Case Study: Dartmouth College achieves faster VM and container provisioning with Nutanix

Dartmouth College cuts VM provisioning from 2 days to 20 minutes with Nutanix

Dartmouth College, a prestigious Ivy League university, faced a complex and fragmented IT infrastructure that relied on multiple vendors and specialized staff. This model was difficult to scale and required lengthy manual processes like VM provisioning, which took days. Seeking a unified ecosystem to simplify operations, Dartmouth partnered with Nutanix and implemented the Nutanix Cloud Platform and Nutanix Kubernetes Platform.

The Nutanix solution provided a hyperconverged platform that integrated compute, storage, and networking, eliminating silos. This enabled automation and a shift to a generalist team model. Results were significant: VM provisioning time dropped from two days to 20 minutes, and a team of 10 now manages a 25-node cluster supporting 1,000 VMs and 1,000 containers—work that previously required twice the staff. Nutanix delivered both technical transformation and a collaborative partnership that empowered the university's research and educational mission.

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