Navigating the Post-Xi Leap Landscape: Top Alternatives for Disaster Recovery
2024 has been a struggle for many organizations with the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, from increased costs for renewals to uncertainty in the EUC world with Horizon View. The concern from customers as to what their alternatives are is defintely keeping me busy throughout the week helping our customers navigate the waters and the journey of what comes next.
Another unexpected, borderline disappointing discussion we’re having now is the decision by Nutanix to discontinue Xi Leap in April of 2025. While maybe not surprising in the wake of the capabilities and extensability of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) for initially AWS and now Azure, many businesses are left wondering about their next steps for Disaster Recovery (DR) with Nutanix – and specifically with AHV.
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