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44 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. configuration is automated and enforced. This design reduces the risk of human error and saves weeks of going through spreadsheets with checklists of manual security hardening tasks. Choosing Your Cloud What does the cloud have to do with your next-generation HCI deployment? The question should be, what doesn't it have to do with it! Business now takes place in a hybrid- and multi-cloud world. With this reality in mind, Nutanix designs its products and services to tran- scend the boundaries of on-premises and cloud environments. Enterprises benefit when they are free to choose the best cloud for their apps and business needs. Nutanix has developed an array of next-generation HCI solutions that facilitate the freedom to choose your cloud — from cloud application lifecycle management to cloud monitoring, desktops, databases, and DR as a service. These solutions include: » 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. A single application blueprint can contain any combination of clouds, and the decision on where to run the application can be made at deployment. Simply redeploy if you change your mind. No more locking into a single cloud vendor; deploy where it makes the most sense to run your application. » Xi Beam provides data-driven insights to help you deter- mine which cloud makes the most sense for your business in terms of security compliance. Beam ensures security compliance by automating various out-of-the-box and custom audit checks that help to detect and fix any cloud security issues. » 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