Nutanix CEO: Hyperscaler bulk buying makes bare metal cloud cheaper and faster than on-prem hardware
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Simon Sharwood
4d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami states that bare metal cloud servers from hyperscalers are now cheaper and more readily available than on-premises hardware. He attributes this to hyperscalers' bulk purchasing power, which allows them to acquire servers and memory faster than enterprise hardware vendors. He also notes that high memory and solid-state storage prices are expected to persist, and that some customers who previously preferred on-premises infrastructure are now moving to the cloud.
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· 3 pulledHyperscalers' purchasing power means bare metal servers offered by major clouds can now be cheaper and easier to acquire than on-prem servers
Hyperscalers' ability to buy servers and memory in bulk means they can often make infrastructure available faster than enterprise hardware players
He expects high memory and solid state storage prices will persist
Hyperscalers can get hardware before enterprise vendors and buyers don't much care where they land
