Name: Navigating the New Virtualization Landscape: How Nutanix Helps You Simplify
Start: 2026-04-23T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-23T16:30:00-04:00
Location: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten

Navigating the New Virtualization Landscape: How Nutanix Helps You Simplify

Infrastructure complexity, VMware pricing shifts, and VCF9 timelines push faster decisions—learn how to build flexible, resilient IT with re
About this Event
and take the next step toward a flexible, cost-effective, and future-ready virtualization solution.

Rising infrastructure complexity, Broadcom’s VMware pricing changes, and the looming VCF9 deadline are forcing organizations to make decisions faster than ever.

In this session, eGroup and Nutanix experts break down what “Choice” means in practice—from the data center to the cloud—and show you how to build a flexible, resilient IT environment without letting someone else decide your roadmap for you.

WHEN: Thursday, April 23rd | 1PM-4:30PM ESTWHERE: Olde Mecklenburg Brewery – Grosse Festhalle Private Room4150 Yancey Road, Charlotte, NC 28217

We’ll cut through the noise on VMware licensing uncertainty, discuss what hardware procurement challenges really look like today, and show how organizations are using Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on hyperscalers like Azure to build hybrid strategies that deliver both agility and resiliency. Then you’ll get hands-on time in a live Nutanix environment through Nutanix Test Drive. Just bring your device!

Key Takeaways:

Why VMware/Broadcom pricing uncertainty is a planning problem, not just a budget problem, and how to get ahead of it before VCF9
What the VCF9 changes actually mean for your organization and your upgrade timeline
How hardware procurement complexity is accelerating the case for HCI and cloud-flexible architecture
How Nutanix gives organizations hardware-agnostic flexibility across hypervisors, EUC, and licensing
How NC2 lets you extend your on-prem Nutanix environment into the cloud without starting over
Hands-on experience navigating a live Nutanix environment through Nutanix Test Drive

Agenda

1:00PM – 1:15PM: Welcome & IntroductionsGet to know the eGroup and Nutanix team before we dig into the content.

1:15PM – 2:00PM: The VMware Inflection Point: Broadcom Pricing, VCF9, and What It Means for YouA frank look at where VMware licensing is heading, what VCF9 actually changes, and why “wait and see” is no longer a safe strategy for budget and planning cycles. We’ll walk through cost scenarios and what organizations are doing right now to get ahead of it.

2:00PM – 2:30PM: The Hardware Problem Nobody’s Talking AboutSupply chain delays, end-of-life refresh cycles, and vendor lock-in are colliding at the worst possible time. We’ll cover how organizations are rethinking procurement strategy, where HCI fits into that equation, and what a hardware-agnostic platform really delivers regarding flexibility and budget predictability.

2:30PM – 3:30PM: Building Your Hybrid Strategy with Nutanix + NC2How NC2 lets you run the same platform across your data center and cloud without retooling your operations or retraining your team.

Topics covered:

What NC2 is and how it differs from “lift and shift” cloud migration
Running the same AOS/AHV stack on bare metal in Azure
Burst, DR, and hybrid use cases: when NC2 makes sense and when it doesn’t
Licensing and commercial flexibility: how NC2 fits into your existing Nutanix investment
Business patterns: what organizations are using NC2 for today
Architecture walkthrough and demo

3:30PM – 4:20PM: Hands-On: Nutanix Test DrivePut your hands on the platform. Using Nutanix Test Drive, you’ll explore a live Nutanix environment and work through guided scenarios covering VM management, storage, and cluster operations, all in a real AHV environment with no setup required.
*Bring your laptop.

4:20PM – 4:30PM: Wrap-Up & Next StepsClosing thoughts, key resources, and a conversation about what the right next step looks like for your organization.

4:30PM: Happy Hour & Networking, Grab Dinner To Go on Us!Unwind with drinks, continue discussions with our experts, and grab your complimentary dinner to go.

and take the next step toward a flexible, cost-effective, and future-ready virtualization solution.