Case Study: SMA Solar Technology AG scales digital energy services with Nutanix HCI

SMA Solar Technology AG runs 1,500 VMs on Nutanix, cutting VMware licensing costs

SMA Solar Technology AG, a global leader in photovoltaic system technology, faced challenges with its legacy three-tier infrastructure struggling to manage the massive data load from millions of its edge devices. The existing system caused performance bottlenecks and complex vendor management issues, jeopardizing the reliability of its critical customer web portals. To overcome this, SMA turned to vendor Nutanix for a hyperconverged infrastructure solution.

The solution implemented was the Nutanix Cloud Platform, which consolidated compute, storage, and virtualization into a single, software-defined environment. This provided SMA with a scalable, high-performance foundation for its digital services. Key results include seamlessly processing 1.5 billion records monthly, migrating 1,500 VMs to Nutanix AHV for significant cost savings and performance gains, and achieving ISO 27001 certification. The Nutanix platform provided the agility to support new applications and a clear path for future cloud expansion.

SMA Solar Technology AG