Nutanix renames core products

The evolution of the Nutanix suite has seen periodic announcements for a new 'xyz' feature built in to its formidable HCI offering. After a while the product names need re-aligning to provide consistency in the message of the what the overall architecture delivers, which, is exactly what's just happened. AFS (Acropolis Files Services) is now … Continue reading Nutanix renames core products

What is AFS and ABS?

Quite simply AFS stands for "Acropolis File Services" and ABS stands for "Acropolis Block Services" so there you have it. .... Oh, you're still here? That wasn't enough? You want to know more? Ok then, read on... The Nutanix storage layer is referred to as the "Nutanix Distributed Storage Fabric" (NDSF) and can be presented in … Continue reading What is AFS and ABS?