highly-scalable and agile hyperconverged infrastructure of the Nutanix platform together with the enterprise‑class data Availability that comes with Veeam software. A turnkey solution that simplifies your data protection between on premises and cloud. A key differentiator of Veeam Backup & Replication is the benefit of choosing where and what you use for your backup compute and storage since agnostic and choice is very important. The ability to roll your own hardware and storage targets for your backups is great and works for some, but many also want to follow the hyperconverged methodology which brings an easy and simplified approach to where the data will reside. Nutanix Mine with Veeam brings this hyperconverged methodology but also allows scalability, the ability to scale up a

This post was authored by Laura Jordana Technical Marketing Engineer Nutanix In this digital age, we have grown accustomed to taking care of business with less paperwork. Gone are the days when you have to take hours out of your weekend to sort through your bills and pay them by check. Also gone are the days when the medical assistant at your doctor’s office has to locate your file in a physical file cabinet before you show up for your appointment. Now that so many things are digital, all that needs to be done is to set up auto-pay with your bank or bring up your healthcare record in the computer instantly when you arrive. All these documents, records, videos, images, and other data that has been digitized is a prime example of unstructured data. Unstructured data is drastically different than structured data that lives in databases and requires different management techniques to handle this data, especially as the growth of data explodes year over year. This shift in data managemen

This post was authored by Michael Haigh, Technical Marketing Engineer NutanixWhether you’re using traditional VM based infrastructure, or newer container based infrastructure, having a way to implement Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is absolutely critical. Implementing RBAC for your Nutanix Karbon Kubernetes clusters is straightforward once you understand Kubernetes RBAC authentication.The previous link has great information and resources, but to summarize, there are four main objects that are relevant:A Role grants access to Kubernetes resources in a single namespace. For instance, you might create a Role named pod-reader which only has read access to pods in the defaultnamespace.  A ClusterRole grants access to Kubernetes resources cluster wide, irrespective of namespace.  A RoleBinding ties the permissions granted via a Role to a specific user or set of users. So if you had a user named Paul who you wanted to give rights to read pods in a single namespace, you first create the pod

This post was authored by Saad Azam, EDU and Community Marketing Specialist. October is quickly approaching and we are excited to be hosting cloud builders from all over the world at the Bella Center located in Copenhagen for our .NEXT Europe Conference. .NEXT is the industry-leading technology conference where IT professionals gather to get a first look at the latest in enterprise cloud solutions, catch expert advice on constructing enterprise datacenters, and network with peers on the value that IT can bring to the business. Whether you’re just beginning your Nutanix journey or you’re an NTC (Nutanix Technology Champion), we’ve got content to help you add a Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification to your resume — 60+ sessions ranging from AHV Introduction to highly technical deep-dives. Quick BreakdownAt the bottom of this post, we have identified how many of the sessions cover topics from the sections/objectives from the NCP exam! Here are a few highlights on how some

This post was authored by Yashesh Mankad, Nutanix Nutanix Era is a software suite which automates and simplifies database management. It offers Database as a Service capabilities right from newly provisioned databases to managing new as well as existing ones. It automates database life cycle management operations like backup and restore, patching, archiving and so on. It also offers the ability to create space efficient database copies, refresh and restore them to any point in time. Database AccessEnterprises typically have databases in the order of 100s if not more. This number goes up if we include related entities like standby or backup databases, retention policies, snapshots, etc. The ownership for these entities is spread across various business units in the enterprise and additionally over a wide variety of job functions like Infrastructure Admin, Database Admin, Developer and so on. In large enterprises, it is essential to control the level of access across users. For ins

This post was authored by Luke Congdon, Sr. Manager, Product Management for AHV Automatically put images on the clusters you need, before you need them How do you make an enterprise hypervisor in 2019? You make it dead simple. With our latest release of Prism, we’re doing exactly that for virtual machine disk image management. The Nutanix Prism Central management plane provides a highly-available repository for your images. These images may be guest OS ISOs or your application disk images, which are uploaded via Prism Central and stored on a cluster. In an active environment, these images are frequently used. Before the Prism Central 5.11 release, the image service ensured that uploaded images were saved to a cluster, and copied to additional clusters whenever you needed them, on-demand. As customers began managing higher numbers of clusters and needed those images on them, however, on-demand replication of images became too slow. If you had narrow network links to remote locations,

This post was authored by Harold Bell SaaS Content Marketing Manager Regardless of whether you support a small school or large enterprise, managing desktops, applications, and end-user data can be an utter nightmare. It’s inefficient. It’s expensive. And adding desktops can take a lot of time. Not to mention, managing and maintaining the environment is increasingly difficult. End-users, wherever they may be, need access to their apps and files to get their work done and be productive. At the same time, there is true pain in supporting these stakeholders. Cost, complexity, and competency can become real barriers to business success as managing desktops and users is hard for organizations. With that said, IT teams are increasingly turning to EUC for help. What is EUC you ask? Well that’s what this blog seeks to answer for you. As the title of the blog suggests, EUC stands for end-user computing. It’s a set of technologies used to deliver, manage, and secure the desktops, applications

This post was authored by Neil Ashworth Security Solutions Architect Nutanix What is it? Viruses, Malware, Spyware, Adware, Phishing, Vishing, Worms, Trojans, Infections, Exploits, Vulnerabilities, Hackers, and Crackers. An industry with such confusing terminology can be naturally repellent to many in I.T. especially those outside of infosec. Commonplace security terms can all sound a bit like gobbledygook and confusion leads to frustration and then in many cases to indifference. Even for those in the Security field, it can be difficult to keep abreast of the latest exploitation trends, but to almost everyone in the I.T. industry, Ransomware is a term known to all, a threat so ubiquitous it commands attention from even the most infosec apathetic of system administrators. There are many threats that exist in the digital age, where skilled digital opportunists lurking in darkened coffee shop corners, most likely wearing hoodies, laughing sinisterly over a small cupped espresso, poised

This post was authored by Saad Azam EDU & Community Marketing Specialist Nutanix Technical Certifications were designed to recognize the practical skills and knowledge needed to effectively manage and scale the Enterprise Cloud. Earning these certifications demonstrates that you have established abilities and are prepared to lead your company along the next chapter of their Cloud journey! These are just some benefits on a broader scale that you can acquire from the Nutanix Certification Program. Nutanix Training and Certification Programs are designed to build your knowledge and skills for the enterprise cloud era. The best part of all this? It’s about YOUR choice. Our training programs are completely customizable – pick what works best for you from a mix of online, instructor-led, or video training. Once the training is completed, use the knowledge you acquired to participate in one of our industry-recognized certification programs! People who participate in our Certific

This post was authored by Michael Haigh, Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix You’re likely aware that Kubernetes Pods (and containers in general) are ephemeral, meaning it’s expected that they can die at any time. If you’re new to Kubernetes, this can be quite alarming, however Kubernetes objects like ReplicaSets or Deployments will automatically replace these failed Pods. This replacement of Pods does present a problem around network connectivity. While each Pod has a unique IP that’s internal to the Kubernetes cluster, a newly generated Pod is not guaranteed to have the same IP. This means that you cannot rely on Pod IPs to access your Kubernetes based application. Instead, Kubernetes has three main ways of providing external access to your application: NodePort: A Kubernetes Service which exposes your Pods via a port (generally 30000–32767), which when used in conjunction with a Kubernetes node’s IP (http://nodeIP:port) provides external access. This is the easiest way to provide

This post was authored by Laura Jordana Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix **Update: Nutanix Buckets was recently renamed to Nutanix Objects** The upcoming release of Nutanix Objects will provide simple, scalable S3-based object storage, with support for common S3 APIs. Nutanix Buckets object storage is deployed and managed from within Nutanix Prism and provides an S3 endpoint over HTTP or HTTPS that any S3-compatible application can connect to. Many popular backup applications are compatible with the S3 protocol and are an ideal use case for Nutanix Buckets. Why Use Object Storage For Backups?Backup has never been an exciting topic in the world of technology. Nobody really cares about backups until they are needed, and backups are a critical part of any IT environment. One of the key questions to be answered when designing a backup strategy is determining where and on what type of storage the backups should be kept. This could be almost any type of storage, including NFS/CIFS-ba

This post was authored by Amy Fair, Arcserve Target. Amazon. Equifax. The City of Baltimore. The City of Atlanta. What do they have in common? They have all experienced a data breach or outage that negatively affected their reputations and their customers or constituents. No entity is invincible, even with the best security software. But, making sure you have an airtight disaster recovery and business continuity (BCDR) plan is a simple step to help give you peace of mind that your data will be protected against natural and manmade disasters. The benefits of implementing a solid BCDR plan far outweigh the risks of not having one, so consider the following reasons you should have a data protection solution that works for your hyperconverged infrastructure. Protect your reputation and your revenueConsider this: your company is hit with a data breach, exposing private customer data. The news hits the wire and if you lack a BCDR plan, chaos ensues. Customers sound off on social media.

This post was authored by Manoj Gupta, VP, Global SI, Nutanix and Seshu Kumar G V, General Manager, Cloud & Infrastructure Services, Wipro Uniting Wipro’s deep systems integration & managed services knowledge with HPE and Nutanix HCI to deliver improved business agility, productivity and superior end user experiences. More and more enterprises are moving to virtualized desktops due to the immense value of the capability to rapidly, securely provision apps, workspaces, and data to a mobile, distributed, global workforce. Better access to enterprise technology services means more collaboration, higher productivity, and less wasted time. Desktop virtualization has the potential to transform the way employees can collaborate and deliver by bringing diverse teams across the globe together to work on critical projects without limitation of distance. Instant service delivery to dispersed desktops and mobile devices enables more flexibility to meet challenges and opportunities that

This post was authored by Bao Phan Sr. Marketing Programs Manager, IoT The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting many enterprises but if utilized properly, it can set your business apart from the rest. In order to harness the power of IoT devices, you must consider processing data in real-time close to where the data is generated. With real-time insights you get a perspective on how machines are running or if factory workers are wearing proper safety gear. It’s made easy with Xi IoT. We really love helping enterprises learn about these new technologies so we will be in Boston and Chicago, where you can catch some demos and sit in on sessions with our experts. June 5-6: Internet of Manufacturing Swissotel, Chicago Visit us in the Montreaux hall to learn how Xi IoT helps manufacturing organizations leverage real-time data from image analytics, equipment monitoring, and other sensors to improve operational efficiency. Walk through the management console to see how application de

This post is authored by Mike Wronski, Jason Burns and Abhishek Tiwari Nutanix It’s been one year since we formally launched Nutanix Flow at .NEXT 2019 in NOLA. The past year has been an incredible one for us in many ways - as customers started using Flow we learned a lot about their specific challenges, microsegmentation, and the state of Software Defined Networking (SDN). Every customer we spoke to about Flow loves the simplicity of our microsegmentation offering - enabled and configured with just a few clicks, with nothing to install and backed by APIs and built-in automation. During these discussions, we also uncovered the challenges that new and current technologies have created. Below, we share those findings, lessons learned and the future of Flow. First, let’s take a quick look at how our customers are using Flow: Network Segmentation: Using Flow to segment virtual networks with software instead of physical devices or VLANs, reducing network complexity and embracing “softwar

This post was authored by Michael Haigh Nutanix Technical Marketing Engineer (aka Using Nutanix Calm to Provide Integrated Self Service for Nutanix Era) Nutanix Era is a software suite that automates and simplifies database administration – bringing one-click simplicity and invisible operations to database provisioning and lifecycle management (LCM). With one-click database provisioning and Copy Data Management (CDM) as its first services, Nutanix Era enables DBAs to provision, clone, refresh, and backup their databases to any point in time. The API-first Nutanix Era architecture can easily integrate with your preferred self-service tools like Nutanix Calm. DBAs and infrastructure admins can build Era focused Calm blueprints, which developers can use to provision or clone Era managed databases via self service. This allows for DBAs and infra admins to retain sole access to the administrator accounts of Era, while still enabling developers to provision or clone databases on dema