Combined with NCM, this makes up Nutanix Cloud Platform. It is the company's infrastructure software, licensed in levels that include Starter, Pro and Ultimate.
Also called Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure.
Read more: Nutanix docs
In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains NCI in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- NCM
Manages apps and infrastructure over multiple clouds, with Self-Service, Intelligent Operations and other parts included. Nutanix Cloud Platform is this product plus NCI.
- Nutanix Cloud Platform
Brings together Cloud Manager and Cloud Infrastructure from Nutanix. Its external storage option places compute clusters on a qualified array, Dell PowerFlex for example.
Related terms
- External storage
Lets an NCI compute cluster grow separately from its capacity by using an outside array: Dell PowerFlex or Everpure FlashArray (previously Pure Storage). Nodes set up this way give up near-sync replication and firmware updates through LCM.