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18 Next-Generation Hyperconverged Infrastructure For Dummies, Nutanix Special Edition These materials are © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Providing persistent storage for containers Containers have taken the software world by storm. By bundling application code with the required dependencies in a format that issimpletoshareandmove,developerscancreatewithconfi- denceandoperatorscandeploywithoutfear.Whilethebenefitsof containers are clear, new challenges have arisen from the inher- entephemeralnatureofcontainers.Manystoragesolutionsaim to solve this problem by connecting to storage, but simply pro- viding persistent storage isn't enough. Because containers now run production enterprise-grade applications, it is critical that the storage used provides the enterprise features required to run in a modern environment, such as resiliency, availability, disaster recovery, and capacity optimization. This is exactly what a next- generation HCI solution, such as Nutanix Container Storage Ser- vices leveraging Acropolis Block Storage Services (ABS), delivers for both Docker and Kubernetes environments. Enabling deep application integration Modernenterprisesliveordiebytheirapplications,andthusthe underlying infrastructure must be robust, resilient, and power- fulenoughtorunthefullgamutofworkloads —andrunthem well. Whether it's databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), bigdata,unifiedcommunications,orvirtualdesktopinfrastruc- ture (VDI), businesses no longer have to turn to bare metal for performance, three-tier architectures for virtualization, or public cloud for agility. Next-generation HCI now delivers all of these benefits,aswellassimplicity,efficiency,andscalability.Several next-generation HCI solutions are available from Nutanix to ena- ble deep application integration. They include: » Nutanix Calm is a hybrid cloud application lifecycle manager that lets you model your applications in easy- to-consume blueprints, deploy them on the clouds of your choice, and manage them throughout their entire lifecycle. » Nutanix Frame is a cloud-native, public-cloud service that delivers any Windows or Linux application or desktop to an end-user's web browser. Frame enables enterprises to continuously integrate and deliver virtual apps and desktops