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Hybrid cloud without the refactoring tax

Extend your on-prem storage and compute operating model to AWS — same software, same management, same data services. No application rewrites, no re-platforming, no operational disconnects between environments.
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The Challenge

Why most hybrid cloud strategies stall

The promise of hybrid cloud is compelling: run workloads where they make the most sense, fail over to the cloud when disaster strikes, and burst capacity when demand spikes. The reality is usually more complicated.

Most organizations hit the same wall: the on-prem and cloud environments don't operate the same way. Different storage interfaces, different management tools, different data services. DR tests that require manual intervention. Dev/test environments in the cloud that don't match production. A "hybrid" strategy that's really two separate environments duct-taped together.

The AIM approach to cloud continuity solves this by running the same software on both sides of the connection. Your Pure storage in AWS runs the same Purity operating environment as your FlashArray on-prem. Your Nutanix clusters in AWS run the same Prism management as your on-prem nodes. The operational model is consistent — not just the marketing.

Three Continuity Paths

Each layer of your infrastructure has a cloud extension

Within the AIM fabric, storage, compute, and virtualization each have a purpose-built path to AWS. They work independently or together depending on your continuity requirements.

Pure Cloud Block Store

Storage continuity

Run Purity//FA natively on AWS EC2. Same data services — snapshots, replication, deduplication, compression — as your on-prem FlashArray. Replicate directly from on-prem to CBS for DR, or spin up CBS instances for dev/test from production snapshots.

  • Same Purity OS on-prem and in AWS
  • Async replication for DR
  • Dev/test from production data
Best for: DR, dev/test in cloud, storage mobility

Nutanix NC2 on AWS

Compute & HCI continuity

Run the full Nutanix stack on AWS bare-metal instances. Same Prism management, same AHV hypervisor, same operational model. Extend your on-prem Nutanix clusters into AWS for DR, burst capacity, or cloud-based operations.

  • Same Nutanix software on AWS bare metal
  • Unified Prism management
  • Burst and failover without refactoring
Best for: DR, burst capacity, hybrid Nutanix operations

AWS EVS

VMware workload continuity

A cloud landing zone for workloads that still require VMware compatibility. Eliminates on-prem VMware licensing while maintaining VMware APIs and tooling in AWS. A transitional path for VMs not yet ready to re-platform.

  • VMware-compatible cloud environment
  • No application refactoring
  • Exit on-prem VMware licensing
Best for: legacy VMware workloads needing cloud transition time
Use Cases

What cloud continuity enables in practice

These aren't theoretical scenarios. They're the use cases that justify the investment in hybrid parity — and the ones where inconsistent operating models between on-prem and cloud cause the most pain.

Disaster recovery without the test-day anxiety

Replicate from FlashArray to Pure CBS and from Nutanix to NC2 continuously. When DR is invoked, the cloud environment runs the same software as production — there's no translation layer, no surprises, and DR tests actually work the first time.

Pure CBS + NC2 on AWS

Dev/test from production data

Spin up dev/test environments in AWS from production FlashArray snapshots via Cloud Block Store. Developers get real data without impacting production, and the environments are disposable — spin up when needed, tear down when done.

Pure CBS

Burst capacity for seasonal demand

Extend Nutanix clusters into AWS via NC2 during peak periods. When demand subsides, scale back to on-prem only. No permanent cloud infrastructure cost for temporary capacity needs.

NC2 on AWS

VMware exit runway

Move VMware-dependent workloads to AWS EVS while the rest of the environment migrates to Nutanix AHV on-prem. Eliminates on-prem VMware licensing immediately while giving legacy workloads time to transition at their own pace.

AWS EVS + Nutanix AHV
Architecture

How the on-prem and cloud environments connect

The AIM hybrid model creates parity at each layer. Storage, compute, and virtualization each have a matching cloud component managed through the same tools your team already uses.

On-premises

  • Cisco UCS X-Series compute
  • Nutanix AHV virtualization
  • Pure Storage FlashArray
  • Arista leaf-spine networking
  • Aegis co-managed operations
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Replication & connectivity

  • Pure async replication to CBS
  • Nutanix cluster extension
  • Direct Connect or VPN
  • Consistent management plane
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AWS

  • Pure Cloud Block Store
  • Nutanix NC2 on bare metal
  • AWS EVS for VMware workloads
  • Native AWS service integration
  • Aegis co-managed operations
Aegis manages both sides. Your Aegis co-managed operations extend across on-prem and cloud environments. Performance monitoring, incident response, and configuration management apply to your Pure CBS, NC2, and EVS instances the same way they apply to your on-prem infrastructure. One operating model, regardless of location.

Design your hybrid continuity model

We'll assess your DR requirements, workload placement, and cloud readiness — then design a continuity architecture using Pure CBS, NC2, and EVS that gives you real parity between on-prem and AWS.

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