For most organisations now, the threat posed by cyber-attacks, including ransomware, is well understood and for many, disaster recovery (DR) and data backup is a must have. Until now, Nutanix customers requiring DR have relied on Xi Leap to provide this service. However, the announcement by Xi Cloud in December last year that this product would be discontinued and retired entirely by the end of 2024, took many by surprise.
Finding a replacement service will now be a no.1 priority for many Nutanix customers and partners. Many partners and customers will find it prohibitive to invest in a DR service themselves or set up a secondary data centre due to the capital outlay required, together with ongoing hardware and power costs, and combined with operational challenges. DR-to-cloud solutions do offer cost-effective alternatives, but migrating workloads between the data centre and public clouds remains complex.
Introducing NuDRaaS
The good news is that Assured Data Protection (Assured), an established and award-winning global data backup and disaster recovery managed service provider, can solve this problem, with a new product designed specifically for Nutanix customers called NuDRaaS. This as-a-service product requires no investment in facilities or hardware and operationalises Nutanix disaster recovery solutions, providing protection to customers in over 70 countries worldwide.
Assured’s NuDRaaS solution offers a fully integrated DR-to- cloud solution, protecting applications and data in your Nutanix environment without needing a separate infrastructure stack. By using the same platform on-premises and at the recovery site, NuDRaaS eliminates the need for complex translation of constructs, policies, and data models. Customers that replace Xi Leap with NuDRaaS can be assured that they’re working with a specialist MSP with an unrivalled technical skill set that understands DR inside out and can provide a true 24/7/365 service across global markets.
NuDRaaS - more than a replacement for Xi Leap
We’ve already been testing NuDRaaS in the field with and we can confidently say that it’s more than a replacement service for Xi Leap – it’s even better, according to beta customers. A key differentiator, and one that customers are very happy with is that NuDRaaS maps compute one to one, so there’s exact replication between their data centre and ours. Xi Leap wasn’t designed to work that way. It utilised a large storage container, to which compute was added on demand. Adding compute took up to an hour, whereas NuDRaaS offers customers as much compute as they need instantly.
Other key NuDRaaS differentiators:
If you’re a current Nutanix / Xi Leap customer looking for a replacement DR managed service, we’d love to talk to you about Assured’s managed services. Our 24/7/365 dedicated support team ensures our global customers can protect, detect and recover critical data and operations. Please feel free to get in touch.
We’ve also created a data sheet with more detailed information on NuDRaaS.
Click here to download the NuDRaaS data sheet.