For over a decade, Nutanix’s mantra was “HCI or Death.” The philosophy was simple: storage and compute must live together in the same box to guarantee performance and simplicity. However, the post-Broadcom VMware landscape has forced a market evolution. Enterprises want the freedom to keep their expensive Storage Area Networks (SANs) while migrating away from…
Introduction: The High Stakes of PoC Sizing For a Solution Engineer (SE), the first customer Proof of Concept (PoC) is critical. It’s where marketing slides meet operational reality. A successful PoC accelerates sales cycles and builds immense trust. A failed PoC—often due to poor performance—can set a relationship back months or end it entirely. The…
Introduction: The SE’s Dilemma In the on-premises and hybrid cloud infrastructure market, there are two undisputed gravitational forces: VMware vSphere and Nutanix AOS. For a Solution Engineer (SE), being asked to compare them is inevitable. The challenge isn’t just knowing the technical specs; it’s presenting them without sounding like you have a favorite. A biased…
The Modern Infrastructure Dilemma As organizations strive for cloud-like agility on-premises, they inevitably encounter a fork in the road. Do they continue to build and manage their infrastructure stack component by component, or do they adopt an integrated platform approach? For Solution Engineers (SEs), articulating the value and trade-offs of these two paths is a…
Same Destination, Different Vehicles By now, the concept of a “Landing Zone” is well understood in the enterprise. It is the pre-configured, secure, and scalable foundation upon which workloads are deployed. It’s the antidote to the “wild west” of unmanaged cloud accounts and subscriptions. For Solution Engineers and Architects working in multi-cloud environments, simply knowing…
The Evolving Role of the SE in a Governed Cloud World The days of simply spinning up a single AWS account for a customer are long gone. By 2025, cloud environments will be inherently complex, multi-account, and highly regulated. Solution Engineers (SEs) are no longer The role of the Solution Engineer is evolving. By 2025,…
Modern systems are no longer built on a single database. High‑scale, cloud‑native applications combine multiple database types, each optimized for a specific access pattern, latency requirement, or workload. Choosing the right database is now an architectural decision that directly impacts cost, performance, resilience, and developer velocity. Below is a practical, cloud‑focused guide to the most…
Introduction: Your Weekend Cloud Transformation The cloud offers unparalleled flexibility and scale, but diving into a fresh Azure subscription without a plan can quickly lead to complexity, security gaps, and unmanageable costs. That’s where the Azure Landing Zone concept comes in. It’s Microsoft’s guidance for setting up a well-architected, secure, and scalable environment that’s ready…
