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The Nutanix Community Podcast is a weekly podcast. It is an informal and technical look at topics around Nutanix, Cloud and the online IT community. It will serve as a campfire and coffee shop for the extended Nutanix community.
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Disaster recovery isn’t just an insurance policy anymore—it’s a business necessity. In this episode of the Nutanix Community Podcast, host Dwayne Lessner sits down with Nutanix Technology Champion and eGroup Field CTO, Mike Dent. Together, they unpack how organizations are rethinking DR in 2025, from hybrid cloud strategies and workload mobility to the pitfalls of poor planning.
Mike shares lessons learned from working with customers of all sizes, explains why automation is reshaping resilience, and even drops a simple health tip for IT pros who spend long hours behind the keyboard. Whether you’re in enterprise IT or just curious about how businesses stay running when the unexpected happens.
Welcome back to the Nutanix community podcast. Get ready for a conversation that's equal parts tech and heart! This week, Dwayne chats with Eric Wright about the human side of technology, from storytelling to community building.
In this episode, we’re joined by Eric Walters, Technical Marketing Engineer at Nutanix, to break down the biggest networking updates in the 7.3 release. From multi-cluster virtual switches and smarter BGP capabilities to powerful new flow security features, Eric shares what these changes mean for resiliency, security, and day-to-day operations.
Whether you’re a networking veteran or a cloud-first builder, you’ll walk away with practical insights on how to simplify management, strengthen your security posture, and keep your infrastructure running smoothly.
Tune in, take notes, and get ready to level up your networking game.
How do we put the theories and discussions from the five Nutanix Cloud Interlock episodes into practice? In the season finale, we invite Maksim Malygin back to the hot seat to focus on simplifying cloud adoption, scaling cloud operations and optimizing cloud efficiency. We also highlight real customer use cases to draw inspiration.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
Think storage is boring? Think again. In this episode of the Nutanix Community Podcast, we dive into Nutanix Unified Storage 5.2—a release packed with game-changing features like metro availability on AHV, blazing GPU-ready performance, and files running natively in Azure. Whether you’re a cloud pro, storage geek, or just curious about the future of hybrid infrastructure, Steve McElfatrick delivers insights you won’t want to miss. Hit play and discover why NUS 5.2 isn’t just storage—it’s a whole new story.
Welcome back to the Nutanix Community Podcast — in this episode, we’re diving into the fast-moving world of service providers. With recent changes shaking up the partner landscape, many are facing tough choices and tight timelines. I’m joined by Sachin Chheda and Luke Foster from the Nutanix Service Provider team to talk about what’s happening, why time is critical, and how Nutanix is stepping in to help providers modernize, stay competitive, and keep the lights on for their customers.
AI is accelerating cloud demand, but is your infrastructure ready? Ruben Arunasalam from Optimal explores how this UX-focused company is transforming user experiences through optimized cloud and AI integration. This compelling discussion highlights why companies must prioritize cloud optimization now to unlock AI's full potential, and how strategic investments create immediate efficiencies and future innovation opportunities.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
Take the smart route forward by scaling your cloud operations with partners. In this episode, we demystify the complexity, costs and long lead time of cloud migration with Corrie Briscoe from AWS. We’ll dive into the Nutanix partnership with AWS and explain how a robust partner ecosystem supports APJ customers in their cloud journey.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
As cloud operations scale, how do you gain visibility across all clouds? We uncover the top cloud security trends and challenges in Asia Pacific with Sanjay Yadave. We’ll also explore the role of cloud disaster recovery in minimizing risks and ways to cut its associated costs and complexities.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
Is there a smarter path to cloud transformation than refactoring or rehosting? We explore a third option that calls for leveraging existing market solutions with Ankita Gupta from Standard Chartered Bank. Discover why Ankita advises against reinventing the wheel and instead uses proven solutions to accelerate cloud adoption and reduce transformation risks.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
Tech influencer Alexis Bertholf believes in making networking cool again, but can this be extended to the cloud? To kickstart the series, Alexis talks about her work to simplify networking, its impact on making the cloud more accessible, and how shifting infrastructure into the hybrid cloud is easier than you think.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
In this bonus episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse, Nutanix executives go off-script to answer audience questions about Enterprise AI - no prep, no filters. Watch as they randomly draw questions submitted from Season 1 and share candid insights, from AI strategy best practices to what’s next for cloud-native environments.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
This episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 shines the spotlight on one of the most pressing concerns over AI: Security and data management. Nutanix uncover how IT leaders can stay ahead of potential risks and build a foundation for safe, scalable AI adoption, including:
-Why security, privacy and governance are essential for long-term GenAI success, and what’s missing from most strategies.
-The new data management challenges introduced by containerization, from compliance to disaster recovery in stateless environments.
-Practical steps the C-suite can take to build resilient, secure and auditable systems that support innovation without compromising trust.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
In this premiere episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2, we strip away the noise surrounding AI and focus on what really matters: Turning promise into performance. Backed by insights from the seventh annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index report, our experts reveal how enterprises can unlock value from AI without falling for the hype, including:
-The top promises of AI – productivity, automation, efficiency – and how they play out in real customer scenarios.
-What’s driving the disconnect between IT decision-makers and DevOps teams on AI maturity, and how to get everyone aligned.
-How to separate vendor hype from actual value, plus strategies for evaluating AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index https://www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything https://event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
This episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 explores how IT leaders can prepare for the next phase of cloud-native innovation. Grounded in key insights from the seventh annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index report, Nutanix experts uncover what’s driving the rise of containerized applications and what it means for the future of IT, including:
-Why nearly 90% of organizations are now containerizing applications and how GenAI is driving the next wave of adoption.
-The strategic advantages of containerization, from scalability to portability, and the role Kubernetes plays in managing modern workloads and simplifying operations.
-Common gaps in perception between C-level leaders and IT teams around containerization maturity, and how to close the gap and achieve consensus.
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index www.nutanix.com/enterprise-cloud-index
Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything event.nutanix.com/cloudinterlock-liveqa/podcast
Welcome to the Nutanix Community Podcast! I'm your host, Angelo Luciani, and today, we're flipping the script. That’s right—I'm turning the mic around and interviewing the one and only Dwayne Lessner, our Technical Marketing Engineer and longtime podcast voice. We're diving deep into NC2—Nutanix Cloud Clusters—to explore how it’s evolving, why it matters, and what customers are doing with it right now. From sovereign cloud trends to networking myths and that magical ‘aha’ moment that wins over customers, this episode is packed with insights.
In this episode, we sit down with storage veteran Mike McGee — a man who’s touched more data than most of us have clicked in a lifetime — to talk all things Nutanix Files. From the early days of 8MB hard drives to today's petabyte-scale deployments, Mike walks us through how Files has evolved into a hybrid-cloud-ready, VDI-friendly, ransomware-aware beast of a platform.
We unpack:
-The eternal IT debate: Storage vs. Networking vs. Compute
-How distributed shares are making life easier for VDI users
-Why ransomware protection isn’t an afterthought anymore
-And yes… even how Nutanix helps store millions of cat videos
Whether you're a sysadmin, cloud architect, or just someone who appreciates a well-balanced file system, this episode’s got something for you.
🧠 Learn something new. 🛠️ Take a test drive.
Today we’re diving deep into the world of Disaster Recovery – Nutanix-style. Joining us today is fellow TME and DR Enthusiast, Mike Umphreys. We talk about everything from protection domains vs. protection policies, to multi-site replication, to how snapshots are evolving—and even where AI acceleration is headed thanks to Intel’s AMX.
Whether you're DR-curious or just want to hear some hard-earned lessons about failover orchestration, backup strategy, and automation—from someone who’s been in the trenches—this one’s packed with insight.
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Nutanix Community Podcast! Today we’re diving into one of the most buzzworthy topics in tech right now: Agentic AI.
This week Dwayne chats with Mike Barmonde, and together they unpack what agentic AI really means, how it differs from traditional LLMs, and why it matters for enterprises looking to take real action with AI. We’ll also explore how Nutanix is enabling this shift—bringing together Kubernetes, sovereign AI, and a powerful partnership with NVIDIA to make next-gen AI workflows secure, scalable, and production-ready.
Whether you’re an IT pro, a developer, or just trying to keep up with the evolving AI landscape, this episode has something for you.
In Episode 3 of Nutanix CXO Pulse, Jordan Reizes, APJ VP of Marketing at Nutanix, answers the most critical questions asked by CIOs and IT leaders about digital transformation.
How can CIOs build IT resilience? How can IT transformation be aligned with business goals? What’s key to maintaining IT agility in an era of disruption? Jordan tackles these questions and more, offering valuable insights into driving innovation and fostering a culture of change in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Tune in for insights on how CIOs and IT leaders can successfully navigate and lead digital transformation initiatives throughout their organizations.
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