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  • Smarter VM Placement with Nutanix AHV - Part 1

    calendar Jun 13, 2025 · 7 min read · AHV NTC Smart VM Placement  ·
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    Smarter VM Placement with Nutanix AHV - Part 1

    In a virtualized environment, how and where your virtual machines (VMs) run isn't just a matter of resource availability. It's a key part of your resiliency, performance, and compliance strategy. That’s where Affinity and Anti-Affinity policies come into play. With Nutanix AHV, administrators may gain granular control …


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  • Scale Smart, Scale Fast: NC2 Scaling on AWS and Azure

    calendar Jun 11, 2025 · 6 min read · Nutanix Cloud Clusters NC2 Public Cloud AWS Azure  ·
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    Scale Smart, Scale Fast: NC2 Scaling on AWS and Azure

    The Need for Elastic Infrastructure In today’s digital landscape, agility and resiliency isn’t just a nice to have, for many organizations it’s considered mission-critical. Whether you’re supporting seasonal growth, accommodating sudden spikes in analytics workloads, or preparing for disaster recovery, your …


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  • Accelerating AI Adoption with Nutanix Enterprise AI - A Practical Start

    calendar Dec 4, 2024 · 7 min read · ai artificial-intelligence ntc nutanix  ·
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    Disclaimer: I felt the need to write this post to highlight the work Nutanix is doing to bring a simple and powerful AI platform to the market, while also introducing some of the AMAZING work that the Data and AI team at eGroup Enabling Technologies, my employer for the last almost 12 years are doing for customers in …


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  • Validating Performance and Resiliency with Nutanix X-Ray

    calendar Oct 25, 2024 · 6 min read · ntc nutanix performance resiliency x-ray  ·
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    So you just unboxed, racked, and deployed a new Nutanix cluster, and your boss comes to you and asks how we know it's ready to handle workloads. I mean, you can be confident in saying that it's ready, but what if you can provide them with results that show not only can we meet resiliency requirements but also handle …


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  • Nutanix NTC Tech Summit - Visiting the Mothership!

    calendar Oct 16, 2024 · 3 min read · nutanixntc ntc tech-summit  ·
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    For the last eight years, I’ve had the privilege of being a member of the Nutanix Technical Champions (NTC) Group. It’s been a journey filled with rich learning, collaboration, and being at the forefront of Nutanix’s innovations. The value this group brings, in terms of personal growth and deep dives into cutting-edge …


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  • Enhancing Disaster Recovery with Nutanix Hybrid Cloud and Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Azure

    calendar Aug 15, 2024 · 6 min read · azure disaster-recovery nutanix  ·
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    In today's digital landscape, where downtime can translate to significant financial loss and damage, having a robust disaster recovery (DR) strategy is no longer optional—it's essential. Organizations have many DR options at their disposal, each with its own advantages and considerations. Traditionally, on-premises DR …


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Mike Dent

Field CTO by day, dog dad, bourbon enthusiast, and driveway workout partner with my wife by night, helping organizations modernize IT without losing their sanity.
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