Note: This is a repost of an article published in March 2023. This revisited version contains updated LCM SDK usage that is being progressively rolled out in various LCM versions. The previous version of this article will redirect here. The changes are as follows: To ensure you have access to the updated usage, please make …
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Summary The goal of this article is to show how customers can land their next generation AI workloads on Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP). As a first step, we show how one can implement the Attention mechanism from scratch on NCP. Attention is the core concept behind the cutting edge generative AI models and Large Language …
Introduction You got the Power! And a bill … and carbon emissions targets … on power consumption, PUE and data center modernisation. With the global ICT industry now rivalling the aviation industry for carbon emissions(3) and electricity costs still sky high in Europe and elsewhere due to the ongoing energy crisis, IT is once again …
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With Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Self-Service you can create an app using either one or several running VMs and an existing blueprint. Formerly known as Calm, NCM Self-Service also offers a simple, API-driven method for creating apps using the Nutanix Calm Domain Specific Language (DSL). In this article, we walk through creating brownfield apps manually using …
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In our recent article titled Nutanix® v4 API Namespace Update, we highlighted the latest release of the Nutanix v4 APIs and SDKs. Part of this announcement included the EA release of the new Nutanix Lifecycle Manager™ (LCM) v4 APIs. The importance of efficient software and firmware upgrades as part of an overall management workflow can’t …
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On March 2nd 2023 Nutanix announced version 1.8.0 of both the Nutanix Ansible collection and Nutanix Terraform provider. Nutanix Database Service Supporting Day0, Day1 and Day2 operations in Nutanix Database Service, this release includes support for many highlighted new features. For the full list of new features see the following resources:
Starting in Nutanix Prism Central version pc.2022.6, Prism Central has included the first early access (EA) versions of the new Nutanix v4 REST APIs and SDKs. Representing a ground-up approach to API and documentation design, support for new features and capabilities are being made available with each release. Prism Central version pc.2022.9, made available on …
Nutanix Objects is a modern, S3-compliant object storage solution that provides a wealth of compelling features such as simple management, extensive scaling, and data security. One attribute that really sets Objects apart from other object storage solutions, however, is its strong performance that scales linearly. There is quite a lot to say when it comes …
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Additional contributions by Rishi Bharadwaj, Praveen Padia, Gurunath Gudi, Bibhash Seth, Hardik Chandrahas, Droan Malik and Anoop Menon. Introduction In the hybrid multicloud world, applications need more agility to run anywhere and to efficiently move their application data and storage configuration. Nutanix is committed to continuously innovate to support this journey. A new feature called …
In our most recent article we covered Using Request ID Headers with Nutanix v4 APIs. This article is the second part in a mini series covering how the Nutanix v4 APIs implement better, standards-based approaches, particularly with regards to how users consume those APIs. Request IDs are generally accepted as standard practice when sending API …
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