Nutanix Xi Cloud Services Arrive With IoT, Edge And Disaster Recovery Features

Nutanix, the hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer, launched its highly anticipated Xi Cloud Services on Tuesday giving channel partners a powerful toolset to attack new markets like the Internet of Things and disaster recovery as-a-service as the firm’s software push flourishes in 2018. "IoT is a new territory for us, so we're excited about Nutanix jumping into this," said Craig Manahan, practice manager of data center infrastructure for RoundTower Technologies, a Cincinnati-based Nutanix partner. "The future is at the edge. So the fact that they're getting involved in that space and making sure partners are prepared for edge computing is a great thing." Xi Cloud Services is a new suite of five distinct offerings for the Nutanix Cloud Platform designed to create a more unified fabric across different cloud environments to give customers the freedom to run their applications on the optimal platform. The services make it easier for companies to integrate cloud services into their multi-cloud deployments while also extending Nutanix beyond the traditional data center.