The simplified datacenter answers staffing questions, and illustrates the advantages of convergence.
Pandey reinforced the concept of data infrastructure- that is the tenet of cutting-edge technology that is focused on and ultimately is based on the value of data. When compared plainly to converged infrastructure, it is clear that data infrastructure is all about the application, because the true value is ultimately seen in the applications. By using off-the-shelf components, Nutanix has created a product whose value is in that the componentry of the underlying hardware is negligible to the end-user.  Pandey states:

“We believe there is a way to embarrassingly parallelize the datacenter”

Meaning that that apps can take advantage of this ability to scale. On their “special sauce” he continues:

“We never use hardware as a crutch”

Nutanix lives this through implementing enterprise features such as High Availability, Clustering, RAID, Fault Tolerance, and performance all through software. On the topic of Hadoop, Pandey states that in order for Hadoop to be a mission-critical application, it has to be build with features such as snapshots, fault tolerance, cloning, backups and so forth all part of the solution in the most simple reliable way possible.

Nutanix is creating this disruption that is characterized as bringing this simple powerful appliance to the actual users and thus creating instant value. The biggest business value is seen through this dynamic – fast, scalable technology that delivers peace of mind.
Pandey projects that on the future of the data, there will be more convergence taking place. With this newfound velocity, application deployments see greatly reduced times. SLA and policy are then defined by the infrastructure administrator, and isn’t bound to one-function hardware.

Looking at VMware and what they need to work on, Pandey adds that VMware needs to gather focus and alludes to Oracle, which at one time came to realization that they were not a consumer company. The market for virtualization itself is moving towards a place where the midmarket will definitely be taking a look at alternative technology such as Hyper-V as “good enough”. So much as Oracle gave way to MS SQL Server in that market and focused on high-end of the spectrum, Pandey feels that VMware needs to shift their focus on what they are good at. Pandey also looks at the open source vs. scale-up proprietary strategies in the industry and finds that co-existence between the two is a very viable scenario. The interview can be viewed below: