Mason IT Leverages Nutanix for Scalable and Sustainable Cloud Services
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
- Iceland
Product
- Nutanix Complete Cluster
- VMware
- Fusion-io PCIe SSD cards
Tech Stack
- VMware hypervisor
- Intel Xeon processors
- SATA SSDs and HDDs
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Energy Saving
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
- Software
- Professional Service
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Mason IT is a value-added reseller and cloud service provider based in the UK. The company specializes in delivering sustainable IT solutions and offers managed services within its UK and Icelandic data centers. Mason IT partners with leading technology vendors such as Cisco, VMware, Nutanix, Juniper, and Huawei to provide end-to-end IT solutions. Their offerings include WAN services, contract maintenance, support and services, private cloud and data center solutions, and engineering consultancy practice. Mason IT is committed to delivering cutting-edge sustainable technology solutions through a consultative approach, leveraging their technical expertise and established vendor relationships.
The Challenge
Mason IT needed to build a scalable and sustainable cloud platform for hosting infrastructure-as-a-service. The company was looking for a solution that could reduce power, cooling, and space requirements while avoiding the costs associated with traditional SAN equipment. Additionally, they required a system that could scale easily as client demands grew, without large upfront capital expenditures.
The Solution
Mason IT chose the Nutanix Complete Cluster architecture to build their cloud platform. This solution offers a converged compute and storage system that is scalable and cost-effective. The Nutanix system replaces traditional storage and server racks with a compact footprint, reducing power and cooling requirements by 40%. It is preloaded with a VMware hypervisor, supporting VM high availability and live migration, making it ready for deployment as a shared, virtualized service. The system's scale-out architecture allows Mason IT to expand infrastructure by adding Complete Blocks, which scale performance and capacity linearly. Each Complete Block includes 4 nodes, 8 Intel Xeon processors, 4 Fusion-io PCIe SSD cards, 4 SATA SSDs, and 20 SATA HDDs, delivering high and predictable performance for cloud customers.
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